Attachment A - RFQ SOW.pdf

191NLE26Q0120 Request for Quote

INL UKRAINE – M2 WEAPONS FOR STATE

BORDER GUARD SERVICE (SBGS) & NATIONAL

GUARD OF UKRAINE

1 BACKGROUND

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is an instrumental leader in the development of policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime. The requirement is to provide direct support to the mobile firing teams against airborne threats. This acquisition will help equip the partner nation with much needed M2 machine guns.

2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Item Description Quantity 1 .50 Cal BMG M2 Machine Gun w. Primary & Spare Barrel and cleaning kit-Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) M2 NATO .50cal (12.7x99mm). Air cooled, belt fed, machine gun that fires sustained automatic and accurate burst shot fire.

Mounted in vehicles. Weapon offered should have an NSN and be in current NATO & DOD inventories Caliber:12.7x99(NATO) Effective Range:2,000 yards Maximum Range: 7,440 yards Rate Of Fire (cyclic): 450 -600 rounds per minute Muzzle Velocity: 3050 ft/s Weight:81.6 lbs Barrel lenght: 36" Barrel: Chrome Plated Barrel Cooling: Air Link Accepted: M9 Case Ejection: Downward

OEM Tripod mount included - Medium Vehicle Pintle mitigate airborne threats from 360 degree circumference (horizontal plane) and up to 90 degree (vertical plane) or maximum angle possible. The M2 system must be a complete system with the firearm, feed system, 600 round ammunition supply container, mount, buffer, and related accessories to immediately mount M2 system to the flatbed of a pickup truck or flatbed vehicle. Include MILSTD-1913 rail for optics.

Manufacturer in USA

2 Mk93 Dual Mount, Small Pintle w. M2 Ammo Cradle, Brass & Link Catch

3 Mk38 Vehicle Stand 150 4 Pro Shot .50 cal Machine Gun Cleaning Kit, Black. Cleaning

Kit Includes:

o (1) Modular Zipper Pouch / Color: TBD o (7) 6.5" Length Pro-Tuff Black Coated Rods - 45.5" Working Length o (1) Multi-Purpose Swivel Handle with Chamber Rod/Accessory End o (2) .50Cal Bronze Bristle Rifle Bore Brush o (1) .50Cal Chamber Brush o (1) .50Cal Spear Tip Jag o (1) Brass Patch Holder o (1) 1 STEP BIO MIL-SPEC CLP (1/2 oz bottle) o (1) XL Bore Light o (1) Bore Obstruction Remover for .50Cal o (20) 3" Round Cotton Flannel Cleaning Patches o (1) Double End Nylon AP Brush o (2) Component Holder for Cleaning Rod Sections o (1) Component Holder for Components

5 Optics for rapid targeting. MGS-M3X Dimensions (L x W x H): 330 x 110 x 110mm Weight: Approx 1.8 Kgs Lens Size: 82 x 48mm Field of View: 80m at 200m 25 degrees Azimuth / Elevation Adjustment 0.5 MOA / Click Eye Relief: Unlimited Red Dot Size: 3 MOA LED Colors: Red & Green Selectable Trajectory Ranges: 200 – 1800 meters at 200m intervals Night Vision: Compatible Brightness Adjustments: 13 settings (1 off, 1 auto, 10 manual) Magnification: 3X magnifier Power Supply: 1 type 123 3V Lithium included Mounting: MIL- STD- 1913 rail Operational Temp: -41C to +71C Optics cleaning kit - included Country of Origin: USA

6 US Ordnance M2 Tripod Consists of 1 Tripod Head, 1 Front Leg, 2 Rear Legs, and a Traversing Bar Pintle Assembly is inserted into the tripod head

7 TRAVERSE & ELEVATION MECHANISM, .50 CAL

Traversing & Elevating Mechanism provides controlled manipulation and the ability to engage predetermined targets

8 UNIVERSAL PINTLE ADAPTER (UPA) 150

The weapons shall have a manufacture engraved or permanently affixed scannable identification to facilitate inventory and Department of State mandated end use monitoring.

The offeror is responsible for obtaining all weapons requested directly from the manufacturer, with no aftermarket parts/non-manufacturer parts incorporated in the weapons offered, 100% manufacturer assembly of all parts/components/equipment). The offeror is fully responsible for the delivery of safe, fully operational and complete weapons systems and accessories.

• The offeror shall provide operator, maintenance manual and accessory kits, cleaning kits with each weapon and spare barrel kits as applicable.

