N65540-15-R-5017.doc

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. CONTRACT TYPE: The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) Ship Systems Engineering Station (SSES) proposes to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract resulting from this RFP.

2. 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE: This requirement is being procured as a 100% Small Business set-aside. The applicable NAICS code is 335314 with a Size Standard of 750 employees. FAR 52.219-14 “Limitations on Subcontracting” has been included within this solicitation and is applicable.

3. SUBMISSION OF OFFERS: SEE CLAUSE CAR L-11 FOR PROPOSAL PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS.

As detailed in Section L of this solicitation, offerors are required to submit both a technical and a cost proposal as part of their offer. Failure to comply with instructions set forth in Section L of this solicitation or to provide all information requested may result in rejection of the offer.

4. All proposals shall be expressed in U.S. dollars. Award will be made in fixed U.S. dollars and will not be subject to adjustment.

5. DATA RIGHTS: As referenced in DFARS 252.227-7013 entitled “Rights in Technical Data—Noncommerical Items,” the Government shall retain full ownership of any drawings, schematics, manuals software or other technical data developed under the resulting contract(s). Additionally, the Government shall have access to any data that is modified as a result of this contract(s).

6. POINT OF CONTACT: The point of contact regarding this solicitation/contract is Mike Ford, who can be reached at 215-897-1805 or via email at michael.ford@navy.mil.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

First Article Test Unit

IAW Section C

FOB: Destination

FFP

NET AMT

First Article Test (FAT) Report

IAW Section C and CDRL A0001.

NET AMT

Technical Manual

The manual should include all relevant information, such as a Bill of Materials (BOM) with part numbers, a description of operation, schematic diagrams, and troubleshooting guide IAW Section C and CDRL A0002.

NET AMT

Rectifier/Bus Transfer

Rectifier/Bus Transfer IAW Section C from date of award through 365 days after award.

MAX

NET AMT

Rectifier/Bus Transfer IAW Section C from 366 days through 731 days after contract award.

MAX

FFP

Rectifier/Bus Transfer IAW Section C from 732 days through 1097 days after contract award.

MAX

FFP

Rectifier/Bus Transfer IAW Section C from 1098 days through 1462 days after contract award.

MAX

FFP

Rectifier/Bus Transfer IAW Section C from 1463 days through 1827 days after contract award.

MAX

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HQ B-2-0004 EXPEDITING CONTRACT CLOSEOUT (NAVSEA) (DEC 1995)PRIVATE

(a) As part of the negotiated fixed price or total estimated amount of this contract, both the Government and the Contractor have agreed to waive any entitlement that otherwise might accrue to either party in any residual dollar amount of $500 or less at the time of final contract closeout. The term "residual dollar amount" shall include all money that would otherwise be owed to either party at the end of the contract, except that, amounts connected in any way with taxation, allegations of fraud and/or antitrust violations shall be excluded. For purposes of determining residual dollar amounts, offsets of money owed by one party against money that would otherwise be paid by that party may be considered to the extent permitted by law.

(b) This agreement to waive entitlement to residual dollar amounts has been considered by both parties. It is agreed that the administrative costs for either party associated with collecting such small dollar amounts could exceed the amount to be recovered.

MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM QUANTITIES

As referred to in paragraph (b) of FAR Clause 52.216-22 “Indefinite Quantity” of this contract, the contract minimum quantity is CLIN 0001, First Article Unit, CLIN 0002, FAT Report, and CLIN 0003, Technical Manual; and the maximum quantity is the sum of CLINs 0001 through 0008.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

SPECIFICATION

For

RECTIFIER/BUS TRANSFER

1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes requirements for a Rectifier/Bus Transfer (RBT) that is intended for U.S. Navy shipboard application.

