Self-Inflating Sleeping Mat

Added: Apr 18, 2017 8:52 am This acquisition is for the manufacture and delivery of the self-inflating sleeping mat that is made in accordance with commercial item description A-A55074 dated August 11, 1992 . One (1) award will result from this solicitation that will consist of a one-year base term and four (4) one-year optional ordering periods. The guaranteed minimum for each ordering periods is 14,400 mats, the annual estimated quantity for each ordering period is 57,600 mats, and the annual order limitation quantity for each ordering period is 72,000 mats.

The minimum monthly capacity will be 6,000 mats and the first delivery will be due 165 days after the issuance of award with all subsequent delivery orders having a leadtime of 90 days after issuance. Deliveries will be FOB destination with inspection and acceptance at the source.

First article samples are required under this acquisition and will be due 45 days after the date of award. The government will have 30 days to furnish its review of the first article samples. Deliveries will be made to Travis Association for the Blind (Austin, TX), Peckham Inc. (Lansing, MI), and Lion Vallen Industries (Pendergrass, GA).

Lowest price technically acceptable source selection procedures will be used with the non-cost and/or price factors for acceptability being:

1)Production demonstration models (PDMs)
a. Visual Requirements
b. Dimensional Requirements
c. Self-Inflating Requirements
d. Burst Pressure Requirements

All material will be contractor furnished. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered for award by the Agency. The estimated release date is May 2, 2017. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form.

Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/

A few highlights of the information that will be found include:
1. On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process.
2. In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).
3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately. A User ID will appear on the registration screen and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User. If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided. The Super User should be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords for their CAGE. DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their SAM registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE. They can add up to ninety-eight (98) additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance).

The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as "The Berry Amendment") impose restrictions on the DoD's acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with clothing), must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.

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