ITEM: SOCKS, LINER, BLACK PGC: 02275; NSN: 8440-01-415-5895(s), PG (3 banded package) Specification/CID: A - A-50015D , dated October 24, 2019 RFP SPE1C1-26-R-0032 will be utilized for the purchase of item SOCKS, LINER, BLACK. A Solicitation is being issued for the purchase of the SOCKS, LINER, BLACK; PGC: 02275; NSN: 8440-01-415-5895(s) PG (package) The Solicitation for the purchase of the Socks, Liner, Black will result with the intent of the Government to award one contract. The RFP and proposed contract(s) will be issued as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Only small business firms may submit offers for this acquisition. The Small Business Set-Aside will result in firm fixed price contract or contracts in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. The resultant contract will be an award of a 60-month contract consisting of five (5) 12-month price tier periods. Each tier shall be for a 12-month period. This proposed buy will result in a negotiated Indefinite Delivery Type contract(s). This acquisition is a 60-month contract consisting of five (5) 12-month price tier periods. The quantities will be as follows: Quantity Total Acquisition: Contract Guaranteed Min: 136,000 pair Annual Estimated Quantity: 544,000 pair per tier Contract Maximum: 3,400,000 pairs all tiers combined The resultant contract(s) will have a Five (5) year ordering period. Within the Five (5) year ordering period, there will be Five (5) 12-month price Tier periods. This proposed buy will result in a negotiated Indefinite Delivery Type Contract(s). The quantities for the acquisition are listed above for the total acquisition. This proposed buy will result with the intent of the Government to award up to one (1) negotiated Indefinite Delivery Type contract. Best Value / Trade Off / Source Selection Procedures will be utilized in making the proposed award(s), and as a result, Technical Proposals are required. Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are more important than cost or price. Evaluation factors are as follows in descending order of importance: Product Demonstration Model (PDM) in accordance with CID A - A-50015D , dated October 24, 2019, and Past Performance/Performance Confidence Assessment. Evaluation of the PDMs will effectively indicate the contractor's comprehension of the item's technical requirements and their ability to manufacture the items in accordance with the Purchase Description. Therefore, for this solicitation, alternate materials will NOT be permitted. To ensure that the contractor can manufacture the item, the specified materials outlined in Purchase Description A -A-50015D, dated October 24, 2019, must be used. Offerors will be required to submit a total of two (2) size large Product Demonstration Models (PDMs) for the Socks, Liner, Black from each proposed place of performance; a history of their experience/past performance record from the period three years prior to the solicitation closing date. PDMs and test repor…