1.2 The RBT shall have the following modes of operation:

1.2.1 Rectifier Mode (RM)

1.2.2 Bus Transfer Mode (BTM)

2. Referenced Documents

2.1 MIL-STD-901D Shock Tests, H.I. (High Impact) Shipboard Machinery, Equipment, and Systems, Requirements for, 17 March 1989

2.2 MIL-STD-167-1A Mechanical Vibrations of Shipboard Equipment (Type I – Environmental and Type II – Internally Excited), 2 November 2005

2.3 MIL-STD-461F Requirements For The Control of Electromagnetic Interference Characteristics of Subsystems and Equipment, 10 December 2007

The above are available online at: http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/. Enter the document number, e.g. 901, and then click “submit.”

3. Requirements

3.1 Output Mode Control

3.1.1 The output mode of the RBT shall be controlled by the load connected across output terminals TB2-5 & TB2-6.

3.1.1.1 When a diode is connected, as in Figure 1, TB2-5 to the Anode & TB2-6 to the Cathode, the RBT shall be in the Rectifier Mode (RM) and meet the requirements of Section 3.2.

3.1.1.2 When a short is connected, as in Figure 2, across TB2-5 & TB2-6, the RBT shall be in the Bus Transfer Mode (BTM) and meet the requirements of Section 3.3.

3.1.1.3 If neither a diode or short is connected across TB2-5 & TB2-6, the RBT shall remain OFF.

3.2 Electrical Requirements in Rectifier Mode (Figure 1):

3.2.1 Input Power Voltage: Wye connected, three-phase, four wire, line-to-line 240VAC ( 5%, line-to-Neutral 138VAC ( 5%, 400Hz, the external Neutral wire shall not be grounded.

3.2.2 Input Control Voltage: 115VAC, 400Hz, 0.25 Amps, ungrounded will be provided to terminals: TB1-1 & TB1-2. This control power will be present even when main power is OFF.

3.2.3 Output Control Voltage: The RBT shall output the following:

3.2.3.1 The RBT shall return 115VAC (X) to energize Main Power at terminal TB1-3.

3.2.3.2 +24 VDC, 0.5 Amps to Input terminal TB1-5 & the ungrounded Return (negative) connected to TB1-6.

3.2.4 Output Power Voltage and Current:

3.2.4.1 +270 Volts Direct Current (VDC), 170 Amps, applied to Output Terminal B, with a grounded Return (Negative) applied to Output Terminal N.

3.2.4.2 +28 Volts Direct Current (VDC), 15 Amps applied to Output Terminal C, with a grounded Return (Negative) applied to Output Terminal N.

3.2.5 Output Power Voltage Characteristics: the RBT shall regulate its output voltages to the following from no-load to full-load under all load conditions described:

3.2.5.1 Regulation: Nominal ±1.0%

3.2.5.2 Ripple: peak-to-peak: Nominal ±1.0%

3.2.5.2.1 With up to 2500µF capacitive load for 270VDC output, and up to 100µF capacitive load for 28VDC output at start-up.

3.2.5.2.2 While applying a pulse load of 50KW for 50-250mS ON, 50-250mS OFF for up to 30 minutes.

3.2.5.2.3 While paralleling with up to 38KW of reverse power for 50mS with a periodicity of 5 seconds for up to 30 minutes.

3.2.5.2.4 While paralleling with up to 20KW of reverse power for 50mS with a periodicity of 250mS for up to 5 minutes.

3.2.6 Output Power Voltage Buildup: The output voltage of the RBT shall build up to nominal within 6 seconds under any load condition within the rating of the equipment.

3.2.7 Line Drop Compensation: The RBT shall provide for up to 7 volts of line drop compensation to account for voltage drop in the output cabling. The adjustment to the line drop compensation adjustments shall be from the front of the RBT, without opening the enclosure or removing any panels.

3.2.8 Inrush Current: The inrush current to the RBT shall not exceed 110% of its full load input current.

3.2.9 Input Current Harmonics: The RBT shall not cause single harmonic line current or current of any frequency above the fundamental at 400 Hz to 13,200 Hz to be generated that are greater than the limit line set at 3 percent of the unit’s full rated load fundamental current. Additionally, harmonic line current or current of any frequency above 13,200 kHz through 20 kHz shall not exceed 1/n, where n is the integer multiple of the frequency.

