RFAAP Section L Dec 2025.docx

Section L as of 18 Dec 2025

L01 – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

For purposes of evaluation, the term Offeror is defined as the entity submitting the proposal as identified on the SF33. All references to subcontractors and parent or affiliated companies within the proposal shall be clearly identified, to include its CAGE code. Proposal shall be submitted in accordance with this section. Offeror should thoroughly review Sections L and M prior to submitting a proposal. Section L identifies the factors to be evaluated in accordance with Section M.

A. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1. Proposals shall be submitted electronically to amanda.l.carlson25.civ@army.mil , derek.s.rooks.civ@army.mil , and anna.e.whitcomb2.civ@army.mil . Due to file size restrictions, proposals may be submitted to these points of contact through PIEE (https://piee.eb.mil/) or DoD SAFE, https://safe.apps.mil/ by the date and time specified on the solicitation. Offerors shall contact the points of contact identified in the Section A Executive Summary of this solicitation to request a DoD SAFE link for submission.

2. Offeror is responsible for submitting the virus-scanned electronic submission (PIEE or DOD SAFE) of its proposal to the designated location by the date and time specified in Block 9 of the SF33. Failure to do so will result in the proposal being considered late and treated in accordance with FAR 15.208. Offerors are responsible for confirming with the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) and/or Contract Specialist(s) that the proposal submitted has, in fact, been received by the PCO and/or Contract Specialist(s). This must be done by the date/time set forth in the solicitation for receipt of proposals.

3. The Offeror’s proposal shall be made valid for the number of days identified in Section A of the solicitation

4. All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual, must be submitted in writing to the PCO and/or Contract Specialist(s). No direct discussion between the U.S. Government (USG) technical representative and a prospective Offeror will be conducted. Questions shall be sent to the following points of contact:

E-mail: anna.e.whitcomb2.civ@army.mil E-mail: amanda.l.carlson25.civ@army.mil E-mail: derek.s.rooks.civ@army.mil

5. Offeror shall not propose any assumptions that take exception to the solicitation. Any exceptions/assumptions proposed that contradict the terms of the solicitation will be considered a deficiency and render an offeror ineligible for award.

6. A complete proposal shall include the following: cover letter, a table of contents, and separate volumes as indicated below. Volumes, and Subfactors within Volumes, shall be submitted separately from other Volumes and Subfactors (for example, Volume 1 Subfactor 1 shall be submitted as a separate document from Volume 1 Subfactor 2):

Volume 1 - Production (Oral Presentation and Written Workload Plan) Subfactor 1 - Technical Processes (Oral Presentation) Subfactor 2 - Technical Experience and Production Capability (Oral Presentation and submission of a Written Workload Plan)

Volume 2 – Operations (Oral Presentation and Written Reset and Modernization Plan) Subfactor 1 - Facility Reset and Modernization (Oral Presentation and submission a Written Reset and Modernization Plan) Subfactor 2 - Maintenance, Utilities and Safety Approach (Oral Presentation)

Volume 3 - Past Performance

Volume 4 - Price

Volume 5 - Small Business Participation (Oral Presentation)

Volume 6 - Indemnification Request Package (if being requested)

Volume 7 - Executed copy of solicitation, including certifications and representations, JV agreements, small business subcontracting plan, cover letter, and master table of contents, and any solicitation amendments, signed by an individual authorized to bind the company.

7. Offeror shall submit its proposal in Adobe PDF (Portable Document Format) with the exception of the price matrices. Scanned PDF documents must be legible and shall have the ability to be viewed in Adobe Acrobat. The Offeror shall not lock or password protect any file. All electronic files shall be virus-scanned, searchable, reproducible, accessible, and printable. Bookmarks must be utilized to easily locate sections of the proposal. Offeror shall submit the following:

Volume 1 - electronic submission (PIEE or DOD SAFE) Volume 2 - electronic submission (PIEE or DOD SAFE) Volume 3 - electronic submission (PIEE or DOD SAFE) Volume 4 - electronic submission (PIEE or DOD SAFE) Volume 5 - electronic submission (PIEE or DOD SAFE) Volume 6 - electronic submission (PIEE or DOD SAFE) Volume 7 - electronic submission (PIEE or DOD SAFE)

