Trousers, Mens Dress, Army Blue, Shade 451, Class I, without braid

The closing date for this solicitation is April 14, 2009; 3:00p.m. local Philadelphia time.

An amendment is forthcoming to issue the unit allowance for each size based on the square inches previously given in the solicitation. The unit allowance incorporates a waste factor. The GFM administrative rate will be revised.

ASU Industry Pre-proposal Conference Information:



If you have not done so already, please confirm your registration with Ashley Liddle. She can be reached at Ashley.liddle@dla.mil .



For the people who are attending the conference below are instructions when you arrive at DSCP:



When you arrive please drive through the main gate and ask to go to the Visitors Center. The guards will direct you were to go. If you registered for the conference your name will be on a list at the Visitors Center. They will direct you to park in parking lot 1. Shuttle bus service will be available from the Main Gate to Building 6 Auditorium at 8:00 am, 8:15 am, 8:30 am, 8:45 am and then from the Building 6 Auditorium to the Visitors Center at the Main Gate at 3:00 pm, 3:15 pm, 3:30 pm, and 4:00 pm.



Lunch is on you own. There is a cafeteria located in the same building as the conference which is available for your use or you can bring a bag lunch.



You will be able to register for one on one meetings with the presenters at the time of your initial registration the day of the conference.



Below is a copy of the agenda for the ASU Industry Pre-Proposal Conference:



DEFENSE SUPPLY CENTER PHILADELPHIA

CLOTHING AND TEXTILES SUPPLIER OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE



ARMY SERVICE UNIFORM (ASU)

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AGENDA



JANUARY 30, 2009



8:00 8:45 AM REGISTRATION/CONTINENTIAL BREAKFAST



9:00 AM OPENING REMARKS

INTRODUCTION OF PRESENTERS BILL MCCLENAHAN

ADMINISTRATIVE CONCERNS SUZANNE KERSHAW

9:10 AM - WELCOME GILBERT MONTOYA

COL. KURT WILSON, USAF



9:30 AM - OVERVIEW OF THE ASU DAVE GERINGER

PROGRAM



9:50 AM - ACQUISITION STRATEGY ASHLEY LIDDLE



10:10 AM PROPOSAL EVALUATION TOM ORLANDO

FACTORS



10:30 AM - TECHNICAL ISSUES PAT ALLDRIDGE



10:50 AM - GFM PROCEDURES LTC RALPH WILLIAMS

DEBBIE SCAFIDI



11:20 AM - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



12:00 1:00 PM ******* LUNCH ON YOUR OWN*******



1:00 4:00 PM - ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH PRESENTERS

NOTE: Participants should sign-up on the morning of the pre-proposal conference for the one on one meetings to help avoid any conflicts in travel. Conference presenters will be available until 4:00 p.m.

The Maximum Purchase Quantity is hereby changed to be referred to as the Annual Order Limitation Quantity.



The Army Service Uniform (ASU) Industry Pre-Proposal Conference Agendas official website is located at the following link: http://www.dscp.dla.mil/events/asu/asuconf.htm . This website will provide additional information pertaining to the conference. A registration form is also located on this website and is required to be filled out and submitted in order to attend the conference.

This information is for solicitation SPM1C1-08-R-0141. The item is Trousers, Mens Dress, P/W, Army Blue, Shade 451, Class I, without Braid. The applicable NSN for this procurement is 8405-01-552-3355(s). The military specification is GS/PD 07-05, Class 1. The purchase quantity is as follows:

Base Year: min 86,400; max 270,000

Option Year One: min 86,400; max 270,000

Option Year Two: min 86,400; max 270,000

Option Year Three: min 86,400; max 270,000

Option Year Four: min 86,400; max 270,000

The first delivery order is due 120 days after the date of award. The destination for this item is (VSEQ) Lion Vallen in Suffolk, VA.

The solicitation will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside that will result in a firm fixed price contract. This is a Best Value Acquisition with Source Selection Procedures. The following factors will be utilized in descending order of importance: 1- Production Demonstration Model (PDM) and 2- Experience/Past Performance. All materials used in the fabrication of the end item are to be furnished by the contractor with exception of the basic fabric (Cloth, Poly/Wool, Serge, Blue Shade 451, MIL-DTL-823L Type III, Class 4), which will be provided as GFM. The Government does not intend to use FAR part 12 for this acquisition. Reference Numbered Notes 1, 9, and 26.



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 Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system. 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 CCR 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 DoDs acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012) and specialty metals (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014), 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.



DSCP has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, patterns and drawings on our contracting page. To request technical data for DSCP Clothing and Textiles (DSCP C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DSCP C&T Technical Data Repository area at:

http://www.dscp.dla.mil/clothingandtextiles/



POC for subject presolicitation notice/synopsis is Tom Orlando, thomas.orlando@dla.mil; (215) 737-3255.