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This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) issued by Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy for a Cycloconverter – Power Control and Regulating System for the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) Motor Generator Set. The procurement seeks a power controller/regulator to manage input power to a 9 MW doubly fed wound rotor induction motor driving a 95 MVA salient pole generator. This is a full and open competition under NAICS code 335999 (All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing) with a 600-employee business size standard. Proposals are due March 23, 2026, with RFP questions due March 3, 2026, and award estimated for July 2026. All pricing must be submitted in U.S. dollars, with payment terms of Net 30 (or Net 10 for small businesses) from acceptance according to an agreed-to milestone schedule. Freight for North American shipments shall be FOB Destination/DAP Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York (Freight Prepaid).

The RFP requires two separate proposal volumes: a Technical Proposal (Volume 1) with tabs covering general summary, specification/SOW compliance matrix, design and technical capabilities (40 points), prior experience and past performance (40 points), manufacturing capabilities (10 points), and quality assurance (10 points); and a Business/Price Proposal (Volume 2) addressing corporate profile and SAM registration, draft contract acceptance, pricing and milestone schedule, delivery, payment terms and freight, small business subcontracting plan (if applicable), government property, warranty, and Buy American Act compliance. To be considered technically responsive, each offeror must score at least 70 of 100 points possible. The evaluation will use a best value trade-off methodology where technical factors, when combined, are more important than price. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible offeror whose proposal represents the best value. The contractor must provide at least a two-year warranty on all parts and labor from BSA's acceptance of the installed, tested, and commissioned equipment, with remote diagnosis and troubleshooting available within one business day upon request.

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Procurement & Property Management Division

Building 902B P.O. Box 5000 Upton, NY 11973-5000 jchristy@bnl.gov

Managed by Brookhaven Science Associates for the U.S. Department of Energy www.bnl.gov

February 20, 2026 Interested Offerors

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) NO. 462624;

CYCLOCONVERTER – POWER CONTROL AND REGULATING

SYSTEM FOR THE AGS MOTOR GENERATOR SET

Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (BSA), under a Prime Contract for the operation of Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), herewith solicits your proposal to furnish a Cycloconverter – Power Control and Regulating System for the AGS Motor Generator Set.

1.0 INTRODUCTION

This procurement is for a power controller/regulator to control the input power to a 9 MW doubly fed wound rotor induction motor which drives a 95 MVA salient pole Generator. This controller/regulator will drive current in the induction motor rotor windings. This Motor Generator Set will be used at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) managed by Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA).

This procurement is solicited as Full and Open Competition under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 335999 All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing. The business size standard for NAICS 335999 is 600 employees. The stated size shall be the sole determining factor as to classification (small or large business) of an Offeror. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to affirm its Representations and Certifications and size status are accurate and up to date in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.SAM.gov).

2.0 SCOPE OF WORK (SOW)

The Offeror shall furnish all labor, services, materials and equipment in accordance with the draft contract, Enclosure 1, including the Statement of Work and referenced Specifications attached thereto.

3.0 GENERAL INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS

3.1 Schedule

BSA has established the following schedule for achieving evaluation, selection, approval, and award.

MILESTONE DATE

RFP Questions Submission Due March 3, 2026

Proposals Submission Due (closing date) March 23, 2026 May 8, 2026

Award (estimated) July 2026

3.1.1 Proposals shall remain firm for 180 days after due date of offers to allow time for review, selection, and award in case of delays.

3.2 Form of Proposal and Manner of Submission

3.2.1 A complete written proposal must be received by BSA no later than the due date noted herein. Award is estimated to be made on or about the date as noted herein.

Proposals, including their withdrawal or modification, received after the closing date shall be considered late. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this solicitation, such responses may be considered for award if the PPM Manager or designee determines that the award is in BSA’s best interest. Proposals will be opened in private.

3.2.2 The Offeror will be required to submit via email to the BSA Contractual

Representative the following: a technical proposal (Volume 1) and a Business/Price Proposal (Volume 2). Volume 2 shall include Enclosure (2), Proposal Pricing sheet. The technical and business/price proposals shall be submitted as separate volumes. Both volumes of the proposal are to be submitted in English only. The proposal and all supporting documentation which the Offeror believes will fully describe the proposed capability should be submitted and the contents clearly identified.