8. All volumes are due as indicated in Block 9 of the solicitation.

9. Each volume shall contain a table of contents and a matrix cross-referencing the proposal and the solicitation to allow the USG to ascertain that all required sections of the proposal are fully addressed. Each Volume stands on its own for evaluation purposes and must include all information necessary for evaluation (e.g., if it is to be evaluated in response to a Section L, Volume 1 requirement, the information must be included in the Offeror’s Volume 1 proposal for it to be considered). Offerors are also required to provide all required information for each subfactor independently. When rating a subfactor, the USG will only evaluate the information provided in the section of the proposal addressing that particular subfactor. When rating a factor that does not have subfactors, the USG will only evaluate the information provided in that volume, unless specifically noted otherwise within that evaluation factor. The USG will not supplement the information found in one subfactor or volume with information found in another as part of its evaluation of the proposed approach; however, any inconsistencies found in the proposed approach under one volume or subsection which call into question the veracity, credibility, or reliability of statements made in other sections or volumes may be taken into consideration.

10. For Written submissions, pages shall be 8.5 inches x 11 inches; however, graphs, charts, tables, spreadsheets, and diagrams may use oversized paper of 8.5 inches x 14 inches or 11 inches x 17 inches. Any other page sizes are not permitted. Text size shall be no less than 12-point font; however, graphs, charts, tables, spreadsheets, and diagrams may use text size no less than 8-point font and readable without magnification. All pages shall be numbered, contain at least a one-inch margin, and utilize Times New Roman font for paragraphs of text and either Times New Roman or Arial (except for Arial Narrow) for paragraph headings, graphs, charts, tables, spreadsheets, and diagrams.

11. For Oral Presentations, the Offeror's slides shall meet the following requirements. Oral Presentations shall be conducted using Adobe PDF formatted slides. Text size shall be no less than 12-point Arial font. Black and white or color is permitted, and graphics are permitted. Slides shall be sequentially numbered. The Offeror may use embedded videos in oral presentations. However, videos shall be played during the presentation in order to be used for evaluation purposes and will be included in the allotted time limit for presentations. All designated briefers must attend in person. Offerors may bring up to ten (10) personnel; a call-in option will be available for additional support personnel.

12. Page and Time Limitations: The USG will not read nor evaluate pages exceeding the below prescribed page limitations. The Offeror shall only include page numbers on those pages it intends to be evaluated. Excess pages will be removed from the proposals. Page limitations do not include table of contents, cross reference matrices, list of figures, lists of acronyms, section bookmarks/dividers, or indices. Cover letters, proposal introductions, and executive summaries will be included in the overall page and time limitations. No material may be incorporated in the proposal by reference, attachment, appendix, videotape, audiotape, or other electronic media as a means to circumvent the page limitation. No separately submitted electronic video or audio material will be reviewed or considered in the evaluation. Videos in Oral Presentations are allowed as stated above. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited. The time limits for Oral Presentations are firm, and the USG evaluation team will not evaluate any slides not covered during the Offeror’s Oral Presentation allotted timeframe. Page and time limits are as follows:

a. Volume 1, Subfactor 1 - Technical Processes (Oral Presentation)

· Oral Presentation not to exceed (NTE) 25 slides and a one (1) hour oral presentation

b. Volume 1, Subfactor 2 - Technical Experience and Production Capability (Oral Presentation and Written Workload Plan)

· Oral Presentation NTE 50 slides and a two (2) hour oral presentation

· Written Workload Plan NTE 20 pages

c. Volume 2, Subfactor 1 - Facility Reset and Modernization (Oral Presentation and Written Reset and Modernization Plan)

· Oral Presentation NTE 50 slides and a two (2) hour oral presentation

· Written Reset and Modernization Plan NTE 30 pages

d. Volume 2, Subfactor 2 - Maintenance, Utilities and Safety Approach (Oral Presentation)

· Oral Presentation NTE 25 slides and a one (1) hour oral presentation

e. Volume 3, Past Performance, Relevant Delivery and Quality Performance Narratives shall not exceed five (5) pages for each reference. Adverse Contract Performance narratives have no page limitations. In addition to narratives for Contract References that utilize a Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ), these shall be provided using PPQ forms attached to this solicitation which will not count against page limitations. Safety has no page limitation.

f. Volume 4, Price – Submission of a completed Price Matrix Attachment 00XX only

g. Volume 5, Small Business Participation (Oral Presentation)

· Oral Presentation NTE 10 slides and a 30-minute oral presentation

· Standard Form (SF) 294, "Subcontracting Report for Individual Contracts", Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR), or Summary Subcontract Reports (SSRs) from the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS), and commercial plans associated with the SSRs are excluded from the slide count limit.

h. Volume 6, Indemnification Request and Volume 7, Executed Solicitation do not contain a page limitation.

