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USMC Sweatpants Federal contract opportunity
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SPE1C1-21-Q-0223
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Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles

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This solicitation package includes a technical specification and packaging requirements for US Marine Corps sweatpants to be procured under solicitation number SPE1C1-21-Q-0223. Key details include:

  • The solicitation is a total small business set-aside for the manufacture and delivery of 13,824 pairs of USMC sweatpants, stock number 8415-01-443-7722, to be produced according to specification CRFD-02359A. Delivery destination is Travis Association for the Blind in Austin, Texas.

  • The sweatpants must be manufactured from 50/50 polyester/cotton blend fabric per shade standard OD522. Technical requirements include identification labeling, barcode tagging per stock number, packaging of 24 pairs per fiberboard container, and palletized shipping. Successful offers are required to meet domestic sourcing restrictions, wood packaging treatment standards, and RFID tagging specifications.

  • Proposals are due by the date specified on the DLA Internet Bid Board System, where the full solicitation is posted. Evaluation will consider past performance data from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System. Award may be made to other than the lowest price.

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SWEATPANTS, MARINE CORPS 7/22/2021

PGC 02359

NSN: 8415-01-443-7722

RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT

RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS

(IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE DLA

MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB AT:

http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx

FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE

SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE

ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE

APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON

REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.

SWEATPANTS MARINE CORPS, GREEN

SHALL BE MADE IN ACCORDACE WITH

CRFD-02359A DATED 28 MARCH 2013

SHADE STANDARD OD GREEN 522, ROLL NUMBER 3858

50/50 POLYESTER/COTTON

IDENTIFICATION LABEL: EACH SWEATPANT SHALL

HAVE A SEWN ON COMMERCIAL TYPE FIBER

IDENTIFICATION, SIZE AND CARE LABEL.

BAR CODE LABEL/TAG: EACH ITEM SHALL BE

INDIVIDUALLY BAR- CODED WITH A PAPER TAG FOR

PERSONAL CLOTHING ITEMS. THE PAPER TAG SHALL

BE STANDARD BLEACHED SULFATE HAVING A BASIS

WEIGHT OF 100 POUNDS. THE PAPER USED FOR THE

TAG SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH FINISH TO ACCEPT THERMAL

TRANSFER AND DIRECT PRINTING. THE TAGS SHALL

HAVE A HOLE AND BE ATTACHED WITH A FASTENER.

THE TAGS SHALL BE CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND READABLE

BY SCANNER. THE BAR CODING ELEMENT SHALL BE A

13 DIGIT NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN). THERE SHALL

BE A 12 DIGIT UPC NUMBER ASSIGNED FOR ALL NSNS

BY THE PROCURING AGENCY. THE INITIALS "UPC" MUST

APPEAR BENEATH THE UPC CODE. THE BAR CODE

FOR THE NSN AND UPC TYPE SHALL BE A MEDIUM TO

HIGH DENSITY AND SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT IT IS

COMPLETELY VISIBLE ON THE ITEM WHEN IT IS FOLDED

AND/OR PACKAGED AS SPECIFIED AND SO IT CAUSES NO

DAMAGE TO THE ITEM. THE UPC CODE MUST ALSO

BE PLACED ON ALL CARTONS ON WHICH THE NSN APPEAR

AQLS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: END ITEM DIMENSIONAL 4.0 - INSPECTION LEVEL S-3

VISUAL 4.0 INSPECTION LEVEL II . ACCEPTABILITY OF LOTS

SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE USE OF "SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND TABLES FOR

INSPECTION BY ATTRIBUTES", ANSI/ASQC Z1.4. . SHADE SWATCHING EVALUATION

REQUIREMENT 52.246-9031 (A) SAMPLING: NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CURRENT

PROVISIONS OF THE FABRIC SPECIFICATION, THE FOLLOWING SHADE EVALUATION

SHALL APPLY TO THIS SOLICITATION. A 4X12 INCH SHADE SWATCH WILL BE CUT

BY THE CONTRACTOR FROM THOSE PIECES OR ROLLS SELECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING TABLE: LOT SIZE (PIECES)

PIECES TO BE SAMPLED 1 TO 8 EACH PIECE 9 TO 25

8 PIECES 26 TO 90 20 PIECES 91 TO 160 32

PIECES OVER 160 PIECES 1 OF EVERY 5 PIECES THE SWATCHES SHALL BE

IDENTIFIED AND SUBMIT TO THE DLA TROOP SUPPORT LABORATORY FOR SHADE

EVALUATION. IF ONE OR MORE OF THE SHADE SWATCHES ARE FOUND UNACCEPTABLE,

THE ENTIRE LOT SHALL BE REJECTED. A LOT THAT WAS REJECTED FOR SHADE SHALL

BE SCREENED AND ALL DEFECTIVE PIECES IN THE LOT SHALL BE REMOVED BEFORE

SUCH A LOT IS RESUBMITTED. RESUBMITTED LOTS SHALL AGAIN BE SUBJECTED TO

THE SAMPLING AND SHADE EVALUATION PRESCRIBED HEREIN. THIS REQUIREMENT

DOES NOT NEGATE THE CONTACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM SHADE

