Load Carriage System

The Load Carriage System Solicitation has been posted on the Natick Contracting Website at https://www3.natick.army.mil/ under on going acquisitions Solicitation W911QY-08-R-0002. The due date for all proposals is January 22, 2008 11:00 am Local time .

The U.S. Army RDECOM-Natick Contracting Division, Kansas Street, Natick, MA on behalf of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Program Manager- Special Operations Forces Survival Systems (PM-SSS), Natick, MA has a requirement for a c ommercially available (Commercial Off The Shelf) Load Carriage System (LCS) citing the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures utilizing FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation . This is for a family of 25 Different Lo ad Carriage Systems and accessories. Salient characteristics will be released with the solicitation. Vendors must be capable of delivering items utilizing the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) marking system. Production Demonstration Models (PDM)s shal l be provided with proposals (1 PDM per each accessory, Salient Characteristics are to be provided at time of solicitation release). Each vendor may submit up to two proposals. The government anticipates making multiple awards, but reserves the right to m ake one or no awards. This will be a Full and Open Competition. The NAICS code for these items is 339999, and the business size standard is 500 employees. This is not a request for proposals (RFP). The Government intends to make multiple awards on a Firm- Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract as a result of the Request for Proposals (RFP). The Government anticipates a five year ordering period. The anticipated total minimum requirement is 100 with a maximum requirement o f 40,000 Kits total. Comments relating to this synopsis should be submitted via email to Ms. Judy A. Collier, at judy.a.collier@us.army.mil, no later than November 27 2007. The Government anticipates releasing the RFP on or about November 27 2007.

This synopsis is 100% Full and Open competition. W911QY-07-R-0002. The solicitation will be prepared in accordance with FAR parts 12 & 13. The U.S. Army RDECOM, Natick Contracting Division has a requirement for 92,000 each, waterproof, temperate we ather combat boot with integrated flame and conductive heat resistance for issue to deploying personnel. The boot shall be tan in color and consist of an upper constructed from flesh-side out cattle hide leather. The soling system shall be designed for c omfort and shock attenuation as well as durability. The NAICS Code is 316213. The Offeror shall propose a delivery schedule that will ensure that delivery shall commence no later than 90 days after issuance of the delivery order at a rate that will ensure receipt of all contracted quantities within 6 months. Copies of the Request For Proposal (RFP) and attachments may be obtained at our webpage at https://www3.natick.army.mil go to Business Opportunities, then to Ongoing Acquisitions. The solicitation wil l be issued on or about 27 December 2006. Interested vendors should email Mr. Stephen Abate at Stephen.Abate@us.army.mil for further information. Proposals shall be due no later than 3:00pm on 15 January 2007. The point of contact for the solicitation is M r. Stephen Abate, at E-mail Stephen.Abate@us.army.mil, telephone at (508) 233-4018, or facsimile at (508) 233-5286. The government reserves the right to change any information in this notice.