United States Air Force Airsave Survival Vest and Accessories

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) – Troop Support is issuing a pre-solicitation notice for the manufacture and delivery of the United States Air Force (USAF) Airsave Survival Vest and Accessories. The required items include the USAF Airsave Survival Vest, Horizontal Mounting Panel, Expansion Panel, General Pocket Assembly, Radio Pocket Assembly, Crew Regulator Unit/Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (CRU/JHMCS) Attachment, and Helmet Mounted Integrated Targeting System (HMIT Attachment). The acquisition will utilize Best Value; Trade-Off Source Selection Procedures, and the evaluation factors include Product Demonstration Models, Past Performance – Performance Confidence Assessment, and cost or price. The contract will be a long-term, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a four-year period and tiered pricing structured across four 12-month ordering periods. • The contract will have a guaranteed minimum quantity and an estimated annual quantity for each item. • The production lead time for the initial order will be calculated based on the First Article Test (FAT) submission, Government FAT review, and initial delivery. • A Small Business Subcontracting Plan is required from all non-small business concerns. • The delivery destinations will be DLA Troop Support’s Third-Party Logistics (3PL) depots located at Peckham, Lansing, Michigan; Travis Association for the Blind, Austin, Texas; and Lion Vallen, Pendergrass, Georgia.