U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SYSTEMS COMMAND, ACQUISITION CENTER, AMSSC-AD, NATICK MA 01760-5011

84 -- OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE SUITS, GLOVES, AND SOCKS -- JOINT SERVICE LIGHT INTEGRATED SUIT TECHNOLOGY (JSLIST) P3I SOL 032&&&-9809-0003 POC Michael A. Winn, Contracting Officer (Site Code DAAN02) OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION: The Joint Services, as represented by the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Command, intend to award sole-source purchase orders for Chemical Protective Suits, Gloves, and Socks to each of the manufacturers who successfully pass, and only if they successfully pass, the on-going down-selection process (Phase I) of the Joint Service Light Integrated Suit Technology Pre-Planned Product Improvement (JSLIST P3I) program. This program was announced previously in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD), and meets each of the criteria of an approved QUALIFICATION PROGRAM, as defined in Part 9 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). Among the firms currently participating in the Phase I testing, only those who successfully pass the down-select process will be awarded contracts to construct garments. The Joint Services will use these items procured as a result of this announcement to test further the technology comprisingthe items in a field evaluation. The items that will be procured are as follows: Overgarment with Hood, 60 day wear; Overgarment, Lightweight with Hood, 7 day wear; Overgarment with Collar, FR, 30 day wear; Overgarment with Hood, FR, 30 day wear; Duty Uniform with Hood, 30 day wear; Vapor Protective Undergarment with Collar, 7 day wear, General Use Glove, FR, 30 day wear; High Tactility Glove, FR, 30 day wear; and Chemical Protective Sock, 30 day wear. These items will be used in a limited wear test and evaluation that will result in a final down-selection of the P3I candidates, and a listing of those candidates on a QUALIFICATION LIST. The result of listing on the Qualification List is the ability to have the listed technology inserted into future JSLIST production buys. Items ordered under this announcement shall be delivered no later than 60 days after contract award in order to meet test schedules. These items will be constructed using the base design for the JSLIST fielded garment, with minor modifications as necessary for improvement; gloves and socks will be submitted in the manufacturers down-selected design. Successful completion of this program, to include the placement of the purchase order covered by this announcement, is based on availability of sufficient program funds. Responses to this announcement must be in writing, are due no later than 09 October 1998, and shall be addressed to Michael A. Winn, Contracting Officer, U.S. Army Soldier Systems Command, Acquisition Center (Code NAC), Building 1, Kansas Street, Natick, MA 01760-5011. The applicable facsimile number is 508.233.5286, and electronic mail messages may be sent to MWINN@NATICK-AMED02.ARMY.MIL See Note 22. Posted 09/21/98 (I-SN252400). (0264)

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