3.2.10 Standby Losses: The standby, or no-load losses, shall not exceed 250Watts.

3.2.11 KW Efficiency: The RBT shall have KW efficiency greater than or equal to 94% from 25% load to 100% load.

3.2.12 Overload Capacity: The RBT shall withstand, without damage, an overload condition of 300% of its full load rating for 5 seconds.

3.3 Electrical Requirements in Bus Transfer Mode (Figure 2):

3.3.1 Input Power Voltage: Wye connected, three-phase, four wire, line-to-line 200VAC ( 1%, line-to-Neutral 115VAC ( 1%, 400Hz, the Neutral wire is not externally grounded.

3.3.2 Input Control Voltage: 115VAC, 400Hz, 0.25 Amps, ungrounded, will be provided to terminals: TB1-1 & TB1-2. This control power will be present even when main power is OFF.

3.3.3 Output Control Voltage:

3.3.3.1 The RBT shall return 115VAC (X) to energize Main Power at terminal TB1-3.

3.3.3.2 No voltage shall be applied to Input terminals TB1-5 & TB1-6.

3.3.3.3 The RBT shall apply 24VAC or DC, 0.25 Amps to Output terminals TB2-3. The START command will be applied to terminal TB2-1 & the STOP command will be applied to terminal TB2-2.

3.3.4 Output Power Voltage & Current:

3.3.4.1 200VAC ( 1%, line-to-line, 115VAC ( 1% line-to-Neutral, 400Hz, wye connected, three-phase, four wire, applied to Output Terminals A, B, C, N with both the Input & Output N terminal grounded.

3.3.4.2 Three-phase, up to 260 Amps per phase, 400Hz.

3.4 Physical Requirements:

3.4.1 Shock: The RBT shall meet the requirements of the high-impact shock tests for grade A, Class I, Type A of MIL-STD-901D.

3.4.2 Vibration: The RBT shall meet the requirements of Type I testing of MIL-STD-167-1A.

3.4.3 EMI: The RBT will meet the requirements for emission and susceptibility requirements of MIL-STD-461F, Tests: RE101, RE102, RS101, RS103, CS101, CE102, CS114, and CS116.

3.4.4 Ventilation: There will be a minimum of four inches of clearance around the top and sides, six or more inches underneath, and not obstructed in the front to provide for the free movement of air.

3.4.5 Mounting: The RBT shall be designed for bulkhead mounting with external mounting means. No more than four bolts shall be required to affix the equipment to the bulkhead. The mounting holes shall be match those in Figure 3 (17 inches apart in height and 34 inches apart by width) to match the existing foundation Ships Installation Drawings.

3.4.6 Enclosure: The RBT shall be furnished in an enclosure. The enclosure shall be drip-proof, with openings no larger than those consistent with louvers, perforated, or expanded metal, which are necessary for ventilation. Input and output cable entry shall be made on either the upper left-hand or upper right-hand side.

3.4.7 Environmental: The RBT shall function as described herein in a 50( Celsius environment.

3.4.8 The RBT shall be a “stand-alone” unit and not require any computer interface for operation, planned maintenance, or repair.

3.4.9 Size & Weight: The maximum size envelope and weight is specified in Table I.

Table I

4. First Article Testing Requirements

4.1 Post-Award:

4.1.1 The contractor shall conduct first article testing on a quantity of one RBT and provide test report/s that verify that the RBT meets the Requirements set forth in section 3 of this specification.

4.1.2 The first article sample cannot be delivered as part of the production quantity.

5. Preservation, Packing and Packaging Requirements

5.1 Each RBT shall be preserved, packed and packaged in accordance with standard commercial practices necessary to ensure protection of the RBT against physical damage and deterioration during shipment, limited handling and short term storage.

