13RGP72_0004.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

This amendment is issued to answ er vendor questions and to extend the solicitation due date and time for receipt of proposals from 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 09 OCT 2013 to 4:00 PM Eastern Time on 15 OCT 2013. See pages 2-3 for Vendor Questions and Government Responses.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 3

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 08-Oct-2013

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street, County, State and Zip Code) X N00164-13-R-GP72

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

20-Aug-2013

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing Items 8 and 15, and returning 1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN

REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required)

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE

CONTRACT ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation date, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(B).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

08-Oct-2013

CODE

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CRANE DIV

L.ARMES (812-854-4748)

BLDG 2035

300 HIGHWAY 361

CRANE IN 47522-5001

N00164 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

N00164-13-R-GP72

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 09-Oct-2013 04:00 PM to 15-Oct-2013 04:00 PM.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

The following have been added by full text:

AMENDMENT 0004

Vendor Question:

The painting of the car per section 3.10.4 of the spec does not clearly state if the car needs to be taken to bare metal or not. Can we assume that the current car be cleaned and repainted in its current condition and paint that is chipped to the bare steel be repainted per an approved paint procedure?

Government Response:

Section 3.10.4 ([RR4760]) of WC00015296 Rev “-” does not imply that the entire railcar needs to be stripped and repainted/recoated. All of the new equipment (HVAC LRU, Common Package, & 29500 Series Package) that is integrated into/onto the railcar shall have a suitable protective coating to protect it from deterioration when exposed to environmental conditions. If in the process of removing aged equipment from a railcar, existing railcar bare material becomes exposed (for example, a conduit support bracket is removed and there is no paint behind the bracket), the vendor shall apply a suitable protective coating on that exposed bare material. If in the process of integrating new equipment into the railcar, existing protective coatings become compromised (for example, heat from welding affects surrounding paint), the vendor shall apply a suitable protective coating around that compromised area.

Once we have the D5 cars in our possession can we take them off the rail spur and move them into our facilities?

Government Response:

Yes, when the Government delivers the railcar(s) to the vendor’s facility and when the vendor is approved to begin aged equipment removal activities, the vendor will be permitted to take the railcars off the rail, if necessary, to move the railcars into the vendor’s facility. The approach to take the railcars off the rail should be discussed in the vendor’s proposal and will be detailed/approved via CDRL A020 (Equipment Removal and Integration Plan). If “taking them off the rail spur” requires separating the trucks from the railcar body, the vendor will be responsible for ensuring the trucks and railcar body are reassembled correctly and that the railcar is suitable for reentry into the unrestricted interchange service.

The HVAC Environmental Chamber Testing that is required for the first article is only to simulate the lading space of the current D5 car. We will not have a full scale D5 car to utilize. We are to assume that we will need to construct a similar D5 car lading space for this test.

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Government Response:

Early in the design phase, the vendor will perform thermal resistance tests and air leakage tests on the railcars that are available at ATK in Magna, UT. The purpose of these thermal resistance tests and air leakage tests is to characterize the insulating and sealing performance of the railcars. Using this collected test information, the vendor will perform analyses to identify the necessary heating, cooling, and dehumidification capacities that will satisfy the lading space air requirements given the natural environmental conditions. The vendor will then select and assemble appropriately sized HVAC and dehumidification components that will satisfy the required heating, cooling, and dehumidification capacities that were calculated by the vendor. Finally, before aged equipment can be removed from a railcar, the vendor must verify that the First Article HVAC LRU operates as designed. The vendor must perform a test that verifies that the HVAC LRU has the heating, cooling, and dehumidification capacities that meets or exceeds those required capacities that were previously calculated by the vendor. In the Statement of Work, the Government requires the following: “Test setup shall consist of a two compartment arrangement where the first compartment exposes the HVAC LRU to the extreme environmental conditions and the second compartment shall simulate the lading space of the First-Generation D5 Railcar.” The Government intentionally did not explicitly define how the vendor is to “simulate” the lading space of the First-Generation D5 Railcar (i.e. The Government did not want to overly constrain the vendor on this subject). The vendor may have an existing test setup where a separate HVAC system operates “against” the HVAC LRU to simulate the railcar. The vendor may have a test setup consisting of a full size mock-up of a railcar lading space having the same air leakage and thermal resistance as the railcars previously measured. The vendor may have a test setup consisting of volume smaller than the railcar lading space that has comparable air leakage and thermal resistance as the railcars measured. There are likely other acceptable methods of performing the test, but the end goal of the test is to prove to the Government that the HVAC LRU achieves the required heating, cooling, and dehumidification capacities that were previously calculated by the vendor.

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