What the agency is buying
by RFPFinder from the notice and attachments; the solicitation governsThe Department of Defense is purchasing cotton/nylon black dress socks for the US Navy. This will be a firm-fixed-price contract awarded using best value / trade-off source selection procedures, with technical and past performance being more important than cost.
Scope
- Purchase of Cotton/Nylon Black Dress Socks for the US Navy.
- Contractor to furnish all materials, which must be Berry Amendment compliant.
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How to get the bid documents
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- Check the submission requirements in the compliance checklist
- Submit by portal before 3:00 PM ET on Oct 9
Details
- Place of performance
- PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania
- Buyer type
- Federal
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Solicitation no.
- SPE1C1-26-R-0121
- Category
- Supplies & Equipment
- Size standard
- 750 employees SBA table, NAICS 315210
- Quantity
- 84,000 PR minimum, 336,000 PR annual estimated, 2,100,000 PR from notice
- Delivery location
- Peckham Inc, Lansing, MI from notice
- FOB
- Destination from notice
- Period of performance
- 60-month ordering period, containing five (5) separate 12-month price tiers from notice
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price from notice
- Evaluation
- Best value tradeoff (FAR 15) from notice
- NSN
- 8440-00-543-7773 from notice
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- 1, last Oct 7
- Contact
- Kalifa Williams
- Office
- DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY · DLA TROOP SUPPORT
- Phone
- 4457376308
Not stated in the notice: estimated value. Check the bid documents.
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Key dates
- Amendment 1
- Wed, Oct 7 · The original notice has been updated with additional details regarding the acquisition of Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy, including quantities, ordering period, and evaluation factors.
Change log
verified Wed, Oct 7 · 12:30 AM ET- Posted · Combined Synopsis/SolicitationThu, Sep 10 · 7:26 AM ET
- Amendment · The original notice has been updated with additional details regarding the acquisition of Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy, including quantities, ordering period, and evaluation factors.Wed, Oct 7 · 12:32 AM ET
Change log starts Oct 5, 2026 (tracking began); earlier amendments at SAM.gov are being pulled in.
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Notice as published
Cotton/Nylon Black Dress Socks
ITEM: Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy; PGC: 00306 & 02767; NSN: 8440-00-543-7773 & 8440-01-495-2994 Specification/PD/CID: CID, A-A-50015D---Dated 24 October 2019Socks, Stretch Type (Dress or Liner) All materials used to manufacture these items are to be furnished by the contractor. All materials/components shall be Berry Amendment compliant. RFP SPE1C1-26-R-0121, will be utilized for the purchase of items Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy.
DLA Troop Support intends to solicit for the purchase of the Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy: Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy; PGC: 00306 & 02767; NSN: 8440-00-543-7773 & 8440-01-495-2994 This acquisition of the purchase of the Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy will result in one
- firm fixed price contract in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.
The contract will be a 60-month ordering period, containing five
- separate 12-month price tiers.
The RFP and proposed contract will be issued as 100% Set-aside for Small Business. Only small business firms may submit offers for this acquisition. The quantities will be as follows: Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy; PGC: 00306 & 02767: Minimum Quantity for the five
- years: 84,000 PR Annual Estimated Quantity (AEQ): 336,000 PR Maximum Quantity for the five
- years: 2,100,000 PR Best Value / Trade Off / Source Selection Procedures will be utilized in making the proposed award, and as a result, Technical Proposals are required.
Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are more important than cost or price. Evaluation factors are as follows in descending order of importance: Product Demonstration Model (PDM) in accordance with Spec: CID, A-A-50015D---Dated 24 October 2019Socks, Stretch Type (Dress or Liner) Past Performance/Performance Confidence Assessment. The first Delivery Order for each award is due to begin 90 days after award in 30-day increments, and 90 days for subsequent orders.
Acquisition is FOB Destination to Peckham Inc, Lansing, MI (VSTN) for the Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy. Inspection & Acceptance are at Destination. RFID labeling at the item, case and pallet will be required for this acquisition as the items are listed for the Warfighter Recruit Bag.
All materials used to manufacture this item are to be furnished by the contractor. All materials/components shall be Berry Amendment compliant. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form.
SPECIFICATION: Socks, Cotton/Nylon Black, Dress, US Navy CID, A-A-50015D---Dated 24 October 2019Socks, Stretch Type (Dress or Liner). Specification will be included at time of solicitation as an attachment. Technical Data is included within Solicitation SPE1C1-26-R-0121.
Specification and Tech are included as an attachment to the solicitation document in SAM.gov and DIBBS. In a future posting the solicitation will be found concurrently on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/Solicitations/ Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/default.aspx
A few highlights of the information that will be found include:
- On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process. 2.
In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website. 3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately.
A User ID will appear on the registration screen, and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User. If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided. The Super User should be contacted to set up additional accounts, logons, and passwords for their CAGE DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their SAM registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE.
They can add up to ninety-eight
- additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance).
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. DLA Troop Support has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, PATTERNS and drawings on our contracting page (if patterns and drawings are available).
NOTE: Commercial Items do not have patterns. To request technical data for DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (DLA C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA C&T Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx To request technical data for DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (DLA C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA C&T Technical Data Repository area at http://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx
Contracting Office Address: 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111-5096 Primary Point of Contact: Kalifa Williams Contracting Officer [email on the source notice] Phone: 445-737-6308 Secondary Point of Contact: Timothy Sweetra Contracting Specialist [email on the source notice] Phone: 445-737-6387
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