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This is a Special Instructions document for an Army Research Laboratory (ARL) contract at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, dated 29 June 2026.

The contract is firm fixed price (FFP) type and requires offerors to provide full quantities as specified; proposals for less than full quantities will be deemed nonresponsive and ineligible for award. Government inspection and acceptance will be conducted at U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 by an authorized Government Representative. Truck shipments are accepted Monday through Friday (except holidays) from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM only at Logistics Warehouse, Building 321, 6375 Johnson Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005; suppliers must affix packing slips to packages and coordinate deliveries by contacting Building 321 at 410-278-4406. The Army Research Laboratory's tax exemption certificate number is 30005004 (Maryland retail sales and use tax), and its Federal Tax Identification number is 53-0215803. Payment terms must be net thirty (30) days or longer; offers with shorter payment terms will not be considered for award. The primary contracting contacts are Contract Specialist Melissa Murphy at (520) 672-9589 and Contracting Officer Zachary Dowling at (520) 672-9587. The Technical Point of Contact will be designated at time of award. Any exceptions or conditions to proposals must be included in a cover letter. Offerors expecting to employ foreign nationals must provide documentary evidence of employment eligibility in accordance with 8 CFR 274a.12. Duty-free entry documentation is available through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) at https://piee.eb.mil.

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ADELPHI SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

29 June 2026

ACC - APG POINT OF CONTACT

The ACC - APG point of contact for this action is:

Contract Specialist: Melissa Murphy Telephone Number: (520) 672-9589 E-mail: melissa.m.murphy20.civ@army.mil

Contracting Officer Name: Zachary Dowling Telephone Number: (520) 672-9587 E-mail: Zachary.a.dowling2.civ@army.mil

(End of Instruction)

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT

TPOC Name: TBD at time of award Telephone Number: TBD at time of award Email: TBD at time of award

TYPE OF CONTRACT

TYPE OF CONTRACT (Reference: 52.216-1)

This is a firm fixed price (FFP) type of contract.

GOV INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Government Inspection and Acceptance shall be performed at U.S. Army Research Laboratoy, Aberdeen Proving Graounds, MD, 21005 by an authorized Government Representative.

TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (ARL)

TAX EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE (ARL)

Exemption certificate number 30005004 covers exemption from Maryland retail sales and use tax.

The Federal Tax Identification number for the Army Research Laboratory is: 53-0215803.

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

The payment office shall allocate and record the amounts paid to the accounting classification citations in the contract using the table at DFARS PGI 204.7108(b)(2) [link below] based on the type of payment request submitted and the type of effort.

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/pgi_htm/current/PGI204_71.htm#payment_instructions

RECEIVING ROOM – APG

RECEIVING ROOM REQUIREMENTS - ALTERNATE I (APG)

At ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND truck shipments are accepted Monday through Friday (except holidays) from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM only at Logistics Warehouse, Building 321, 6375 Johnson Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005. Suppliers shall affix packing slips to the outside of any packages delivered under this contract. Packing slips must be clearly identified and easy to retrieve enclosed packing papers. To coordinate/schedule deliveries, contact Bldg. 321 at 410-278-4406.

*DUTY-FREE ENTRY

DFE is assessable through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE), https://piee.eb.mil. Click on the DFE (Duty Free Entry) Icon to access the application.

Training is available for each step of the process at https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/.

This is the current process to obtain the proper documentation for DFE.

*EXCEPTIONS IN PROPOSAL

EXCEPTIONS OR CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN OFFEROR'S PROPOSAL

In the event the offeror takes any exceptions to, or sets any conditions for its proposal under the subject solicitation, such exceptions or conditions shall be set forth in a cover letter to the offeror's proposal.

*AWARD OF CONTRACT

No award will be made for less than the full quantities solicited. Any offeror proposing less than the full quantities will be considered nonresponsive.

https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/pgi/pgi_htm/current/PGI204_71.htm#payment_instructions https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/

*ADELPHI CONTR. DIVISION URL

ADELPHI CONTRACTING DIVISION WEBSITE

Offeror(s) may access the Adelphi Contracting Division website at:

http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=509

*FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING

FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING UNDER CONTRACT

In accordance with Title 8 U.S.C. 1324A, local Foreign Disclosure Officers (FDOs) may approve access by foreign nationals working on unclassified public domain contracts for the duration of the contract, provided the foreign nationals have appropriate work authorization documentation.

Offerors who expect to employ foreign nationals in the anticipated effort shall submit with their proposals documentary evidence verifying employment eligibility of the foreign nationals in accordance with 8 CFR 274a.12. Offerors not employing foreign nationals in performance of any resultant contract may disregard this provision.

For further information, please contact: Army Research Laboratory Adelphi Laboratory Center

ATTN: AMSRL-CS-IO-FI

2800 Powder Mill Road Adelphi, MD 20783-1138

*PAYMENT TERMS

Payment terms of less than net thirty (30) days are unacceptable. Offers conditioned upon such terms will not be considered for award.

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