Soft Torso Protecting Body Armor (Level IV)
The U.S. Coast Guard, Shore Infrastructure Logistics Center (SILC), in Norfolk, VA intends to procure Level IIIA soft body armor to be used in conjunction with the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plate to provide Level IV ballistic protection against specific 5.56- and 7.62-mm ball and armor-piercing (AP) ammunition. All body armor shall be certified by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard 0101.06 to have met their Ballistic Resistance of Body Armor standard for Level IIIA and provide ballistic protection against specific 5.56- and 7.62-mm ball and armor-piercing (AP) ammunition when used as a backer with the Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) plate as per CO/PD 04-19D.
The solicitation will be issued as a total Small Business set-aside. The applicable NAICS Code is 315990, Accessories and other Apparel Manufacturing, and the size standard is 500 employees.
The contract vehicle will be an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with firm-fixed unit prices; individual delivery orders would be issued pursuant to the IDIQ contract if supplies are required. The period of performance will be for a one-year Base Period and 4 one-year Option Periods (not to exceed five years if all options periods are exercised by the Government). The performance period of the contract is anticipated to start no later than December 15, 2017.
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IMPORTANT: The solicitation will be available on or about October 2, 2017 and is anticipated to close on or about November 1, 2017. The solicitation will incorporate commercial clauses and provisions in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Items). Interested parties are hereby notified that this solicitation will be available exclusively on the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov. The solicitation (SF-1449), all attachments, and all amendments will be published for viewing and printing from the FedBizOpps website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website for the solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation. No paper copies of the solicitation and/or amendments will be distributed.
QUESTIONS: Questions will not be accepted at this time; interested parties may submit questions regarding this requirement after the solicitation is posted on FedBizOpps.
Catherine Prestipino, Phone 7576284116, Email catherine.prestipino@uscg.mil
