B-52298 SIMFirearm Vendor Q and A No.2~1.docx

This document is a Bid Amendment with Questions and Answers for an Invitation for Bid issued by the Illinois State Police (ISP) for SIM Firearm equipment under solicitation number 26-493ISP-ADMIN-B-52298. The procurement requires delivery of 54 Simunition 14.5-inch Blue Upper Receiver assemblies with M-LOK handguards compatible with Force-on-Force marking cartridges paired with MIL-SPEC AR-15/M lower receivers, and 152 Glock 45T MOS 9mm pistols in blue finish configured for Force-on-Force training cartridges. The solicitation was posted on May 7, 2026, with a bid deadline of May 22, 2026. All equipment must be delivered to the ISP Academy at 3700 East Lakeshore Drive, Springfield, Illinois, by July 31, 2026, during acceptable delivery hours of Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The contract will commence upon execution and end August 31, 2026, with a maximum total contract term not to exceed ten years including renewals or extensions. Awards will be made to the responsive and responsible bidder submitting the lowest price.

The Questions and Answers document addresses clarifications regarding equipment specifications, including a critical amendment removing the "UTM" specification from Line Item 2 and confirming that the Glock 45T MOS FX model is required for compatibility with Force-on-Force cartridges rather than the UTM variant. Contract pricing is firm with all shipping and transportation costs included on a FOB shipping basis. Bidders must maintain general commercial liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence with a $2,000,000 annual aggregate, auto liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and worker's compensation insurance as required by law. A $15 administrative fee will be deducted from the first payment for any awarded contract valued at $1,000 or more. Bids must remain firm for 90 days from opening, and the procurement may be subject to small business set-aside requirements and domestic product preference provisions requiring bidders to affirmatively declare U.S. manufacturing.