CATL 1922 and 1923 tires long-term contract

Based on market research, the Government is using the policies contained in FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items) in its solicitation for the described supplies. The solicitation will be available on the Internet at
http://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ when it is solicited. This solicitation is being issued under the authority of 10 U.S.C. §3204(a)(1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) and contemplates the award of a contract for items of supply that are available from only one or a limited number of responsible sources. 

Solicitation SPE7LX24R0010 will be used to establish Requirements Contracts (RC), Firm Fixed Price (FFP) with one three-year (3-year) base period. There will be no option years. This project will allow for continued support to the Global Tire Program (GTP) pursuant to FAR Part 51. The scope of this solicitation and resulting contract(s) is GTP Contractor and Government supply support for ground tires under the Cooperative Tire Qualification Program (CTQP) Cooperative Approved Tire List (CATL) 1922 (over-the-road/passenger tires) and CATL 1923 (off-road tires) pursuant to FAR Part 51. The Government will pursue a long-term, Requirements Contract (RC) in accordance with FAR 16.503 for ninety-five (95) National Stock Numbers (NSN), with the nomenclature of either “Tire, Pneumatic, Vehicular” or “Tire, Pneumatic, Vehicle” (

These tires have a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 326211 [Tire Manufacturing (except Retreading)], and have an Acquisition Method Code/Acquisition Method Suffix Code (AMC/AMSC) of 1/C:
• AMC 1. Suitable for competitive acquisition for the second or subsequent
time.
• AMSC C. This part requires engineering source approval by the design
control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. Existing unique
design capability, engineering skills, and manufacturing knowledge by the
qualified source(s) require acquisition of the part from the approved
source(s). The approved source(s) retain data rights, manufacturing
knowledge, or technical data that are not economically available to the
Government, and the data or knowledge is essential to maintaining the
quality of the part. An alternate source must qualify in accordance with the
design control activity's procedures, as approved by the cognizant
Government engineering activity. The qualification procedures must be
approved by the Government engineering activity having jurisdiction over
the part in the intended application. If one source is approved, AMCs 3, 4,
or 5 are valid.

The Government will be conducting a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection, I/A/W FAR 15.101-2. The Contracting Officer will open and evaluate all offers to determine technical acceptability. The award decision will be made based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting the acceptability standards for non-cost factors, as outlined below: A technically acceptable proposal will be determined through an evaluation of each offeror's proposal by the Government. The evaluation factors for determining acceptability of offers are:
• Materiel Requirement
• Delivery Requirement
• Experience
-Work Experience Sub-Factor
-Schedule Experience Sub-Factor
• Compliance Requirement
-Technical / Quality Control Plan Sub-Factor
-Information Technology Sub-Factor
• Subcontracting Plan Requirement Factor
• Surge and Sustainment Factor

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.

THE ATTACHMENT(S) CONTAIN THE INFORMATION THAT WILL BE USED FOR THE SOLICITATION.
ALL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE FOB DESTINATION, INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT DESTINATION.
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME (OHIO, USA LOCAL).