• The offeror shall provide a full two-year manufacturer warranty.

• M2s shall be manufactured to/comply with US Military specifications MIL-W-13855D / MIL-STD 810 for acceptance, manufacturer must conform to requirements of ISO 9001:2008 (design and manufacture of rifles and machineguns) for quality assurance. Manufacturer must be current supplier to US DOD (NSN:1005-01-511-1250) with current initial product inspection (IPI) on M2 machine guns from US Army Picatinny and manufacturer will supply certification of testing to MILSPEC, IPI, and applicable ISO 9001:2008 certification. IPI confirms weapon systems are produced to US DOD/DOW specification, and will have interoperability with all other approved IPI systems/ OEMs.

• Prior to shipment of the weapons to Ukraine an INL US advisor shall execute a factory visit to inspect and test the weapons.

2.2. SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE

All parts, accessories, service and repairs – if applicable for the above items shall be available in Ukraine and obtainable within reasonable period (10 year minimum).

2.3. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

Maintenance, operation and handling manuals shall be delivered for each weapon and each of its components.

2.4. TRAINING:

Will not be required.

2.5. KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

The contractor shall transfer all required information of the weapons provided to the SBGS weapons technicians responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of the weapons upon acceptance of the donation by the Government of Ukraine.

3 DELIVERY (SHIPPING AND HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS)

All items shall be picked up from vendor location by State Department Freight Forwarder, DFS.

Freight Forwarder Information and POC will follow after award and coordinated by the COR.

The Contractor shall consolidate the entire shipment to prevent loss and misdirection. The contractor, upon notification, shall replace any lost or damaged items, partial deliveries will be accepted.

The items being acquired shall be donated to the government of the ultimate destination, Ukraine. The contractor shall ensure that all items are prepared for safe shipment and include all necessary export approvals, required material data safety sheet, licenses, and paperwork. One copy of the packing list and commercial invoice must accompany the shipment in each pallet, attached to the outside of the “lead” or number one box/carton/package, or individually attached to the outside of each box/carton/package.

Packaging will have protective materiel against environmentally induced corrosion and deterioration, physical and mechanical damage, and other forms of degradation during storage, multiple handling, and shipment associated with the United States military distribution system for small arms.

Each gun will be packaged separately into a wooden box to include the following:

o Machine gun 12.7x99mm o Main & Spare barrel (Wrapped) o Cleaning Tools o Two carrying handles

Marking and packing guidelines.

All boxes shall be marked clearly as follows:

US Embassy KYIV, UKRAINE- INL Order No. (Insert) Box #__ of __ (if applicable) Description:

ATTN: INL/KYIV

(Improperly marked shipments may be rejected by the Government)

Each box will be mark with the type of weapon, caliber, serial number, and accessories inside box.

PLEASE NOTE:

All orders are ultimately intended for an overseas destination. If the shipment contains wood packaging material, the packing and palletizing must conform to the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures Publication No. 15: “Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade” (ISPM

15) and have the appropriate markings indicating that the packing materials meet this standard. Any deliveries arriving at our indicated domestic delivery address that do not meet these standards will be rejected and shall be corrected at the contractor’s expense.

4. SOLICITATION CONSIDERATIONS

The seller certifies that it is an authorized distributer of the similar product being sold to the Department of State and that it has the certification/specialized level required by the manufacturer to support both the product sale and product pricing in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification/specialization requirements. Unless otherwise specified, the Seller warrants that the products are 100% new, all accepted manufacture original parts and in their original box (es).

All Quotes must be valid for 90 days from the closing date for this solicitation. No exceptions or qualifications. New equipment ONLY, NO grey market or refurbished products. Items must be in original packaging, never used, and not altered in any way. All components/parts of the requested equipment must be manufacturer-approved and may not be compatible, remanufactured, or refurbished component/part. All items must be covered by manufacturer’s warranty and procured through a manufacturer approved distribution channel. Sellers must be able to document their ability to provide items through manufacturer approved distribution channels upon request.

The Seller confirms to have sourced all products submitted in this Quote from manufacturer-approved channels for Federal sales, in accordance with all applicable laws and manufacturer’s current applicable policies at the time of purchase. Seller must be able to support both the product sale and product pricing, in accordance with applicable manufacturer certification / specialization requirements. If software is provided or included, Seller shall, upon request, provide Buyer with a copy of the End User License Agreement. Seller certifies that all software is licensed originally to Buyer as the original licensee authorized to use the software.

