Solicitation Amendment N0017426R10160001 SF 30.pdf

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11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offers 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 electronic communication 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication 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 NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, 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.)

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

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

CODE FACILITY CODE

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0001 06 Aug 2026 See Continuation Sheet N00174

NSWC INDIAN HEAD DIVISION

4219 SOUTH PATTERSON ROAD, INDIAN HEAD MD 20640-1533

INDIAN HEAD, MD 20640-1533

UNITED STATES

Bridget Taylor, Email: bridget.m.taylor.civ@us.navy.mil Telephone: 3017446575

SCD: PAS:

N0017426R1016

09 Jul 2026

See Section G - Contract Administration Data

The purpose of this amendment is to 1) answer questions received as a result of this solicitation and 2) extend the proposal submission due date and 3) update the proposal submission point of contact.

Jamie L. Brown

06 Aug 2026

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

The following changes have been made:

INFORMATION FROM TO

Response Due Date 10 Aug 2026 17 Aug 2026

N0017426R10160001

Section A [Mod Specific] - Mod Specific

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

The purpose of this amendment is to 1) answer questions received as a result of this solicitation and 2) extend the proposal submission due date and 3) update the proposal submission point of contact as follows:

1. Questions and answers received as a result of this solicitation are as follows:

Question 1: Three solicitation documents appear to establish different requirement for delivery of the DBS sample:

- Section L, Volume I, Element A, Item 4 states the sample "shall be delivered no later than one week after RFP closing date/time."

- Section M, Factor 1, Element A states the Government will evaluate "that the sample was delivered prior to the RFP closing date /time."

- Attachment 4, Proposal Checklist, states "proof of shipment or delivery completed prior to RFP closing."

Would the Government please confirm which of the following applies?

Answer 1: The DBS sample must be shipped, with proof of shipment provided, on or before the solicitation closing date/time. Receipt of the sample is permitted up to one week after the solicitation closing date.

Question 2: Section L, Item 4 and Section C, Paragraph 5.1 requires the sample to be produced at manufacturing scale using the same process that will be used for production deliveries. Please confirm that a retained sample taken from a completed commercial production lot of the offered material, accompanied by the lot's Certificate of Analysis and traceability documentation, satisfies this requirement.

Answer 2: A retained sample taken from a completed commercial production lot of the offered material, accompanied by the lot's Certificate of Analysis and traceability documentation, satisfies this requirement.

Question 3: Section C, Paragraph 4 requires documentation that the DBS manufacturer is ISO 9001:2015 certified. However, Section L, Volume I, Element A, Item 2 references ISO 9001:2008 or ISO 9001:2015. Please confirm whether ISO 9001:2015 is the required certification standard.

Answer 3: ISO 9001:2015 is the required certification standard.

Question 4: What is the correct email address that the past performance questionnaires should be sent to?

Answer 4: The past performance questionnaires may be sent to bridget.m.taylor.civ@us.navy.mil.

Question 5: Section B states that the total price for CLIN 0001 will be calculated using the highest unit price multiplied by the maximum quantity of 171,458 kg. Section M, Factor 3 states that the Government will apply a predetermined undisclosed quantity to develop the total evaluated price.

Please clarify how price evaluation will be conducted and whether one or both of these methodologies will be used.

Answer 5: Price will be evaluated by the Contracts personnel to determine fairness, completeness and reasonableness through the most appropriate method available in accordance with FAR RFO Part 15.4. Price will be evaluated using the total ceiling price (multiplying the highest unit price by the maximum quantity of 171,458 kgs) and the total evaluated price (the total evaluated price will be developed by multiplying the Offeror-proposed unit price by the Government's predetermined quantity).

Question 6: Section L, Element A, Item 7 requires all offerors, "whether a large or small entity," to demonstrate 5 percent small business participation. Volume IV, however, appears to apply only to other-than-small-business offerors. Please confirm that a small business offeror addresses this requirement in Volume I, Element A, Item 7 and is not required to submit Volume IV.

Answer 6: The requirement for Section L, Element A, Item 7 applies to both large and small businesses. Section L, Volume IV applies to business that are other than small businesses.

