U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

84 -- ANTI-EXPOSURE SUIT SOL W13118-BH-0001 DUE 091599 POC Mr. Thomas Bouchard 508-233-4026 WEB: Click here to locate the Requirements Document and, http://www3.natick.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Mr. Thomas Bouchard, Contract, tbouchar@natick-amed02.army.mil. The United States Marine Corps has a requirement for a commercially available, lightweight, one piece, Anti-Exposure Suit (AES) to provide protection for Raid and Reconnaissance Marines involved in Over-the-Horizon (OTH) boat operations. The AES shall enhance survivability and combat effectiveness during prolonged exposure to wet and cold conditions, and shall be worn over the operational uniform. The AES shall utilize water resistant/waterproof zippers for entry, bladder relief and venting capability. It shall have adjustable closures at the neck, wrist and ankles allowing for wear with standard military foot and headwear and provide cargo thigh utility pocket with reach through capability to key utility military uniform pockets. The AES shall provide visual signature, near infrared, noise and thermal reduction signature. This acquisition is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 -- Acquisition of Commercial Items. The Government anticipates that this acquisition will result in a single award of a Firm-Fixed-Price/Requirements Contract, utilizing the best value concept, consisting of one 20-month ordering period with an estimated quantity of 3,000 items. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside. Offerors will be required to submit a Product Demonstration Model (PDM) with their proposal, which will be subjected to in-house testing and will not be returned to the Offeror. Once the initial evaluation is completed and if award is not made without discussions, Offerors determined to be in the competitive range will be issued a purchase order for up to 30 AESs, which will be subjected to an approximate 2-month field evaluation. Upon completion of the field evaluation and discussions, if necessary, contract award will be made to the firm that offers the best overall value to the Government. In accordance with FAR Part 5.102(a)(7) all documents (Solicitation, Amendments, Requirement Document, etc.) associated with this acquisition will be released via the AMC Acquisition Center -- Natick On-Line Homepage. No hard copies will be provided. The requirements document will be available on or about July 23, 1999 and the Request For Proposal (RFP) will be available on or about August 15, 1999 with a closing date of September 15, 1999. Firms will not be reimbursed for any costs associated proposal preparation or the PDM. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) for this acquisition is 2385. "See Note 1." Posted 07/19/99 (W-SN355923). (0200)

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