Submit Proposals to Jeanhei Christy, BSA Contractual Representative, at jchristy@bnl.gov, with a Subject line of “RFP 462624 Cycloconverter”

3.2.3 Proposals must be complete in all respects. Failure to respond or follow the instructions regarding the organization, content, layout, or format of the proposal may result in the Offeror’s proposal being deemed non-responsive. Proposals that are incomplete or partial in any material respect affecting the responsiveness of the proposal may not be considered. BSA reserves the right to postpone the date of submission, and to amend this request as it considers necessary. Proposals may be withdrawn by written request, at the email address noted above, received prior to the time fixed for receipt of the proposal. Modifications to proposals shall be submitted via email in the same manner required in 3.2.2 above and received by the proposal due date.

3.3 Explanation of Proposal Documents

Should an Offeror find any discrepancies in, or omissions from, any of the documents, or be in doubt as to the meaning of any document, Offeror should immediately notify BSA by email to jchristy@bnl.gov, no later than five (5) business days prior to the proposal due date in order to allow time for responses to be received by all prospective Offerors.

Oral explanations or instructions given before the award of a contract are discouraged and will not be binding. Any information given to a prospective Offeror concerning this solicitation will be furnished to all other prospective Offerors as an amendment to the solicitation if that information is deemed necessary by BSA to submitting proposals or if the lack of it would be prejudicial to other prospective Offerors.

4.0 CONTENTS OF PROPOSAL

4.1 General Information

The proposal shall be concise and clear in every instance and restricted to relevant information only. The response shall clearly and fully demonstrate the Offeror’s capability, knowledge, and experience with regard to the technical requirements described herein. Stating that the Offeror understands and will comply with the technical requirements is not sufficient, nor is a simple affirmative restatement of the requirements.

Similarly, phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed,” or “well-known techniques will be used,” without explanatory detail will be considered inadequate.

4.1.1 Disclosure of Proposals

Proposals provided to BSA in response to this RFP will not be disclosed by BSA except to appropriate BSA personnel and BSA contractor consultants involved in reviewing responses to this RFP, and/or U.S. Government personnel.

Offerors that include data in their proposals that they do not want disclosed to the public by BSA, or that they are requesting be used solely for evaluation and review purposes shall include the following legends without modification on their proposals. Note that additional restrictive markings may make the proposal non-responsive.

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend:

“This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed except to appropriate BSA personnel, its subcontractor consultants involved in reviewing responses to the RFP, and/or U.S. Government personnel, and shall not be disclosed, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than to evaluate or review this proposal for procurement-related purposes. If, however, a contract is awarded to this Offeror as a result of/or in connection with the submission of this data, BSA shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit BSA’s right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction.

The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]”;

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

“Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.”

(3) Mark any data subject to disclosure restrictions in yellow highlighting.

Failure to follow each of the three (3) steps provided above may result in disclosure of information contained in the response to this RFP.

Notice is hereby provided that BSA may disclose offeror proposals to U.S.

Government personnel for review. In such case, BSA will furnish the proposal to the Government with any confidentiality legends included by the Offeror, but BSA is not responsible for any subsequent disclosure by the U.S. Government.

4.2 Technical Proposal – Volume 1

Provide one (1) electronic copy via email of the technical portion of your proposal and any amendments thereto. Do not include the Business Proposal (Volume 2) in this volume. Volume 1 shall contain technical information only and shall be legible, clear, coherent, and individually tabbed in accordance with the sections below. Each proposal will be evaluated and point-scored in accordance with the associated categories and their points as noted herein. Offerors must provide specific detailed descriptions and capabilities for the main and sub-categories which support how the Offeror plans to perform the Statement of Work (SOW).

4.2.1 Tab 1 – General Overall Summary (0 Points)

Tab 1 will consist of an overall general summary of how the Offeror plans to achieve the design, manufacture, testing, delivery, and commissioning of the Power Control and Regulating System (PCRS). This is a non-detailed overview and will not be point scored.

4.2.2 Tab 2 – Spec/SOW Compliance Matrix (0 Points)

The Offeror shall provide a paragraph-by-paragraph compliance matrix for each section of the Specification and Statement of Work (SOW) that clearly shows the Offeror’s acceptance.

A. Offerors shall list each Specification section by number and explain how they will comply with all requirements.

B. Offerors shall list each SOW section by number and explain how they will comply with all requirements. Detailed explanations of how compliance is to be achieved is required, a list of sections indicating compliance only is insufficient.

Any exceptions shall be clearly documented, and the Offeror shall provide a detailed explanation why the exception is being taken and any alternative recommendations. While the compliance matrices will not be point scored, they will be used to evaluate the bidders understanding and compliance with the technical requirements and can influence the scoring on the following tabs.

