Presolicitation
MOLLE Medium Rucksack Set and MOLLE Large Field Pack Set OCP
Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency · Sol. SPE1C1-27-R-RUCKS
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DLA Troop Support plans to buy MOLLE Medium Rucksack Sets and MOLLE Large Field Pack Sets (OCP camouflage) over a three-year ordering period with tiered pricing. This is a presolicitation notice, so the actual solicitation will be posted later on DIBBS. It will be unrestricted with a 10% HUBZone price preference.
Watch out for
- Up-front testing and demo models. You must build and have approved Production Demonstration Models and First Article Test samples before volume production, which costs money and time.
First Article Testing (FAT) shall be required under this acquisition and will be due 60 days after the date of award.
- Large volumes and domestic sourcing. Maximum quantities are large (up to 60,000 Large sets) and Berry Amendment rules require US-sourced textiles, which affects materials and pricing.
- All three pricing tiers are mandatory. You must accept every 12-month tier, so price risk over three years sits with you.
Acceptance of each of the three (3) 12-month tier periods is mandatory.
- Conflicting dates in notice. The estimated release date reads October 2025 and the two purchase description dates differ (2025 and 2024), so confirm details before relying on them.
The estimated release date is October 2025.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Manufacture MOLLE Medium Rucksack Set (NSN 8465016416353) and MOLLE Large Field Pack Set OCP (NSN 8465016416338) to the Purchase Description CO-PD-02-02R
- Medium sets: minimum 1,445, maximum 21,675, about 5,780 per year; Large sets: minimum 4,000, maximum 60,000, about 16,000 per year
- Supply all material (contractor furnished)
- Submit Production Demonstration Models (1 Medium Rucksack Set)
- Pass First Article Testing with 2 samples of each item (4 total), due 60 days after award
- Deliver FOB destination to DLA depots in Peckham MI, Pendergrass GA and Travis TX
- First delivery due 240 days after award; later orders have 150 days lead time
- Contract type
- Contract with guaranteed minimum, maximum quantity and tiered pricing (exact contract type not named)
- Period of performance
- 3-year ordering period in three mandatory 12-month tiers
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, PA listed; deliveries to DLA depots in Peckham MI, Pendergrass GA and Travis TX
- How they'll choose
- Best Value, Trade-Off Source Selection
- Offers due
- Notice response deadline is 2026-10-21 3:00 PM Eastern; the solicitation itself has not been issued yet
- How to submit
- Solicitation to be posted on DIBBS (https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/); offer submission instructions will be in the solicitation remarks
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical Proposal: Product Demonstration Models (visual and dimensional requirements)
- Past Performance: Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) scores for FSC 8465
- Surge and Sustainment production capabilities (may be included as an evaluation factor)
- Price, with a 10% HUBZone price evaluation preference
What to include when you submit
- Register in DIBBS (company must already be registered in SAM, with a CAGE code)
- Technical proposal with Product Demonstration Models
- Offers submitted only through DIBBS will not be considered; follow the solicitation remarks for how to submit
You must have
- Active SAM registration
All offerors MUST be registered in SAM in order to be eligible for award.
- Current NIST 800-171 score posted in SPRS
All offerors MUST have an updated NIST 800-171 score in SPRS to quality for award.
- Berry Amendment: textile items and their materials must be domestic
must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico
- HUBZone firms get a 10% price evaluation preference (unrestricted competition)
The solicitation will be issued as UNRESTRICTED with a 10% HubZone Price Evaluation Preference.