Partial shipments are permitted, unless otherwise specified by Contracting Officer at time of contract award.

Pursuant to the Trade Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 2512(a)) (TAA), Federal acquisitions of supplies may be made only from offerors that will supply products of an eligible country under any of the free trade agreements entered into pursuant to the TAA. An article is considered a product of a country only if it is wholly a product of that country or if it has been, substantially transformed, in that country into a new and different article of commerce with a name, character, or use distinct from that of the original article(s). Note that any item that is a discreet article as it is sold in commerce, regardless of its ultimate function or use, cannot be considered, substantially transformed, and based solely on its integration into IT or other systems

The Contractor and its employees shall exercise the utmost discretion concerning all matters relating to their duties and functions. They shall not communicate to any person any information known to them by reason of their performance of services under this contract, which has not been made public, except in the necessary performance of their duties or upon written authorization of the Contracting Officer.

All documents and records (including photographs) generated during the performance of work under this contract shall be for the sole use and become the exclusive property of the U.S Government. Furthermore, no article, book, pamphlet, email, recording, broadcast, speech television appearance, film or photograph concerning any aspect of work performed under this contract shall be published or disseminated through any media without the prior written authorization of the Contracting Officer. These obligations do no cease upon the expiration or termination of this contract. The Contractor shall include the substance of this provision in all contracts of employment and in all subcontracts hereunder.

5 TYPE OF CONTRACT

This is a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), single award purchase order. The FFP price shall include all direct and indirect costs, profit, export license, shipping/delivery charges (if any), and any and all insurances. No additional sums will be payable on account of any escalation in the cost of materials, equipment or labor, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict these prices or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract. The price will not be subject to adjustment after award nor will be adjusted on account of fluctuations in the currency exchange rates.

6 WARRANTY

To facilitate expeditious return of warranty items and to avoid delays in the warranty process, the offeror shall provide within 30 days of notification of a warranty action the required information to facilitate shipping of warranty items to manufacturer. This includes, but is not limited to, information to ensure full compliance with ITAR regulations and no delay in providing the Reference RA# and a shipping address.

7 CUSTOMS CLEARANCE AND TAX EXEMPTIONS

If applicable, the U.S. Government will assist the Contractor in obtaining customs clearance and tax exemption certificates from the Government of Ukraine in accordance with the packing, marking, and submission of documents as instructed herein.

8 EXPORT LICENSE

The Contractor shall comply with Sections 38-40 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) (22 U.S.C. 2778- 2780) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120-130) as required for work under this contract at no additional cost to the Government. Failure to be in compliance with AECA and ITAR by date planned for commencement of contract performance as well as during the entire performance of work under this contract may result in contract termination. Any penalties rendered to the Contractor, as a direct result of being found non-compliance with AECA and ITAR will be the responsibility of the Contractor. For additional information on AECA and ITAR, see http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/.

9 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Prior to shipment of the weapons to Ukraine, an INL US advisor and vendor, shall execute a factory visit to inspect the quality assurance, quality control, shipping control, manufacturing process, and test the weapons prior to shipping. INL with coordination by DFS will begin the transportation process after inspection. The equipment shall be delivered to DFS warehouse in the United States where it will be consolidated for shipping. The packing list of all equipment shall include at a minimum: description, brand name, serial number (if any), and quantities. Partial Deliveries will be accepted.

The INL logistics team shall assign an inventory sticker on all non-expendable items, with an assigned INL serial number that facilitates End Use Monitoring.

10 DELIVERY

The weapons will be delivered directly to INL Freight Forwarder located in Baltimore, Maryland – USA.

The vendor is responsible for the preparation of delivery of all items listed above. Vendor will coordinate with COR for delivery/collection at vendor location. Delivery shall be made FOB Origin as soon as possible but not later than 120 days from the date of contract award and in accordance with the instructions from the COR, post award. At minimum, contractor will conduct partial deliveries, given the schedule and quantity below as an example:

30 days ARO: 30 M2s 60 days ARO: 50 M2s 90 days ARO: 50 M2s 120 days ARO: 20 M2s

FOB Origin shall be coordinated via INL freight forwarder. All Delivery will be coordinated with INL COR and provide requested information.

Partial shipments of complete items are authorized and in coordination with the Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).

11 ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD

Vendor shall be registered in SAM.gov.

