Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service, Procurement Division, Room 4210, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20229

84 -- U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE UNIFORM PROGRAM SOL CS-97-034 DUE 111397 POC Maria Fitzgerald, Contracting Officer,Phone 202-927-2593/FAX 202-927-1190 The U.S. Customs Service has a contractual requirement for the conduct of its continuing program for manufacturing, procuring, warehousing, inventory controlling, and distributing of all U.S. Customs Service law enforcement type uniform items under a five-year indefinite delivery-requirements type (fixed unit prices) contract which will be awarded to a single concern. Contract award anticipated o/a March 30, 1998. The term of the contract would be for a initial six-month phase-in period anticipated to begin April 1, 1998 and end September 30, 1998, with five full option year performance periods (Government Fiscal Years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003) beginning October 1, 1998. All uniform items acquired or manufactured by the contractor for sale to U.S. Customs Service employees under this contract will be contractor-owned inventory. USCS requires approximately 150 types of diverse, customized uniform items to be provided to approximately 11,000 full-time, part-time, seasonal and intermittent uniformed employees stationed throughout all 50 U.S. states, possessions, and territories and some foreign countries. In addition to manufacturing, procuring, warehousing, inventory controlling, and distributing the uniform items, the contractor will be required to provide an automated uniform system that allows for on-line or batch system entry, employee account set-up, registration, account approval by supervisory personnel, ordering of uniforms, exchanges, returns, back orders, exchanges, accounting and tracking of uniform allowances, accounting and monitoring of accounts, account history, and audit trail on purchases, usage, product trends, and account balances. The automated system must also have an on-line catalog with pictures of uniform items and drawings/pictures of "how to" measure information, price list information and allow electronic communications directly with each uniformed employee and other authorized personnel. The USCS requires seven uniforms as follows: (1) Ceremonial Dress, (2) Inspector's Dress Uniform, (3) Enforcement Officer's Dress Uniform, (4) Customs Patrol Officer's Dress Uniform, (5) Battle Dress Uniform, (6) Utility Uniform, and (7) Maternity Uniform. These uniform lines consist of such diverse, customized items as jackets, shirts, trousers, skirts, neckties, hats, sweaters, walking shorts, flight suits, gloves, footwear, belts, and outerwear, all with specialized insignia and patches. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by USCS. A copy of the solicitation may be obtained by written request on requester's company letterhead from the point of contact at the address lised above this notice. Requests may be faxed to the number indicated above. (0184)

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