National Guard Bureau, Acquisition Contracting Division, Ngb-aqc-i, 5109leesburg Pike, Suite 401-b, Falls Church, Va 22041-3201

84 -- DISTRIBUTION SERVICES FOR GOVERNMENT FURNISHED MILITARY CLOTHING AND INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENTN POC Ms. Linda Krough, 703-681-0625, EMail: L KROUGH@ngb-emh2.army.mil The Army National Guard (ARNG) is contemplating employing a commercial vendor to provide distribution services for government-furnished military clothing and individual equipment. The vendor would be responsible for the following tasks: (1) request resupply from Department of Defense(DoD)Suppliers, receive and store military clothing; (2) receive electronic orders for military clothing; (3) select, make name tapes, affix insignia to, pack and ship military clothing and/or individual equipment; (4) receive returns of new and used clothing and/or individual equipment, confirm receipt, inspect, launder as required and re-warehouse; (5) account for inventories; and (6) operate within the regulatory requirements of DoD, ARNG and the U.S. Army. The ultimate customers for the services would be approximately 325,000 ARNG soldiers located in approximately 2700 communities within the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The anticipated volume is approximately 500,000 requests for issue (of one or multiple items of clothing and/or individual equipment ) per year. Vendors could perform these functions in their own or government-owned facilities. Minimum service goals are routine delivery within 10 days after receipt of order, and high priority requests within 48 hours from receipt of requested service. All responsible potential sources are invited to send descriptive literature on technical, cost and schedule estimates for potential commercial solutions to this requirement. Potential sources are also invited to comment on program risk/realism, concerns and related issues, to include the following: Do any potential sources have an existing system that could serve as a prototype? Please address the capabilities and acquisition requirements which can be tailored and streamlined to reduce cost, schedule and technical risks. Please address tradeoffs/alternatives for implementing this type of system. Individual responses to this request for information that contain companay proprietary information must be marked in accordance with FAR 52.215-12. Such proprietary information will not be released outside the government ("within the government" is defined to include evaluation on a "need-to-know" basis by participating technical and management assistance contractors under government contract who have signed non-disclosure and non-conflict of interest certificates). The government may revise its acquisition strategy and solicitation requirements based on industry responses. Responses are due not later than 45 days after publication of this notice. Submit responses in writing in an Original and 3 copies to Ms. Linda Krough, NGB-AQC, Skyline VI, Suite 401B, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3201. Telefax (703) 681-0668 or EMail (lkrough@ngb-emh2.army.mil) responses will be accepted. Any questions regarding the requirement shall be submitted in writing to the address identified herein. This notice is a sources sought only, IT IS NOT advertisement of a Request for Proposal or Solicitation. This notice does not obligate the government to issue RFPs or award contracts for the subject requirement. (0083)

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