BATTERY, STORAGE   2

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio intends to solicit for the following National Stock Number (NSN). The purpose of this contract is to provide stock replenishment coverage in support of military depots.

NSN 6140-01-502-4405 Battery, Storage. This material is being procured IAW CAGE 0UJ55 P/N 8052-161 and CAGE 1EFH8 P/N 3001272. The required delivery is 80 days. FOB Destination and Inspection and Acceptance at Destination are required. The NAICS for this item is 335910 with a business size standard of 1,250.

This solicitation is not being issued under the First Destination Transportation (FDT) program. This solicitation is not set-aside for small business.

The requirement is a Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC), and the contract period will be for a three (3) year base period with two (2) one-year options to be exercised at the discretion of the Government. The total duration (base plus option years) shall not exceed 5 years. The material is commercial; therefore, the Government is using the policies contained in FAR subpart 13.5 in its solicitation for this item. This solicitation will be available on the Internet at http://www.dibbs.bsmdla.mil/rfp on or about the issue date of December 6, 2023 (12/06/2023) under solicitation # SPE7LX24RX008. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available.

While price may be a significant factor in the evaluation of offers, proposals will be evaluated based upon a combination of Price, Past Performance, Delivery, and other evaluation factors described in the solicitation. All offers shall be in English and in US dollars. Subcontracting plan may be required.

Suppliers will be required to submit to the contracting officer for review and approval prior to award, safety data sheets consistent with the requirements found at 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200 for hazardous materials delivered to the Government. Suppliers will also be required to submit to the contracting officer for review and approval prior to award, Hazardous Communication Standard (HCS) labels in accordance with 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200 requirements or current Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA), Federal Hazardous Substance Act (FHSA) labels when subject to labeling requirements under those statutes. This product labeling is required for hazardous materials delivered to the Government.

Item is a critical application item. Shelf life requirements applies to this item. .

The Contracting Officer may utilize on-line Reverse Auctioning as a means of conducting price discussions under this solicitation. During the on-line auction, offerors' proposed prices will be publicly disclosed to other offerors and anyone else having access to the on-line auction. This public disclosure is anonymous, meaning that each offeror's identity will be concealed from other offerors (although it will be known to the Government), and only generic identifiers will be used publicly for each offeror's proposed pricing (e.g., "Offeror A"). By submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation, offerors agree to participate in the Reverse Auction and that their prices may be publicly disclosed, including to other offerors, during the Reverse Auction. An offeror's final auction price will be considered its final proposal revision. No price revisions will be accepted after the close of the Reverse Auction, unless the Contracting Officer decides that further discussions are needed, and final proposal revisions are again requested in accordance with FAR 15.307.

Submission of proposal by electronic commerce (e-mail) is allowed. Preferred method to submit proposal is to upload through DIBBS. Submit e-mailed proposals to Ryan.Vinson@dla.mil. E-mailed proposals cannot exceed 15MB.