Aircrew Integrated Helmet System, HGU-56/P & Components

This procurement is for the Aircrew Integrated Helmet System, HGU-56/P & 24 Components. The solicitation will be issued on an unrestricted basis as a Requirements Type contract with one (1) base year, and four (4), one-year options.The HGU-56/P Helmet requires Engineering Source Approval (ESA). Any contractor who would like more information regarding the Engineering Source Approval process, contact Jim Hauser at 256-876-3769, Product Manager Air Warrior.Solicitation will be issued as a Requirements type contract with one base, and four (4) one-year options. It is the intent of the Government to award a single requirements-type contract to fulfill this requirement. This acquisition will utilize a Price Only approach. Award will be made to the offeror who offers the lowest price and is in agreement with the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Offerors will be advised that if they take exception to any of the terms and conditions in the solicitation, their offer may be excluded

from consideration for award.The quantities listed below are Best Estimated Quantities (BEQ) and the quantities represent the same BEQ for the base year and the four, one-year option terms as follows:(1) Helmet, Flyer's, HGU-56/P-BEQ 1,932 Ea(2) Shell, Flyer's-BEQ 936 Ea(3) Lining, Helmet, Shock, Thermoplastic -BEQ 3,516 Ea(4) Liner, Helmet, Cloth -BEQ 648 Ea(5) Lining, Helmet, Shock - BEQ 4,212 Ea(6) Pad, Helmet Chin Strap - BEQ 816 Ea(7) Helmet, Retention Assembly - BEQ 1,848 Ea(8) Strap Assembly, Chin - BEQ 1,800 Ea(9) Earphone, Holder - BEQ 3,155 Ea(10) Visor, Flyers Helmet, 2 Notch - BEQ 11 Ea(11) Visor, Flyers Helmet, 3 Notch - BEQ 84 Ea(12) Spacer Kit, Earcup - BEQ 792 Ea(13) Earcup, Flyers Helmet - BEQ 696 Ea(14) Housing, Flyers Helmet - BEQ 612 Ea(15) Visor, Flyers Helmet (Outer) - BEQ 3,276 Ea(16) Pad Set, Fitting - BEQ 156 Ea(17) Visor, Flyers Helmet (Inner) - BEQ 2,532 Ea(18) Restrictor, Vision, Flyers Helmet - BEQ 46 Ea(19) Dual Visor Assembly - BEQ 708 Ea(20) Earpad Seal Assembly - BEQ 3,492 Ea(21) Edge Beading - BEQ 610 Ea(22) Maxillofacial Shield - BEQ 2,760 Ea(23) Track, Assembly, Lower Left/Right - BEQ 2,832 Ea(24) Track, Assembly, Middle Left/Right - BEQ 4,164 Ea(25) Track, Assembly, Upper Left/Right - BEQ 3,576 EaFirst Article Testing (FAT) is be required. Deliveries are FOB Destination and the destinations Austin, TX; Lansing, MI and Pendergrass, GA. All materials are to be contractor furnished.The estimated solicitation release date is April 2019.Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ 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 Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system. 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 CCR 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) and "specialty metals" (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7014), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with clothing), 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.DLA Troop Support has developed a web-based system that allows manufacturers the ability to request specifications, patterns and drawings on our contracting page. To request technical data for DLA Troop Support Clothing and Textiles (DLA-TS C&T) solicitations, use the following link to the DLA Troop Support C&T Technical Data Repository area athttp://www.dla.mil/TroopSupport/ClothingandTextiles/SpecRequest.aspx  Contact Information: Lisa A. Pizzo, Contract Specialist, Phone 215-737-8076, Email Lisa.Pizzo@dla.mil - Daniel H. Price, Contracting Officer, Phone 215-737-8101, Email Daniel.Price@dla.mil Office Address :700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia PA 19111-5096 Location: DLA Troop Support - Clothing & Textiles Set Aside: N/A