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DLA Troop Support C&E Class IV Barriers Market Research Survey

Initiator:

Nafis Beyah DLA Troop Support 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19111

(215) 737-6146 Email: Nafis.Beyah@dla.mil

The item(s) provided within the Market Survey are being considered for solicitation and subsequent award on an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract, including the base period and option years, will not exceed five years. All sandbags must be manufactured in compliance with the Berry Amendment. As a potential supplier of these item(s) your answers to these questions and your recommendations concerning the item(s) will enhance and speed the solicitation process. We are asking that you fill out this Market Survey to the best of your knowledge so that we can generate a realistic, effective, all encompassing, complete, and accurate solicitation. This is not a Request for Proposal. The Market Survey is for informational purposes only.

For this solicitation, the Government anticipates FOB Origin. Transportation will be handled by DDC-Enterprise Transportation Group.

The Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA’s) Vendor Shipment Module (VSM) will make the transportation arrangements for all F.O.B. Origin orders. Utilization of VSM by the Contractor is mandatory. You will need to register with VSM. VSM is the Vendor Shipment Module and is the vehicle by which you will notify our transportation team experts that your shipment is ready for pick up. VSM will assess the information you provide, assign the carrier best suited for the shipment and notify you of the carrier choice. At that time, VSM will allow you to access your own contract information in order to print a commercial bill of lading, military shipping labels, packing slip, address labels and small parcel carrier labels.

For more information about VSM, contact the supply chain transportation office helpdesk at (800) 456-5507 or via email to delivery@dla.mil. To register as a VSM user, please visit https://vsm.distribution.dla.mil.

For additional information or assistance, contact the initiator of this Market Survey listed above.

Please respond no later than Friday, September 15, 2023.

1 PG = 25 EA

BAG, SAND,

POLYPROPYLENE

WOVEN OR SEWN SEAM

SIZE 26"X14"

COLOR 1 FED-STD-595, COLOR 34094 SHALL BE THE

REFERENCE STANDARD FORCAMOUFLAGE GREEN 483.

SPECULAR GLOSS SHALL NOT EXCEED 2.0 GLOSS UNITS WHEN TESTED PER ASTM D-523.

BAG, SAND,

POLYPROPLYLENE

WOVEN OR SEWN SEAM

TAN

SIZE 26"X14"

COLOR SHALL BE LUSTERLESS TAN APPROXIMATING

ANY OF THE FOLLOWINGCOLORS OF FED-STD-595:

30279 THRU 30315, 30325 AND 30324, FOR

COLOR 2.

BAG, SAND,

POLYPROPYLENE

WOVEN OR SEWN SEAM

TAN

SIZE 20"X 14".

COLOR SHALL BE A LUSTERLESS TAN APPROXIMATING

ANY OF THE FOLLOWING COLORS OFFED-STD-595:

30279 THRU 30315, 30335 AND 30324, FOR

COLOR 2.

BAG, SAND

COTTON CANVAS DUCK

SIZE 12.5 TO 15.5 X 23.5 TO 29 INCHES.

COLOR: SHALL APPROXIMATE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING

COLORS OF FED-STD-595:30045 THROUGH 30108<(>,<)>

30117, THROUGH 30166, 34052, AND 34079 THROUGH

34128.

IAW BASIC CID A-A-52142

REVISION NR DTD 01/03/1994

PART PIECE NUMBER: A-A-52142-I ORII-1

IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-129R

REVISION NR R DTD 02/18/2014

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAW REFERENCE STD NRMIL-STD-147E(1)

REVISION NR E DTD 12/23/2013

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAW REFERENCE NON GOVT STD ASTM D523-08

REVISION NR DTD 06/01/2008

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAW BASIC CID A-A-52142

REVISION NR DTD01/03/1994

PART PIECE NUMBER: A-52142-I OR II-2

IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-129R

REVISION NR R DTD 02/18/2014

PART PIECENUMBER:

IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-147E(1)

REVISION NR E DTD 12/23/2013

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAW REFERENCE STD NRMIL-STD-2073-1E(1)

REVISION NR E DTD 01/07/2011

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAW BASIC CID A-A-52142

REVISION NR DTD 01/03/1994

PART PIECENUMBER: A-52142-1 OR 2-2, 20"X 14"

IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-129R

REVISION NR R DTD 02/18/2014

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAWREFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-147E(1)

REVISION NR E DTD 12/23/2013

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-2073-1E(1)

REVISION NR E DTD 01/07/2011

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAW BASIC CID A-A-52141

REVISION NR DTD 01/03/1994

PART PIECE NUMBER: A-52141-C-1 OR 2,

IAW REFERENCESTD NR MIL-STD-129R

REVISION NR R DTD 02/18/2014

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-147E(1)

REVISION NR E DTD12/23/2013

PART PIECE NUMBER:

IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-2073-1E(1)

REVISION NR E DTD 01/07/2011

PART PIECE NUMBER:

-PALLET LOADS SHALL BE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH UV RESISTANT SHRINK WRAP BAGS OR STRETCH FILM.

