THIS SOLICITATION WILL RESULT IN AN INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT (IQC) FOR A BASE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS WITH ZERO (0) OPTIONS. THE ESTIMATED ANNUAL QUANITTY IS 45 EACH; THE MINIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY IS 11; THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY ORDER QUANTITY IS 45. THE DELIVERY DATE WILL BE 382 DAYS TOTAL: DELIVERY OF THE FIRST ARTICLE TEST REPORT WILL BE 262 DAYS ARO. GOVERNMENT APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL WILL BE 60 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF FIRST ARTICLE TEST REPORT, DELIVERY OF THE PRODUCTION UNITS WILL BE 60 DAYS AFTER GOVERNMENT APPROVAL. INSPECTION AND ACCPETANCE WILL BE AT ORIGIN, FOB IS AT DESTINATION. THIS IS A DLA DIRECT PROCUREMENT. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AS 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. CERTIFIED COST AND PRICING DATA IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PROCUREMENTS UNER $2 MILLION. EE0 CLEARANCE IS NOT REQUIRED. PROGRESS PAYMENTS ARE AUTHORZED FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. THIS ITEM REQUIRES FIRST ARTICLE TEST (CONTRACTOR). THIS IS NOT A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM. EXPORT CONTROL IS REQUIRED -THIS ITEM CITED REQUIRES DATA WHICH IS RESTRICTED TO CONTRACTORS CERTIFIED BY DOD TO ACCESS UNCLASSIFIED DATA PER DOD 5220.22M. CERTIFICATION IS OBTAINED BY SUBMITTING DD FORM 2345, MILITARY CRITICAL TECHNICAL DATA AGREEMENT, TO THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS INFORMATION SERVICES.

PRICE, PAST PERFORMANCE, AND DELIVERY WILL BE EQUALLY WEIGHTED. THE FINAL CONTRACT AWARD DECISION MAY BE BASED UPON A COMBINATION OF PRICE, PAST PERFORMANCE, SPRS, AND OTHER EVALUATION FACTORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE SOLICITATION. THIS REQUEST IS FOR A WIRTTEN QUOTE. PLEASE SUBMIT OFFERES IN WRITING.

A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE DLA INTERNET BID BOARD SYSTEM (DIBBS) AT HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFP ON THE ISSUE DATE CITED IN THE SOLICITATION. FROM THE DIBBS HOMEPAGE, SELECT "REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) / INVITATION FOR BID (IFB)" FROM THE MENU UNDER THE TAB "SOLICITATIONS." THEN SEARCH FOR AND CHOOSE THE RFP YOU WISH TO DOWNLOAD. SOLICITATIONS ARE IN PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF). TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW THESE DOCUMENTS YOU WILL NEED THE LATEST VERSION OF ADOBE ACROBAT READER. THIS SOFTWARE IS AVAILABLE FREE AT HTTP://WWW.ADOBE.COM. A PAPER COPY OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REQUESTORS. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED ON OR AROUND November 18, 2023.