13. Oral Presentations

a. In lieu of written proposals for Volumes 1, 2, and 5, Offerors will be required to submit slides and give oral presentations. Oral presentations will be limited IAW paragraph 12 of this section.

b. The Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) will schedule the oral presentations and will notify each Offeror of the date, time and location of its oral presentation after the USG receives the proposals in response to this Solicitation. The order in which Offerors will make their presentations will be determined by random assignment by the PCO. Oral presentations will be scheduled no sooner than five (5) working days after solicitation closing. Each Offeror will be notified, in writing with acknowledgement requested, of the scheduled date and time for the presentations. The USG reserves the right to reschedule presentations at the sole discretion of the PCO.

c. At the conclusion of each Offeror's oral presentation, the USG personnel will briefly caucus for up to an hour to determine if any clarifications of the Offeror's presentation are required. If the USG determines there is a need for clarifications, Offerors will be provided up to an hour (following the caucus) to directly address questions asked by the USG.

d. All clarifications will be provided to the Offeror in writing after Offerors’ proposals have been fully evaluated. The Offerors will have the opportunity to respond to any USG clarifications and discussions not addressed during the oral portion in written format. The oral presentations will be recorded. Participants may take notes, but no official transcript of the oral presentations will be made. Recording will be limited to the USG only, and the Offeror may not record the oral presentations.

e. It is recommended that the Offeror's personnel who will perform or personally direct the work being described conduct their relevant portions of the presentations. These personnel include project managers, task leaders, and other in-house staff of the Offeror. Subcontractors can be utilized as presenters at the Offeror's discretion. Offerors shall list the presenters' names, companies, and email addresses on the Title Slide for each Volume. Offerors are permitted to have up to two (2) non-presenters in the room during the presentation.

f. If there are any inconsistencies between the slides and oral presentations, the USG will attempt to address those issues during the clarification period held after the oral presentation. Offerors shall ensure that all key factual information (such as dates, quantities, product numbers, etc.) are included in the slides to reduce the chances that information will be missed during the oral presentation.

g. The facilities available for use by Offerors are limited to a conference room and overhead images (slides) via electronic projection. The USG will provide all facilities.

h. The oral presentation's specific location will be determined after the closing of the solicitation. Presentations will be conducted at Rock Island Arsenal in Rock Island, IL.

i. The USG will not pay for or reimburse Offerors for any costs associated with oral presentations.

14. The USG presumes the Offeror’s proposal represents its best effort to respond to the solicitation. The Offeror’s submission shall therefore be thorough, specific and complete. The Offeror is expected to provide sufficient detail in a clear and concise manner to completely and logically address each evaluation factor and subfactor. The USG will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal. The Offeror is responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal without the need for additional clarifications. The USG does not desire excess verbiage, unnecessary and elaborate brochures, lengthy, repetitious, disorganized presentations, or any information beyond that sufficient to present and complete an effective offer. Failure to provide the required information/documentation in response to these instructions may result in a proposal being eliminated from the competitive range and/or rejected. Unsupported promises to comply with the contractual requirements are not sufficient. Proposal shall not merely reiterate the contractual specifications but rather shall provide convincing documentary evidence of how contract requirements will be met.

15. The successful proposal may be incorporated into the resultant contract in whole or in part. Any approach that the Offeror provides shall be in a format that when incorporated into the contract is sufficient to track execution performance against schedule and performance requirements. Any approach proposed shall be worded sufficiently to extract into contract performance language.

B. VOLUME 1 – PRODUCTION

Subfactor 1: Technical Processes (Oral Presentation)

1. Production Processes: Offeror shall provide a detailed description of the unit operations and manufacturing required to safely produce the products listed below. The Offeror’s process description shall include, but not be limited to, the following: key process parameters and process conditions, required process safety information, process and quality control, in-process and final inspection and testing. The Offeror’s process description shall assume each product is produced with all necessary raw materials in accordance with the MIL SPEC.

a. Single Base: AFP001

b. Double-Base: RPD 596

c. Triple Base: M31A2 or alternate triple base propellant

d. Nitrocellulose: Grade C, Grade D

e. Solventless: MK90

f. Nitroglycerin

Subfactor 2: Technical Experience and Production Capability (Oral Presentation and Written Workload Plan)

