Special Delivery Government Bids & RFPs

The required delivery for LI **** is 5 each per month starting on or before October 30, 2026. LI **** has a delivery of 1 lot.

The bid notice states Governments obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the contracting officer for this contract and until the contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the contracting officer.

The bid notice states Qualification requirements: yes.

The production lead time (PLT) with first article testing is 824 days after contract award, and the PLT without first article testing is 549 days, with deliveries to Tobyhanna, PA, ****.

All offerors must meet prequalification requirements in order to be eligible for award. This part requires engineering source approval by the design control activity in order to maintain the quality of the part. The offeror and any source(s) of supply it will use for contract performance must have an active United States Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification to access export controlled data.

DLA does not intend to delay award in order for an ineligible offeror or its source(s) of supply to apply for and receive authority approval to access the export-controlled data.

The bid notice states that all proposals must be submitted via DIBBS or email and be received by the close of the solicitation Tuesday, June 22, 2026, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time.

The bid notice states that the government will make an award as a result of this solicitation, to the responsible offeror, offering the lowest evaluated price, and taking no exception to the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation, including offering an item that complies with the applicable item description.

The bid notice states that the government will make an award as a result of this solicitation, to the responsible offeror, offering the lowest evaluated price, and taking no exception to the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation, including offering an item that complies with the applicable item description.

The production lead time for the initial order will be calculated based on the following sequential milestones, starting from the date of contract award: First Article Test (FAT) submission: the contractor shall submit the first article within 90 days after contract award. Government FAT review: the government will have 30 days to review, test, and approve or disapprove the first article. Initial delivery: the contractor shall deliver the first production order within 150 days after receipt of FAT approval.

This acquisition will utilize best value trade off source selection procedures in accordance with the DOD source selection procedures. The trade off will allow the government to make an integrated assessment of technical merit over price to ensure the successful awardee understands the technical requirements to manufacture the AirSave vest and accessories. The solicitations non cost price factors, in descending order of importance, are as follows: Factor 1: Product Demonstration Models (PDM) visual requirements, dimensional requirements. Factor 2: Past Performance (performance confidence assessment, recency, relevancy, past quality of products, past delivery performance). All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price.

The forthcoming request for proposal (RFP) will be issued as an unrestricted procurement under NAICS code ****, with a small business size standard of 750 employees.

The contractor shall submit the first article within 90 days after contract award.