6. Shipping Requirements

6.1 Delivery shall be made to the following:

Naval Surface Warfare Center

Carderock Division

Building 542 Shipping & Receiving

1601 Langley Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19112-5083

Mark For: Stephen Chung, Code 938

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HQ C-1-0001 ITEM(S) A001-A0002 - DATA REQUIREMENTS (NAVSEA) (SEP 1992)PRIVATE

The data to be furnished hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with the Contract Data Requirements List, DD Form 1423, attached hereto.

HQ C-2-0009 ASSIGNMENT OF SERIAL NUMBER(S) (NAVSEA) (SEP 1990)PRIVATE

The Contractor shall request serial number assignment, in writing, from the Cognizant Technical Program Office, with a copy to the cognizant Contract Administration Office. The request for serial number assignment shall contain the following minimum information:

(a) Contract number;

(b) Assigned line item number and description;

(c) Assigned type designation;

(d) Assigned model number;

(e) Top drawing number and ID (List of Drawings) number;

(f) Exact quantity for which serial numbers are being requested, including preproduction samples required by the contract; and

(g) National Stock Number

HQ C-2-0014 CONTRACTOR'S PROPOSAL (NAVSEA) (MAR 2001)PRIVATE

(a) Performance of this contract by the Contractor shall be conducted and performed in accordance with detailed obligations to which the Contractor committed itself in Proposal _____________ dated __________ in response to NAVSEA Solicitation No. _______________.

(b) The technical volume(s) of the Contractor's proposal is incorporated by reference and hereby made subject to the provisions of the "ORDER OF PRECEDENCE" (FAR 52.215-8) clause of this contract. Under the "ORDER OF PRECEDENCE" clause, the technical volume of the Contractor's proposal referenced herein is hereby designated as item (f) of the clause, following "the specification" in the order of precedence.

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HQ C-2-0026 FIRST ARTICLE (CONTRACTOR TESTING) (NAVSEA)(SEP 1990)PRIVATE

(a) For the purpose of this contract, the "First Article" is synonymous with the terms "preproduction model(s) and "preproduction equipment".

(b) The First Article shall conform in every respect to the requirements of this contract and shall be fully tested by the Contractor at its own expense to determine compliance with said requirements. The production equipment shall be manufactured with tools, material and methods which are the same as or representative of the tools, material and methods which were used to manufacture the First Article.

(c) Pursuant to paragraph (e) of the clause entitled "FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--CONTRACTOR TESTING" (FAR 52.209-3), the First Article shall not be delivered as part of the production quantity.

HQ C-2-0059 UPDATING SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS (NAVSEA) (AUG 1994)

If, during the performance of this or any other contract, the contractor believes that any contract contains outdated or different versions of any specifications or standards, the contractor may request that all of its contracts be updated to include the current version of the applicable specification or standard. Updating shall not affect the form, fit or function of any deliverable item or increase the cost/price of the item to the Government. The contractor should submit update requests to the Procuring Contracting Officer with copies to the Administrative Contracting Officer and cognizant program office representative for approval. The contractor shall perform the contract in accordance with the existing specifications and standards until notified of approval/disapproval by the Procuring Contracting Officer. Any approved alternate specifications or standards will be incorporated into the contract.

HQ C-2-0062 WAIVER OF FIRST ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS (NAVSEA)(SEP 1990)PRIVATE

If the First Article is waived by the Government, the Contractor shall deliver supplies that are identical or substantially identical to those previously accepted by the Government under the following contract(s):

(Offeror to fill in contract number(s), as applicable. See Section M) Section D - Packaging and Marking

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HQ D-1-0001 DATA PACKAGING LANGUAGE

All unclassified data shall be prepared for shipment in accordance with best commercial practice.PRIVATE

Classified reports, data, and documentation shall be prepared for shipment in accordance with National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM), DOD 5220.22-M dated 28 February 2006.

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HQ D-2-0006 MARKING AND PACKING LIST(S) (NAVSEA) (NOV 1996)PRIVATE

(a) Marking. Shipments, shipping containers and palletized unit loads shall be marked in accordance with best commercial practice.

