Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Authorized Protective Eyewear List
Deadline : 31 Mar 2024
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 90310617
Document Ref. No. : W15P7T
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
This is a special notice in accordance with the Qualification Requirements, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 9.2), Subpart 9.2 Qualifications Requirements, intended for manufacturers of protective eyewear to support updating the Qualified Product List (QPL) for protective eyewear, also known as the Authorized Protective Eyewear List (APEL). The APEL provides eye protection for military combat and training in a manner that offers variety and choice of products to best suit mission needs. This announcement will constitute the only notification of the QPL update.
Any future acquisitions based on the QPL that result from this notice will be in accordance with the FAR and other pertinent Government regulations and requirements at the time of release. Offerors or Manufacturers shall submit questions related to this notice, in writing, to Mr. Timothy Horne at timothy.m.horne8.civ@army.mil and Mrs. Whitney Floyd whitney.h.floyd.civ@army.mil.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit the information necessary to qualify products for the APEL. There is no funding associated with this action. Based on compliance with the requirements set forth herein, the Government will determine whether each proposed product meets the needs of the APEL and notify each Offeror accordingly. Due to the extensive testing involved to qualify a product, the Government estimates it will take approximately 10 months to complete the qualification process and inform Offerors of the status of their submissions. All offerors shall be required to provide test data from a Government approved, independent third-party test laboratory or Government test facility. The two Government approved third party test laboratories for APEL testing are COLTS Laboratories (COLTS) and ICS Laboratories (ICS). The government test facility is Aberdeen Test Center (ATC). In accordance with MIL-PRF-32432A, Military Combat Eye Protection (MCEP) System Performance Specification, the Government...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID W15P7T Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE Sub-tier DEPT OF THE ARMY Major Command AMC Sub Command ACC Sub Command 2 ACC-CTRS Sub Command 3 ACC-APG Office W6QK ACC-APG
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Original Published Date: Oct 10, 2023 08:25 am EDT
Original Response Date: Mar 31, 2024 10:00 am EDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Original Inactive Date: Apr 15, 2024
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 4240 - SAFETY AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT
NAICS Code: 339115 - Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
Place of Performance:
Documents
Tender Notice
MIL-PRF-32432A-dtd-11-Sep-18.pdf
APEL_Berry_Amendment_Buy_American_Trade_Agreement.pdf
RFD-22-0223085515-MIL-PRF-32432A-Instruction-Booklet-Update_signed.pdf
RFD-20-1006093125-MIL-PRF-32432-Adhesion-Test_signed.pdf
ECP-22-0124105453-Adoption-of-ANSI-Z87.1--2020_signed.pdf