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84 -- UNIFORMS, CADET MESS DRESS, MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOL F0561197R0713 DUE 092697 POC David Austin (719)333-6224 17. Uniforms consist of men's jackets and trousers; women's jackets and skirts.. Garments shall be manufactured from tropical, polyester/wool material, USAF Shade Blue 1583. All material shall be furnished by the contractor. Each uniform shall be manufactured in accordance with Human Systems Center (HSC) purchase descriptions as follows: Men's jackets -- PD AESC 82-6A; Women's jackets -- PD AESC 82-3A; Men's trousers -- PD AESC 82-7A; Women's skirts -- PD AESC 82-4A. The resultant contractor must be certified for each applicable garment, at the time of proposal submittal, by the Department of the Air Force, Human Systems Center (AFMC), Air Force Clothing Division, 2255 Monahan Way, Attn: HSC/YAG, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7009. Interested contractors not certified may obtain information for certification approval from HSC, Ms Gina Rice (937) 255-6073. Only proposals with current certification numbers for each garment will be accepted. The proposed contract will be a firm fixed price requirements contract with a basic period of 1 Jan 98 through 31 Dec 98 with 3 one year options. Estimated yearly quantities (to include fill-in orders) are: Jacket, men's -- 850 ea; Jacket, women's -- 160 ea; Trousers -- 850 pr; Skirt -- 160 ea; Exact quantities and sizes will be provided no later than 15 Apr of each year by delivery order. First articles for one each man's and women's jacket shall be required within 30 days after contract award. Qualified fitters shall be required at the USAF Academy to measure cadets during late Feb -- early Mar of each year. The resultant contractor shall provide try-on garments of various sizes to the USAF Academy during the measuring process. These try-on will not be considered a part of the Government order and will remain the property of the contractor. Inspections during the manufacturing and packaging process shall be performed at the contractor's place of manufacture by the cognizant Defense Contract Administrative Services (DCAS) Region. Final acceptance will be at the USAF Academy. Delivery shall be FOB destination, USAF Academy CO not later than 15 Sep of each year beginning in 1998. Request for Proposal F0561197R0713 will be available on or about 15 Aug 97. RFP closing will be on or about 26 Sep 97. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS. Only written requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. FAX requests may be made to (719) 333-4404, Attn: David Austin. The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 2311 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. REQUESTERS MUST STATE THEIR BUSINESS SIZE ON EACH REQUEST. Woman owned and small disadvantaged businesses are encouraged to submit offers. The proposed contract listed here is 100 percent small business set-aside. (0196)

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