24Q0306_sol_0001.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

The purpose of this amendement is to provide vendor questions and answ ers by the Requiring Technical Activity. RFQ is extended until 1600 on 5 Sep 2024.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 3

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 28-Aug-2024

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 N0016424Q0306

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

19-Aug-2024

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 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

28-Aug-2024

CODE

NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER CRANE DIV

A. WESTFALL (812-854-1795)

BLDG 3373

300 HWY 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:

N0016424Q0306

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SAP - SAP CONTINUATION SHEET

The required response date/time has changed from 28-Aug-2024 04:00 PM to 05-Sep-2024 04:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

N0016424Q0306 Vendor Questions/Requiring Technical Activity Answers

1. I don’t see any notes on drawing for POP testing. Just making sure this one would need to be POP tested.

a. Govt is requiring a POP test

2. Total quantity appears to be 380. Are these delivered all at one time in 3 months ADC. Are all 380 delivered to Crane IN?

a. This was intended to cover possible delivery locations for future orders. For this order the delivery location needs to be Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

b. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNY) - N4523A Battery Shop, BLDG 978 (Battery Shop) 1400 Farragut Ave.

Bremerton, WA 98314-5001

Quantity per delivery is based on the contractor’s delivery process.

Recommend 50-70 crates per delivery Assume one can only stack two crates high in delivery truck Requirements should also spell out that delivery truck must be a dry van.

3. What is the product shipping in the wooden crate?

a. Non-Spillable Battery Cells

4. Are we going to need to fabricate “simulated articles” to put inside the box to simulate the product?

b. That is likely, 4 cell with a max total of 2500lbs

5. How is the box closed after it’s been filled? If steel bands, what size, how many, where are they located?

c.Two Nonconductive bands; size and orientation should follow industry best practice.

6. Is there a drawing showing the marking placement for this box assembly?

a. the POP Certification needs to be placed adjacent to the QR tag (sheet 1 of 21SW0007)

7. What is the overall weight of the assembly? That information is needed for the POP test.

a. The payload weight is 2500 lbs (I'm uncertain what is meant by weight of assembly; weight of the crate?)

8. Warranty: We've never seen this in a crating contract before, and it will likely be the reason we do not bid on this work. The SOW requires a POP Test certification and the drawings specify the materials, etc. A warranty on a wooden crate only favors the USG, and it opens a small business contractor like us for all kinds of risk as we have no idea how the crate will be used/abused, etc. Typically wooden crates are used as expendable, 1-time use protective packaging containers. Adding a warrantee to an expendable

N0016424Q0306 component does not seem appropriate, and it would open the manufacturer to tons of risk that likely can't be accounted for in the pricing.

a. Please consider the warranty requirement removed.

b. I agree with the Contractor, at the most have a receipt inspection to verify quality of the boxes prior to acceptance.

9. I'm happy to discuss these and other concerns with you if you have interest. We believe the request for the crates and POP testing is straight forward, but components like #1 and #2 above make this a requirement that few reputable/competent companies will pursue because the conditions are unfair/untenable for the contractor.

a. As noted above, the warranty requirement has been removed.

10. In reviewing the drawings, I noticed the lid is no longer secured to the base using carriage bolts + wingnuts.

In fact, it appears the lid is not secured to the base using any hardware at all. The solicitation (p. 4) does call out that the lid will be secured to the box using non-conductive banding (plastic banding). Can you confirm that the lid should be secured to the base using only banding? No nails / screws / other hardware?

c. Yes, the lid is only secured using banding

11. The solicitation calls out the need for a documented supply chain program in place. We have one, but I was wondering if there were any specific metrics or forms you'd like to see for this? Do you need to see our supply chain's month-by-month performance? Or we should simply certify that we have a program in place to evaluate our suppliers?

a. Please just verify that you have a program in place. No further inquiries are needed.

12. We offered to send a first article (free of charge) to your team during the RFI process, so I wanted to raise that offer again. If you'd like us to send you a free first article unit so you can confirm fitment / build, let us know!

a. We appreciate the offer, but we are not allowed to receive free of charge prototypes.

13. How much total weight is going in the crate?

a. Max, 2500 Lbs

14. Is the commodity a battery that is going in the crate? If not, what is the commodity?

a. 4 Non-Spillable Battery Cells per crate

15. If it is batteries going in the crate, how many batteries are going in one crate?

a. 4 Non-Spillable Battery Cells per crate

16. What are the watthour of the batteries?

a. That is controlled information

(End of Summary of Changes)