2. The proposal submission due date is extended 10 August 2026, 3 p.m. EDT 17 August 2026, 3 p.m. EDT.from to

3. Proposal submissions shall be sent via email to Ashleigh Bowie, .Ashleigh.m.bowie.civ@us.navy.mil

4. All other terms remain the same.

Section L - Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

1.0 OVERVIEW

This section outlines the government's plan for awarding the contract and provides key notices to potential offerors.

Contract Award Process:

Single Award: The government intends to award a single contract as a result of this solicitation in accordance with Section M, to the responsible Offeror whose proposal represents the Best Value to the Government, utilizing a trade-off process in accordance with the Factors and Elements set forth in this solicitation.

Best Offer First: Your initial proposal should contain your best terms. The Government reserves the right to award a contract based on initial offers and without holding discussions but reserves the right to hold discussions at the Government's discretion; therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best terms from a cost/price and technical standpoint. If considered necessary by the Contracting Officer, discussions will be conducted only with those Offerors determined to have a reasonable chance of award.

Government Rights: The government may reject any or all proposals in accordance with Sections L and M of this document and will analyze the pricing of the submitted price proposal. Failure to address any of the instructions within this solicitation may result in a proposal being excluded from consideration for award.

Eligibility and Teaming:

SAM Certification: You must be certified in the System for Award Management (SAM) under the identified NAICS at the time of solicitation close. Any proposal from a non-certified business will be ineligible and will not be evaluated.

Teaming Risk: If multiple small businesses partner to meet requirements, not having a clear prime contractor may be considered an inherent technical risk.

Submission and Questions:

Required Content: You are responsible for submitting a complete proposal that addresses all evaluation factors and includes supporting price data (refer to Section J attachment "Proposal Checklist" to ensure you have completed all required documentation prior to submission of your proposal).

Proposals shall be submitted via email to by the Ashleigh Bowie, ashleigh.m.bowie.civ@us.navy.mil closing date/time as indicated on page 1 of this document.

All questions shall be submitted to the PCO within 10 calendar days of issuance of the solicitation to allow the Government adequate time to prepare and issue responses, and amend the solicitation if required, so that Offerors can use the information in preparing their proposals. All questions and answers will be posted via an amendment on SAM. gov following the close of the Q&A period. The Government makes no guarantee that questions received after this date will be answered. If this solicitation is amended, terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

2.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

This section explains how to submit your offer.

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Required Documents for Submission:

You must submit the following four volumes electronically. Failure to do so will render your offer ineligible.

Technical Volume Past Performance Volume Price Volume Small Business Subcontracting Plan (as applicable for other than small businesses)

Deadlines and Validity:

Submission Deadline: Any proposal, modification, or revision received after the exact time specified is considered "late" and may be rejected.

Completeness: Incomplete proposals may be deemed unacceptable.

Offer Validity: Your proposal must remain valid for 270 calendar days.

Withdrawal: You may withdraw a proposal by sending a written notice before a contract is awarded.

3.0 PROPOSAL FORMAT

This section outlines the required format for your proposal. Failure to follow these rules may result in your proposal being rejected.

Document Formatting:

Paper & Font: Use 8.5" x 11" paper with 1" margins. The text must be single-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman.

Tables & Graphics: Can use a minimum of 9-point Times New Roman.

Spreadsheets: Must use 9-point Times New Roman, be formatted for landscape printing, and must show calculation formulas instead of hard-coded values.

General: No hyperlinks are allowed. All text must be in English, and all currency in U.S. dollars.

File Type: Submit files in Microsoft Office (2010 or newer) or Adobe PDF format.

Proposal Structure & Content:

File Naming: Label all files clearly with the volume number, your company name, and a descriptive title (e.g., VOL. III, ABC COMPANY, PRICE PROPOSAL).

Page Limits: Page limits are maximum; any excess pages will not be evaluated. Title pages, tables of contents, glossaries, and documents otherwise identified as "excluded" do not count toward this limit.

Cover Letter: Provide a separate cover letter file that includes:

Solicitation number and company contact information.

Names of personnel authorized to negotiate and sign the proposal.

