Solicitation for HF1 Steel IDIQ

(1) POINT OF CONTACT: Iván J. Badillo, Contract Specialist, Ivan.badillo@dla.mil Michelle Harrison, Contracting Officer, Michelle.Harrison@dla.mil DLA Contracting Services Office – Columbus Division 3 (DCSO-C3) 3990 East Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43213 (2) SET-ASIDES: N/A, Other than Full and Open Competition (3) CODES FOR SERVICES OR SUPPLIES: PSC: 9640 -- Steel Primary and Semifinished Products NAICS: 331110 -- Iron Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (4) DESCRIPTION: (i) COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number SP8000-26-R-0016 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP) for High Fragmentation 1 Steel (HF 1 Steel). This acquisition is not set aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. (ii) CONTRACT LINE-ITEM NUMBER(S) (CLIN) CLIN: 0001 ITEM: High Fragmentation 1 Steel (HF-1 Steel) QUANTITIES: 438,480,000 (estimated amount) UNIT OF MEASURE: Pounds (LB) CLIN: 0002 ITEM: Vendor Managed Storage QUANTITIES: 60 (maximum) UNIT OF MEASURE: Month (MO) (iii) DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIREMENT -- 1 of 15 -- DLA intends to solicit and award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for High Fragmentation 1 (HF-1) Steel with one (1) five (5)-year delivery period. Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. §3204(a)(3)(A) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-3(b)(1), the requirement for HF-1 Steel is being solicited sole source to Metallus Inc. (741G0). (iv) DELIVERY: DELIVERY DATE: The contractor must take no longer than 24 months to deliver material after issuance of a delivery order. DELIVERY LOCATION: The contractor must deliver materials to the following government storage location (delivery point): DLA – Columbus 3990 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH 43218 Unloading Hours: 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM (EST), Monday – Friday Accessibility: Truck Deliveries will only be accepted between the hours of 7:30 AM – 2:30 PM (EST), Monday – Friday (excluding federal holidays). ACCEPTANCE POINT: Destination F.O.B POINT: Destination (v) SOLICITATION PROVISIONS. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEP 2024) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (JAN 2017) 52.204-7, System for Award Management—Registration (DEVIATION 2026- O0038)(FEB 2026) 52.204-90, Offeror Identification (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.209-12, Certification Regarding Tax Matters (OCT2025) 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (and -- 2 of 15 -- its Addendum) (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer responsible whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: The Government will use the following factors to evaluate each proposal for Overall Technical Acceptability for the solicitation. In this sole source acquisition, the following, non-price factor will be evaluated: 1. Technical Acceptability – Evaluation team will determine whether all aspects of the SOW were met for the material. For a rating of acceptable, all aspects of the SOW must be addressed sufficiently, and all required attachments, if necessary, must accompany the proposal. Technical Acceptability RATING (SELECT ONE): DESCRIPTION Acceptable Proposal meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. All criteria are acceptable, and all documents are included. Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. If any of the above criteria are non-acceptable, the proposal is unacceptable. (b) Options. N/A (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision) -- 3 of 15 -- 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (FEB 2021) 52.222-56, Certification Regarding Trafficking in Persons Compliance Plan (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification (MAY 2008) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate (OCT 2022) 52.225-4, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act Certificate (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements-Certificate (FEB 2021) 52.226-3, Disaster or Emergency Area Representation (NOV 2007) 52.229-11, Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation (JUN 2020) (vi) CONTRACT CLAUSES. The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (NOV 2021) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017) 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011) 52.204-13, System for Award Management—Maintenance (DEVIATION 2026-O0038) (FEB 2026) 52.20…