-OVERALL, HEIGHT INCLUDING PALLET: 45 INCHES.

-USE 40" X48" 4WAT ENTRY TREATED PALLET.

BREAKING STRENGTH AFTER 1200 HOURS OF EXPOSURE TOACCELERATED WEATHER. NOT LESS THAN 85 PERCENT OF ITS ORINGINAL BREAKING STRENGTH UV RAY PROTECTION UP TO 1200 HOURS.

A TIE STRING IS REQUIRED FOR EACH BAG AS FOLLOWS:

TIE STRINGS SHALL BE FORMED OF TIGHTLY TWISTED STRANDS

THE LENGHTH OF THE FINISHED TIESTRING SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 24 INCHES.

THE BREAKING STRENGTH OF THE TIE STRING SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 70 LBS.

COLOR OF STRING (BLACK OR WHITE) OR AS SPECIFIED.

MINIMUM OF FIVE EXTRA TIE STRINGS SHALL BE FURNISHED WITH EACH 100 BAGS.

THE TIE STRING SHALL BE SECURELY FASTENED AT ITS CENTER TO ONE SIDE OF THE SAND BAG BETWEEN 4 AND 5 INCHES FROM THE TOP EDGE OF THE BAG, EITHERBY SEWING THE STRING IN THE STITCHES OF A SEWN SIDE SEAM OR BY THREADING THROUGH THE SIDE EDGE OF THE BAG AND KNOTTING (TYING) IF NEITHER SIDE OF THE BAG HAS A SEWN SEAM.

TIE STRINGS SHALL

CONFORM TO CLASS 2 1/8 INCH DIAMETER ROPE PER

T-R-571, WITH THE ENDS WATER-INSOLUBLE RESIN-

DIPPED OR TIED TO PREVENT RAVELING.

THE TIE STRING SHALL BE SECURELY FASTENED TO THE SANDBAG BY CATCHING THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE STRING IN THE STITCHES OF A SEWN SIDE SEAM,3 +/- 1/2 IN

FROM THE TOP OF THE BAG.

THE TIE STRING SHALL BE

PLACED ON THE INSIDE OF THE BAG. A MINIMUM OF 5EXTRA TIE STRINGS SHALL BE FURNISHED WITH EACH 25 BAGS.

Please complete the following:

|_| LARGE or |_| SMALL BUSINESS;

|_| MANUFACTURER or |_| DEALER

IDENTIFY SOURCE OF SUPPLY IF DEALER: ______________________________________

Do you carry this item in your inventory?

|_|YES |_| NO

What is your production lead time? _____________________________

COMMERCIAL QUESTIONS:

In accordance with FAR 2.101, a commercial item is defined as:

(1) Any item, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used by the general public or by non-governmental entities for purposes other than governmental purposes, and—

(i) Has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general public; or,

(ii) Has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the general public;

(2) Any item that evolved from an item described in paragraph (1) of this definition through advances in technology or performance and that is not yet available in the commercial marketplace, but will be available in the commercial marketplace in time to satisfy the delivery requirements under a Government solicitation;

(3) Any item that would satisfy a criterion expressed in paragraphs (1) or (2) of this definition, but for –

(i) Modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace; or

(ii) Minor modifications of a type not customarily available in the commercial marketplace made to meet Federal Government requirements. Minor modifications means modifications that do not significantly alter the nongovernmental function or essential physical characteristics of an item or component, or change the purpose of a process. Factors to be considered in determining whether a modification is minor include the value and size of the modification and the comparative value and size of the final product. Dollar values and percentages may be used as guideposts, but are not conclusive evidence that a modification is minor.

(4) Any combination of items meeting the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this definition that are of a type customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public;

(5) Installation services, maintenance services, repair services, training services, and other services if—

(i) Such services are procured for support of an item referred to in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this definition, regardless of whether such services are provided by the same source or at the same time as the item; and

(ii) The source of such services provides similar services contemporaneously to the general public under terms and conditions similar to those offered to the Federal Government;

(6) Services of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace based on established catalog or market prices for specific tasks performed or specific outcomes to be achieved and under standard commercial terms and conditions. For purposes of these services—

(i) “Catalog price” means a price included in a catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or vendor, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers, and states prices at which sales are currently, or were last, made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general public; and

(ii) “Market prices” means current prices that are established in the course of ordinary trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain and that can be substantiated through competition or from sources independent of the offerors.