- A statement that the Offeror consents, meets and agrees with all terms, conditions, requirements, provisions, and amendments included in the solicitation. Offerors must meet all requirements at the time of proposal submission; or provide with their cover letter an acceptable plan to meet the requirements by the start date of the contract performance. Failure to meet all requirements at the time of proposal submission or provide an acceptable plan to meet the requirements by the start date of the contract performance may remove the Offeror from consideration of award.

- Organizational or Personal Conflict of Interest (OCI) Certification/Mitigation Plan: The Offeror shall certify compliance with L-209-H009 Notification of Potential Organizational or Personal Conflict(s) of Interest (NAVSEA) (APR 2022). If a potential conflict of interest exists at any tier, each potential prime Offeror is requested to notify the Contracting Officer within 14 days of the date of this solicitation and present an acceptable plan to neutralize any potential organizational conflict of interest. Those Offerors deemed to have a conflict of interest may be ineligible for award.

4.0 PROPOSAL ORGANIZATION

Offerors are advised that failure to submit this volume and all requested information (i.e. "...shall..." statements) may result in their proposal being excluded from the consideration/evaluation.

VOLUME I - TECHNICAL (FACTOR 1)

DO NOT PROVIDE PRICING INFORMATION IN THE TECHNICAL VOLUME.

The Offeror shall address technical elements as detailed below. Offerors are to ensure that only Technical information is contained within Volume I.

The resultant Offeror's proposal will be incorporated into the contract by reference and the Offeror shall perform in accordance with the technical proposal presented with its proposal.

The technical proposal shall be limited to the following submissions and pages:

Element A: Technical Approach to Statement of Work (Not to Exceed 15 pages)

FAILURE TO ADDRESS ALL SEVEN (7) ITEMS LISTED BELOW MAY RESULT IN THE OFFEROR'S PROPOSAL BEING EXCLUDED

FROM EVALUATION/CONSIDERATION.

1. The Offeror's technical proposal shall demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements and associated data deliverables in accordance with all applicable documents, including documents listed in the statement of work and requirements of the RFP.

2. The Offeror shall provide proof of certification of . 9001:2015

3. The Offeror shall provide a list of raw materials, to include the origin country of source. Failure to provide proof of origin country may result in the offeror being excluded from consideration. As stated in Section C, material manufactured in China be accepted.will not

4. The Offeror shall provide a sample of the DBS. The sample size is two (2) 1-quart or two (2) 1-liter bottles. The representative sample must be made at the manufacturing scale with the same manufacturing process as the full production delivery of DBS. The sample shall be delivered no later than one week after RFP closing date/time, delivered to the address/POC listed below:

NSWC Indian Head

POC: LiAnna Mearning / 240-863-1037

3655 Nitramine Way

Bldg 765

Indian Head, MD 20640

Offerors are encouraged to provide tracking data upon shipment to the Government POCs identified on page 1, block 9 of this document, in the event of unforeseen delays.

5. The Offeror shall provide a list of all other products manufactured with the same equipment used for DBS manufacturing. If the equipment is not solely dedicated to DBS manufacturing, the Offeror shall provide documentation of their equipment cleaning and change-over process.

6. The Offeror shall provide their maximum annual DBS manufacturing capacity.

7. The Offeror, whether a large or small entity, shall demonstrate how it will provide at least 5% of the proposed total estimated amount of work to small business concerns. The Offeror shall provide sufficient information to demonstrate that the work assigned to the selected small business subcontractors are meaningful in the overall success of the requirement. The approach shall address use of Small Business Concerns, Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns, Hub Zone Small Business Concerns, Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns.

Element B: Quality Assurance (Not To Exceed 5 pages)

The Offeror shall provide copies of their Quality Control Program Plan and General Quality Manual (not included in page limit notated above). The Offeror shall demonstrate the quality and process controls they intend to use to ensure that the DBS will be in compliance with all applicable documents, including the drawing package and documents listed in the SOW, CDRLs, and requirements of the RFP, and whether the DBS can be delivered within the specified timeframes. The Quality Manual shall demonstrate that the offeror's quality system meets the Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirements. The offeror's quality system shall also provide information on the following areas:

Organizational structure, responsibilities, procedures, process control methods and techniques, and resources proposed for implementing its quality management system (both internal and flow-down to its suppliers).

