Performance Work Statement ( 38 Super Comp Ammunition).pdf

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Ctg 38 Super Comp 115-125gr Minor, 38Super 115-125 major, Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a supplies contract to provide competition rifle and pistol ammunition for the US Army.

1.1 Description of Supplies: The contractor shall provide all supplies and transportation of material test requested competition rifle and pistol ammunition in accordance with (IAW) USAMU ballistic standards and as outlined in this Performance Work Statement. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this PWS with guidance and instruction from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Benning.

1.2 Background: The USAMU mission of winning competitions ties directly with its recruiting mission in connecting America’s Army with Americans through high profile events such as Olympics. Due to the level of competition USAMU must have ammunition that is on par with its counterparts in order to sustain or excel at that level of competition. USAMU’s gunsmiths and ballistics technicians are constantly testing and researching for the best ammunition to ensure the US Army remains dominate in world and national competitions.

1.3 Objectives:

• Provide technical data ballistic & precision information as technical proposal.

• Supply loaded rifle and pistol cartridges IAW USAMU competition standards, once notified by

MICC.

• Packaged and shipped IAW DOT standards and within the Period of Performance of the contract.

1.4 Scope: Supply USAMU with ammunition that meets or exceeds its standards for competition rifle and pistol ammunition, with a two part approach in selecting the most qualified vendors that are able to meet the USAMU’s and the governments criteria’s for award.

Solicitation Part I

I. Technical and Price Proposals (Phase I)

This phase is the initial posting of the solicitation for competition ammunition; this will consist of a review of the written technical proposal and price. Upon closing of this solicitation, vendors that successfully pass all aspects of the technical portion and offers reasonable pricing shall continue on to the second phase of the evaluations.

TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

The Government shall assess the offeror’s technical proposal to determine whether the company has the capability to satisfy the requirements as described in the solicitation.

The technical proposal shall consist of government agency review of vendor supplied information on ammunition technical specification, accuracy test results and velocity test results. This information shall be presented on the government supplied form ‘Vendor Technical Data Sheet’.

EVALUATION OF PRICE

MICC will assess price determination based on any “set-aside” and other FAR requirements and will provide the USAMU with an ordered listing of selected vendors meeting their pricing proposal guidelines.

II. Bid Samples & Testing (Phase II)

Vendors that meet the above technical and price criteria will be notified by the MICC to provide a sample for testing and evaluation to send to end user for testing, shipping information will be provided.

BID SAMPLES

Vendors will provide 200 rounds of each caliber (or solicited CLIN) for testing per offered lot. No lot offered shall be under 25,000 rounds (ie. If 3 lots are being offered, vendor will send 600 rounds to test or 200 rounds per lot). MICC will inform the USAMU of the vendors that have met the Phase I technical data criterion, MICC will contact vendor for shipment and timeline of test samples to be sent to the USAMU. Vendors are able submit an invoice for these sample lots directly to the USAMU POC for payment. USAMU ballistics will test and notify in writing the MICC only of test results.

This sample requirement may be waived, only by the end user in writing, when items identical to those in this solicitation specification sheet have previously been purchased and delivered by the offeror and accepted by the Government unless;

a. The product delivered from the offeror under a previous contract failed to meet technical specifications or

b. The bulk of the product delivered from the offeror under a previous contract had variations from the first article testing samples after the sample were approved or

c. There are previous instances where the offeror failed to fulfill an awarded contract for similar product(s).

Samples must be received NLT 10 days after notification.

LIVE FIRE TESTING

USAMU Ammunition technicians will be conducting testing on the bid samples provided by the vendors selected to advance. The following guidelines apply to bid sample submissions.

• If the vendor submits COTS (Commercial-Of-The Shelf) ammunition for the proposal, the bid samples must be from the same lot number(s) the vendor will provide if an award is made.

• If the vendor submits custom loaded ammunition for this proposal, the bid samples may be from a different lot and will be used solely to determine the manufacturer’s ability to meet the standards. However, if an award is made using this method, once the ammunition is in production and prior to shipment of the bulk ammunition, a sample from that production lot must be submitted for government testing using the same criteria and acceptance standards.

These samples must pass all the same standards/specifications.

• Cartridge Lots: Each lot shall consist of individual components, (brass, primer, propellant and projectile) that originated from an OEM manufacturer’s single lot and are loaded with an identical propellant charge weight. Any change in an individual components’ lot necessitates a change in the lot number for that loaded ammunition. All ammunition provided for a single lot shall be manufactured on the same production run. No lot shall be smaller than 25,000 rounds. For the purpose of this solicitation, the definition of “lot/day code’ is that the item shall consist of a specific product, made on consecutive work shifts, with no break in the production of that specific product.

