N0025326R7006 Attachment 04 Vendor Questions and Answers.pdf

Solicitation: N0025326R7006, DMISA Rings

Attachment 04, Vendor Questions and Answers

Amendment 0001

Question 1. Is this to manufacture new or to refurbish government furnished material?

Answer 1. This requirement is for the refurbishment of existing government furnished material as defined in the Statement of Work and associated drawings.

Question 2. Which externally certified QMS standards are considered equivalent to ISO

9001:2015?

Answer 2. Upon review, the requirement for ISO 9001:2015 certification, or equivalent certification from an external quality management system is removed. Factor 1, Technical

Subfactor 2: Technical Quality is updated to “RESERVED”.

Question 3. [Regarding an external quality management system] May an Offeror satisfy this requirement through a proposed subcontractor or teaming partner that holds the required current third-party certification?

Answer 3. Upon review, the requirement for ISO 9001:2015 certification, or equivalent

Question 4. [Regarding an external quality management system] Must the prime offeror also hold the certification?

Answer 4. Upon review, the requirement for ISO 9001:2015 certification, or equivalent

Question 5. [Regarding an external quality management system] If an Offeror can satisfy this requirement through a proposed subcontractor or teaming partner that holds the required current third-party certification; must the certified subcontractor perform particular functions, workshare, or quality-control responsibilities?

Answer 5. Upon review, the requirement for ISO 9001:2015 certification, or equivalent

Question 6. [Regarding an external quality management system] If an Offeror can satisfy current third-party certification; what proposal documentation is required to demonstrate the arrangement, such as the subcontractor’s certificate, letter of commitment, workshare description, and allocation of quality-system responsibilities?

Answer 6. Upon review, the requirement for ISO 9001:2015 certification, or equivalent

Question 7. [Regarding an external quality management system] If an Offeror can satisfy current third-party certification; must certification requirements apply to all subcontractors performing critical or complex work, consistent with FAR 52.246-11 flowdown requirements?

Answer 7. Upon review, the requirement for ISO 9001:2015 certification, or equivalent

Question 8. Minimum Order Qty of 1-508 pcs of each part number. Due to significant startup/tooling costs and min lot costs for magnets, grinding and cad plate/passivation, this wide spread of potential quantity can vastly affect pricing. Do you have any order history on these you can share?

Answer 8. See the table below for the order history for the previous indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract N0025317D0001.

Contract Order Date of Order Item Quantity

N0025317D0001 N0025317F0011 3/20/2017

Azimuth Ring - Plated Steel 93 Azimuth Ring - Stainless Steel 39

N0025318F0005 10/20/2017

Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 48 Elevation Ring - Stainless Steel 27 Azimuth Ring - Stainless Steel 20

N0025318F0063 3/18/2018

Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 37 Elevation Ring - Stainless Steel 20 Azimuth Ring - Plated Steel 32 Azimuth ring - Stainless Steel 20

N0025319F0004 10/24/2018 Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 66

N0025319F0041 3/28/2019

Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 35 Elevation Ring -stainless Steel 28 Azimuth Ring - Plated Steel 29

N0025319F0100 9/10/2019 Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 31 Elevation Ring Stainless Steel 20 Azimuth Ring - Plated Steel 25

N0025320F0039 2/27/2020 Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 55 Azimuth Ring - Plated Steel 30

N0025320FC003 9/15/2020 Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 45

Elevation Ring - Stainless Steel 30 Azimuth Ring - Plated Steel 45 Azimuth Ring - Stainless Steel 20

N0025321F0018 2/11/2021

Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 105 Elevation Ring - Stainless Steel 40 Azimuth Ring - Plated Steel 16 Azimuth Ring - Stainless Steel 10

N0025321F0020 7/19/2021

Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 63 Elevation Ring - Stainless Steel 12 Azimuth Ring - Plated Steel 43 Azimuth Ring - Stainless Steel 12

N0025322F0058 2/24/2022

Elevation Ring - Plated Steel 54 Elevation Ring - Stainless Steel 26 Azimuth Ring - Plated Steel 42 Azimuth Ring - Stainless Steel 12

Question 9. Would you like to see some logical price breaks?

Answer 9. Price breaks are not currently incorporated into the pricing structure of Section B.

Any potential price break information provided should not be included in your proposal package as it will not be considered or evaluated in a response to this solicitation.

Any potential price break information provided separately may be considered in future requirements.

Question 10. Would you want to see the startup/tooling costs split out as a separate Non-

Recurring Engineering fee so that we can get to a better part price across a wider range?

Answer 10. Startup tooling costs are generally incorporated in the First Article unit costs, associated with CLINs 0001-0004.

All proposed pricing must follow the pricing structure identified in Section B as identified in

Section L, Proposal Submittal Requirements, 1.3 Submission Factors, (c) Factor 3, Price and is subject to the business decision of the offeror.

Question 11. We have an exception for drawing 7447999, Section 4.1.4, item 1. Per magnet manufacturer: “100,000 Oe magnetizing force is not possible in anything but lab setting, these parts will be 100% saturate using up to 40,000 Oe magnetizing force. This can be verified by independent magnetic lab…” Is this acceptable or can we submit for a deviation request?

Answer 11. Each magnet needs to be placed in a field, Hs, that will achieve the 96% of Br, as if it were in a 100,000 Oe field to meet the requirements of Drawing 7448000 Paragraph

2.1 Magnet Material Requirements.

No proposed exceptions to the specified requirements will be considered in the evaluation of offer(s) received.

Question 12. We have a question/recommendation regarding the density of microspheres per drawing 7447999, Section 4.1.3. Per [supplier] who produce custom adhesive mixes, the required density of microspheres from 1 part in 2 thousand to 1 part in 10 thousand is well below industry standard. Their recommendation is: “For bond line control applications, we typically recommend 0.5% to 1% glass bead loading”. This would equate to 5 per thousand to 10 per thousand. Is this something Engineering would want to evaluate? How do we submit this recommendation for review?

Answer 12. No proposed exceptions to the specified requirements will be considered in the evaluation of offer(s) received.

Question 13. Can we use customer references for whom we produce both commercial and non-commercial goods in lieu of government contracts?

Answer 13. Yes, an offeror can identify commercial references as a past performance reference if the offeror does not have any Federal government contracts, as noted in Section

L, 1.3 Submission Factors, (b) Factor 2, Past Performance, iii.

Question 14. Is there a suggested DFAR compliant supplier? Or is there an exception for this program?

Answer 14. There is not a suggested DFARS-compliant supplier identified for this solicitation. It is the responsibility of the offeror to source DFARS-compliant materials, to include the requirements of DFARS 252.225-7061.

There is not currently an exception to the requirements of DFARS 252.225-7061.

Please note that DFARS 252.225-7061 has replaced DFARS 52.225-7052 in amendment

0001.

Note: Please ensure that the materials proposed meet the requirements of the Solicitation

Statement of Work and all associated drawings and specifications, such as the magnet material requirements identified in Drawing 7448000.