AM General and Riverside items

 The solicitation and scope of this acquisition is for the procurement of two DLA-consumables national stock numbers (NSN) 5945015366091 RELAY,SOLID STATE and 2540015602062 CONTROL BOX, ELECTRICAL VEHICULAR listed in section B of the solicitation. The relay is a critical application item.  Each NSN has two approved sources (AM General, LLC (CAGE 34623) and Riverside Mfg. Inc (CAGE 96139)).  The NSNs are used on utility trucks and can be used on mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) and HMMWV vehicles.  This solicitation is for a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) with a three year base and two term options for 1-year periods. Prices will be fixed and adjusted annually by a fixed percentage. The support of these items will be through DLA Direct requirements.  All DLA inventory points will be authorized to use the resulting contract. This acquisition will be issued as a partial set-aside, using other than full and open competition with a limited number of sources, citing authority 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1.  The solicitation will be a Partial Small Business Set-Aside (50%) procurement using Other than Full and Open Competition, 10 USC 2304 (c)(1).  Only the unrestricted portion is initially solicited and completed.  The solicitation and other information reflect only the 50% reduced quantity.  An award will first be made on the unrestricted portion.

While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based on price, delivery, and past performance