4.2.3 Tab 3 – Design and Technical Capabilities – New PCRS (40 Points)

A. Design Overview (20 points)

Provide a description, with images and layout drawings as well as calculations and simulations of the conceptual design of the PCRS in accordance with the SOW and specifications. Layout drawings should include required switchgear and instrumentation.

B. Output requirements (5 points) Provide calculations showing anticipated rotor current waveforms and system response time.

C. Over Voltage Protection (5 points) Provide a description of the required overvoltage protection for the motor rotor and describe how the transfer from liquid rheostat to the new PCRS will be controlled.

D. Semiconductor temperature and safety margin (5 points) Provide calculations showing the maximum expected semiconductor temperature rise. In addition, state the safety margin both for voltage and current of all power components.

E. Ability of the company to supply services after the installation and commission (5 points)

Evaluation method for Tab 3 The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated on the completeness and adequacy of the overall conceptual design of the system and components with respect to compliance with the specifications, technical soundness and feasibility of the design.

4.2.4 Tab 4 – Prior Experience and Past Performance Producing Power

Regulators of Similar Size for doubly fed Induction Motors. (40 points)

A. Experience with and past performance producing comparable PCRS (20 points) Identify how many years your company has been designing, manufacturing, testing, and commissioning PCRS for use with doubly fed induction motors of comparable size and serviced.

Provide a list of three (3) projects of comparable or higher complexity that your company has designed, built, and commissioned within the past seven (7) years. Include contact information (organization, phone number, email addresses) of the owners of these systems. Please provide the relevant technical parameters for these installations as they apply to the proposed equipment.

B. Experience with similar Induction Motors (10 points)

The interaction between the PCRS and the existing induction motor is critically important. The PCRS must not introduce any transients or negative sequence components which could damage the rotor windings or its insulation. The Offeror shall state their experience with interacting and interfacing with induction motors of this class and age. The offer shall include such experience in at least one of the examples given in A above.

C. Key Personnel (10 points)

In Tab 4.A above, the relevant experience the company has with this type of equipment is requested. Please describe how the employees which will be assigned to this project interacted with those previous projects.

Supply the resume/vitae of all key project personnel such as the Project

Manager and Lead Electrical Engineer for all major components. The resume/vitae should focus on pertinent experience in the design, manufacturing, assembling, and testing of comparable power supplies.

Demonstrate the organizational capability to supplement key personnel skill sets if required by the project. Please indicate the personnel who will be assigned to this project.

Evaluation Method for Tab 4 A. The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated as to how recent, frequent, relevant, and successful the past production has been, including (but not limited to) technical and schedule performance. BSA may consider information obtained from any source when evaluating past performance, including but not limited to information provided by the offeror, information obtained through Government databases (e.g., FAPIIS), interviews with BSA or other federally funded national laboratory employees, and the personal knowledge of evaluators. BSA reserves the right to use this information to validate or supplement the information submitted by the offeror, and to adjust evaluations accordingly.

B. The Offeror’s proposal will be evaluated as to the range and depth of the key project personnel, resources available, their experience and how it relates to this project.

C. The Offeror’s proposal shall be evaluated as to the depth of their experience with induction machines of this class and service.

4.2.5 Tab 5 – Manufacturing Capabilities (10 points)

A. Program Management and Manufacturing Plan (5 points) Describe how your company plans to manage this project. Expand on the organizational chart, lines of responsibility, work breakdown structure, scheduling, and meetings.

Provide a manufacturing plan that identifies the type of resources, backlog, and a list of key subcontractors required to support the project.

This plan should include, but not be limited to, a project milestone schedule consistent with the schedule in the SOW. Discuss how your firm will achieve and support the design and manufacturing plan submitted and discuss schedule risks and opportunities to improve the schedule. Identify long lead-time items and describe their makeup.

Provide a basis for your company’s estimate of schedule contingency.

B. Production Facility Description (5 points) Describe your available production facilities and capabilities, including but not limited to:

Clear identification of all production facilities, including sub-contractors and available resources to complete this project. Provide information about how and where manufacturing will take place, and a description (with photos) of the manufacturing facility with applicable equipment.

Evaluation Method for Tab 5 A. The Offeror’s organization and plan will be evaluated as to whether it can realistically meet the schedule, and that the production can be carried out effectively. The manufacturing method will be evaluated against techniques known to be successful.

