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Lighting and Electrical Draft Solicitation SPE4AX26R0018:

Responses to Industry Feedback

Clarification of Solicitation Requirements

Only Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Direct requirements will be supported by the solicitation and resulting contract. All orders will be shipped to DLA depot locations with the specific location and shipping address indicated on each order.

Clarification of the ISO 9001: 2015 Requirement

The offeror must provide a copy of their ISO 9001:2015 certification at the time of their offer. If the offeror is a joint venture, one of the partners must hold the required certification and provide a copy with their offer.

Clarification of Cyber Security Requirements

Per Section L.10 Volume 3, Factor II – Cyber Security, bidders must describe how they, and their IT systems, are currently in compliance with the cybersecurity standards and policies noted in L.10.1.

The ability to meet DFARS 252.204-7021 – Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements is not required at the start of the contract but will be required during the life of the contract. All awardees must be able to meet CMMC requirements by November 10, 2028.

Offerors must meet the remaining NIST standards and policies noted in L.10.1 at the time of proposal submission.

Clarification on Evaluated Proposal Quantities

To clarify the quantity for each NSN’s (National Stock Number’s) evaluation, the Schedule B Pricing Worksheet will be updated to include a column identifying the evaluated quantity.

Clarification of Annual Economic Price Adjustment (EPA)

Per solicitation section C09, the contract will utilize an Economic Price Adjustment (EPA).

The EPA is an annual adjustment to price and is based on a Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) index. The specific index the contract will use to adjust prices is from the BLS Producer Price Index (PPI) and is designated by a PCU number. The PCU number is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to the

Federal Supply Class (FSC). Below are the NAICS codes for the FSCs in the item population and the corresponding PCU indexes.

FSC NAICS PCU

5330 339991 PCU339991339991

5905 334416 PCU33441-33441-

5910 334416 PCU33441-33441-

5915 334419 PCU33441-33441-

5920 335931 PCU335931335931

5925 335313 PCU335313335313

5930 335313 PCU335313335313

5935 334417 PCU334417334417

5940 335931 PCU335931335931

5945 335314 PCU335314335314

5950 334416 PCU33441-33441-

5955 334419 PCU33441-33441-

5960 334419 PCU33441-33441-

5961 334413 PCU334413334413

5963 334111 PCU334111334111

5965 334310 PCU334310334310

5970 335932 PCU335932335932

5975 327110 PCU327110327110

5977 335991 PCU335991335991

5980 334413 PCU334413334413

5985 334220 PCU334220334220

5990 335312 PCU335312335312

5996 444190 PCU444190444190

5998 334412 PCU334412334412

5999 334419 PCU33441-33441-

6210 332321 PCU332321332321

6220 335999 PCU335999335999

6230 335129 PCU3351--3351--

6240 335110 PCU335110335110

6250 335110 PCU335110335110

Addition/Deletion of National Stock Numbers (NSNs)

The current market basket population of 4,164 NSNs encompasses the complete Schedule of Items (SOI) as currently identified. Additions to the contract(s) will be composed of NSNs within this population that were not awarded under the initial contract along with any additional NSNs that are identified at a later time. The timing and frequency of these add groups will be determined by DLA’s evolving demand for the respective items.