1. Technical Experience: The Offeror shall demonstrate relevant (defined as the same or similar) technical experience and capabilities based on actual production experience at a major industrial chemical plant and/or energetic production facility and explain how that experience will be implemented and quantitatively measured at RFAAP as detailed below:

a. The Offeror shall provide specific examples of prime and/or subcontractor experience that demonstrate an understanding of the complexity and challenges of operating a major industrial chemical plant or energetic production facility, how an operational strategy was developed, how resourcing was determined, and how goals were established and met with quantitative operational improvements for areas such as production process efficiencies, supply chain management, process monitoring, quality control, safety and compliance, energy efficiency, record keeping, and research and development.

b. Based on the examples above, the Offeror shall describe how its experience will be implemented and quantitatively measured to drive improvement at RFAAP. The Offeror shall propose Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to be used for the term of the contract to measure success.

c. Management Approach: The Offeror shall provide a plan detailing its overall management approach to RFAAP production and support operations that describes the integration of the management of Performance Work Statements (PWS’s) with production for the effective operation of the facility. The Management approach shall include, at a minimum, the proposed management structure including roles and responsibilities, reporting lines, and key responsibilities and how they will be integrated into the overall management approach. Confirmation of teammate/subcontractors proposed may be required with final proposal revisions, as necessary.

2. Production Capability (Oral Presentation and Written Workload Plan):

a. Workload Plan (Oral Presentation and Written Workload Plan): The Offeror shall provide a Workload Plan for RFAAP that considers the entirety of the energetics market to include USG direct and indirect requirements and includes a risk mitigation strategy for fluctuations in USG workload. As an incentive, adherence to the proposed Workload Plan may result in a potential Award Fee provided to the Offeror. The Offeror shall describe what it will bring to the facility to maximize its utilization and bring in new product and/or business capture, how the additional production will benefit the operation at RFAAP, and how the USG can evaluate its implementation through performance. The Offeror shall identify any planned self-investment and modernization projects to achieve the Workload Plan, along with rationale and expected return on investment. The Offeror’s Workload Plan shall be incorporated into the resultant contract.

b. Supply Chain Management Plan (Oral Presentation Only): The Offeror shall provide a detailed Supply Chain Management Plan. The Supply Chain Management Plan shall include supplier qualification procedures, management of single and multiple sources of supply, flow down of contract quality and performance requirements, and subcontractor management activities necessary to ensure production and delivery requirements will be met. This plan applies to service suppliers also, not only sources of supplies. The Offeror shall describe how the Supply Chain Management Plan can be quantitatively measured to drive improvement at RFAAP. The Offeror shall propose KPI’s to be used for the term of the contract to measure success.

c. Material Control Plan (Oral Presentation Only): The Offeror shall provide a detailed Material Control Plan for managing a material control system through all stages of production and acceptance, including, but not limited to the following: flow down of requirements to suppliers and subcontractors, incoming raw materials management and inspection, in-process materials, stored product, packaging materials, final products, and the analytical testing equipment used to assess key parameters of each. This includes the Offeror’s approach for the segregation and control of non-conforming material (NCM) to include how the material will be transported, stored and dispositioned, supporting quality and process data to be used in these determinations, identification of rework procedures and commercial designation and how this material will be documented and communicated to the USG. The Offeror shall describe how the Material Control Plan can be quantitatively measured to drive improvement at RFAAP. The Offeror shall propose KPI’s to be used for the term of the contract to measure success.

d. Waste Stream Management Plan (Oral Presentation Only): The Offeror shall provide a detailed Waste Stream Management Plan describing how it will manage hazardous and non-hazardous production waste streams and byproducts, to promote operational efficiencies and environmental stewardship. This includes the Offeror’s approach to fully integrating waste stream management across the entire plant. The Offeror will submit its approach for minimizing the generation of wastes through process optimization and other activities, reusing production byproducts where applicable and securing commercial outlets for the sale of production by-products and out of specification product. Hazardous production byproducts (whether classified as Work In Progress (WIP) or hazardous waste) shall assume that accumulation does not get stored at RFAAP for more than four (4) years. The Offeror shall describe how the Waste Stream Management Plan can be quantitatively measured to drive improvement at RFAAP. The Offeror shall propose KPI’s to be used for the term of the contract to measure success.