Not in the notice text
- Actual solicitation release date and offer due date
- Contract type and pricing details for each tier
- Content of Purchase Description CO-PD-02-02R
- Whether surge and sustainment will be an evaluation factor
- Estimated dollar value
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 21, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Solicitation
- SPE1C1-27-R-RUCKS
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
- Office
- DLA Troop Support
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 314910
- Product/service code
- 8465
- Business type
- Clothing & textiles
- Place of performance
- Philadelphia, PA
- Contracting contact
- James Beaverjames.beaver@dla.mil445-737-0587
Full notice text from SAM.gov
DLA Troop Support is planning an acquisition for the manufacture and delivery of the MOLLE Medium and Large Ruck Sets. Item NSN MOLLE Medium Rucksack Set 8465016416353 MOLLE Large Field Pack Set OCP 8465016416338 The MOLLE Medium Rucksack Set shall be manufactured in accordance with PURCHASE DESCRIPTION CO-PD-02-02R DATED MAY 9, 2025. The MOLLE Large Field Pack Set OCP shall be manufactured in accordance with Purchase Description CO-PD-02-02R dated May 9, 2024. Please contact James Beaver, james.beaver@dla.mil for specification inquiries. The Government plans to have a three (3) year ordering period with tiered pricing under any resultant contracts. Tier one (1) will have a performance period from the date of award through 365 days thereafter (day 1 through day 364). Tier two (2) will have a performance period immediately following tier one (1) through 365 days thereafter (day 365 through 729). Tier three (3) will have a performance period immediately following tier two (2) through 365 days thereafter (day 730 through 1,094). Acceptance of each of the three (3) 12-month tier periods is mandatory. Item MIN MAX AEQ MOLLE Medium Rucksack Set 1,445 21,675 5,780 MOLLE Large Field Pack Set OCP 4,000 60,000 16,000 NOTE: The Government will be obligated to order the guaranteed minimum quantity prior to the final expiration of any resultant contracts. It is likely that the Government will procure this quantity at the time of contract award. The annual estimated quantities are the Government’s best faith estimate of the quantities to be ordered within each tier period. This is based on the current demand and the forecasted demand provided by the services for this item. This does not obligate the Government to order these quantities each year and is provided only for informational purposes. The Government is not obligated to order the maximum quantity listed above; however, the Government has the legal right to order up to this quantity prior to the final expiration of any resultant contract. The maximum monthly production will be set at 602 sets of the MOLLE Medium Rucksack Set and 1,667 sets of the MOLLE Large Field Pack Set OCP. Monthly Average ordering will be 482 Medium Ruck Sets and 1,333 Large Field Packs. The first delivery will be due 240 days after the issuance of contract award with all subsequent delivery orders having a lead-time of 150 days after issuance. Deliveries will be FOB destination with inspection and acceptance at the source. Production Demonstration models are required under this acquisition. One (1) EA of the MOLLE Medium Rucksack Set NSN-8465-01-641-6353/PGC13016 will be required for submission. The government will have 30 days to furnish its review of the Production Demonstration Models (PDMs). First Article Testing (FAT) shall be required under this acquisition and will be due 60 days after the date of award. Two (2) samples of each item: MOLLE Medium Rucksack Set and MOLLE Large Field Pack Set OCP, for a total of four (4) FAT samples shall be required to be submitted to the Government for Visual and Dimensional requirements. The government will have 30 days to furnish its review of the FAT samples. Deliveries will be made to DLA’s 3PL depots located in Peckham, MI, Pendergrass, GA, and Travis, TX. The solicitation will be issued as UNRESTRICTED with a 10% HubZone Price Evaluation Preference. The acquisition will utilize Best Value, Trade-Off Source Selection procedures. The solicitation will require the submission of a Technical Proposal consisting of the following: • Product Demonstration Models (PDM)s. The Government will evaluate visual and dimensional requirements. • Past Performance. The Government will evaluate the Offeror's Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) scores for the Federal Supply Class (FSC) 8465. • Surge and Sustainment production capabilities may be included as an evaluation factor. All material will be contractor furnished. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered for award by the Agency. The estimated release date is October 2025. Availability of solicitations, FAR 5.102(d) applies, as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ All offerors MUST be registered in SAM in order to be eligible for award. All responsible sources may submit offers which, if timely received, shall be considered. All offerors MUST have an updated NIST 800-171 score in SPRS to quality for award. The Pre-solicitation Notice will be posted electronically. FAR 5.101(b)(1)(i)(B) applies as our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Solicitation will be posted on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/, however instructions for submitting offers will be provided within the solicitation remarks of the solicitation as offers submitted solely through DIBBS will not be considered for award. Detailed system requirements and instructions for registration can be found on the DLA DIBBS Home Page accessed on https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. A few highlights of the information that will be found include: 1. On the DLA Internet Bulletin Board System (DIBBS) Home Page, click the VENDOR REGISTRATION link to begin the registration process. 2. In order to register for access to secure portions of DLA DIBBS, the company you are representing must already be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). 3. A Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code registration will be processed immediately. A User ID will appear on the registration screen and a password will be sent separately to the email address of the Super User. If a CAGE is already registered on DLA DIBBS, the name and email address of the Super User will be provided. The Super User should be contacted to set-up additional accounts, logons and passwords for their CAGE. DIBBS Super User * If your CAGE has already been registered on DIBBS, the name and email address of the person designated as your super user will be provided. * The representative who starts the DIBBS registration process has the option to accept their System for Award Management (SAM) registration POC as the DIBBS super user, or they can designate themselves or another person to act as the super user for the CAGE. * The super user acts as the account administrator for a CAGE. They can add up to ninety-eight (98) additional users, provide user IDs and passwords, modify existing users, and control the login status of each user for their CAGEs through My Account (Account Maintenance). The Defense appropriations and authorization acts and other statutes (including what is commonly referred to as "The Berry Amendment") impose restrictions on the DoD's acquisition of foreign products and services. Generally, Clothing and Textile items (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities) and "specialty metals" (as defined in DFARS clause 252.225-7009 Restrictions on Acquisitions of Certain Articles Containing Specialty Metals), including the materials and components thereof (other than sensors, electronics, or other items added to, and not normally associated with clothing), must be grown, reprocessed, reused, melted or produced in the United States, its possessions or Puerto Rico, unless one of the DFARS 225.7002-2 exceptions applies.
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