Buckle, Waistplate

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Clothing and Textiles division is seeking qualified manufacturers to produce Marine Corps brass buckles in three distinct types: Type I (Insignia SNCO), Type II (Plain), and Type III (Insignia NCO) waistplates designed for enlisted personnel's white web belts worn with blue gabardine coats. The buckles must be manufactured from a specific copper base alloy and gold-plated using 24 karat gold to match The Institute of Heraldry metal finish chip set No. 6. Award decisions will be based on a best value trade-off analysis that considers Product Demonstration Models (PDMs), past performance, and pricing. This is a firm-fixed-price Simplified Indefinite Delivery Contract (SIDC) structured with five pricing tiers, and proposals must be submitted electronically through the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) by December 8, 2025. Offerors are required to submit PDMs along with their proposals to support evaluation.

This procurement is designated as a 100% small business set-aside, limiting competition to small business entities meeting Small Business Administration size standards. The contract carries a maximum dollar value of $7.5 million with a minimum order quantity of 10,000 buckles per order, and initial delivery is required within 120 days of award with subsequent orders requiring a 90-day production lead time. All manufacturing must comply with the Berry Amendment's domestic manufacturing requirements, ensuring that the buckles are produced in the United States. No incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation materials. The NAICS code is classified as Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills (313310), with the PSC category designated as Notions and Apparel Findings (8315).