C. VOLUME 2 – OPERATIONS

Subfactor 1: Facility Reset and Modernization (Oral Presentation and Written Reset and Modernization Plan)

1. RFAAP faces two primary objectives: One, immediate resetting of the facility through infrastructure investment, technology insertion, and reimagined management systems; Two, longer term upgrades and modernization to achieve the Army modernization objectives. Modernization objectives are to increase manufacturing safety and readiness to meet current and future requirements; isolate energetic mass from people; resilient operations; improve flexibility, maintainability, and sustainability; reduce cost of operations, and secure supply chains.

2. To meet these objectives the USG will provide, upon award, immediate funding to reset RFAAP near term and provide the foundation necessary for a vibrant future. The USG needs industry investment combined with USG investment to achieve this reset of RFAAP. For every dollar of industry investment toward reset, the USG may provide up to 10 dollars. The Offeror shall develop a reset plan to:

a. Modernize safety equipment, processes and management systems. For example: control system interlocks, machine guarding, training systems, employee protection, escape egress, vehicles, communication systems, and signage.

b. Perform extensive minor and major maintenance across the facility above the PWS baseline, including transformation of the maintenance management system and replacement of equipment/area used to conduct maintenance tasks such as spare part storage areas and vehicles used by maintenance technicians.

c. Upgrade employee care and support facilities such as change houses, transportation systems, etc.

d. Upgrade production facilities, equipment and management systems including control systems, automation, material handling (within process and between processes), labor structures, material traceability systems and supporting information technology. Full replacement of major components and systems is acceptable.

e. Implement energy conservation and resiliency improvements such as metering of utilities and implementation of sustainable energy sources.

f. Seed additional industry partnerships necessary to accomplish reset activities

g. Optimize the Modernized Nitrocellulose (NC) Facility and linked improvements for the legacy facility. Emphasis on sustaining the capability currently utilized by facilities in the legacy NC area still required for NC production such as replacing those capabilities such that NC production at RFAAP is no longer partially reliant on facilities within the legacy NC area.

h. Upgrade supporting infrastructure including utilities (electric, fiber, water, steam, etc.) roads and rail

i. Execute needed demolition and optimization of RFAAP physical footprint

j. Surge removal of excess equipment beyond baseline PWS requirements

k. Implement modern security technologies to augment security forces and screening systems

l. Disposition of Existing Non-Conforming Material – The Offeror shall provide a plan for disposition of existing NC fines (see Attachment 0019) and other non-conforming materials to be completed within three (3) years of the award of this contract.

m. Correct any other identified shortfalls the Offeror proposes to address

The USG is interested in the Offeror detailing Offeror-funded industry partnerships, academia, manufacturing innovation institutes, joint ventures, etc., necessary to accomplish reset activities. The USG expects the administration and management costs of such partnerships to be financed by the Offeror’s self-investment portion.

A successful plan can be fully implemented in three (3) years or less with significant upgrades achieved in the first six (6) months. The Offeror shall present high-level milestones for this reset plan. The reset plan does not replace full scale modernization; it creates a solid foundation for the long-term modernization strategy.

The Offeror shall describe its Explosive Site Safety strategy to implement its reset plan. The strategy shall address requirements of, but is not limited to, DoDM 4145.26, DoD Contractor’s Safety Manual for Ammunition and Explosives, Chapters 5 and 7.

3. For the purposes of a long-term modernization plan, the Offeror shall assume a notional budget of $3.5-$4.5B over a 10-year contract period, with no individual year exceeding $1B. The USG uses input from the Operating Contractor to prioritize, plan for, budget and award modernization. As part of this solicitation, the USG is requiring the Offeror to evaluate the state of RFAAP and also develop a long-term (15 yrs or more) strategy that meets the Army objectives, as well as support the goals of the Offeror as the Operating Contractor. To this end, the modernization proposal shall include a self-investment strategy and a detailed roadmap for modernizing RFAAP, including specific projects, rough order of magnitude (ROM) cost estimates, timelines, and anticipated outcomes. Specifically, the Offeror shall:

a. Develop and provide a RFAAP Modernization Roadmap based on the Offeror’s 10-year vision of RFAAP. The Offeror shall provide a narrative describing the vision, specific goals, an implementation strategy, and rationale and analysis that supports the implementation of projects to achieve the specific goals. The roadmap shall address design/build and design/bid/build acquisition approaches for projects as the Offeror determines appropriate, showing relationship and dependencies between projects, if any. For each project, the Offeror shall provide a ROM of +/- 100%/50% (equivalent to a Class 5 estimate) with the basis of the estimate, with the cumulative ROM within the notional budget by year. The Modernization Roadmap may include Research and Design efforts preceding design and construction projects for low technical maturity projects.

