Security Forces Gear - Blanket Purchase Agreement

The 501st Combat Support Wing (CSW) Regional Contracting Office (RCO) is seeking to establish a Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for mandatory gear for all Security Forces Units that fall within the 501 CSW.Please see attached spreedsheet for required items list.Sample price lists for the required items are encouraged in your response to this Sources Sought.1. Description of agreement: This is a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for use as a simplified form of a monthly charge account. The Contractor shall furnish the Security Forces mandatory gear as listed on an approved price list at the agreed market price for the duration of the ordering period. Orders placed in accordance with the terms of the BPA are referred to as “calls”. For the purpose of this Blanket Purchase Agreement, calls will be invoiced to be paid by Governmentwide Purchase Card by offices located within the 501st Combat Support Wing. 2. Extent of obligation: The Government is only obligated to the

extent of calls placed against this BPA by authorized personnel, consistent with their ordering authority; and within the ordering limitations of the BPA itself. The Contractor is only obligated to the extent of calls accepted by authorized Government personnel, consistent with the ordering limitations of the BPA.3. Purchase limitations. Purchases under this BPA may not exceed the maximum amount per call, nor be placed beyond the ordering period of the BPA, nor exceed the cumulative amount of orders placed under the BPA.4. Ordering Authority. Authorized Government personnel shall be specified in writing, either by name or by position; along with the maximum ordering authority per single order, expressed in U.S. Dollars.5. Pricing: An updated price list shall be sent to the 501 Regional Contracting Office to be reviewed and approved by a Warranted Contracting Officer (CO) annually. If new line items are added, a new price list must be submitted to the CO for review and approval.6. Delivery schedule. The Contractor shall coordinate with the authorized caller to determine the delivery date. 7. Payments. Payment will be made using the Government Purchase Card (GPC), which is a Visa credit card under authority FAR 52.232-36 – Payment by Third Party. Processing fees for credit card payments shall be included line item pricing. In the event of credit card payment issues, the Government may resort to payment by Electronic Funds Transfer. In such case, credit card processing fees are to be refunded.8. Unauthorized Calls. The Contractor shall not accept calls from unauthorized individuals, nor calls from authorized individuals lacking sufficient authority. The Government shall not be liable for any costs, claims, or damages that result from unauthorized calls.9. Cancellation. The BPA may be discontinued upon 30 days written notice by either the Contractor or the Government.