SOURCES SOUGHT -- INDIVIDUAL COMBAT CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT On behalf of the United States Marine Corps Materiel Command (MARCORMATCOM), and in support of the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) Combat Support Logistics Equipment (CSLE), Marine and Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Program Office, the Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB), Albany, Contracts Department, is hereby soliciting information from potential sources interested in and capable of providing logistics management and services for the Marine Corps Individual Combat Clothing and Equipment(ICCE) Life Cycle Management Initiative. This office is contemplating a competitive procurement resulting in the award of a multiple year service contract to provide and manage all ICCE items and to operate regional and satellite Central Issue Facilities (CIFs) on Marine Corps bases worldwide. The range of equipment supported by this initiative could be expanded to include NBC and Training Allowance Pool equipment, the operation of Marine Corps Reserve NBC facilities as well as the operation of Cash Sales (Retail sales of ICCE, uniforms and accessories) within the CIFs. Additionally, as part of its acquisition strategy the Marine Corps will explore the alternative of contractor provided infrastructure modifications and improvements for operations in existing Government owned buildings. The objectives of this initiative are to provide Marines with quality ICCE in a timely manner while improving overall management and issuing operations via the consolidation of this function along with reducing inventory and the total cost of support for the life cycle management of the equipment. Potential sources should be capable of providing life cycle support, 24-hour customer service, product improvement and repair, and warehousing operations conducted in Government furnished facilities. All proposed warehousing and information technology systems should be capable of providing the required total asset visibility reports. This solicitation does not constitute a request for proposal (RFP) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to execute a future procurement. Interested sources are afforded the opportunity to submit a statement of capabilities (SOCs) to this office within 30 days of this publication. The SOC shall contain discussion demonstrating the potential sources' capability to provide for the manufacturing/ordering, quality assurance, inventory, repair, sales, warehousing, reporting of the total asset visibility for and distribution of equipment. Additionally, sources should discuss electronic ordering systems and electronic data interchange capability. Please send SOCs by mail to: MCLB Albany, Contracts Dept. Code (89-1) P.O Drawer 43019, Albany, GA 31704; express to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, 814 Radford Blvd., Bldg 3700, RM 318, Contracts Dept. Code (89-1), Attn: Capt. Mike Christian, Albany, GA 31704 or email to christianmc@matcom.usmc.mil. Posted 02/10/00 (W-SN424325).

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