Batteries

This solicitation is being issued to establish an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) that will provide DLA Direct replenishment coverage. Under this solicitation, the resulting contract(s) will be Firm Fixed-Price with Annual Price Adjustments, Indefinite Quantity Contract(s) issued under FAR Part 15 for a 3 BASE YEARS plus 2 option years) and shall not exceed 5 years. The proposed procurement contains an option to extend the contract period one or more times at the discretion of the government. This acquisition is for supplies for which the Government does not possess complete, unrestrictive technical data; therefore, the Government intends to solicit and contract with only approved sources under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1).

Pricing will be solicited for four quantity ranges for these NSNs with F.O.B. Origin.

Currently Section B will contain 3 NSN Items managed by DLA Land and Maritime. See below:

Line Item 0001

NSN: 5985-01-560-7878

Nomenclature: ANTENNA

Estimated Annual Demand Quantity:  217

Approved Source: Emergency Beacon Corp.

Part Number: ANT-406T

Line Item 0002

NSN: 6135-01-620-0943

Nomenclature: BATTERY ASSEMBLY

Estimated Annual Demand Quantity: 1,331

Approved Source: Emergency Beacon Corp.

Part Number: GS-21

Line Item 0003

NSN: 6135-01-560-7877

Nomenclature: BATTERY, NONRECHARGE

Estimated Annual Demand Quantity: 1,164

Approved Source: Emergency Beacon Corp.

Part Number: GS-46

The Government is using the policies contained in Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services.

The solicitation will be available on or about March 11, 2020 at http://dibbs.dscc.dla.mil/rfp. While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, the final award decision will be based upon a combination of price, delivery, past performance, proposed delivery, and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer/quote which shall be considered. Drawings/specifications will not be available.

This proposed procurement includes a family group of items within the Federal Supply Class 5985 and 6135.

One or more of the items under this acquisition may be subject to an Agreement on Government Procurement approved and implemented in the United States by the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. All offers shall be in the English language and in U.S. dollars. All interested suppliers may submit an offer.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: Unrestricted