Detroit Local Narratives-v2026.pdf

A.1 Electronic Contracting

(a) All Army Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal solicitations will be publicized on the System for Award Management website (https://www. SAM.gov). Any additional attachments, including Technical Data Packages (TDPs) when available electronically, are embedded in the solicitation as separate attachments or links.

(b) This solicitation requires any proposal, modification or revision/amendment submission via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) - Solicitation module. (See Section L for further information.)

PIEE Log in Page: https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/home/login.xhtml

This will require offerors to be registered in PIEE and have the appropriate access/user role for the Solicitation module within PIEE. This may also require action on the part of offerors to request and obtain the appropriate access/user role for the Solicitation module in order to upload and submit any proposal, modification or revision/amendment. Offerors are required to review their PIEE module access immediately and initiate any necessary request(s) for the Solicitation module, which should be done as soon as possible, and well in advance of the solicitation closing date/time.

See below for information regarding PIEE and the Solicitation Module:

Getting Started with PIEE:

https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/web/homepage/vendorGettingStartedHelp.xhtml https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/portal/overview/vendorRegister.xhtml https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/portal/portal/Vendor_Registration.pdf

PIEE Solicitation Module Information and Web Training:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Solicitation_Registration.pdf https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/solicitation/proposals.xhtml

Other helpful Info:

https://www.acq.osd.mil/asda/dpc/ce/cap/docs/piee/PIEE_Solicitation_Module_Vendor_A ccess_Instructions.pdf

(c) Please pay close attention to the Issued By block location on the cover page of the solicitation closing date/time. The solicitation closing date/time is based on the local time of the location of the Issued By office. In accordance with RFO FAR 15.107(a), offerors are responsible for submitting any proposal, modification or revision/amendment, so as to be received by the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified.

(d) It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure any proposal, modification, or revision/amendment is received by the date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation. In accordance with RFO FAR 15.107(b), if any proposal, modification, or revision/amendment was not received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure by the exact date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation, it will be determined late. Proposal, modification, or revision/amendment is defined to mean ALL volumes or parts required in the solicitation and included in the electronic submission.

Note: Any proposal, modification, or revision/amendment size and content may impact the time it takes for submission. Therefore, offerors are strongly cautioned that adequate time should be allowed when submitting any proposal, modification, or revision/amendment.

(e) Solicitations may remain posted on www.SAM.gov after the solicitation closing date. If the response deadline has passed for the solicitation, offerors will no longer be able to submit electronic responses.

(f) Any award issued as a result of this solicitation will be distributed electronically. In the event of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC § 552) request for a copy of any award issued as a result of this solicitation, or any subsequent modifications to the contract, the contract and modifications will be released. In addition, in accordance with Executive Order 12600 (June 23, 1987), please be advised it is the Government’s intention to also release the unit price(s) in response to any request under FOIA. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit, or item purchased as it appears in Section B of the contract. Unit price does NOT refer to, nor does it include Cost or Pricing data or information. If an offeror objects to the release of the unit price(s) in the contract or contract modifications in the event of a FOIA request, the offeror must notify the Contracting Officer in writing prior to the closing date identified in this solicitation and include the rationale for the objection, consistent with the provisions of FOIA. A release determination will be made in accordance with FOIA based on the rationale provided.

(g) Questions pertaining to this solicitation should be directed to the Contract Specialist identified on the cover page of this solicitation. For technical assistance in doing business with the Government, and doing business electronically, please visit the APEX (formerly Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)) website at http://www.miapex.org/ to locate a regional center.

A.2 ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND – DETROIT ARSENAL (DTA) OMBUDSPERSON

Information regarding the Ombudsperson for this contract is located at the following website: https://tacom.army.mil/ombudsman

A.3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AMENDMENTS

Acknowledge all the amendments received from the Government by identifying the amendment number and its issue date below:

https://tacom.army.mil/ombudsman

Amendment Number: Date:

A.4 ALL OR NONE-COMMERCIAL ITEM ACQUISITION

(a) This provision serves as an addendum that modifies paragraph (h) of FAR 52.212-1, entitled INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS. Paragraph (h) is modified to say that the proposal or quote must offer to provide the total quantity of the items in this solicitation.