B. The Offeror’s facilities will be evaluated as to whether they can support the proposed production plan.

4.2.6 Tab 6 – Quality Assurance (QA) (10 points)

The Offeror shall provide objective evidence that a quality assurance program has been developed and implemented within their organization. This includes the submittal of an approved QA program/manual and a list of implementing procedures which describes the QA program and a current organizational chart showing the link between Quality personnel and management.

Evidence shall include the submittal of documentation which describes the following activities:

Process that ensures that personnel are trained and/or qualified to perform their assigned work System used to control nonconforming material/items Processes used to prepare, review, approve, distribute and revise documents that describe processes, specify requirements or establish design Process that defines what records shall be maintained and the system to ensure the safe keeping of those records Material management/control process, e.g. shop floor travelers Measuring and Test Equipment (M&TE) Calibration program Configuration Management program applicable to all technical documents and drawings which assures:

o verification and/or validation of engineering designs o changes in configuration (affecting form, fit, function, reliability, safety, or interchangeability) are documented and approved o end items are of the proper configuration o approved changes are incorporated at the specified points

Process to evaluate suppliers and how applicable requirements are flowed down to sub-contractors

Processes used to ensure that material/items purchased, processed and/or manufactured meet the requirements of established criteria, i.e. inspection and test

Process to assess internal programs/processes.

Evaluation Method for Tab 6 The Offeror will be evaluated as to how adequate, well-documented, and well-implemented the current quality procedures and processes are, and how they meet the quality requirements defined in the SOW.

4.3 Business / Price Proposal – Volume 2

Provide one (1) electronic copy via email of the business/price portion of your proposal and any amendments thereto. Do not include the Technical Proposal in this volume.

Volume 2 should be legible, clear, coherent, and individually tabbed in accordance with the sections noted below.

4.3.1 Tab A: Corporate Profile and Financial Capability

Provide a corporate profile of your organization with a current SAM.gov Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number.

BSA requires all its vendors/contractors (except foreign businesses) to be registered in the U.S. Government supplier database entitled System For Award Management (SAM). Registration be performed online at www.sam.gov prior to the submission date of this RFP. Please provide a definitive statement herein that your firm has registered in SAM. By signing the attached Proposal Pricing Sheet, AMS Form-043 (Enclosure 2), the Offeror is certifying they are registered in

SAM.

If not already registered, please register as soon as possible. Failure to register may preclude BSA from doing business with your organization. Please note that there is no charge for SAM registration. When registering, you are strongly urged to copy and paste www.SAM.gov onto your browser address rather than utilizing your search engine. Utilizing your search engine may redirect you to an erroneous site. Assistance with registration may be requested (free of charge) by contacting the APEX Accelerators (formally known as Association of Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (APTAC)) or the Federal Help Desk at 866-606-8220.

For foreign businesses, the Offeror must complete and submit the attached

Annual Representation & Certifications, AMS Form-050, Enclosure (3), with the proposal.

4.3.2 Tab B: Draft Contract with Terms and Conditions

The Draft Contract with Terms and Conditions is provided in Enclosure (1). The Offeror shall clearly note its acceptance in full. The successful Offeror will be required to execute a Contract in accordance with the provisions of the Draft Contract. Any exceptions shall be noted accordingly; however, the Offeror shall not construe noted exceptions, if any, to be accepted by BSA.

4.3.3 Tab C: Price / Milestone Schedule

The Offeror shall provide pricing information in strict accordance with this RFP.

Any exceptions should be noted accordingly.

Note: All pricing information must be submitted as U.S. Dollar Currency.

4.3.4 Tab D: Delivery

The Offeror shall clearly note its acceptance in full of the proposed delivery schedule as set forth in the Enclosure 1, Draft Contract. Any exceptions shall be noted accordingly, however, the Offeror shall not construe noted exceptions, if any, to be accepted by BSA.

4.3.5 Tab E: Payment Terms and Freight (if applicable)

For North American shipments, Freight terms shall be FOB (Free on Board) Destination (or DAP Incoterms), DAP (Delivered At Place), Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, Long Island, New York (Freight Prepaid).

For foreign procurements the prospective Offeror will be responsible for notifying Interfreight Harmonized Logistics Inc., located at 221 Sheridan Blvd, Inwood, New York. For foreign shipments that will be transported via ocean freight the 10-2 REQUIREMENTS Form located at http://www.bnl.gov/ppm/linkable_files/pdf/TenTwoForm.pdf must be completed by the Offeror 72 hours before departure of the vessel. The form can either be faxed to Interfreight Harmonized Logistics, Inc. at 516-371-6880 or emailed to tom@interfreight.net. A copy should also be emailed to PPMTraffic@BNL.gov.