EVALUATION PRIOR TO THE SUBMITTAL OF A LOT TO THE GOVERNMENT. (B) WHEN

SECTION 3 OF THE FABRIC SPECIFICATION CONTAINS A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT FOR

UNIFORMITY OF SHADE AND WHEN THE STANDARD SAMPLE IS REFERENCED FOR

UNIFORMITY OF SHADE, THE SWATCHES SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH (A) ABOVE

SHALL ALSO BE EVALUATED FOR UNIFORMITY OF SHADE. (C) THE CONTRACTOR SHALL

TRANSMIT THE SWATCHES TO: DLA PRODUCT TESTING CENTER ANALYTICAL 700

ROBBINS AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111 ATTN: BLDG 5D EMAIL:

jamie.hieber@dla.mil PHONE: 215-737-3265 THE LETTER SHALL INDICATE "FOR

GOVERNMENT SHADE APPROVAL" AND CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (1)

NAME OF PRIME CONTRACTOR. (2) CONTRACT NUMBER. (3) NOMENCLATURE. (4)

GOVERNMENT INSPECTION LOT NUMBER. (5) NUMBER OF SWATCHES BEING SUBMITTED.

(6) QAR'S NAME. (7) NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE QAR'S BASE PLANT. (8) PIECE

NUMBER OF STANDARD SAMPLE CITED IN CONTRACT. (9) TALLY LIST WITH PIECE

NUMBERS (NOT APPLICABLE TO CASE SWATCHING). (D) IF ANY SWATCHES ARE

REJECTED BY THE DLA PRODUCT TESTING CENTER--ANALYTICAL FOR SHADE, THOSE

PIECES FROM WHICH THE REJECTED SWATCHES WERE CUT WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE

LOT. EACH PIECE ACCEPTABLE FOR SHADE FROM WHICH A SHADE SWATCH HAS BEEN

REMOVED SHALL BE CUT BY THE CONTRACTOR FROM SELVAGE TO SELVAGE SO THAT

THERE WILL BE NO EVIDENCE OF THE SHADE SWATCH CUT-OUT. THE PORTION

REMOVED SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE YARDAGE INDICATED ON THE PIECE

TICKET. (E) IF THE CONTRACTOR REWORKS AND RESUBMITS PIECES ORIGINALLY

REJECTED FOR SHADE OR FINISH, IT SHALL NOT COMBINE THE REJECTED PIECES

WITH NORMAL PRODUCTION OR WITH LOTS REJECTED FOR OTHER CAUSES. SUCH

PIECES SHALL BE COMBINED TO FORM ONE RESUBMITTED LOT. EACH PIECE SHALL

RETAIN ITS ORIGINAL PIECE NUMBER, SUFFIXED WITH AN "X". THE LOT NUMBER

SHALL ALSO BE SUFFIXED WITH AN "X". The color and appearance of the trunks shall match the standard sample when viewed using AATCC Evaluation Procedure 9, Option A, with filtered tungsten lamps that approximate artificial daylight and having a correlated color temperature of 7500 +/- 200 K, with illumination of 100 +/- 20 foot candles, and shall be a good match to the standard sample under Incandescent A lamplight at 2856 +/-

200 K.# EACH PAIR OF PANTS SHALL BE NEATLY FOLDED AND INSERTED IN A CLOSE

FITTING CLEAR POLYETHYLENE BAG. TWENTY FOUR PAIR PANTS OF ONE SIZE ONLY

SHALL BE PACKED IN A SNUG FITTING FIBERBOARD SHIPPING CONTAINER

CONFORMING TO ASTM-D5118, TYPE CF, STYLE RSC-L (LINER), GRADE 275,

VARIETY SW, CLASS DOMESTIC. APPROXIMATE BOX DIMENSIONS ARE FURNISHED AS

A GUIDE ONLY: LENGTH 23 1/2 INCHES, WIDTH 15 INCHES, DEPTH 15 INCHES

MIL-STD-129R w/CHANGE 2 - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARD PRACTICE

MILITARY MARKING FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE

DATED: 27 SEPTEMBER 2019

INTERIM CHANGES:

OMISSION OF MARKINGS ON EXTERIOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS OF ITEMS

IN THE DLA TROOP SUPPORT CLOTHING AND TEXTILE (C&T) DIRECTORATE:

THE NOMENCLATURE AND MANUFACTURER'S NAME (WHEN THE NAME IDENTIFIES THE

MATERIAL) SHALL BE OMITTED FROM ALL EXTERIOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS OF DLA

TROOP SUPPORT C&T ITEMS, REGARDLESS OF MODE OF SHIPMENT.