(7) Any item, combination of items, or service referred to in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this definition, notwithstanding the fact that the item, combination of items, or service is transferred between or among separate divisions, subsidiaries, or affiliates of a contractor; or

(8) A non-developmental item, if the procuring agency determines the item was developed exclusively at private expense and sold in substantial quantities, on a competitive basis, to multiple State and local governments.

Are these commercial items?

|_| YES |_| NO

Are these items available on a catalog list price?

|_| YES |_| NO

Are you able to supply us with a copy of the catalog list price?

|_| YES |_| NO

If yes, please provide a copy of the price list.

Does this item contain hazardous material?

|_| YES |_| NO

Do you prefer using a dealer/distributor for Government business or do you deal directly with the Government?

|_| Dealer |_| Government

Are these items manufactured in compliance with the Berry Amendment? If not explain? Where is the raw material sourced? Is material available domestically? What is the price difference for Berry compliant vs. Non-Berry compliant material?

|_| YES |_| NO

If the item is not commercial, does your firm deal in commercial products that would be comparable to the item required and/or can they be used in lieu of this item? If so, can you provide examples?

General Questions:

1. Does any part of the items consist of foreign material?

2. Are there any special packaging requirements that you require that you would like to explain to the Government?

3. Have you encountered any specific problems with obtaining these items? (e.g. long lead-times, national shortage of raw material)

4. Please explain why and how your item is unique compared to the other similar items in the industry. (If sole source)

5. Is this item made of any type of material that is a major cost driver? (e.g. steel, petroleum-based product)

6. If you are a manufacturer, what is the production rate for these items? How many items can be produced at one time? Is the manufacturing process a batch process or a continuous process?

7. Do you have any commercial warranties? If not, please explain what your standard warranty is for the items that you sell. What is your commercial practice for returns? Do you use/have industry standards for product quality or safety?

8. Does your firm normally stock these items?

-If yes, how many are on hand at any given time?

-If no, would you be willing to stock these items?

9. If the Government wishes to use an option to extend the term of the contract, a pricing mechanism for the option year(s) will be included in any resultant contract.

-If the Government anticipated making a firm fixed price contract, would your firm be able to provide pricing on the items for the contract base period and any option years? In other words, could your firm price out 2 year, 3 years, 4 year or 5 years? If not, please state why.

-If the Government anticipated making a fixed price with economic price adjustment contract, would your firm be willing to accept this condition?

10. Do you currently have or have you had contracts with other Government agencies? Were there any significant problems encountered? Have you provided or are currently providing the requested items to government or commercial customers?

11. Are you registered on DIBBS and SAM (System for Award Management)?

12. Could your firm support surge and contingency plan operations for emergency situations?

13. Delivery orders issued under any resultant contract will be communicated to your firm via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Does your firm have EDI capabilities? If not, do you plan on establishing EDI capabilities in the near future?

14. Delivery orders issued under any resultant contract may contain terms for Inspection and Acceptance Terms to take place at either Origin or Destination. DCMA will administer all orders issued with Inspection an Acceptance at Origin terms. Can your firm accept Inspection and Acceptance at Origin terms? Can your firm accept Inspection and Acceptance at Destination terms? Does the Inspection/Acceptance point affect unit pricing?

15. Please list any comment, suggestions, concerns, or questions.

15. Please complete the following chart:

DLA Troop Support Market Survey

Polypropylene and Cotton Duck Sandbags

Order Quantity Capability Maximum Order Quantity Capability

Unit Price

* Annual Estimated Quantity above are only ESTIMATES

This is a Market Survey/Request for Information (RFI) being released solely for information, market research, and planning purposes. It does not constitute an RFP or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This Market Survey/RFI does not commit DLA to contract for any supply or service. DLA is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that DLA will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Market Survey/RFI. All costs associated with responding to this Market Survey/RFI will be solely the responding party's expense. Responses shall not include proprietary information. Any responses that are marked proprietary will not be considered.

Responses MUST include the following information:

1) Name of company

2) Address

3) Phone and Fax numbers

4) Point(s) of contact

5) E-mail address

6) Socioeconomic status: Small Business, SDVOSB, 8(a), SDB, VOSB, WOSB, HUBZone, etc.

7) Verification of registration in the SAM (System for Award Management)

8) Answers to the information questions above.

Company Name (CAGE): __________________________________

Authorized Representative (signature): __________________________________