Universal prescription lens carrier

Added: Feb 05, 2013 10:43 am Delivery Location:  Must deliver ordered quantity within 4 days from receipt of order for CONUS locations and 11 days from receipt of order for OCONUS locations.  Copies of this solicitation can be found on the DLA Logistics Agency Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil on or around February 20, 2013.

Added: Feb 01, 2013 2:17 pm  

DLA Troop Support intends to enter into a Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Optical ECAT contract for the Universal Prescription Lens Carrier (UPLC).  The solicitation will be issued on an Other Than Full and Open Competition basis under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Source and No Other Supplies Or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.  The use of this sole source authority is necessary because the Revision Military, Ltd.  UPLC is the only product that has been approved by the Army to interface/connect to approved brands of combat eye protection, such as goggles and spectacles as an add-on component required by soldiers needing vision correction.  The National Stock Numbers and Part Numbers for the UPLC are as follows: 

(NSN)-6540-01-600-6541, Revision Military, Ltd. Universal Prescription (Rx) Lens Carrier (UPLC) - 30 Pack, Part Number:  4-0436-9110

NSN-6540-01-600-6536, Revision Military, Ltd. UPLC - 10 Pack
Part Number:  4-0436-9104

NSN-6540-01-600-6532, Revision Military, Ltd. UPLC - Single Pack
Part Number:  4-0436-9102

The awardee will be required to support CONUS and OCONUS customers through the Optical ECAT Program.  There are two communication options available for ECAT; Web Supplier Interface and American National Standard Institute (ANSI) x 12 EDI.  All purchase orders, purchase order confirmation and invoice transactions under this contract are required to be electronic.  The contractor is required to utilize ECAT to electronically receive 850 purchase orders, transmit 997 functional acknowledgements, send 855 order confirmations, and transmit 810 invoices for payment.  Customers will be ordering supplies utilizing an e-commerce, internet based website, or through ANSI transactions sets.  Contract terms shall be a one-year base period and seven one-year option periods.  The annual estimated quantity for this procurement is 128,110 units.  This quantity is an estimate only based on data available to the Contracting Officer at the time of the solicitation.  The Government is in no way obligated to purchase beyond the annual estimated quantity.  When you offer your price, you must take into account any business risk associated with this estimate.   All responsible sources may submit a proposal  which shall be considered by the agency.   This is NOT a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote or Invitation for Bid. The Government is in no way obligated to purchase any material as a result of this notice. THIS NOTICE AND ANY RFP IN NO WAY COMMITS THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT.