SPEAR Family of Tactical Headborne Systems

As of 17 July 2017 all questions have been answered. No more questions received after this date will be answered..

As of 17 July 2017 all questions have been answered. No more questions received after this date will be answered.

Amendment 04 - Change Contracting Officer
Please be aware that the proposal due date has been extended to 26 July 2017 at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time. Additionally, Q & A Set 9 and Amendment 05 will be posted shortly..

Amendment 04 - Change Contracting Officer

Please be aware that the proposal due date has been extended to 26 July 2017 at 12 PM Eastern Standard Time.  Additionally, Q&A Set 9 and Amendment 05 will be posted shortly.

Amendment 04 - Change Contracting Officer.

Amendment 04 - Change Contracting Officer

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has a requirement for a multi-year contract to procure Special Operations Forces Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR) Family of Tactical Headborne Systems (FTHS)-Ballistic and Non-Ballistic Helmets. The FTHS-Ballistic and Non-Ballistic Helmets will consist of a ballistic helmet system as well as a non-ballistic helmet system. The government intends to award a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) production contract for a fully developed item to the offeror with the best value to the Government. This is not a R & D contract; the offeror must be the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and have an existing U.S. verifiable production line for any product proposed under this solicitation. All offerors must submit a proposal for both helmet systems; partial proposals will not be accepted. The helmet systems must meet the performance requirements as outlined in the Performance Specification and meet the requirements set forth in the Berry Amendment. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 339999.

The acquisition will utilize full and open competition. The draft solicitation is being issued with this synopsis concurrently. The Government requests industry feedback on all aspects of the draft solicitation. Questions are highly encouraged and shall be provided in writing. Oral requests (e.g. phone calls) for information will be re-directed to provide email correspondence for documentation purposes. Individual responses to inquiries will not be provided.

The final solicitation is expected to be released in April 2017. The minimum contract value will be $150K and the maximum contract value will be $95M. The minimum and the maximum value may be any combination of contract line items identified by the Government. Proposals shall be prepared in accordance with the mandatory, explicit, and detailed instructions contained in the RFP. Proposals will be evaluated and award made in accordance with the evaluation criteria in the RFP. Offerors will be required to submit Product Demonstration Models (PDMs) with proposal submission for evaluation. In addition, the Government may procure additional PDMs for testing purposes as part of this solicitation. These PDMs will be purchased from only those vendors remaining in the competitive range.

A Notice of Intent (NOI) to submit a proposal will be required by all participating offerors in accordance with the solicitation instructions. Only those offerors who submit a NOI will receive the Performance Specification and may submit a proposal which may be considered by the agency. In addition, only those offers with a U.S. verifiable production line that are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) shall be considered by the agency. The Government point of contact for this effort is Kelly McNeill at kelly.mcneill@socom.mil.

Offerors must be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. Information on SAM may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov.

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The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has a requirement for a multi-year contract to procure Special Operations Forces Personal Equipment Advanced Requirements (SPEAR) Family of Tactical Headborne Systems (FTHS)-Ballistic and Non-Ballistic Helmets. The FTHS-Ballistic and Non-Ballistic Helmets will consist of a ballistic helmet system as well as a non-ballistic helmet system. The government intends to award a five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) production contract for a fully developed item to the offeror with the best value to the Government. This is not a R&D contract; the offeror must be the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and have an existing U.S. verifiable production line for any product proposed under this solicitation. All offerors must submit a proposal for both helmet systems; partial proposals will not be accepted. The helmet systems must meet the performance requirements as outlined in the Performance Specification and meet the requirements set forth in the Berry Amendment. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 339999.

The acquisition will utilize full and open competition. The draft solicitation is being issued with this synopsis concurrently. The Government requests industry feedback on all aspects of the draft solicitation. Questions are highly encouraged and shall be provided in writing. Oral requests (e.g. phone calls) for information will be re-directed to provide email correspondence for documentation purposes. Individual responses to inquiries will not be provided.

The final solicitation is expected to be released in April 2017. The minimum contract value will be $150K and the maximum contract value will be $95M. The minimum and the maximum value may be any combination of contract line items identified by the Government. Proposals shall be prepared in accordance with the mandatory, explicit, and detailed instructions contained in the RFP. Proposals will be evaluated and award made in accordance with the evaluation criteria in the RFP. Offerors will be required to submit Product Demonstration Models (PDMs) with proposal submission for evaluation. In addition, the Government may procure additional PDMs for testing purposes as part of this solicitation. These PDMs will be purchased from only those vendors remaining in the competitive range.

A Notice of Intent (NOI) to submit a proposal will be required by all participating offerors in accordance with the solicitation instructions. Only those offerors who submit a NOI will receive the Performance Specification and may submit a proposal which may be considered by the agency. In addition, only those offers with a U.S. verifiable production line that are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) shall be considered by the agency. The Government point of contact for this effort is Kelly McNeill at kelly.mcneill@socom.mil.

Offerors must be registered in the System For Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. Information on SAM may be obtained at http://www.sam.gov.