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84 -- CAP, GARRISON (FLIGHT), MEN'S & WOMEN'S, USAF OFFICERS & USAFA CADETS SOL F0561195R0025 DUE 050495 POC David Austin, 719/472-2862. The officer caps shall be manufactured in accordance with Military Specifications MIL-C-3261F (USAF), 22 September 1989, and MIL-C-87215 (USAF, 7 September 1984, both with Human Systems Center Exception 1, 3 May 1993. Men's caps shall be Type IV, Class 2, while Women's caps shall be Type III, Class 2. The basic material for the officer caps shall conform to MIL-C-823, Class 4, USAF Shade No. Blue 1620. The Cadet caps shall be manufactured in accordance with US Air Force Academy Specification USAFA CU 427-06 (Men's) and MIL-C-87215 (USAF) with USAFA Letter of Exceptions (Women's). All material for the officer caps shall be furnished by the Contractor while the fabric for the cadet caps will be Government Furnished Material, blue elastique wool. The successful offeror must be certified for each applicable MIL-C Specification, at the time of offer submittal, by the Department of the Air Force, Human Systems Center (AFMC), Air Force Clothing Division, 2255 Monahan Way, Attn: HSC/YAG, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base OH 45433-7009. Interested offerors not certified may obtain information for certification approval from HSC, Ms Gina Rice, (513) 255-6073. The proposed contract will be a firm fixed price requirements contract with a one year basic period and 3 one year options. Estimated yearly quantity for Officer Caps is 1750 each men's and 200 each women's. Estimated yearly quantity for Cadet Caps is 3050 each men's and 250 each women's, to include fill-in orders, if required. Exact quantities and sizes will be provided no later than 15 Dec of each year by delivery order. All caps shall be delivered yearly no later than 15 Mar for Officers and 30 Apr for Cadets. Two Officer caps of each size for both men and women (total of 46 caps) shall be furnished no later than 15 Oct 95 for try-on and sizing. These caps will not be considered part of the Government order and will remain the property of the contractor. First articles, consisting of one each men's and women's caps, will be required for the cadet caps only. Request for Proposal F0561195R0025 will be issued on or about 4 Apr 95 with closing date on or about 4 May 95. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, USAF Academy CO. Only written requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. No telephone requests. If requesting the RFP by FAX, send your request to (719) 472-4404, Attn: David Austin. The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 2353 and the business size standard for small business, to include all affiliates, is 500 employees. REQUESTERS MUST STATE THEIR BUSINESS SIZE ON EACH REQUEST. Women owned and small disadvantaged businesses are encouraged to submit offers. The proposed contract listed here is 100% small business set-aside. (0037)

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