Commencement Regalia

Closed Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
HU000125Q0007
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Bethesda, Maryland 20813, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) External Affairs department is seeking to procure rental graduation regalia for its 2025 commencement ceremony, with a solicitation released on March 3, 2025. The contract opportunity, identified as HU000125Q0007, covers the procurement of academic caps, gowns, tassels, and hoods for various degree programs including Medicine, Nursing, and Graduate Studies. The solicitation will be evaluated using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) criteria, with vendors required to submit complete quotes covering all items in the Statement of Work. Potential vendors must be registered in SAM.gov and have a maximum of 600 employees under NAICS code 315990. Key deadlines include March 6, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST for questions and March 10, 2025, at 3:00 PM EST for quote submissions, with quotes expected to remain valid for 90 days.

The procurement is a full and open competition with no specific set-aside designations, and the contract will be awarded as a firm-fixed-price agreement. The total order includes 47 mortarboards, 280 doctoral caps, 327 old gold tassels, 15 Associate/Bachelor gowns, 32 Master gowns, and 280 doctoral gowns, along with hoods in various colors representing different academic disciplines. Regalia must be delivered to USUHS in Bethesda, MD 20813 no later than April 18, 2025, in preparation for the May 17, 2025 commencement ceremony. All items must conform to American Council on Education standards and be individually packed and sorted alphabetically. The government reserves the right to award the contract without discussions and can cancel the procurement with 24-hour notice, with any potential cancellation fees to be disclosed in the initial quote submission.

Notice text

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is being issued using Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 315990, Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing, with a size standard of 600 employees. The competition for this requirement is full and open. 

This solicitation incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect in Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03 dated 17 January 2025 and Defense Publication Notice 20250117 dated 17 January 2025. Refer to the FAR and DFARS for this information at www.acquisition.gov.

Requirement Description

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) External Affairs (VPE) department has a requirement for student rental regalia for the 2025 commencement ceremony. Refer to Attachment 1: Statement of Work.

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