Intermediate Cold Weather Gloves (ICWG).

Amendment 1 is attached.

Question:
-Confirm that there are no official patterns for this glove.
-Does the Glove have to look exactly like the drawings in the purchase description?

Government Answer:
-There are no patterns for this glove.
-Figures 1 through 4 are provided to illustrate the required design characteristics of the glove as referenced in the Para 3.3 of the IWCG PS.
Figure 5 is provided to illustrate the finished dimensions of the glove ref. in paragraph 3.9 and Table IX. There is no requirement for proposed
gloves to look exactly like figures 1 through 5 of the ICWG PS.

The solicitation dated 18 July 2014 is being replaced in its entirety. The Offer Due date remains unchanged.

QUESTION SUBMITTED:
Question: Where can I get the patterns?
Response: There are no patterns.

Note: Final solicitation is posted.

NOTE: Currently the ICWG  is a new requirement and  not a catalogued item.  Therefore, no glove samples  are available.

NOTE: The statement of work and performance specification is being added to this presolicitation notice.

This Presolicitation Notice is being posted in advance of Solicitation No. M67854-14-R-1028 for Intermediate Cold Weather Gloves (ICWG). The forthcoming solicitation will be issued as a full and open, unrestricted, procurement. Information contained in this notice is subject to change. NO PROPOSALS are being requested at this time.

The Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), Product Manager for Infantry Combat Equipment (PdM ICE), anticipates awarding an Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract, with a 5 year ordering period, to produce:
- Up to a maximum quantity of 50 ICWGs (10 of each size- small, medium, large, X large, and XX large) to be used for Pre-Production Validation (PPV).
- Up to a maximum quantity of 106,785 ICWGs Production Quantities in sizes small, medium, large, X large, and XX large.

The resulting contract will be Firm Fixed Price (FFP) with an anticipated 1st Delivery Order of 50 PPV ICWGs and 36,835 Production ICWGs in accordance with the following size tariff percentages: small 17%, medium 47%, large 33% X large, 2% and XX large 1%. The 36,835 ICWGs shall be delivered to the Government within a twelve month period to begin after approval of pre-production validation.

The forthcoming solicitation will require Offerors to provide 15 ICWG Product Demonstration Models (PDMs) (3 of each size - small, medium, large, X large, and XX large). Each PDM shall be assembled in accordance with the ICWG performance specification (PS), meet all requirements of ICWG PS, and contain the labels specified within the ICWG PS.

A draft Statement of Work and ICWG PS will be forthcoming. Interested Offerors are advised that all information presented herein is subject to change.

Offerors are instructed to hold all questions until draft documentation has been provided in order to be eligible for award, interested parties much be registered into the System for Award Management (SAM), http://www.sam.gov.