Badge, Qualification, Basic, Expert, Army

SPM1C1-11-Q-0397 is being issued as a Total Small Business Set Aside for the manufacture and delivery of the Badge, Qualification, Basic, Expert, Army, 8455-01-113-0061, Quantity: 95,080. This item is manufactured to MIL-DTL-3628/14M-1 5/30/2001. Production Lead Time is 150 days. Destination for this item is Arizona Industries for the Blind; Phoenix, AZ. Automated Best Value Score (ABVS) will be used. The ABVS carries more weight in the award evaluation process than price. All items must be 100% U.S. Made out of 100% U.S. Materials.

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