b. The Offeror shall identify any planned private investment it will commit to RFAAP modernization and sustainment beyond the USG-funded scope. The Offeror shall describe the timing and purpose of the investment and explain how such investment supports Army objectives for modernization, safety, resilience, and cost reduction. The Offeror shall provide evidence of financial capability to execute the investment.

c. The Offeror shall describe its Explosive Site Safety strategy to implement its modernization vision. The strategy shall address requirements of, but is not limited to, DoDM 4145.26, DoD Contractor’s Safety Manual for Ammunition and Explosives, Chapters 5 and 7.

Subfactor 2: Maintenance, Utilities and Safety Approach (Oral Presentation only)

1. Maintenance:

a. The Offeror shall describe the capability and implementation of a maintenance program at RFAAP that covers, at a minimum, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and corrective maintenance. The Offeror shall propose how it will use this system to manage the KPIs in PWS 7 and the process to implement continuous improvement against the KPIs. The Offeror shall propose considering the current condition and reliability of RFAAP, along with the Offeror’s approach to optimize maintenance. The Offeror shall also propose tools and techniques, including but not limited to, spare parts strategy, modeling, qualitative and quantitative data inputs and intelligent business systems.

b. The Offeror shall describe the capability of and the implementation of a Resource Planning and Allocation System at RFAAP. This shall, at minimum, demonstrate coordination and integration of maintenance efforts between facilities, production, engineering, safety, environmental, and procurement. The Offeror shall describe its approach to how it will manage maintenance work orders, to include complex repairs of production equipment, to prevent backlog of work orders and further deterioration of buildings and equipment while also meeting production delivery schedules.

c. The Offeror shall propose a KPI-based evaluation system that shall be used for the term of the contract to measure success of the maintenance program. The USG expects such a system to allow for the inclusion and deletion of KPIs over time to best focus on most relevant KPIs.

2. Utilities:

a. The Offeror shall provide a KPI-centric approach to actively manage and operate onsite utilities to include package boilers, powerhouse, water intake, water treatment, wastewater treatment, compressed air, receiving offsite utilities or energy (natural gas, diesel, electricity) and minimizing the downtime to production operations.

b. The Offeror shall propose a KPI-based evaluation system that shall be used for the term of the contract to measure success of the utilities program. The USG expects such a system to allow for the inclusion and deletion of KPIs over time to best focus on most relevant KPIs.

3. Safety:

a. The Offeror shall describe how the 14 elements of Process Safety Management (PSM) (employee participation, process safety information, process hazard analysis, operating procedures, training, contractors, pre-startup safety review, mechanical integrity, hot work permit, management of change, incident investigation, emergency planning and response, compliance audits, trade secrets) will be implemented at RFAAP, including the Offeror’s approach to ensuring safety associated with the aged infrastructure and equipment at RFAAP that currently does not meet OSHA regulatory requirements (examples include but are not limited to: lightning protection, arc flash, and surge protection).

b. The Offeror shall describe the strategy for achieving world class safety performance at RFAAP beyond the compliance standards of PSM and applicable regulations. The strategy shall include KPIs that the Offeror will monitor for daily safety management at the facility.

c. The Offeror shall propose a KPI-based evaluation system that shall be used for the term of the contract to measure success of the safety program. The USG expects such a system to allow for the inclusion and deletion of KPIs over time to best focus on most relevant KPIs.

D. VOLUME 3 – PAST PERFORMANCE

Offeror shall submit a Past Performance volume with its proposal containing past performance information in accordance with the format prescribed below:

a. Cover Slide: Volume 3 - Past Performance, Program, Solicitation Number, Offeror Name, CAGE, and Unique Entity Identification (UEI)

b. Table of Contents

c. Section A: Contract References – Eight (8) total references maximum using Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) Form attached to this solicitation plus an additional five (5) for major subcontractors.

d. Section B: Relevant Delivery and Quality Performance Narratives

e. Section C: Adverse Contract Performance - No page limitations

f. Section D: Safety – No page limitations

Section A - Contract References:

