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This is a Presolicitation notice.
The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The Defense Logistics Agency needs a small business to manufacture heavy-duty dollies for the Army.
Key Details
- What exactly do they need? The Defense Logistics Agency needs a small business to manufacture heavy-duty dollies for the Army, with an estimated yearly quantity of 16 each. The dollies must be acquired from a source specified on a source control or selected item drawings, as defined by the current version of DoD-STD-100.
- What's the contract structure and timeline? The proposed contract action is for a firm-fixed-price (FFP) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract. The notice doesn't say how long the contract will last.
- How will they pick the winner? The Government will consider all proposals received within 45 days of the notice publication. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
- When and how do you bid? Interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. Proposals should be submitted to the Defense Logistics Agency.
Routine commodity buy — low-effort bid, modest payoff.
Who can apply
- Must be a certified small business
- Has experience with metal manufacturing
- Has a quality-management standard like ISO 9001
If you're interested, do this first
- Check that your small business certification is still active in SAM.gov
- Write a 1-page summary of similar metal manufacturing work you've done before
- Email the contracting officer to RSVP for the opportunity to bid
Primary point of contact
Email
matthew.forsythe@dla.mil