(b) Packing List(s). A packing list (DD Form 250 Material Inspection and Receiving Report may be used) identifying the contents of each shipment, shipping container or palletized unit load shall be provided by the Contractor with each shipment. When a contract line item identified under a single stock number includes an assortment of related items such as kit or set components, detached parts or accessories, installation hardware or material, the packing list(s) shall identify the assorted items.

Where assortment of related items is included in the shipping container, a packing list identifying the contents shall be furnished.

(c) Master Packing List. In addition to the requirements in paragraph (b) above, a master packing list shall be prepared where more than one shipment, shipping container or palletized unit load comprise the contract line item being shipped. The master packing list shall be attached to the number one container and so identified.

(d) Part Identification. All items within the kit, set, installation hardware or material shall be suitably segregated and identified within the unit pack(s) or shipping container by part number and/or national stock number.

HQ D-2-0008 MARKING OF REPORTS (NAVSEA) (SEP 1990)PRIVATE

All reports delivered by the Contractor to the Government under this contract shall prominently show on the cover of the report:

(1) name and business address of the Contractor

(2) contract number

(3) contract dollar amount

(4) whether the contract was competitively or non-competitively awarded

(5) sponsor:

_Stephen Chung________________________

(Name of Individual Sponsor)

_NSWCCD____________________________

(Name of Requiring Activity)

_Philadelphia, PA _______________________

(City and State)

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

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HQ E-1-0001 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE LANGUAGE FOR DATA

Inspection and acceptance of all data shall be as specified on the attached Contract Data Requirements List(s), DD Form 1423.PRIVATE

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

STEPHEN CHUNG

1601 LANGLEY AVE

BUILDING 542 SHIPPING & RECEIVING

PHILADELPHIA PA 19112-5083

(215)897-8656

N65540

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Order

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All supplies hereunder shall be delivered with all transportation charges prepaid, in accordance with the clause hereof entitled "F.O.B. DESTINATION" (FAR 52.247-34) in accordance with the

X DELIVERY INFORMATION herein.

Shipping Instruction Data, NAVSEA 4336/1, attached hereto.PRIVATE

The Contractor shall not ship directly to a military air or water port terminal without authorization by the cognizant Contract Administration Office.

Except when the Material Inspection and Receiving Report (MIRR) (DD 250) is used as an invoice, the Contractor shall enter unit prices on all MIRR copies. Contract line items shall be priced using actual prices, or if not available, estimated prices. When the price is estimated, an "E" shall be entered after the price.

All data to be furnished under this contract shall be delivered prepaid to destination(s) at the time(s) specified on the Contract Data Requirements List(s), DD Form 1423.

Section G - Contract Administration Data

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252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause--

Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC) is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

Document type means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

Local processing office (LPO) is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system is the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by DFARS 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall--

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.acquisition.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this Web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through

WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/.

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via Web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor must use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract/order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall use the following document type(s).

COMBO

(2) Inspection/acceptance location. The Contractor shall select the following inspection/acceptance location(s) in WAWF, as specified by the contracting officer.

DESTINATION

(Contracting Officer: Insert inspection and acceptance locations or “Not applicable”.)

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

Field Name in WAWF

Data to be entered in WAWF

Pay Official DoDAAC

TBD

Issue By DoDAAC

N65540

Admin DoDAAC

Inspect By DoDAAC

Ship To Code

Ship From Code

Mark For Code

Service Approver (DoDAAC)

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Service Acceptor (DoDAAC)

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Accept at Other DoDAAC

LPO DoDAAC

DCAA Auditor DoDAAC

Other DoDAAC(s)

(4) Payment request and supporting documentation. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes appropriate contract line item and subline item descriptions of the work performed or supplies delivered, unit price/cost per unit, fee (if applicable), and all relevant back-up documentation, as defined in DFARS Appendix F, (e.g. timesheets) in support of each payment request.

(5) WAWF email notifications. The Contractor shall enter the email address identified below in the “Send Additional Email Notifications” field of WAWF once a document is submitted in the system.

Stephen.Chung@navy.mil (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable email addresses or “Not applicable.”)

