Athletic Jackets SOURCES SOUGHT_Services Capabilities Package.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY!

This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.

The Request for Quotation (RFQ) number is FA7oooz5o4145 and shall be used to reference any written responses to this source sought.

United States Air Force Academy anticipates a requirement that is being considered under a small business set-aside program. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code proposed 315210 . The size standard for NAICS is 750 ------

The requirement is to provide:

Athletic Jackets for the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Athletic Jacket, Mens - 1600 each Athletic Jacket, Women's - 700 each Athletic Jacket, Mens, 1st Article - 1 each Athletic Jacket, Womens, 1st Article - 1 each

Salient Characteristics:

Mens and Womens Athletic Jackets in accordance with USAF A Specification 370, dated 5 May 2017.

The athletic jackets shall be manufactured from all weather cloth material in accordance with USAF A specifications. The fabric will be provided to the successful offeror as Government Furnished Material (GFM).

All businesses capable of providing the athletic jackets are invited to respond. Interested small business vendors must reference their 8(a), HUB Zone, Women-owned, or Service Disabled Veteran status, if applicable. This must be signed by a company officer with authority to bind the company.

All items and components must be made and manufactured in accordance with DF ARS 252-225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program and DF ARS 252-225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic

Include in your capabilities package your UEI Number, Cage Code, System for Award Management expiration date, and any related specifications/drawings.

What is the purpose of the item(s):

The purpose of these items is to provide athletic jackets for the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets. The United States Air Force Academy (USAF A) issues new cadets clothing and uniform items as part of their in-processing. The Cadet Athletic Jackets is part of the initial clothing issue. The jackets are kept on stock and replaced when needed with fill-in orders. The outer shell of the fabric is Government Furnished Material (GFM). These jacketss must be made in accordance with USAF A Specifications. Delivery must be made by the 30th of April each year. No fitting reauirements are needed because multioles sizes are keot on hand. The delivery date for the base period is 30 April 2026. The first articles are due 45 days from award date.

We are interested in any size business that is capable of meeting this requirement.

Market research is being conducted to determine interest, capability, and socio-economic category of potential sources for the requirement. The government requests interested parties submit a brief description of their company's business size (i.e. annual revenues and employee size), business status (i.e., 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, service-disabled