EVALUATION

Compliance to dimensional specifications- A pass/fail methodology will be used. Individual cartridges will be inspected for compliance with dimensional specifications set forth in the line item(s) specification sheet or, in the absence of specified Government requirements, in accordance with the recommended specifications established by the SAAMI. This will be done by randomly selecting ten cartridges from each submission and physically inspecting them for compliance. If any cartridge is found to be out of compliance the submission will be eliminated from further consideration.

Accuracy testing- A pass/fail methodology will be used. The ammunition will be tested and accuracy shall be measured as described in each line item specification sheet. A sample that does not meet any one of the requirements will be disqualified from further consideration.

Velocity testing- Instrumental and will be conducted in accordance with specification sheet for each line item. A pass/fail methodology will be used.

• Each sample submission will be tested for instrumental velocity simultaneously with accuracy and in accordance with the line item specification sheet for the following;

a. Average velocity

b. Standard deviation

c. High velocity

d. Low velocity

e. Extreme spread (between minimum and maximum velocity)

Functional testing- The ammunition will be fired through weapons for the purpose of evaluating the functional reliability of submitted sample ammunition. The weapons used for the Functional Reliability Testing (FRT) shall be listed in the line item specification sheet.

FRT firing will commence with an inspected, cleaned, and lubricated firearm. No more than 200 rounds may be fired in each weapon without the weapon being inspected, cleaned and lubricated.

Ammunition related defects include, but are not limited to:

a. Deformed case

b. Inverted primer or bullet

c. Inert or defective primer

d. Squib load

e. Inconsistent bullet seating depth

f. Inconsistent powder charge

g. An excessive residue build up in the weapon

h. Split case

i. Case not within SAAMI or government additional specifications

j. Blown primer (excluding weapon induced failures)

Malfunctions induced by the shooter or which are caused by a weapon failure or defect shall not constitute an "ammunition related malfunction/defect "for purposes of this evaluation. Malfunctions that have an indeterminate cause will not constitute an "ammunition related malfunction/defect" for purposes of this evaluation.

Ammunition-related malfunctions can include, but are not limited to:

a. Failure to feed

b. Failure to chamber

c. Failure to lock

d. Failure to fire

e. Failure to unlock

f. Failure to extract

g. Failure to eject

h. Failure to cock

1.5 Period of Performance:

Single year contract

1.6 General Information

N/A

1.6.1 Ammunition Requirement

As ammunition is authorized by DA G-3/5/7, authorization and procurement must be coordinated through a MICC-PEO MOA and attachments specifying the current fiscal year’s ammunition authorization. For this buy the requirement is as follows:

ITEM NO DoDIC NO & ITEM QTY

1. AU50 Ctg 38 Super 115-125gr Minor 232,625

2. AU51 Ctg 38 Super 115-125gr major 195,025

1.6.2 Quality Assurance:

The contractor warrants the product(s) to be free of material defects and of merchantable quality within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code. Material defects consist of folds, wrinkles, deep draw scratches, dents, burrs and corrosion. The external surfaces of completed cartridge shall also be free of foreign material including, but not limited to; oil, grease, dirt, debris or metal chips.

Offeror further warrants that the product conforms to all applicable quality and performance standards established by the government and by the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute (SAAMI) in effect at the time of manufacture, and guarantees that the product will maintain a useful shelf life under reasonable storage conditions for a period of five (5) years from the date of purchase.

Government shall conduct Quality Assurance (QA) testing of post-award production lots to ensure ammunition meets the performance parameters upon which the contract was awarded. In the event an ammunition-related failures or an ammunition-specific defect is encountered the Government reserves the right to have the entire affected lot replaced at no additional cost.

After the contract is awarded, all ammunition received as part of that contract must be identical to the sample(s) approved. If after the contract is awarded, the ammunition delivered as part of that contract fails to meet any of the performance parameters, standards or specifications, or it is determined that any component(s) differ from those of the sample(s) that was previously approved, the vendor shall be responsible for the total cost of replacement of the remainder of the unfired cartridges from that lot

1.6.3 Type of Contract: The government will award a (Type of contract to be determined by CCE and the customer).

1.6.4 Contracting Officer Representative (COR):

After contract is awarded the contractor shall not make any unannounced alterations to the ammunition design or components, including powder, primer, cartridge case, projectile, or suppliers without prior notification to the COR and written approval by the MICC in the form of a contract modification specifically for that vendor in that option year, not affecting subsequent option years.

1.6.5 Data Rights (If applicable): The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source codes of any software, produced under this contract shall be Government owned and are the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the contractor without written permission from the Contracting Officer. All materials supplied to the Government shall be the sole property of the Government and may not be used for any other purpose. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.