(g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity's WAWF point of contact.

WAWFHQ@navy.mil

(2) For technical WAWF help, contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988.

(End of clause)

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HQ G-2-0002 CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

Enter below the address (street and number, city, county, state and zip code) of the Contractor's facility which will administer the contract if such address is different from the address shown on the SF 26 or SF 33, as applicable.

HQ G-2-0003 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE

(a) The COR for this contract is:

*TBD at time of award

(b) In the event that the COR named above is absent due to leave, illness or official business, all responsibilities and functions assigned to the COR will be the responsibility of the alternate COR. The Alternate COR for this contract is:

*TBD at time of award The Contractor shall forward a copy of all invoices to the Contracting Officer's Representative.

HQ G-2-0009 SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING ELECTRONIC INVOICING (NAVSEA) (SEP 2012)

(a) The Contractor agrees to segregate costs incurred under this contract/task order (TO), as applicable, at the lowest level of performance, either at the technical instruction (TI), sub line item number (SLIN), or contract line item number (CLIN) level, rather than on a total contract/TO basis, and to submit invoices reflecting costs incurred at that level. Supporting documentation in Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) for invoices shall include summaries of work charged during the period covered as well as overall cumulative summaries by individual labor categories, rates, and hours (both straight time and overtime) invoiced; as well as, a cost breakdown of other direct costs (ODCs), materials, and travel, by TI, SLIN, or CLIN level. For other than firm fixed price subcontractors, subcontractors are also required to provide labor categories, rates, and hours (both straight time and overtime) invoiced; as well as, a cost breakdown of ODCs, materials, and travel invoiced. Supporting documentation may be encrypted before submission to the prime contractor for WAWF invoice submittal. Subcontractors may email encryption code information directly to the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer Representative (COR). Should the subcontractor lack encryption capability, the subcontractor may also email detailed supporting cost information directly to the CO and COR; or other method as agreed to by the CO.

(b) Contractors submitting payment requests and receiving reports to WAWF using either Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) or Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) shall separately send an email notification to the COR and CO on the same date they submit the invoice in WAWF. No payments shall be due if the contractor does not provide the COR and CO email notification as required herein.

Section H - Special Contract Requirements

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252.211-7005 SUBSTITUTIONS FOR MILITARY OR FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS (NOV 2005)

(a) Definition. “SPI process,” as used in this clause, means a management or manufacturing process that has been accepted previously by the Department of Defense under the Single Process Initiative (SPI) for use in lieu of a specific military or Federal specification or standard at specific facilities. Under SPI, these processes are reviewed and accepted by a Management Council, which includes representatives of the Contractor, the Defense Contract Management Agency, the Defense Contract Audit Agency, and the military departments.

(b) Offerors are encouraged to propose SPI processes in lieu of military or Federal specifications and standards cited in the solicitation. A listing of SPI processes accepted at specific facilities is available via the Internet at http://guidebook.dcma.mil/20/guidebook_process.htm (paragraph 4.2).

(c) An offeror proposing to use an SPI process in lieu of military or Federal specifications or standards cited in the solicitation shall--

(1) Identify the specific military or Federal specification or standard for which the SPI process has been accepted;

(2) Identify each facility at which the offeror proposes to use the specific SPI process in lieu of military or Federal specifications or standards cited in the solicitation;

(3) Identify the contract line items, subline items, components, or elements affected by the SPI process; and

(4) If the proposed SPI process has been accepted at the facility at which it is proposed for use, but is not yet listed at the Internet site specified in paragraph (b) of this clause, submit documentation of Department of Defense acceptance of the SPI process.

(d) Absent a determination that an SPI process is not acceptable for this procurement, the Contract shall use the following SPI processes in lieu of military or Federal specifications or standards:

(Offeror insert information for each SPI process)

SPI Process:________________________________

Facility:____________________________________

Military or Federal Specification or Standard:_______________

Affected Contract Line Item Number, Subline Item Number, Component, or Element:_________________

(e) If a prospective offeror wishes to obtain, prior to the time specified for receipt of offers, verification that an SPI process is an acceptable replacement for military or Federal specifications or standards required by the solicitation, the prospective offeror--

(1) May submit the information required by paragraph (d) of this clause to the Contracting Officer prior to submission of an offer; but

(2) Must submit the information to the Contracting Officer at least 10 working days prior to the date specified for receipt of offers.

