CLOTH, GABARDINE, POLY/WOOL, TYPE II, CLASS 12, GREEN MC SHADE 2212, MOTHPROOFED

This information is for solicitation SPE1C1-17-R-0131. The item is CLOTH, GABARDINE, POLY/WOOL, TYPE II, CLASS 12, GREEN MC SHADE 2212, MOTHPROOFED, SPONGED, 10.6 OX. PER LINEAR YARD, 59 INCH MINIMUM WIDTH. STANDARD SAMPLE IS IDENTIFIED AS ROLL NUMBER 14-086883 AND IS APPLICABLE FOR SHADE, FINISH AND COLORFASTNESS.

The applicable NSN for this procurement is 8305-01-247-6550. The military specification is MIL-C-10176, Dated 06 January 1989. The purchase quantity for the base year and four option periods is a minimum of 126,000 yards, and an annual order limitation quantity a maximum of 395,000 yards. The annual estimated quantity (AEQ) is 315,000 yards. The first delivery order is due 330 days after the date of award. If the first article is waived, then the delivery period is 210 days after the date of the award. There will be twelve (12) deliveries. The destination for the CLOTH, GABARDINE, POLY/WOOL, TYPE II, CLASS 12, GREEN MC SHADE 2212 is (VSTN), Peckham Vocational Industries Lansing, MI. The item will be FOB Destination, Inspection and Acceptance at Origin.

Note: There is a potential need for NSN 8305-01-414-1555 CLOTH, GABARDINE, P/W, NAVY BLUE SHADE 3346 that may be added to the contract at a later date.

The solicitation will be issued as an unrestricted purchase that will result in a firm fixed price with economic price adjustment contract. This is a Best Value acquisition with Source Selection Procedures. The following factors will be utilized in descending order of importance: Past Performance, and Socioeconomic Considerations. All materials used in the fabrication of the end item are to be furnished by the contractor. The Government does not intend to use FAR part 12 for this acquisition.

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The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statues (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 252.25.7014), 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.