IF THE MANUFACTURER'S NAME DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE MATERIAL AS BEING

CLOTHING, IT MAY REMAIN. NSNS SHALL BE SHOWN ON ALL SHIPPING CONTAINERS

OF C&T ITEMS, THE PACKING LIST SHALL BE PLACED INSIDE THE LAST CONTAINER

TO BE LOADED FOR EACH SHIPMENT. THE WORDS "PACKING LIST HERE" SHALL BE

STENCILED, NOT HAND LETTERED, ON THE CONTAINER.

MIL-STD-147E w/CHANGE 2

27 JUNE 2019

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

STANDARD PRACTICE

PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS

DELETE CURRENT "BARCODE LABEL/TAG" REQUIREMENTS AND SUBSTITUTE THE

FOLLOWING:

LABEL TAG: EACH ITEM SHALL BE INDIVIDUALLY BAR-CODED WITH A PAPER TAG

FOR PERSONAL CLOTHING ITEMS. THE PAPER USED FOR THE TAGS SHALL BE

STANDARD BLEACHED SULFATE HAVING A BASIS WEIGHT OF 100 POUNDS WITH A

SMOOTH FINISH TO ACCEPT THERMAL TRANSFER AND DIRECT PRINTING. THE TAGS

SHALL HAVE A HOLE AND SHALL BE ATTACHED TO EACH ITEM BY A FASTENER,

CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND READABLE BY SCANNER. THE BAR CODING ELEMENT SHALL BE

A 13 DIGIT

NATIONAL STOCK NUMBER (NSN). THERE SHALL BE A 12 DIGIT UNIVERSAL PRODUCT

CODE (UPC) ASSIGNED FOR ALL NSNS BY THE GOVERNMENT. THE INITIAL "UPC"

MUST APPEAR BENEATH THE CODE. THE BAR CODES FOR NSN AND UPC SHALL BE A

MEDIUM TO HIGH DENSITY AND SHALL BE LOCATED SO THAT THEY ARE COMPLETELY

VISIBLE ON THE ITEM WHEN IT IS FOLDED AND PACKAGED AS SPECIFIED. THE

LABEL'S LOCATION SHALL CAUSE NO DAMAGE TO THE ITEM.

NOTE: UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE INFORMATION THE GOVERMENT ASSIGNED UNIVERSAL

PRODUCT CODE (UPC) MUST BE PLACED ON ALL SHIPPING CARTONS ON WHICH THE

NSN APPEARS.

THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS APPLY FOR BARCODE LABELS/TAGS:

BAR CODE OMITTED OR NOT READABLE BY SCANNER

HUMAN-READABLE INTERPRETATION (HRI) OMITTED OR ILLEGIBLE

NOT VISIBLE ON FOLDED, PACKAGED ITEM CAUSES DAMAGE TO THE ITEM

NOTE: IF THE END ITEM IS PLACED IN A PLASTIC BAG - USE TYPE VII (PRESSURE

SENSTIVE LABEL) OF MIL-DTL-32075.

IF THE END ITEM IS TIED IN A BUNDLE OR LEFT AS AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM, USE

TYPE VIII (TAG, PAPER) OF MIL-DTL-32075.

THE GOVERNMENT ASSIGNED UNIVERSAL PRODUCT

CODE (UPC) MUST BE PLACED ON ALL SHIPPING

CARTONS ON WHICH THE NSN APPEARS".

Packaging Data

PRES/PACK SHALL BE IAW ASTM D 3951 COMMERCIAL

PRES/PACK TO ASTM-D-3951

SHIPPING CONTAINER QUANTITY = 24

CARTONS SHALL BE STYLE RSC, GRADE 275,

VARIETY SW WITH DW LINERS, GRADE 275

RFID HANGTAG:

An RFID inlay shall be added to the barcode paper hang tag attached to each item. Where the use of self-adhesive bar-code labels are authorized, the RFID inlay may be added to the self-adhesive label in lieu of a paper hang tag. All other contract barcode and hang tag requirements still apply.

The RFID inlay should be passive Gen2 with a frequency range between 860 and 960 MHz. The RFID antenna should be Avery/Dennis AD222 or comparable with ISO/IEC 18000-C EPCglobal C1G2 Protocol and an EPC memory allocation containing a 96 bit EPC Number. The data linking the EPC number to the NSN and quantity unit pack must be exportable to VIM/ASAP. The bar code of the EPC Number must be printed at the bottom of the tag along with the human readable version below the bar code.

