A02-Purchase Description. Roma Plastilina Clay.pdf

Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)

Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)

for Roma Plastilina #1 Green/Grey Clay

11 May 2023

1.0 General: Purchase and delivery of Roma Plastilina #1 Green/Grey Ballistics Testing

Clay.

Introduction: This contract requires deliveries to be made for one year, on a quarterly

(three months) basis of the brand-name only of Roma Plastilina #1 Green/Grey clay, manufactured solely by Smooth-On, Inc. to the Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) at Aberdeen

Proving Ground (APG), MD. The principal objective of this effort is to obtain Roma

Plastilina #1 Green/Grey Clay, in support of the on-going Body Armor effort at the Light

Armor Range Complex indoor ballistic firing ranges located at the Government facility known as ATC. Roma Plastilina #1 Green/Grey Clay is a critical component to Secretary of the Army mandated testing of body armor. After research and observation this clay is the only type approved for use in body armor testing. Since the late 1970’s, the modeling clay Roma Plastilina No. 1 has been utilized as a recording medium for body armor testing. As a ballistic back material, it serves two major purposes, to simulate a tissue response under the point of impact (penetration effects) and as a recording medium to mark the extent of back face deformation (deformation effects). It is an oil-based modeling clay, known as the gold standard ballistic clay and serves as the designated backing material for the ballistic assessment of helmets and hard and soft armors for the

U.S. Army (DoD, 2008), ;[2-7]. The current U.S. Army Test Operating Procedures

(TOPs) and Internal Operating Procedures (IOPs) clearly states Roma Plastilina No. 1 as the ballistic backing material to be employed. Additionally, Roma Plastilina No. 1 is used by other Department of Defense (DoD) agencies and the National Institute of Justice for armor testing. ASTM International has also developed standards for instituting the use of Roma Plastilina No. 1 for the ballistic backing material; it creates consensus and improve performance in ballistic testing across armor testing facilities. No suitable substitution is accepted for Roma Plastilina No. 1 by the ballistic testing community.

Clay is used for ballistic testing of items that are directly sent to theater, and without this product Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) is unable to carry out the body armor mission.

1.1 Background: ATC is a multi-purpose test center with diverse test capabilities and facilities. The unique combination of ATC's experienced personnel, state-of-the-art facilities, instrumentation, equipment, automotive courses, firing ranges, and industrial fabrication/repair capabilities provide a comprehensive facility available for testing a wide variety of military items, both foreign and domestic, as well as commercial items.

Testing is conducted on full up systems, as well as system components and includes such items as: combat and general-purpose vehicles, automotive technologies, weapons and munitions, general support equipment, individual equipment, generators, night vision devices, bridges, sensors, communication systems and robotics. ATC also conducts vulnerability/survivability tests, flammability testing, and explosives testing. ATC conducts and/or supports tests at other locations throughout the world with extensive mobile instrumentation and experienced personnel.

1.2 Contract Type: A single award will be made as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract.

1.3 Period of Performance: The Period of Performance (POP) will be for twelve (12) months from the date of award, consisting of one (1) delivery per quarter as outlined in the performance specifications below.

1.4 Place of Performance: Deliveries shall be made to U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center

(ATC) located at:

6850 Lanyard Road, Building 358

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD 21005

ATTN: Bryan Small, DODACC: W81C5M

1.5 Federal Holidays: The Government recognizes the following Federal Holidays: New

Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr’s Birthday, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. If a holiday falls on a weekend, the contractor shall check with the designated Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to determine if any working schedules for business days are affected. When any of the above holidays fall on a

Sunday, the following Monday will be observed as the holiday; when the holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday is observed as the holiday. Contractor employees are not required to work on days that are recognized as Federal Holidays. The contractor is required to confirm with the designated COR that Government personnel will be available to receive shipments.

2.0 Applicable Documents and References: The contractor shall be compliant with all applicable documents, policies, regulations, directives, etc. including, but not limited to, the following:

Document Number Title Applicability

AR 25-1 Army information management (IM) and

Information Technology

Required

AR 25-2 Information Assurance Required

AR 340-21 Army Privacy Program

AR 380-5 DA Information Security Program and the

AMC Supplement

Required

AR 380-67 Personnel Security Program Required

AR 735-5 Policies and Procedures for Property

Accountability

For those documents that are not directly available to the contractor, the contractor shall request them from the designated COR in writing, and the Government will provide information to include documents, publications, and correspondence to execute the tasks within this SOW.

2.1 Applicable Regulations, Publications and Policies: Contract functions shall be performed in accordance with AR 25-1 Army Information Management and AR 25-2

Army Information Assurance. All services and supplies provided under this contract shall comply with the Clinger-Cohen Act, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 USC 794d), and shall meet the applicable accessibility standards at 36

CFR Part 1194. Other regulations, publications and policies are applicable as shown elsewhere in the Statement of Work (SOW) and in the contract. Most publications can be accessed from the Internet at http://www.apd.army.mil. The Government will provide those publications not available on the web site.

2.2 Access and General Protection/Security Policy Procedures: If access to the installation is required at any time during the contract Period of Performance, the contractor and all associated sub-contractor employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by a Government representative). The contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of

Emergency Services or Security Office. Contractor workforce shall comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by DOD, HQDA and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in contractor security matters or processes.

2.3 Security, Identification, and Access Control: All contractor personnel shall, at a minimum, be U.S. Citizens, who shall receive a un-waivered National Agency Check

(NAC). They shall be required to read, write, and speak English.

2.4 Travel: No travel is required for this effort; therefore, no travel will be reimbursed unless the contract is modified to incorporate travel requirements.

3.0 Scope of Work:

3.1 Contractor shall deliver a quantity of one hundred and twenty (120) cases per quarter

(three months) for twelve (12) months, for a total of 480 cases for one year of Roma Plastilina #1

Green/Grey clay, Manufactured solely by Smooth-On, Inc. (Manufacture item #550A). The cases shall be delivered on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of designated month as outlined in the performance specifications below.

3.2 This contract will include one hundred and twenty (120) cases per quarter (three month) for twelve (12) months.

3.3 Cases of Roma Plastilina #1 Green/Grey clay shall display lot number and manufacture date. Shipping date for each delivery installment shall not exceed forty-five (45) days from the time the clay is manufactured.

3.4 Contractor shall be responsible for arranging the shipment and delivery of goods to the receiving warehouse located at the Government facility. In addition, contractor shall provide package tracking numbers to the designated COR.

http://www.apd.army.mil/

3.5 Contractor will be responsible for replacing cases damaged during transportation.

3.6 Cases of Roma Plastilina #1 Green/Grey clay shall be directly shipped from the manufacturer to the U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC), 6850 Lanyard Road, Building 358

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD 21005 POC: Bryan Small 410-278-2166.

3.7 Contractor shall monitor the hardness of the material and supply paperwork to the U.S.

Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) that includes the maximum hardness of each batch of extruded clay, not per lot. Testing shall be performed within two weeks from the time the clay is manufactured. The clay is required to be at ambient conditions (70 ± 2 °F) for the duration of the test.

3.8 The contractor delivery schedule shall be as follows:

Case Quantity per Quarter

Delivery Date

120 October 1st, 2023

120 January 1st, 2024

120 April 1st, 2024

120 July 1st, 2024