(End of clause)

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5252.202-9101 ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS (MAY 1993)

As used throughout this contract, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(a) DEPARTMENT ‑ means the Department of the Navy.

(b) REFERENCES TO THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) ‑ All references to the FAR in this contract shall be deemed to also reference the appropriate sections of the Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS), unless clearly indicated otherwise.

(c) REFERENCES TO ARMED SERVICES PROCUREMENT REGULATION OR DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATION ‑ All references in this document to either the Armed Services Procurement Regulation (ASPR) or the Defense Acquisition Regulation (DAR) shall be deemed to be references to the appropriate sections of the FAR/DFARS.

(d) NATIONAL STOCK NUMBERS ‑ Whenever the term Federal Item Identification Number and its acronym FIIN or the term Federal Stock Number and its acronym FSN appear in the contract, order or their cited specifications and standards, the terms and acronyms shall be interpreted as National Item Identification Number (NIIN) and National Stock Number (NSN) respectively which shall be defined as follows:

(1) National Item Identification Number (NIIN). The number assigned to each approved Item Identification under the Federal Cataloging Program. It consists of nine numeric characters, the first two of which are the National Codification Bureau (NCB) Code. The remaining positions consist of a seven digit non‑significant number.

(2) National Stock Number (NSN). The National Stock Number (NSN) for an item of supply consists of the applicable four position Federal Supply Class (FSC) plus the applicable nine position NIIN assigned to the item of supply.

5252.227-9113 GOVERNMENT-INDUSTRY DATA EXCHANGE PROGRAM (OCT 2006)

(a) The Contractor shall participate in the appropriate interchange of the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program (GIDEP) in accordance with NAVSEA S0300-BU-GYD-010 dated November 1994. Data entered is retained by the program and provided to qualified participants. Compliance with this requirement shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with any other requirement of the contract.

(b) The Contractor agrees to insert paragraph (a) of this requirement in any subcontract hereunder exceeding $500,000.00. When so inserted, the word "Contractor" shall be changed to "Subcontractor".

(c) GIDEP materials, software and information are available without charge from:

GIDEP Operations Center

P.O. Box 8000

Corona, CA 92878-8000

Phone: (951) 898-3207

FAX:

(951) 898-3250

Internet: http://www.gidep.org

Section I - Contract Clauses

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.209-3 FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--CONTRACTOR TESTING (SEP 1989)

(a) The Contractor shall test 1 unit(s) of Lot/Item 0001as specified in this contract. At least 30 calendar days before the beginning of first article tests, the Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer, in writing, of the time and location of the testing so that the Government may witness the tests.

(b) The Contractor shall submit the first article test report within 60 calendar days from the date of this contract to Stephen Chung, CODE 9380, 5001 S. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19112 marked "FIRST ARTICLE TEST REPORT: Contract No. “To be Determined”, Lot/Item No. 0003 " Within 30 calendar days after the Government receives the test report, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditional approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval.

(c) If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall repeat any or all first article tests. After each request for additional tests, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tests are to be borne by the Contractor, including any and all costs for additional tests following a disapproval. The Contractor shall then conduct the tests and deliver another report to the Government under the terms and conditions and within the time specified by the Government. The Government shall take action on this report within the time specified in paragraph (b) above. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule, or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests.

(d) If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article report on time, or the Contracting Officer disapproves any first article, the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract.

(e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, and if the approved first article is not consumed or destroyed in testing, the Contractor may deliver the approved first article as part of the contract quantity if it meets all contract requirements for acceptance.