Supplier evaluation and control program that demonstrates its ability to evaluate suppliers, provide pertinent requirements to control supplier product, and manage quality, including non-conforming material Procedures for the handling of defective material, rework, and repair parts for both in-house and at subcontractors' facilities.

The Offeror shall provide Quality Control (QC) testing requirements of all raw materials. The Offeror shall provide a description of manufacturing process and internal QC points within that process.

VOLUME II: PAST PERFORMANCE (FACTOR 2) (no page limit)

Offeror shall provide all past performance information in accordance with Attachment 2 - Past Performance Reference . Offeror shall provide three past performance references, if available, which shall reflect recent experience performed within the last five years of the solicitation release date and that demonstrates experience relevant to the solicitation's SOW. In addition to these three past performance references, Offeror shall submit one additional past performance reference for each subcontractor proposed , if available. Offeror shall describe how the past performance references are relevant including details about how it is similar in scope and complexity to this solicitation's SOW.

Past performance information shall be provided for the Prime and all subcontractors in order to develop an Offeror's past performance rating. In the evaluation of an Offeror's past performance, the Government reserves the right to use relevant performance within the past five years. In accordance with FAR 9.104-6, the performance and integrity information available in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), (available at https://www.sam.gov), including FAPIIS information from the System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions and the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) will be considered during the evaluation of an Offeror's past performance.

Relevant past performance is defined as experience that is of the same or similar scope (i.e, for the same or similar items), of the same or similar magnitude, and of the same or similar complexity to that which is described in the solicitation.

Offerors are directed to submit one of, or both of, the following as applicable:

If there is not a CPARS record (or if offerors are unsure) for a particular record of performance, the Offeror shall submit one (1) Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 3 in Section J) to each of its customer POCs identified in the Recent and Relevant Past Performance References.

Instructions for completing this form are contained on the form itself.

If there is a CPARS record, the Offeror shall provide up to three references listed on the past performance reference sheet (Attachment 2 in Section J) for federal government contracts for supplies performed in the last five (5) years from the date of issuance of the solicitation that are the same or similar to those required under this procurement. If the Offeror does not have any Federal Government contracts, then the Offeror shall list state, local, or commercial contracts, in that order.

VOLUME III: PRICE (FACTOR 3) (no page limit)

This volume is the only volume that shall contain price information. Any attachments to the Price Volume shall be clearly identified. The Price Volume shall include the completed RFP document, with Section B, pricing filled in. Proposed prices shall be provided for all quantities for all contract line items (CLINs), to include any warranty and delivery charges to destination in accordance with the solicitation term "FOB - Destination."

Offerors responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quotes form, etc.) but must include the following information:

1.) Company's complete mailing and remittance addresses, discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), ability to meet delivery requirement and unit cost of product.

2.) The company's CAGE code, Unique Entity ID, and Taxpayer ID number.

3.) For a quote on a comparable commercial item, product literature must be included.

VOLUME IV: Small Business Subcontracting Plan (For Offerors Other Than Small Businesses) (FACTOR 4)

There is a mandatory small business subcontracting goal of 5% for this requirement based off of the maximum ceiling of the contract. The Offeror shall submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR clause 52.219-9. This volume applies to other than small businesses only.

The Government will assess the plan as either acceptable or unacceptable and will assess as part of the FAR Part 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors. The Government will only assess the plan submitted by the apparently successful Offeror. The Contracting Officer will perform the evaluation and determine acceptability. The Government reserves the right to confer with the Offeror on elements of the Small Business Subcontracting Plan in order to determine Responsibility prior to award. These conversations will not constitute competitive negotiations as defined in

FAR 15.204-2.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS

The entire completed and signed solicitation shall be returned as part of the offer. Be sure to complete all representations and certifications in the solicitation. If using the System for Award Management (SAM), complete any representations and certifications for provisions in the solicitation that are not included in SAM.