MOLLE COMPONENTS

Amendment to Pre-Solicitation Notice:

This amendment is issued to clarify that this Presolicitation also serves as the Government’s notice that the agency has determined a consolidation of contract requirements is necessary and justified in accordance with FAR 7.107.The Government has determined that this acquisition will consolidate two or more requirements that were previously provided or performed under separate contracts into a single contract action. This amendment is provided to ensure interested parties are aware that the presolicitation notice fulfills the Government’s requirement to provide public notice of the planned consolidation.

Additionally, the forthcoming solicitation will require offerors to submit offers on all items identified in the solicitation. Proposals that do not include pricing/offers for all required CLINs will be considered unacceptable and will not be considered for award. The Government intends to make a single award for the total requirement; therefore, partial proposals or offers for individual CLINs will not be evaluated. An award, if made, will be made on an all-or-none basis to a single offeror.

DLA Troop Support is planning an acquisition for the manufacture and delivery of the Modular Lightweight Load Carrying Equipment (MOLLE) components listed below.

Item: Assault Pack
NSN: 8465-01-641-6358
Guaranteed Min Qty: 25,000
AEQ Qty: 95,440
Three-Year Max Qty: 357,900

Item: Canteen Pouch
NSN: 8465-01-641-9310
Guaranteed Min Qty: 35,000
AEQ Qty: 125,250
Three-Year Max Qty: 469,688

Item: M4 Two Mag Pouch
NSN: 8465-01-641-9431
Guaranteed Min Qty: 50,000
AEQ Qty: 191,080
Three-Year Max Qty: 716,550

Item: Waist Pack
NSN: 8465-01-641-9395
Guaranteed Min Qty: 14,000
AEQ Qty: 52,330
Three-Year Max Qty: 196,238

Item: Flash Bang Pouch
NSN: 8465-01-641-9419
Guaranteed Min Qty: 13,000
AEQ Qty: 50,100
Three-Year Max Qty: 187,875

Item: M111 Grenade Pouch
NSN: 8465-01-723-5295
Guaranteed Min Qty: 5,000
AEQ Qty: 127,395
Three-Year Max Qty: 477,731

Item: 200 RD Saw Gunner Pouch
NSN: 8465-01-642-2292
Guaranteed Min Qty: 10
AEQ Qty: 12
Three-Year Max Qty: 45

Item: 100 RD Utility Pouch
NSN: 8465-01-642-2287
Guaranteed Min Qty: 25
AEQ Qty: 360
Three-Year Max Qty: 1,350

Item: 40MM Single Explosive
NSN: 8465-01-642-2291
Guaranteed Min Qty: 10
AEQ Qty: 12
Three-Year Max Qty: 45

Item: 40MM Double Explosive
NSN: 8465-01-642-2293
Guaranteed Min Qty: 10
AEQ Qty: 12
Three-Year Max Qty: 45

Item: 40MM Double Pyrotechnic
NSN: 8465-01-642-2294
Guaranteed Min Qty: 10
AEQ Qty: 12
Three-Year Max Qty: 45

All components shall be manufactured in accordance with purchase description CO-PD-02-02 Rev R, May 9, 2024. An Indefinite Quantity, Firm Fixed-Priced, Tiered Pricing Period Contract consisting of three (3), 12-month ordering periods is planned.

NOTE: The Government will be obligated to order the guaranteed minimum quantity prior to the final expiration of any resultant contracts. It is likely that the Government will procure this quantity at the time of contract award. The annual estimated quantities are the Government’s best faith estimate of the quantities to be ordered within each tier period. This is based on the current and forecasted demand. This does not obligate the Government to order these quantities each year and is provided only for informational purposes. The Government is not obligated to order the maximum quantity listed above; however, the Government has the legal right to order up to this quantity prior to the final expiration of any resultant contract. 

FAR clause 52. 209-4 First Article Approval – Government Testing, with alternate I, will be included in the solicitation. The Production Lead Time (PLT) for the initial order is 210 days. This lead time consists of 90 days for submission and delivery of the First Article Test (FAT), 60 days for Government FAT review, and 120 days for the first delivery following FAT approval. Subsequent delivery orders will require 120-day PLT.

Inspection and Acceptance shall be at source. Deliveries will be made to Third Party Logistics (3PL) depots located in Pendergrass, Georgia, Austin, Texas and Lansing, Michigan. FOB Destination.

The solicitation will be issued as Full and Open Competition with FAR 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns

The source selection methodology will be Best Value, Tradeoff in accordance with FAR 15.103-1 and the Department of Defense Source Selection Procedures dated August 2022. The solicitation will utilize the following evaluation factors:

1) Product Demonstration Models (PDMs)

2) Surge and Sustainment Capability Assessment Plan (CAP)

3) Past Performance Evaluation

The solicitation shall be open for 45 days to allow industry to complete product demonstration model:

Assault Pack

NSN 8465-01-641-6358

1 EA

All offerors MUST be registered in SAM in order to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit offers which, if timely received, shall be considered.

Our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/, however instructions for submitting offers will be provided within the solicitation remarks of the solicitation as offers submitted solely through DIBBS will not be considered for award. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. A few highlights of the information that will be found include: 1. On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process. 2. In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). 3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately. A User ID will appear on the registration screen and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User. If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided. The Super User should be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords for their CAGE. DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their System for Award Management (SAM) registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE. They can add up to ninety-eight (98) additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance). The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as "The Berry Amendment") impose restrictions on the DoD's acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012) must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.