(f) If the Government does not act within the time specified in paragraph (b) or (c) above, the Contracting Officer shall, upon timely written request from the Contractor, equitably adjust under the changes clause of this contract the delivery or performance dates and/or the contract price, and any other contractual term affected by the delay.

(g) Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract quantity is at the sole risk of the Contractor. Before first article approval, the costs thereof shall not be allocable to this contract for (1) progress payments, or (2) termination settlements if the contract is terminated for the convenience of the Government.

(h) The Government may waive the requirement for first article approval test where supplies identical or similar to those called for in the schedule have been previously furnished by the offeror/contractor and have been accepted by the Government. The offeror/contractor may request a waiver.

(End of clause)

52.209-9 UPDATES OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JULY 2013)

(a) The Contractor shall update the information in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) on a semi-annual basis, throughout the life of the contract, by posting the required information in the System for Award Management database via https://www.acquisition.gov.

(b) As required by section 3010 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111-212), all information posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews, will be publicly available. FAPIIS consists of two segments--

(1) The non-public segment, into which Government officials and the Contractor post information, which can only be viewed by--

(i) Government personnel and authorized users performing business on behalf of the Government; or

(ii) The Contractor, when viewing data on itself; and

(2) The publicly-available segment, to which all data in the non-public segment of FAPIIS is automatically transferred after a waiting period of 14 calendar days, except for--

(i) Past performance reviews required by subpart 42.15;

(ii) Information that was entered prior to April 15, 2011; or

(iii) Information that is withdrawn during the 14-calendar-day waiting period by the Government official who posted it in accordance with paragraph (c)(1) of this clause.

(c) The Contractor will receive notification when the Government posts new information to the Contractor's record.

(1) If the Contractor asserts in writing within 7 calendar days, to the Government official who posted the information, that some of the information posted to the non-public segment of FAPIIS is covered by a disclosure exemption under the Freedom of Information Act, the Government official who posted the information must within 7 calendar days remove the posting from FAPIIS and resolve the issue in accordance with agency Freedom of Information procedures, prior to reposting the releasable information. The contractor must cite 52.209-9 and request removal within 7 calendar days of the posting to FAPIIS.

(2) The Contractor will also have an opportunity to post comments regarding information that has been posted by the Government. The comments will be retained as long as the associated information is retained, i.e., for a total period of 6 years. Contractor comments will remain a part of the record unless the Contractor revises them.

(3) As required by section 3010 of Pub. L. 111-212, all information posted in FAPIIS on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews, will be publicly available.

(d) Public requests for system information posted prior to April 15, 2011, will be handled under Freedom of Information Act procedures, including, where appropriate, procedures promulgated under E.O. 12600.

(End of clause)

52.215-19 NOTIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP CHANGES (OCT 1997)

(a) The Contractor shall make the following notifications in writing:

(1) When the Contractor becomes aware that a change in its ownership has occurred, or is certain to occur, that could result in changes in the valuation of its capitalized assets in the accounting records, the Contractor shall notify the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) within 30 days.

(2) The Contractor shall also notify the ACO within 30 days whenever changes to asset valuations or any other cost changes have occurred or are certain to occur as a result of a change in ownership.

(b) The Contractor shall--

(1) Maintain current, accurate, and complete inventory records of assets and their costs;

(2) Provide the ACO or designated representative ready access to the records upon request;

(3) Ensure that all individual and grouped assets, their capitalized values, accumulated depreciation or amortization, and remaining useful lives are identified accurately before and after each of the Contractor's ownership changes; and

(4) Retain and continue to maintain depreciation and amortization schedules based on the asset records maintained before each Contractor ownership change.

The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause in all subcontracts under this contract that meet the applicability requirement of FAR 15.408(k).

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52.216-18 Ordering. (OCT 1995)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from date of award through 60 months after of award.

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule.

(End of clause)

52.216-19 Order Limitations. (OCT 1995)

(a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than one (1) FAT unit, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor:

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of 60 units;

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of ;or

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (1) or (2) above.

(c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) above.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 30days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

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52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity. (OCT 1995)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause.