161230_ECH_RFP_Questions_and_Answers_V_Am7.pdf
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ECH RFP Questions and Answers V (Amendment 0007)
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M67854-16-R-1122-0007 Enhanced Combat Helmet
1. The answer provided by the latest Government response referenced 9mm BFD and not Threat
M. To clarify, please identify the preferred Threat M test progression (shot order/location) on the helmet shell (Reference: Solicitation – Amend 0002; p22-23, L.3.2.1.2, Table 2).
a. Table 2 requires the Offeror to provide a National Institute of Justice (NIJ) approved laboratory test report that shows the Offeror’s proposed ECH meets the Threat M requirement at the hot condition on an extra-large helmet. It does not specify the location. Threat M is tested one shot per helmet.
2. Please confirm if the retention attachment hardware is not to be coated IAW 3.5.8 or to be coated as per 3.5.8.3 (Reference: GL-PD-09-04M; p10, Para 3.5.8; p12, Para 3.5.8.3).
a. Retention system hardware shall not be coated. The Government updated the Purchase Description (PD) via Amendment 0005 on 22 November 2016 to GL-PD-09-04 Version N.
In Amendment 0005, the Government removed “visible attachment hardware (if used)” from paragraph 3.5.8.3 of the PD.
3. Please confirm that the GFE received is the same as the hardware specified in the ECH Purchase
Description.
Description PD P/N P/N on GFE Package Label
Ceradyne Bolt part number (S,M,L) 10010614 10035732
Ceradyne Bolt part number (XL) 10010615 10035733
Ceradyne Nut part number (S,M,L,XL) 10010616 10035734
a. The GFE received is the same as the hardware specified in the ECH Purchase Description. Part numbers 10035732, 10035733, and 10035734 supersede part numbers 10010614, 10010615, and 10010616, but there are no physical changes to the hardware.
4. Does the government desire pricing for an ECH helmet with the X-Back retention system or just the IRS? The CLIN just calls out the IRS.
a. The Government is not requesting pricing for ECH Helmets with the X-Back Retention System.
5. Can you please clarify the shot location for the threat M shot on the PDM tests required for the proposal?
a. There is no specific shot location for the Threat M shot.
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