(b) Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. Offers submitted for less than the total quantities of all the items in this solicitation will NOT be considered for award.

C.1 SECTION 508 CONFORMANCE

(a) Under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220), August 7, 1998, federal agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access to electronic information that is comparable to the access available to others. Section 508 requires that federal agencies' electronic and information technology (EIT) be accessible to people with disabilities. All EIT products and services purchased under this contract must conform to the Section 508 law by meeting all applicable accessibility standards.

(b) The applicable accessibility standards are indicated in the Statement of Work and/or CLINs. Only the standards referenced in the Statement of Work and/or CLINs apply to this contract.

(c) A summary of the accessibility standards can be found at http://www.section508.gov/summary-section508-standards. However, for compliance under the terms of this contract, the contractor shall ensure that all products and service comply with the applicable accessibility Technical Standards.

L.1 HQ-AMC LEVEL PROTEST PROCEDURES

Complete AMC Protest Procedures can be found at:

https://www.amc.army.mil/Contact-Us/AMC-Protest-Program/

An agency protest may be filed with either the contracting officer or to HQAMC but not both following the procedures listed on the website above.

L.2 Handcarried Offers – Including Offers Delivered by Express Services (Non-U.S. Postal Service Mail) https://www.amc.army.mil/Contact-Us/AMC-Protest-Program/

(a) Unless specifically authorized elsewhere in this solicitation, paper offers will not be accepted. The term "handcarried offers" generally refers to offers contained on electronic media, which we recognize may be delivered "by hand." Handcarried offers must be delivered to Building 255.

(b) Handcarried offers, including disks or other electronic media, shall be addressed to:

U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal

Bid Room, Bldg 231, Mail Stop 303

6501 East 11 Mile Road

Detroit Arsenal, MI 48397-5000

(c) Offers shall not be addressed to an individual buyer. All offers must be addressed to the Offer Receipt Office at the above address.

(d) The external delivery envelope or wrapper must be marked with the solicitation number and the date and time of the solicitation closing. Each envelope should contain only one offer.

(e) Handcarried offers must be delivered to Building 255. Directions to U.S. Army TACOM

– Detroit Arsenal: From Van Dyke Avenue, travel westbound on 11 Mile Road; enter the first Arsenal gate immediately west of the railroad tracks on the north side of the street. Take an immediate right and follow security officer directions to the Receiving Dock in Building 255.

The driver may need to obtain a badge, and must be a US citizen. The Government will forward the package to the Offer Receipt Office in Building 231.

(f) Offerors must ensure that the commercial carrier they use has a tracking system that can provide documentation of the date and time of delivery to the Government. For handcarried offers delivered by other than a commercial carrier, the offeror must ensure that the delivery person obtains a signature from Receiving Dock personnel on a receipt that shows the date and time of delivery to the Government. The delivery person must provide the receipt since Receiving Dock personnel do not have them.

(g) Packages must be delivered to Building 255 between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 pm local time.

M.1 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD

(a)The Government will award a contract to the offeror that:

(1) submits the lowest evaluated offer if award is based on price only, or the offer that provides the best value to the Government if factors in addition to price are identified elsewhere in this solicitation,

(2) submits a bid or proposal that meets all the material requirements (including technical requirements of the specification, if applicable) of this solicitation, and

(3) meets all the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104.

(b) To make sure that an offeror meets the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104 the Government may:

(1) arrange a visit to the offeror’s plant and perform a preaward survey;

(2) ask the offeror to provide financial, technical, production, or managerial background information.

(c) If the offeror does not provide the Government with the data requested within 7 days from the date the requested is received, or if the offeror refuses to have an onsite visit to the offeror’s facility, the Government may determine the offeror to be nonresponsible.

(d) If the Government visits the offeror’s facility, please make sure that current certified financial statements and other data relevant to the bid or proposal available for Government personnel to review.