Once the form is submitted to customs an acceptance number will be given. No freight will be loaded on a vessel without this acceptance number.

Payment terms shall be Net 30 (or Net 10 for small businesses) Days from acceptance, in accordance with an agreed-to milestone schedule.

The Offeror shall review and clearly note its acceptance in full. Any exceptions shall be noted accordingly; however, the Offeror shall not construe noted exceptions, if any, to be accepted by BSA.

4.3.6 Tab F: Small Business Subcontracting Plan

All Offerors certifying that they are other than a “small business or foreign business” and that they expect to submit an offer that will exceed $900,000 must submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan or Subcontracting Plan Waiver (certifying no subcontracting opportunities (Enclosure (4)) for BSA’s approval prior to contract award. Reference shall be made to FAR 52.219-9 before completing this subcontracting plan. Firms certifying that they are small or foreign businesses need not complete the plan nor waiver.

The following BSA small business stretch goals are provided as an example for this procurement. Any exceptions to this requirement shall be noted accordingly.

Small Business ............................................................................................................................................... 49%

Small Disadvantaged Business ........................................................................................................................ 5%

Women-Owned Business ................................................................................................................................. 5%

Hub Zone .......................................................................................................................................................... 3%

Veteran-Owned Business ................................................................................................................. 3%

Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business ..................................................................................................... 3%

(Note to Buyer/Contracts Specialists: The above percentages are subject to change. Confirm with PPM Small Business Officer.)

4.3.7 Tab G: Government Property

Government Property Currently Possessed:

The Offeror shall provide a description of any contemplated use of Government property that is currently in the possession of the Offeror. Provide the name and point of contact of the cognizant Government Contracting Officer. Any proposed use of Government-owned equipment/facilities will be evaluated to negate any competitive advantage. The Offeror shall note if there is no Government property.

4.3.8 Tab H: Warranty

The Contractor shall provide at least a two-year warranty on all parts and labor commencing with BSA’s acceptance of the installed, tested, and commissioned cycloconverter. Remote diagnosis and troubleshooting from Contractor shall be available upon request within one (1) business day.

4.3.9 Tab I: Buy American Act

This requirement is subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 25, Buy American Act. The Contractor shall provide if the proposed item(s) are or are not domestic end products. If foreign end products are proposed, the Offeror shall provide the country of manufacture.

5.0 PROCUREMENT TYPE, EVALUATION METHODOLOGY AND CRITERIA

5.1 Type of Procurement

This is a “Best Value” procurement. BSA intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive, responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors, subfactors, and price as noted in this solicitation. The utilization of this procedure is expected to provide the greatest overall benefit to BSA. Best Value employs a trade-off process that permits award to other than the lowest priced offeror or to the highest technically rated offeror. The trade-off process associated with Best Value involves a comparative weighing of the evaluation factors and sub-factors identified in the RFP. Specifically, the trade-off process involves selecting the most advantageous offer based on an integrated assessment of both technical factors and price. Price will not be rated or scored but will be a significant factor in the Best Value analysis.

An award may be made without discussion or negotiation of proposals received;

therefore, proposals should be submitted on the most favorable terms which can be submitted in response to this request. BSA reserves the right to conduct pre-selection site visits to assess the Offerors’ capabilities, to hold fact-finding discussions, and/or to negotiate with any one or all of the Offerors on any aspect of this solicitation prior to making an award; or to make an award without further discussion or negotiation at any time during this process. BSA may request such supplementary information as determined sufficient, in the opinion of BSA, to assure that an Offeror’s technical competence, business and technical organization, facilities, and financial resources are adequate to successfully perform the contemplated work. BSA reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, or to accept any proposal. BSA will not be obligated to award all or any part of the work solicited, and in any event will not be responsible for the Offeror’s cost of proposal preparation or any other cost incurred in connection with this RFP.

5.2 Methodology

It is the practice of BSA, in making an overall evaluation of proposals received, to establish a Source Selection Board (SSB) that will evaluate the proposals so as to give due consideration to performance and price. The final evaluation assessment is derived from the composite reviews. As explained in 5.1 above, this procedure is intended to result in selection of the most advantageous proposal, considering price in determining the Best Value trade-off.

