Hat, Service, Man's Drill Instructor Hat

Pre-solicitation Notice / Synopsis for Solicitation No: SPE1C1-25-R-X013

This is for the purchase of the following:

Item: Hat, Service, Man's Drill Instructor

NSN: 8405-01-157-143

PGC: 00346

This acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside for the manufacture and delivery of the Man's Drill Instructor Hat. The Man's Drill Instructor Hat shall be manufactured in accordance with its specifications.

This procurement will result in one award for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity, Firm Fixed Price Type contract with five-(5) pricing tiers where each tier period will be for a 12-month performance period resulting in a 60-month contract.

The quantities provided below are COMBINED estimates for the item and may change at the time of solicitation based on changes in demand and supply position.

• Guaranteed Minimum for all five (5) pricing tier periods: 1,344 EA


• Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) for each of the five (5) pricing tier periods: 5,364 EA


• Maximum Quantity for all five (5) pricing tier periods: 41,593 EA

Under the initial delivery order there will be three (3) monthly deliveries that will be required starting 120 days after the date of award with subsequent orders due in 90 days. The delivery destination for this item is Army 3PL Pendergrass Distribution Center located in Pendergrass, GA 30567. 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.

All items must be 100% U.S. Made out of 100% U.S. Materials.

Offerors will be required to submit a total of one (1) Product Demonstration Models (PDM) from each proposed place of performance; for each item; and a history of their experience/past performance record from the period three years prior to the solicitation closing date. PDMs must be submitted with offers. PDM(s) will be the most important evaluation factor which will be evaluated for conformance to the specifications, followed by Past Performance and Price.

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****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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ITEM 0001: Hat, Service, Man's Drill Instructor Hat

Spec/Cid Number: A-A-50526D

Spec/Cid Date: 16 August 2024

Pattern Date: N/A

Item Description: Hat, Service, Man's Drill Instructor Hat

Solicitation Number: SPE1C1-25-R-X013

Upon submission of a technical data request, please notify the Contract Specialist, Justin Barcoski, via e-mail at Justin.Barcoski@dla.mil.

The point of contact for subject acquisition is:

Justin Barcoski; Contract Specialist

Email: Justin.Barcoski@dla.mil