In addition to defects applicable to the paper tag and barcoding element, the RFID tag shall be examined for the defects listed below:

RFID Inlay omitted RFID Inlay not secure RFID Inlay not laying flat when packaged RFID Inlay not readable with RFID scanner RFID Inlay or configuration not as specified

The manual "Item-Level Passive RFID Technology Manufacturer's Information Guide" provides guidance on RFID implementation and is available from the contracting officer.

252.211-7006 - RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) Required (ref. T8379; Nov. 08, 2006)

SIGNIFICANT NOTE - "PALLETIZATION IS REQUIRED

FOR THESE SUPPLIES.

Packaging examination. The fully packaged end item shall be examined for the defects listed below. The lot size shall be expressed in units of shipping containers. The sample unit shall be one shipping container fully packaged. The Inspection level shall be S-2 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 2.5.

Examine Defect

Marking Omitted; incorrect; illegible, of (exterior) improper size, location, sequence & Unit Pack, or method of application.

Materials Any component missing, damaged or not as specified.

Workmanship Inadequate application of components, such as: incomplete closure of container flaps, loose strapping, improper taping, or inadequate stapling. Bulged or distorted container.

Contents Number of intermediate containers per shipping container is more or less than required.

Number of items per container is more or less than required.

Palletization examination. The fully packaged and palletized end items shall be examined for the defects listed below. The lot size shall be expressed in units of palletized unit loads. The sample unit shall be one palletized unit load, fully packaged.

The Inspection level shall be S-1 and the AQL, expressed in terms of defects per hundred units, shall be 6.5.

Examine Defect

Finished Length, width or height exceeds Dimensions specified maximum requirement.

Palleti- Pallet pattern not as specified.

zation Interlocking of loads not as specified. Load not bonded with required straps as specified.

Weight Exceeds maximum load limits.

Marking Omitted; incorrect; illegible;

of improper size, location, sequence or method of appli-cation.

SIGNIFICANT NOTE - "PALLETIZATION IS REQUIRED FOR THESE SUPPLIES".

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO ALL NON-MANUFACTURED WOOD PACKAGING

MATERIALS:

"All Wood Packaging Material (WPM) acquired by DOD must meet requirements of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Materials in International Trade." DOD shipments inside and outside of the United States must meet ISPM 15 whenever WPM is used to ship DOD cargo, or when wood is being acquired by DLA for future use as packaging material. WPM is defined as wood pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes, reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats. Packaging materials exempt from the requirements are materials that have undergone a manufacturing process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood, particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSD). All WPM shall comply with one of the following official quality control programs:

Heat Treatment (HT) or Kiln Dried Heat Treatment (KD HT) in accordance with American Lumber Standard Committee, Incorporated (ALSC) Wood Packaging Material Program and WPM Enforcement Regulations (see http://www.alsc.org/; or

All WPM shall include certification/quality markings in accordance with the ALSC or NWPCA standards, as applicable. Markings shall be placed in an unobstructed area that will be readily visible to inspectors. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible.

All containers shall be marked on a side other than the top or bottom, contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM 15 and be marked with an ASLC approved DUNNAGE stamp. Failure to comply with the requirements of this restriction may result in refusal, destruction, or treatment of materials at the point of entry. The Agency reserves the right to recoup from the Contractor any remediation costs incurred by the Government."

PALLET SHALL BE 4 WAY ENTRY, WINGED TYPE. PALLETIZED LOAD DIMENSIONS

SHALL NOT EXCEED 43 INCHES IN LENGTH, 52 INCHES IN WIDTH, AND 54 INCHES

IN HEIGHT (INCLUDING THE PALLET).

THE PALLETIZED LOAD SHALL BE BONDED USING APPROVED COMMERCIAL BONDING

MATERIALS. THE USE OF METAL BANDING, IN SECURING BOXES TO PALLETS, IS

DISCOURAGED. PALLET LOADS SHALL CONTAIN THE SAME NUMBER OF CARTONS, OF

IDENTICAL QUANTITIES, OF ONE NSN, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE.

PALLET LOADS CONTAINING MORE THAN ONE NSN SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO LIST

ALL THE NSN'S CONTAINED IN THE LOAD. NO CARTON SHALL HAVE MORE THAN ONE

NSN. AT THE END OF A SIZE RUN, NO MORE THAN ONE CARTON PER NSN MAY BE

SHORT OR OVER THE SPECIFIED QUANTITY. SAID CARTON SHALL BE CLEARLY

MARKED "SHORT" OR "OVER".

MIL-STD-147 IS REFERENCED FOR PALLETIZED LOADS.

IN ADDITION TO REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED ABOVE THE FOLLOWING CLAUSE ALSO

APPLIES:

52.247-9012 - REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATEMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIALS

(WPM) - (JULY 2006)

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