Berets, Men, Wool (Various Colors)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 8405-01-103-1351
- Agency
-
Clothing and Textiles
Troop Support, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 315210 Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
- PSC
- 8405 Outerwear, Men's
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division is conducting market research to identify potential sources for military wool berets in multiple colors and configurations. This Sources Sought Notice covers 12 different beret types for Army, Air Force, and JROTC personnel, including variants in colors such as black, maroon, rifle green, tan, and blue. The anticipated procurement will be a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 60-month performance period divided into five separate 12-month price tier periods. Interested contractors must respond to the market research survey by March 13, 2025, by contacting Erin Maher via email or phone. The Berry Amendment will apply, requiring domestic production of the berets.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside for small businesses and does not mention current contractors. The procurement will have a guaranteed minimum of 69,024 units and a maximum of 1,210,736 units, with an annual estimated quantity of 175,728 units per tier. Delivery locations are specified as LVI-Army 3PL in Pendergrass, GA and Travis Association for the Blind in Austin, TX. Vendors will be required to submit Product Demonstration Models with their proposals within a 30-day solicitation period. The contract will follow Commercial Item Description A-A-55184A, which specifies detailed requirements for 100% wool berets, including material composition, construction standards, and specific testing requirements for colorfastness, bursting strength, and stiffness.
Notice text
This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is NOT a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, or Invitation for Bid. DLA Troop Support is seeking to identify possible sources that can supply the following: BERETS, MAN, WOOL (VARIOUS COLORS)
NSN Series:
Beret, Man’s, Wool, Army, Lined; 8405-01-497-6397
Beret, Man’s, Wool, Army, Rifle Green; 8405-00-082-5640
Beret, Man's, Wool, Army, Black, with Flashes; 8405-01-103-1351
Beret, Man’s, Army, Sierra Brown; 8405-01-672-7793
Beret, Man’s Wool, AF, Blue; 8405-01-454-0134
Beret, Man’s, Wool, Army Gray, JROTC; 8405-01-600-4096
Beret, Man’s, Wool, Army, Maroon; 8405-01-105-0413
Beret, Man’s, Wool, AF Maroon; 8405-00-852-6949
Beret, Man’s, Wool, AF, Scarlet; 8405-01-089-0141
Beret, Man’s, Wool, AF, White; 8405-01-252-5461
Beret, Man’s, Wool, AF, Blue, Enlisted; 8405-01-453-8218
Beret, Man’s, Wool, Army, Tan; 8405-01-483-9859
DLA Troop Support is researching the possibility of a solicitation for the referenced items under a Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract that will have a 60-month performance period containing five separate 12-month price tier periods.
Interested contractors should contact Erin Maher prior to March 13, 2025 via Erin.Maher@dla.mil or (215) 737-2791. This Sources Sought Notice is issued for the purpose of market research only, and the Government is in no way obligated to purchase any material as a result of this inquiry. The Government will NOT pay for any information submitted by respondents in response to this Sources Sought Notice. If a solicitation or solicitations would result, it/they would be synopsized on the Contract Opportunities website (SAM.gov) and it would be the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the Contract Opportunities website for any such notices.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Market Research Survey -Berets.pdf | ||
| Spec A-A-55184A - 21 April 2020.pdf |
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