US Army Combat Glove; FFP - 5 year IDIQ Contract; Minimum Quantity 450 (First Article Test Items)Max Dollar Amount from all Contracting Actions $42, 000, 000. 00

In accordance with FAR Part 13 and in conjunction with FAR Part 15, The US Army Contracting Command-APG- Natick Contracting Division has a requirement for the production of the Army Combat Glove (ACG). This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The ACG in Foliage Green will not replace any glove currently in the Army supply system; instead it will be the legacy Army issued combat glove. The goal of this acquisition is to procure the ACG in the Foliage Green color to provide sustainable hand protection in combat situations. If Foliage Green para-aramid solution dyed fiber is not available a color match utilizing blended fiber shall be acceptable, based on government approval, until solution dyed Foliage Green para-aramid becomes available.

The Government is anticipating awarding a 5 year IDIQ contract(s) with a guaranteed minimum of 50,000 a maximum of 1,250,000 pair of gloves combined from all production contracting actions. The ACG will maintain the level of Flame Resistance (FR) protection in the current ACG combat glove in accordance with with GL-PD-08-81C. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards. It intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with one (1), Five (5) year ordering period. The Government may award several, one or no contracts as a result of this solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 315992, and the size standard is 500 employees.

The Request for Proposal will be posted on the Natick Contracting Centers website; https://www3.natick.army.mil .www3.natick.army.mil, on or about 3 February 2012. Questions may be addressed to Stephen Abate at stephen.abate@us.army.mil.