Contracting and Purchasing Division, P.O. Box 5069, Marine Corps Recruit Depot/ERR, Parris Island, S.C. 29905-5000

84 -- MILITARY UNIFORM DRESS SHIRTS SOL M00263-97-B-0001 DUE 032697 POC Contact Barbara Coppinger, Contract Specialist, (803) 525-2190, Linda Stroh, Contract Specialist, (803) 525-2151 (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation M00263-97-B-0001 is being issued as an Invitation For Bid (IFB). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-42. (iv) This acquisition is unrestricted. The associated standard industrial classification code is 2321. (v) The solicitation contract line item number, estimated quantity, unit, and item description follows: Line item 0001. Estimated annual quantity = 342. Unit-each. Description -- Male Marine Corps military uniform long-sleeve dress shirt. Class 2, polyester/wool, plain cuffs, constructed in accordance with MIL-S-3649G(MC) dated 12 Oct 89. Line item 0002. Estimated annual quantity = 10. Unit-each. Description -- Male Marine Corps military uniform long-sleeve dress shirt in special order sizes. Class 2, polyester/wool, plain cuffs, constructed in accordance with MIL-S-3649G(MC) dated 12 Oct 89. Line item 0003. Estimated annual quantity = 2,336. Unit-each. Description- Male Marine Corps military uniform short-sleeve dress shirt. Class 2, tropical, polyester/wool, constructed in accordance with MIL-S-19984E(MC) dated 20 Sep 89. Line item 0004. Estimated annual quantity = 240. Unit-each. Description Female Marine Corps military uniform short sleeve shirt without darts. Type I, Class 3, polyester/wool, tropical, khaki shade M-1, constructed in accordance with MIL-S-29368D dated 06 Jun 94. Line item 0005. Estimated annual quantity = 80. Unit-each. Description -- Female Marine Corps military uniform long sleeve shirt without darts. Type II, Class 2, polyester/wool, tropical, khaki shade M-1, constructed in accordance with MIL-S-29368D dated 06 Jun 94. (vi) A firm-fixed price indefinite-delivery contract will be issued for one base year with one option period. The contract will provide United States Marine Corps military uniform shirts to military personnel at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Eastern Recruiting Region, Parris Island, South Carolina, and Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Western Recruiting Region, San Diego, California. The estimated value of this acquisition is $200 thousand. The contractor shall be required to furnish a maximum estimated annual quantity of 4,100 military uniform shirts. The Government shall order and guarantee the contractor a minimum annual quantity of 2,048 military uniform shirts, which represents 50% of the estimated annual maximum. IMPORTANT: Shirts must be manufactured in accordance with the military specifications identified in each line item in paragraph (v). All shirt patterns must be approved by Marine Corps Logistic Base (MCLB), Albany, Georgia, prior to submitting finished bid samples for approval. Four finished bid samples for line items 0001, 0003, 0004, and 0005, must be delivered to reach the following MCLB address on or before 4:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, March 26, 1997. To obtain working patterns and a written copy of the required specifications, contact Robert McCormick or Clara Meeks at (912) 439-6560, or mail a written request to Commander (Code 855) Marine Corps Logistics Base, 814 Radford Blvd., Albany, Georgia 31704-1128. NOTE: Some of the additional specifications for shirt accessories listed in each military specification are unavailable through MCLB. Those offerors who do not have approved patterns are advised to expedite receipt of any required specifications in order to meet the bid sample closing date and time. (vii) Prices quoted shall be FOB destination. The first order shall be delivered complete within ninety (90) calendar days, or less, from the date of award. Each order thereafter, shall be delivered within thirty (30) calendar days from the receipt of the order, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, whether oral or in writing. The inspection and acceptance site shall be disclosed on each delivery order. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: (viii) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. (ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, to include the specific evaluation criteria in paragraph (a): The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers in descending order of importance. 1) Quality of the shirts which meet or exceed the minimum required specifications pertaining to quality applications, such as but not limited to: adheres to approved shirt pattern specifications, fabric color and weight, and overall quality of garment construction. 2) Ability to meet required delivery dates. 3) Value based on price. 4) Past performance. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with a copy of its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional clauses cited in the clause by reference apply: FAR 52.203-6, Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.233-3, Protest After Award; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-18, European Union Sanctions for End Products. The following Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) clauses and provisions apply to this contract: Offerors shall include a completed copy of provision 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The clause at 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, and 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program apply to this acquisition. Offerors shall include a completed copy of provision 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate, with a copy of its offer. The clause at 252.225-7012, preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, applies to this acquisition. Each Offeror shall review the preceding clauses and provisions incorporated by reference in paragraphs (viii through xii) above, and return a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, DFARS 252.212-7000 and DFARS 252.225-7000 with its offer. Copies of provisions will be provided upon request. (xiii) Orders shall be placed against this contract by Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, and/or Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California, utilizing the procedures outlined in FAR 16.505. Oral orders shall be confirmed in writing. Orders may be issued by facsimile, or electronic commerce methods, when available. The Government reserves the right to utilize Government (Visa) credit card as a payment method upon delivery and acceptance of delivery orders against this contract. Invoices shall be mailed to the cite identified on each delivery order. Invoices must be issued in accordance with Far 52.212-4(g). (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) assigned rating is DO C9E. (xv) Submit bids, to include completed provisions, to reach the Contract and Purchasing Division, Attn Formal Contracts Branch, Bldg 159, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC 29902, on or before 4:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, March 26, 1997. Submit shirt samples to reach the Commander (Code 855), Marine Corps Logistics Base, 814 Radford Blvd., Albany, Georgia 31704-1128 on or before 4:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, March 26, 1997. (xvi) Contact Barbara Coppinger, Contract Specialist (803)525-2190 or Linda Stroh, Contract Specialist, (803) 525-2151. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. (0058)

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