AGSU Buckle
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- SPE1C1-26-R-0056
- Agency
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Clothing and Textiles
Troop Support, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 339993 Fastener, Button, Needle, and Pin Manufacturing
- PSC
- 8315 Notions And Apparel Findings
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles is procuring AGSU Buckles (NSN: 8315-01-683-9267) in accordance with MIL-DLT-1963K specifications. This pre-solicitation notice indicates that the formal solicitation (SPE1C1-26-R-0056) will be issued using Best Value Trade-Off Source Selection Procedures, with evaluation based primarily on technical merit factors including Pre-Production Samples and Past Performance Confidence Assessment, with cost or price being a secondary consideration. The procurement will result in firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts structured across two separate lots, with the government intending to award one lot to each of two distinct contractors to ensure multiple reliable sources. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on January 30, 2026, with a pre-solicitation response deadline of February 13, 2026, after which the formal solicitation will be issued.
This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, with both Lot 1 and Lot 2 being reserved for 100% small business participation. The contract will operate under a 60-month ordering period divided into five consecutive 12-month price tier periods, though specific quantities and award values are not disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The government reserves the right to award multiple lots to the same contractor if deemed in the government's best interests, though it intends to distribute awards to ensure supply continuity. No incumbent contractors or specific budget ranges are identified in this notice, which serves primarily to alert potential small business offerors to the upcoming formal solicitation and allow time for preparation and submission of pre-production samples and past performance documentation.
Notice text
NOTE: This is a pre-solicitation notice, not a solicitation. The solicitation has NOT yet been issued.
Solicitation: SPE1C1-26-R-0056
Item: AGSU Buckle, PGC 12174, NSN: 8315-01-683-9267
The AGSU Buckle will be procured in accordance with MIL-DLT-1963K, dated 29 July 1988.
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This procurement is for the manufacture and delivery of the above-listed item. The solicitation, SPE1C1-26-R-0056, will be issued utilizing Best Value Trade-Off Source Selection Procedures where technical merit: Pre-Production Samples (factor 1) and Past Performance Confidence Assessment (factor 2). All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. As other evaluation factors become more equal, the evaluated cost or price becomes more important. The resultant contracts will be firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract types.
LOT STRUCTURE: The solicitation will contain two separate and distinct lots. The Government intends to make two awards (one for each lot) to two separate and distinct contractors based on an integrated assessment of technical factors and price resulting in the best value to the Government to ensure that multiple sources are available to produce the items (AGSU Buckle) and to ensure the continuous availability of reliable sources of supplies. The offeror who is selected as the best value for one of the lots may be excluded from competition on the remaining lot based on the authority in FAR 6.202(a)(4). However, the Government reserves the right to make awards of multiple lots to the same awardee if it is deemed in the Government's best interests.
The Governments requirements for each lot are as follows:
LOT 1 and LOT 2 will be issued as 100% Small Business Set-Asides.
The quantities below for Item 1, Lot 1, are for a 60-month ordering period. Within the 60-month ordering period, there are five (5) 12-month price tier periods.
The Government reserves the right to place orders for any combination (Item 1), up to Maximum Quantity, but not to exceed 13,333 pairs in any given 30-day period.
LOT 1:
Contract Minimum Quantity: 30,000
Contract Maximum Quantity: 750,000
Annual Estimated Quantity:
Tier 1-Year 1: 120,000
Tier 2-Year 2: 120,000
Tier 3-Year 3: 120,000
Tier 4-Year 4: 120,000
Tier 5-Year 5: 120,000
The quantities below for Item 2, Lot 2, are for a 60-month ordering period. Within the 60-month ordering period, there are five (5) 12-month price tier periods.
The Government reserves the right to place orders for any combination (Item 1), up to Maximum Quantity, but not to exceed 13,333 pairs in any given 30-day period.
LOT 2:
Contract Minimum Quantity: 30,000
Contract Maximum Quantity: 750,000
Annual Estimated Quantity:
Tier 1-Year 1: 120,000
Tier 2-Year 2: 120,000
Tier 3-Year 3: 120,000
Tier 4-Year 4: 120,000
Tier 5-Year 5: 120,000
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- The AGSU Buckle are used by the Army. The Government reserves the right to order any combination to satisfy the Government’s Contract Guaranteed Minimum Quantity.
- Ordering period: Base term is five (5) years with tiered pricing for each year.
- Delivery Destinations:
DoDAAC: SC0150
RIC: VSTQ
Pendergrass Distribution Center
596 Bonnie Valentine Way
Pendergrass, GA 30567
DoDAAC: SD0131
RIC: VSTZ
Travis Association For The Blind
AF & MC 3PL -Distribution Services
4512 South Pleasant Valley Road
- FOB Destination
- Inspection/Acceptance at Origin
- Initial Production Lead Time is 120 days; Production Lead Time for subsequent delivery orders is 90 days.
IMPORTANT NOTICES
Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Offeror should register to receive notification of this solicitation or solicitation amendments. The solicitation will be posted on the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/.
Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. Once the solicitation is posted, it will be available for viewing on DIBBS. From the DIBBS homepage, select "Solicitations" from the top bar to search for the solicitation. DIBBS Help can be accessed from the DIBBS homepage.
All contractors MUST be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) in order to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit offers, which DLA Troop Support shall consider.
Important Note on Foreign Content:
The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as "The Berry Amendment" impose restrictions on the DoD's acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012) and "specialty metals" (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014) must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.
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Contracting Office Address:
Defense Logistics Agency, Acquisition Management, DLA Troop Support - Clothing & Textiles, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111-5096, UNITED STATES
Point of Contact(s):
Chari Fix, Contracting Officer, Phone: 445-737-1081, Email: Chari.Fix@dla.mil
Arlett R. Hartie, IST Chief, Accessories, Arlet.Hartie@dla.mil
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