Boot, Army Combat, Temperate Weather

This procurement is for the manufacture and delivery of Boots, Temperate Weather Army Combat (ACB TW) PGC#04040. The ACB TW will be procured in accordance with purchase description GL-PD-11-01 dated 11 March 2011. The solicitation will have one

1. lot for a 100% of total requirement and be issued as Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources, FAR 6.203 Set-asides for small business concerns.

The solicitation will be evaluated under Best Value Trade-Off Source Selection Procedures with the following evaluation factors:

1. Product Demonstration Models (PDM), and
2. Past Performance Confidence Assessment.

Offerors are required to include Product Demonstration Models (PDMs). Evaluation will consist of PDM, Past Performance, and price. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

As other evaluation factors become more equal, the evaluated cost or price becomes more important.

Quantities: This award will consist of a three-year base term divided into three one-year tier (pricing) periods. The Minimum Quantity will be 4,968 pairs for the life of the resultant contract. The Minimum Quantity may be ordered during any tier period or combination of tier periods.

The Government may fulfill the Minimum Quantity by issuing a single delivery order or any number of delivery orders. However, in fulfilling the Minimum Quantity, the total dollar value expended by the Government shall not exceed the dollar value of the Minimum Quantity procured at the lowest unit price under the contract, hereafter referred to as the Guaranteed Minimum Dollar Value. The Government will be considered to have fulfilled its obligation to order the Minimum Quantity when the Guaranteed Minimum Dollar Value has been met.

The Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ) will be 13,248(Tier 1)/13,248(Tier 2)/13,248 (Tier 3). The Maximum Quantity will be 59,616 pairs and reflects the sum of approximately 150% of the AEQ for each Tier period (a total of 3 Tiers) to account for fluctuations in customer demand. The Government reserves the right to place orders up to the Maximum Contract Quantity.

The Government is not obligated to order the Contract Maximum Quantity; however, the Government has the legal right to order up to this quantity prior to the final expiration of any resultant contract. The result contract will be a Firm-Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract type. Production Lead Time is 150 days.

Inspection/Acceptance at Origin. Delivery destination will be at VSTQ -, DoDAAC # SC0150: LVI Army 3PL, Pendergrass Distribution Center, 596 Bonnie Valentine Way DOOR 20-23, Pendergrass, GA 30567.

Important Notices: The Government reserves the right to perform conversions to the Boot, Army Combat Temperate Weather with a similar construction item(s) due to military readiness requirements to support uniform changes. Any conversion will be via bilateral modification.

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Important Note on Foreign Content: 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) 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. All items used in the fabrication of the end item must be 100% U.S. made out of 100% U.S. materials and are to be furnished by the Contractor.

FAR Part 12 will be used for this acquisition.