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84 -- UNIFORM PANTS AND SHORTS, CARGO STYLE, DARK BROWN POC Barb Bellio (303)236-9438 or Marty Coffey (303)236-9439 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, bbellio@blm.gov. The Bureau of Land Management, Uniform Program, has a requirement for dark brown cargo style pants and shorts. Men's and Women's sizes. Short features include: washable, wrinkle free fabric, stretch waistband with silicone shirt grip, lintrack crease retention process, front quarter pocket styling, pleated double cargo thigh pockets, 2 hip pockets with button tabs, split-seam tailored construction, extra-strength tandem-needle seat seam. Estimated annual quantity: Men's: 400, Women's: 200. Pant features include: washable, wrinkle free fabric, stretch waistband with silicone shirt grip, lintrack crease retention process, front quarter pocket styling, double cargo thigh pockets, 2 hip pockets with tabs, strong rayon blend pocketing, heavy duty nylon fly zipper with auto-lock slider, split-seam tailored construction, thigh let-outs, extra-strength tandem-needle seat seam. Estimated annual quantity: Men's: 700, Women's: 300. It is known that Blauer Streetgear short style (men's) 8841-1, cut SA706 and pantsstyle 8810, cut 020026 in a 6.5 oz twill, 65/35 washable poly/cotton blend, and women's short style 8841W-1 and pant style 8810W, meet the above requirements. Reference the Blauer web site at http: www.blauer.com. Evaluation criteria for pants or shorts that could be offered as a result of this sources sought announcement, including the Blauer pants/shorts, includes: 1) Uniform Quality and Special Requirements -- quality includes workmanship, fabric properties, washability, color retention, comfort and fit, style and color. 2) Past Performance including quality of products, quality control of products, timeliness of delivery, quality of customer service, quality of information services, ability to limit product changes. 3) Ordering and Billing capability -- includes a customer-friendly ordering system which provides a toll-free order number, customer service representative, and fax number. Higher ratings will be given for additional ordering features such as e-mail, web page information and ordering capability direct from the web page, etc. Additionally, higher ratings will be given if the Offeror provides reports regarding uniform ordering activity, such as number of items ordered, by State/Office/Employee, number of returns and backorder status. Offeror shall have the capability to accept the Government MasterCard. Offeror shall have the capability to process returns, exchanges, refunds and backorders. Offeror shall publish and distribute product information and order forms to 200 BLM Office locations, 20 copies of each (a flyer and an order form, may be combined on one page, front and back) Offeror is responsible for updates to the information contained on product and ordering literature. 4) Delivery and backorders -- Offers shall have the capability to deliver items ordered within 15 working days. Delivery includes F.O.B. Destination, to all BLM offices (200 office locations, concentrated mainly in the 11 western states (AZ,CO,NM,ID,NV,UT,CA,OR,MT,&WY including AK, however also included is WA, Washington D.C., MO, WI, VA, MS, ND, SD, OK and TX). Backorders shall be kept to a minimum. 5) Uniform changes -- the ability and commitment of the Offeror to minimize changes to the uniform component. Evaluation will be on a best value basis considering price and the factors listed above. Price for the garments is to be all inclusive of shipping charges and meeting the evaluation requirements. If a pant or short can be offered that meets the above requirements and evaluation criterion, please provide a sample of the items in the dark brown color. Please provide a women's and a men's sample with your notice of ability to provide the pants and shorts. Determination of acceptability regarding the color, style and durability is solely at the discretion of the BLM. All responses and samples are due to this office by COB August 25, 1999. This announcement is to ascertain sources of supply for pants and shorts similar to the Blauer items. Should sources be identified, a solicitation will be issued to select Blauer Distributors, as determined by Blauer, and any other sources of supply that respond to this notice. Samples will be returned by October 15, 1999. Please provide return envelope or package, including postage, with your samples. If you have questions, please call Barb Bellio at (303)236-9438. Posted 08/04/99 (W-SN363245). (0216)

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