Sources Sought: US Air Force Academy Officer Dress & Mess Dress Uniforms

This notice is not a solicitation. This announcement serves as a sources sought notice for the upcoming competitive acquisition for the United States Air Force Academy Officer Dress and Mess Dress Uniform requirement. 

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) issues clothing and uniform items to cadets throughout their tenure at USAFA. The Officer Dress and Mess Dress Uniforms are part of the Cadet's clothing issue. These uniforms must be made in accordance with Air Force Specifications and USAFA Letters of Exception. One one draft AF specification, and one USAFA letter of exception is attached for reference purposes only. The full set of specs will be posted along with the official solicitation. Vendors seeking certification should contact the Air Force Uniform Office as soon as possible for the following list of Air Force specifications applicable to the upcoming acquisition:

PD AESC 82-7A Ammended, 861031, Mens Trs MD
PD APC 05-06, 061208, Wmns Skt MD
PD YAPC 04-05, 070323, Wms Jkt MD
YAPC 04-05 Amend 1 Jacket Mess Dress Womans
PD AESC 82-6A, 851205, Mens Jkt MD
PD YAGC 93-3, 990622, Mns Jkt Officer
PD YAGC 85-1B, 930331, Mns Trs Officer
PD 93-6, 970721, Wms Slks Officer
PD YAGC 93-4, 000331, Wms Jkt Officer

Potential offerors must be certified through the Human Systems Center Clothing Division located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45533 prior to offer submission for the upcoming solicitation. The contractor can pursue certification by submitting an acceptable sample to Wright-Patterson. If the sample conforms to Air Force specifications and passes inspection, the Air Force Uniform Office will certify the contractor to produce that uniform item for three years and the contractor is required to re-submit for certification every three years. Each uniform item must be individually certified; the contractor cannot receive a blanket certification for the entire uniform. See attached Certification Procedures document or contact tracy.roan.1@us.af.mil and tylerr.richardson.ctr@us.af.mil at the Air Force Uniform Office for questions regarding certification only. For all other questions related to this notice contact the Contracting Office POCs listed below. 

The Buy American Act and Berry Amendment requirements will apply to this acquisition and the contractor will be responsible for procuring the fabric for each uniform item. The government intends to solicit an indefinite delivery contract for up to 5 years and the estimated quantities per year for each item are:

0001     Officer, Coat, Mens 750 EA

0002     Officer, Coat, Wmns     230 EA

0003     Officer, Trousers, Mens 1475     EA          

0004     Officer, Slacks, Wmns      435   EA          

0005     Mess Dress, Coat, Mens 780     EA          

0006     Mess Dress, Coat, Wmns 260     EA          

0007     Mess Dress, Trousers, Mens 815 EA          

0008     Mess Dress, Skirt, Wmns 260     EA

Please indicate interest in this upcoming acquisition using the interested vendors listing associated with this notice. Answers to the following market research questions would also be appreciated via email to the Contracting Office POCs listed below.

1. Has your company produced similar uniform items in the past? 
2. Does your company have previous experience sourcing Berry Amendment compliant materials?
3. Is your company currently certified through the Air Force Uniform Office to produce any/all of the uniform items listed above? If so, which ones?