This acquisition is set-aside for SDVOSB, NAICS 332994 – Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories and is procured under the following:

RFO FAR 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services

12 POST AWARD NOTICES AND DEBRIEFINGS

This acquisition will follow the above procedures, and formal debriefings will not be conducted.

13 EVALUATION

Your quote should contain your best terms. The Contracting Officer may reject any or all quotes.

After initial evaluation of quotes, the Contracting Officer may negotiate final terms with one or more contractors of the Government’s choice before issuing a purchase order. The Contracting Officer will not negotiate with any contractors other than those of the Government’s choice and will not use the formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15. The Government may perform a comparative evaluation to select the contractor that provides the best value, considering the evaluation factors below.

The Contracting Officer may issue a purchase order to other than the contractor with the lowest proposed price. In addition to price, the Government will consider the following factors when selecting contractors for award.

1. Technical Specifications: Proposal must meet or exceed required technical specifications.

2. Delivery Timeline

3. Past Performance: INL/Kyiv values direct past performance in weapons and ammunition and with deliveries to Ukraine. The entity demonstrating export compliance experience specific to weapons and ammunition is favorable.

4. Price

14 INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTICES

To assure timely and fair consideration of your quote, you must follow the instructions contained herein.

Quotes must be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirement of this RFQ. Failure to provide requested information in the format specified in this section may result in an unfavorable evaluation or non-consideration of your company’s quote.

14.1 Due Date and Time

To be considered for award, your quote must be received by the Government no later than 10:00 a.m. ET on August 26, 2026. Your quote must be emailed to Amy Moseley at MoseleyAR@state.gov.

Submission through any other method requires the prior written approval of the ordering Contracting Officer.

14.2 Questions

Questions must be emailed to MoseleyAR@state.gov no later than 10:00 a.m. ET on August 19, 2026.

The Government expects to streamline the selection process. As such, it is crucial that questions, if any, be promptly addressed to the CO. The Government will strive to provide responses to pertinent questions before the due date and time for submission of quotes. However, there are no assurances that all questions may be addressed prior to the date and time established for receipt of quotes.

14.3 US Dollars and English Requirements

To be considered for award, contractors must submit quotes in English and in U.S. dollars.

14.4 Quote Submission Instructions

Quotes MUST include the following in a separate Attachment to be considered compliant:

• Cover Page o The cover page must include the company name, the solicitation number, and the due date and time established for receipt of proposals.

o Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the RFQ. Clearly state, explain, and justify any deviations, exceptions, or assumptions regarding any of the requirements of this RFQ.

o Proposals must be valid for a minimum of 60 days. Your company agrees to this validity period by submission of a quote.

o Include the names, titles, emails, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the contractor’s behalf with the Government in connection with this RFQ.

• Technical Specifications:

o The offerors shall prepare and submit with their offer detailed specifications data and documentation (along with pictures) and shall certify that they meet or exceed the requirements.

o Documentation of the following: New product only. M2s shall be manufactured to/comply with US Military specifications MIL-W-13855D / MIL-STD 810 for acceptance, manufacturer must conform to requirements of ISO 9001:2008 (design and manufacture of rifles and machineguns) for quality assurance. Manufacturer must be current supplier to US DOD (NSN:1005-01-511-1250) with current initial product inspection (IPI) on M2 machine guns from US Army Picatinny and manufacturer will supply certification of testing to MILSPEC, IPI, and applicable ISO 9001:2008 certification. IPI confirms weapon systems are produced to US DOD/DOW specification and will have interoperability with all other approved IPI systems/ OEMs. Seller must have proper registration to be able to offer product.

o Also include description of warranty terms.

• Delivery Timeline o State the proposed delivery date(s) in the following format: ‘X days after receipt of order.”

Identify any tasks that must be completed by the USG, along with the due date for said tasks, to prevent delivery delays.

o Include confirmation of equipment availability via submission of a signed letter from dealer and/or OEM.

• Past Performance o Describe at least three (3) contracts of similar weapons provided in the last two years.

INL/Kyiv values direct past performance in weapons and ammunition and with deliveries to Ukraine. The entity demonstrating export compliance experience specific to weapons and ammunition is favorable.

• Price o Submit a completed copy of Attachment 1. Attachment must be submitted in Excel, unlocked, and without any hidden information.

o Unit prices must be rounded to the nearest dollar.

o It is expected that competition will establish fair and reasonable prices. However, the government reserves the right to require information other than cost and pricing data if it is later determined that said information is needed to evaluate the proposed price. Failure to provide requested information may render a contractor ineligible for award.