Purchase of Milliken Conceal® FRACU SWIR, Conceal® FR MCCUU SWIR, and Conceal® IHWCU fabrics

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground – Natick Contracting Division on behalf of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities and Development Command (CCDC), Soldier Protection Division (SPD) intends to procure on a sole source basis under FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements – Milliken Conceal® FRACU SWIR, Conceal® FR MCCUU SWIR, and Conceal® IHWCU fabrics.  The Government has a requirement to procure and evaluate Milliken & Company advanced Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) signature management technology on two unique flame-resistant combat fabrics. The United States Army seeks to expand their current signature management capability from Visual and Near-Infrared (NIR) to include Short Wave Infrared (SWIR).  The fabric is needed to support the CCDC-SC SPD. Natick Contracting is anticipating awarding this contract to Milliken & Company, 920 Milliken Road M159, Spartanburg, SC 29303.  Milliken & Company is the only company that produces the Milliken Conceal® fabric.  A Firm Fixed Price Contract will be issued. This is not a request for quotes.  No solicitation package is available.  Any responses to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government.  A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 313210.  Inquiries and responses may be sent to Shawn Haubner, Contracting Officer, via email at shawn.p.haubner.civ@mail.mil no later than 25 Nov 2020 @ 12:00PM EST.