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Request for Information (RFI) National Park Service

A. Purpose

Project Name: DOI Uniform Request for Information

Potential Solicitation Date: (TBD)

Acquisition Background and Objective

Include a description of the product or service to be addressed by this market research report. Information shall be provided to state current and projected quantities or service requirements to be addressed by this acquisition. Define the requirement in clear and concise terms.

Potential Contract Type: Fixed Price

NAICS Code: 315210 Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors

PSC/FSC: 8415 Clothing, Special Purpose

This is a Request for Information (RFI) for market research purposes only. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations and does not commit the Government to issue a solicitation, make an award, or reimburse respondents for any costs associated with responding to this notice. The Government will treat each response submitted in confidence.

The National Park Service (NPS), on behalf of the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), is seeking information from vendors doing business in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 315210 Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors.

This request is issued for the purpose of conducting market research to: 1) Identify capability of providing a Buy American IDIQ based current items on the IDIQ. 2) Provide information percentage of products currently commercially available (COTS). 3) Information pertaining to cost for Buy American verses Trade Agreement Act comparisons. 4) Areas of risk, including lack of current domestic manufacturing sources and potential schedule impacts for moving toward a Buy American IDIQ.

The NPS may engage vendors that respond to this RFI by seeking further information about capabilities and pricing.

Vendors may submit questions in accordance with the instructions in the complete RFI document.

B. Introduction/Background

The uniform requirements of up to seven separate federal land management Bureaus (hereafter “Uniformed Bureaus”/”Bureaus”) are included under this Performance Work Statement (PWS): the National Park Service, U.S. Park Police, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of Indian Affairs (will be added to this IDIQ as a new Bureau, items to be approved and added upon award) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The requirements under this PWS include civilian and law enforcement uniforms, patches, insignia, headwear, footwear, outerwear, and related items for an estimated 35,000 total employees of the Uniformed Bureaus. An effective uniform program is vital to meeting the uniform and related equipment needs of the employees of these Uniformed Bureaus.

Duty stations range from extremely cold climates in Alaska, Montana, and North Dakota, extremely dry and hot climates in the deserts of the southwestern United States, to extremely tropical climates in Florida and the Caribbean. Duty stations also range from urban or suburban areas to remote or very remote areas. Uniforms and related equipment that can effectively meet the variable climate and work conditions of the Uniformed Bureaus are a high priority and require commercially modern and flexible approaches to fabrics, patterns, and finishing. This opportunity shall be Buy American and a full service to provide as a service civilian uniform, patches, insignia, headwear, footwear, outerwear, and related items; overall program and contract management; product inventory management; uniform service operations; a secure, web-based uniform ordering and account management system; and efficient, high-quality customer service.

This RFI will be posted to Contract Opportunities via SAM.gov Please be advised that your participation in this survey is not required to ensure participation in future solicitations and contract awards. Participation is this survey is voluntary and the Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this survey. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation as a result of this RFI. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Respondents will not be notified of the result of the review.

Possible Contract Type: FFP Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Estimated Period of Performance: A five year period of performance with pricing increasing per FY task ordering period for each bureau.

Estimated Ceiling and Order Price: The estimated ceiling will be posted on the solicitation for this requirement.

Part I: Response Requirements

Please provide the following business information for your company/institution and for any teaming or joint venture partners:

· Company/Institute Name:

· Address:

· Point of Contact:

· CAGE Code:

· UEI Number:

· Phone Number:

· E-mail Address:

· Web Page URL:

· Which North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code do you believe is most appropriate for this requirement?

Based on the above NAICS Code, state whether your company is:

· Socioeconomic Status of Available Sources

· Large Business

· Small Business (SB)

· Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE)

· Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE)

· Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)

· Section 8(a) Business

· Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB)

· Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)

· HUBZone Small Business (HUBZone)

· Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

· Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)

· Large Business

Part III: Submission Information

1. Questions Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning this RFI NLT January 2, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. (EST)

2. The RFI submission is due no later than January 9, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. (EST)

3. NPS is interested in receiving capability statements (white paper, 5-page limit exclusive of cover and content pages, single spaces, and 12-point font minimum)

4. Vendors interested in this requirement should have the capability to meet the Statement of Requirements. In addition, please provide responses to the following questions:

a. Are you able to fulfill the requirements listed in the Statement of Requirements as a Buy American requirement? If so, please describe the items that meet the statement of requirements.

b. If you are unable to fulfill the requirements as Buy American can the requirements, be met as a Trade Agreement Act requirement. Please provide an estimated percentage of items that would be available as Buy American?

c. What would be the areas of risk, including lack of current domestic manufacturing sources and potential schedule impacts?

d. Are there any pricing comparisons that can be provided with moving to a domestically sourced IDIQ? The percentage is fine.

e. Do you have the capability for a full ordering website (WBOS) as depicted in PWS?

f. How long of a transition time be fully up and running would be required? To obtain inventory for shipment, WBOS site, and capability to fulfill orders as necessary?

5. Please indicate the probability 0-5 (5 being the highest) that your company would participate in a competitive solicitation process, for the requirement as described above, wherein all requirements must be met to satisfy technical or capability evaluation criteria?

6. Please return white paper (5-page limit) to elaborate on capability to meet the requirement as described in the draft Performance Work Statement. Please be concise in your capability brief.

7. Please return the specification list with ability for Buy American on each item.

8. Indicate if your company is large or small under NAICS 315210, Clothing, Special Purpose, and if it is registered as a vendor under a socio-economic program such as: 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small & Disadvantaged, Woman-Owned, etc.

9. IAW FAR 9.108, a contract cannot be awarded to an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation, unless waived.

a. Is your company an inverted domestic corporation, or a subsidiary of an inverted domestic corporation?

b. If so, do you currently hold any federal government contracts?

c. If so, does a waiver exist for your current contract(s) that may be used to justify a waiver under this acquisition?

10. Please describe whether your company can manage a Web-based Ordering System (WBOS) that allows external (Government) users to manage (input, update, delete, etc.) account information as well as providing complete management and tracking of allowances and expenditures made by individual account holders?

11. What organizations (i.e. federal government agencies and private sector companies) have your company provided with uniforms and/or uniform accessories? Please describe and give a Rough Order Magnitude value in dollars per agency/organization per year.

12. How would your company leverage subcontracting/small business opportunities to meet the requirement in accordance with the draft PWS and the Subcontracting Goals of DOI?

C. Disclaimer and Important notes This RFI is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this RFI. Regardless of the information obtained from this RFI, the Government reserves its rights in any future acquisition process for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in any response to this RFI. Important information to take into consideration and put into your response to the RFI:

a. This requirement might be open to multiple agencies, currently it will include NPS.

b. There may be a need to be a way to track and deliver to extremely remote places. An example is within the National Parks.

c. Finally, all uniforms must be in accordance with the Buy American Act, FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Supplies.