| Location: | Pennsylvania |
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| Posted: | Apr 9, 2025 |
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| Agency: | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Type of Government: | Federal |
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| Solicitation No: | SPE1C1-25-R-0044 |
| Publication URL: | To access bid details, please log in. |
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Pre-solicitation Notice / Synopsis for Solicitation No: SPE1C1-25-R-0044
This is for the purchase of the following:
Item 0001: Cap, Cold Weather
NSN Series: 8415-01-695-3401 (s)
PGC: 00423
End Item Specification: MIL-DTL-32696 dated 28 January 2022
Pattern Date: 21 March 2023
This acquisition will be issued as a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Set-Aside, for the manufacture and delivery of the Cap, Cold Weather (PGC 00423). The Cap, Cold Weather shall be manufactured in accordance with MIL-DTL-32696 dated 28 January 2022; Pattern Date: 21 March 2023.
This procurement will result in one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract. The contract will consist of five-(5) pricing tiers where each tier will be for a 12-month performance period resulting in a 60-month contract.
The quantities provided below are estimates and may change at the time of solicitation based on changes in demand and supply position.
Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Set-Aside
Cap, Cold Weather
Production Lead Time (PLT) is 150 days for the initial delivery order and 120 days for all subsequent orders. The delivery destinations for subject item are:
Source Selection criteria will be used for award evaluation purposes in accordance with FAR 15.101-1. For award evaluation purposes technical merit is more important than price. Evaluation Factors for award are Product Demonstration Models (PDM), Past Performance Confidence Assessment, and Proposed Price in that order.
RFID at item, case, and pallet level will be required for subject item(s).
All materials used to manufacture this item are to be furnished by the contractor.
All materials/components shall be Berry Amendment compliant.
Offerors will be required to submit Product Demonstration Models (PDMs) from each proposed place of performance with the following size requirement:
One (1) Cold Weather Cap – size Medium
Note: The Government reserves the right to change the PDM requirements and does not incur any responsibility or obligation to offerors, manufacturers, or suppliers in providing these anticipated PDM requirements.
Offerors will also be required to submit a history of their experience/past performance record from the period three (3) years prior to the solicitation closing date. PDM(s) are the most important evaluation factor and will be evaluated for conformance to the specifications, Past Performance will be the next important evaluation factor, followed by Price.
Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form.
The Solicitation will be posted on DIBBS and SAM.gov. Please check both.
Refer to the following when viewing solicitation on DIBBS:
The 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 System for Award Management (SAM)(https://www.sam.gov). 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 SAM 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 DoD’s 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.
NOTICE TO DLA SUPPLIERS: DLA Troop Support 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 this solicitation, use the following link to the DLA Troop Support C&T Technical Data Repository area at:
http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx
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Spec/Cid Number: MIL-DTL-32696
Spec/Cid Date: 28 January 2022
Pattern Date: 21 March 2023
Item Description: Cap, Cold Weather
Solicitation Number: SPE1C1-25-R-0044
The points of contact for subject acquisition are:
Marissa Sacca; Acquisition Specialist
Email: Marissa.1.Sacca@dla.mil
Michelle Falkowski; Contracting Officer
Email: Michelle.Falkowski@dla.mil
| Apr 28, 2025 | [Solicitation (Original)] Cap, Cold Weather |
| May 6, 2025 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Cap, Cold Weather |
| May 14, 2025 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Cap, Cold Weather |
| May 28, 2025 | [Solicitation (Updated)] Cap, Cold Weather |

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