5.2.1 Proposals will be initially evaluated on responsiveness to the RFP requirements in all aspects. The technical proposals will be point-scored by technical members of the SSB in accordance with the criteria as set forth in Section 5.3 herein.

5.2.2 If a selection cannot be made and discussions are required, the SSB will then recommend to the Source Selection Official (SSO) which proposals are within the competitive range based on results of scoring and analysis of the technical evaluation criteria, along with the proposed prices. The competitive range determination will then be made by the SSO. Those proposals with a reasonable chance of being selected for award, including those that are acceptable as submitted or that could reasonably be made so after clarifications and correction of deficiencies, will be considered. However, BSA reserves the right to limit the “competitive” range for final selection to highly rated proposals. BSA may also further reduce the competitive range for efficiency purposes depending on the number of highly rated proposals received. Fact-finding discussions and/or site visits may be held with those Offerors in the competitive range. Best and final offers may be solicited at the conclusion of fact finding.

The tradeoff process permits tradeoffs among price and non-price factors (i.e.

Technical Factors) and allows BSA to accept other than the lowest priced proposal, or other than the highest technically rated offeror. Under a tradeoff process, the perceived technical benefits of the higher priced proposal shall merit the additional cost in order to receive award. In conducting the tradeoff analysis for this procurement, the Technical Factors, when combined, are more important than price. Offerors are advised, however, that as the range of the overall Technical scores among Offerors narrows, the more important price will become in making the award decision. An independent estimate, historical pricing data, and competitive pricing will be used in the consideration and analysis of price.

5.3 Technical Evaluation Criteria

Each proposal will be evaluated based on how well it meets or exceeds the requirements of this RFP. The proposals will be evaluated in accordance with the following evaluation criteria, listed in order of importance, and more fully explained in Section 4 above:

1. Design and Technical Capabilities (40 points)

2. Prior Experience and Past Performance (40 points)

3. Manufacturing Capabilities (10 points)

4. Quality Assurance (10 points)

(100 points)

Each Offeror’s strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies will be addressed accordingly in each resultant technical evaluation.

To be considered technically responsive to the RFP, each Offeror must score a total of 70 points out of the overall 100 points possible. Any proposal that fails to achieve this parameter shall be deemed technically non-responsive and will be excluded from further evaluation.

5.4 Final Selection Process

After completion of discussions, if necessary, with Offerors in the final competitive range and receipt of Best and Final offers, if required, the SSB will recommend to the SSO which Offeror the SSB has determined to represent the “Best Value” to BSA based on the evaluation of technical capabilities of the Offerors and the prices being offered. The SSO will subsequently use all Source Evaluation analysis and evaluations as guidelines in making the final selection.

5.5 Basis of Award

Award of the resulting contract will be based on the SSO’s evaluation of the SSB’s recommendation. The SSO will select the Offeror whose proposal represents the overall Best Value to BSA/the best combination of technical evaluation results and price.

At the time of award, the successful Offeror will be required to complete the following BSA forms for ACH/EFT contract invoice payments:

BSA Form ACH Bank Information IRS Form W-9 (if Offeror is a U.S. business) IRS Form W-8 (if Offeror is a foreign)

6.0 PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

It is understood that any contract resulting from this request shall be on the basis that the Offeror who undertakes the work represents and guarantees that it possesses the necessary skills, means of performance, and financial resources to complete the effort. Inability to perform, including loss of key personnel or facilities, will not excuse default.

7.0 CLOSURE

BSA believes the information contained herein is sufficient to permit you to prepare a complete and definitive proposal; however, should there be any questions, please contact the undersigned.

All questions must be submitted in writing via email. Replies to questions will be provided in writing and, if considered to be of general interest, will be transmitted to all other offerors. If for any reason you are unable to submit a proposal, kindly reply in writing.

Sincerely, Jeanhei D. Christy Sr. Contracts Specialist

Enclosure 1 – BSA Draft Contract and Attachments (A)-(E)

Attachment A – Statement of Work (SOW), dated February 20, 2025 Attachment B – Technical Specification, dated February 20, 2025 Attachment C – BNL-QA-101 Attachment D – BSA Commercial Terms and Conditions Attachment E – BSA Supplemental Terms and Conditions for Work on Site

Enclosure 2 – AMS Form 043 Proposal Pricing Sheet Enclosure 3 – AMS Form 050 Annual Representation & Certifications Enclosure 4 – AMS Form 001 Subcontracting Plan Waiver

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