1. The prime Offeror may submit with its proposal up to eight (8) contract references based on its own performance that are recent and relevant to the solicitation requirement. Contract references may include USG or commercial contracts for supplies and/or services. Contract references provided on Classified contracts cannot be verified and will not be evaluated. For other than USG contracts, Offerors must provide detailed POC information to allow the USG the opportunity to verify.

a. If the prime Offeror is a new corporate entity, it may submit contract references for prior recent and relevant contracts involving its predecessor companies (if applicable). Such references must be provided with documentation that demonstrates that the predecessor company was acquired, absorbed and replaced by the prime Offeror as its successor. Contract references for predecessor companies will count against the eight (8) contract references authorized under this section.

b. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), it may submit contract references for recent and relevant contracts performed by the JV itself. If the JV does not have eight (8) recent or relevant contract references, it may submit references for contracts performed by one or more of the entities comprising the JV. Contract references for JVs and JV partners will count against the eight (8) contract references authorized under this section. The Offeror shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the solicitation will be assigned to each entity comprising the JV.

c. Contract references for parent or affiliated companies of the prime Offeror (to include parent or affiliated companies of new corporate entities or JV partners) may be submitted as part of the eight (8) contract references in this section; however, these references shall be provided with an explanation of what resources the parent or affiliated company will provide or be relied upon which will affect the contract performance of the Offeror and demonstrates that the parent or affiliate will have meaningful involvement in contract performance--mere affiliation, alone, will not be sufficient for consideration of such past performance.

2. In addition to the eight (8) contract references allowed for the prime Offeror under Section A.1., the Offeror may submit contract references for up to five (5) major subcontractors. For each major subcontractor identified, the Offeror may submit up to three (3) contract references in which the major subcontractor performed as a prime contractor or first tier subcontractor. Contract references for parent or affiliated companies of major subcontractors may be submitted as part of the three (3) contract references; however, these references shall be provided with an explanation of what resources the parent or affiliated company will provide or be relied upon which will affect the contract performance of the major subcontractor and demonstrates that the parent or affiliate will have meaningful involvement in contract performance – mere affiliation, alone, will not be sufficient for consideration of such past performance.

a. Major subcontractors are defined as those subcontractors who will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement. Major or critical aspects of the requirement are defined for the purposes of this solicitation to be those subcontractors that the Offeror determines to have a significant role in the successful performance of its proposed approach under Volume 1 and Volume 2.

b. Offeror shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the solicitation will be assigned within the Offeror's corporate entity and among the proposed major subcontractors. Offerors shall not provide major subcontractor information for USG-directed sources.

c. Letters of commitment may be required with final proposal revisions, as necessary.

d. Each major subcontractor shall include a written consent permitting the USG the authority to discuss that company’s past performance evaluation with the Offeror during discussions, if applicable.

3. Recency. Recency is defined as any supply contract under which any performance, delivery, or corrective action has occurred within 10 years of this final solicitation issuance, any services contract for operations and maintenance under which any performance, delivery, or corrective action has occurred within 10 years of this final solicitation issuance, and any services contract for modernization under which any performance, delivery, or corrective action has occurred within 10 years of this final solicitation issuance . The USG reserves the right to consider any past performance after the solicitation closing date and prior to award.

4. Relevancy. Relevancy, as it pertains to past performance information, is a measure of the extent of similarity between the past performance reference and the solicitation requirements. If a contract reference contains both supply and service elements, such a reference will receive relevancy ratings for the service elements and a relevancy rating for supply elements based on the criteria below.

a. Determining relevancy for the Offeror service past performance reference: The USG will consider the similarity of the services provided to the services required. Service references with a maximum contract value of less than $15M will not be considered relevant. Relevant service contracts are defined as contracts that demonstrate:

i. The Offeror has provided facility support services associated with operation and maintenance of a chemical and/or energetic production facility.

ii. The Offeror has provided facility services associated with modernization.

b. Determining relevancy for the Offeror supply past performance reference: The USG will consider the degree to which the reference is comparable with regard to the complexity of the processes, the variability of products, and the volume of products to the solicitation requirements. The USG will consider whether the Offeror manufactured or performed chemical and/or energetic manufacturing. Supply references with a maximum contract value of less than $5M will not be considered relevant.

5. Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) for Commercial Contracts: Offeror shall submit a PPQ at Attachment 0036, for each commercial past performance reference included in the proposal. The Offeror shall complete Section II, General Information. The Offeror shall send the PPQ to the POC identified in Section II-A requesting the POC to complete the remaining portions of the PPQ. The Offeror shall encourage the PPQ respondent to return the completed questionnaire directly to the USG POC cited on the questionnaire on or before the proposal submission date. All questionnaires completed by the respondents shall be sent from the respondent’s email address directly to the USG POC; not to the Offeror for forwarding to the USG. The PCO reserves the right to request revised PPQs as necessary.

6. Offeror shall submit the following for each USG and Commercial past performance reference included in the proposal, including references submitted as part of the adverse past performance requirement:

a. Contract number, award date, dollars awarded, place of performance, CAGE Code and UEI.

b. PCO (in support of USG contracts) or project point of contact (for commercial contracts), current address, email address, and telephone number.

c. USG's technical representative/COR name, current email address, and telephone number.

d. USG contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, current email address, and telephone numbers.

e. Type of Instrument (Contract/Order/Other), Contract Type (Fixed price, Cost Reimbursement, Time and Materials, etc.).

f. Period of performance of the contract.

g. NSN, Part Number, or supply/service description

Section B - Relevant Delivery and Quality Performance Narratives: For supplies and services, the Offeror shall provide a descriptive narrative of each submitted contract reference that describes the contracted work effort detailing how the requirements are relevant to the requirements of this solicitation as defined in Section A, paragraph 4.

Section C - Adverse Contract Performance:

1. In addition to the contract references afforded in response to Section A, the Offeror shall identify adverse past performance for every recent and relevant contract that was awarded to those companies for which contract references were provided under Section A.1. and A.2. Adverse past performance includes any recent and relevant contract awarded to those contractors referenced in section A.1. and A(.2. that experienced any performance problems identified below; as well as every recent and relevant contract that was terminated for cause or default. Each adverse past performance reference shall include the information required in Section A and Section B. The number of adverse past performance contract references allowed under this section is unlimited. If there are no contracts that meet this criteria, the Offeror must state such. The Offeror’s proposal shall also certify that all recent and relevant adverse past performance has been submitted with its proposal. Offerors are advised that this is the single opportunity to address any adverse past performance on contract references submitted in response to the solicitation; the USG will not give Offerors an opportunity to address adverse past performance information contained in the proposal during evaluations.

a. For all recent and relevant USG and commercial contract(s) for supplies and/or services that did not meet the original schedule, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid reoccurrence, to include, but not limited to:

i. Each time the delivery schedule or project schedule was not met;

ii. The original completion date agreed to in the contract, final completion date, and any contractually revised dates in between (as applicable);

iii. Provide an explanation of why the schedule was missed;

iv. When explaining the corrective action, Offeror shall note whether a contract modification was issued as a result of the schedule delay and include the modification number.

b. For all recent and relevant USG and commercial contract(s), for supplies and/or services the Offeror shall provide data on any quality or technical performance problems, including, but not limited to:

i. Unsuccessful First Article Tests (FATs);

ii. Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) failures;

iii. Revoked International Organization for Standardization (ISO) status (including dates);

iv. Audit findings classified as major;

v. Warranty claims (include dates, defect or failure mode, resolution, and resolution date(s));

vi. All Requests for Variation (RFVs) (include RFV number, description of issues, cause of the issue, identification of whether RFV was issued pre- or post-production, and corrective actions resulting from RFV);

vii. Product Quality Deficiency Reports (PQDRs); and

viii. Level II or higher Corrective Action Reports (CARs) or reoccurring corrective action requests for a single issue.

c. For all recent and relevant USG contract(s), the Offeror shall provide a copy of any cure notices, show cause letters, ACO/PCO letters of concern received, and contract modifications or official correspondence from the ACO/PCO decrementing, withholding, or suspending contract payment or financing as a result of contractor performance. The Offeror shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated for cause or default, in whole or in part, and the type and reasons for the termination.

d. For all recent and relevant USG and commercial contract(s), the Offeror shall provide a description of any corrective action implemented by the Offeror. Describe the extent to which the corrective actions have been successful and identify a point of contact to confirm the success of the corrective measures.

Section D – Safety: Offeror shall provide accident data for all recent and relevant contracts submitted for evaluation. This data shall be taken from its OSHA 300 log (or foreign equivalent). The Offeror shall also identify correlating corrective action(s), and the result of the corrective action(s).

E. VOLUME 4 – PRICE (*Note to Industry: Attachment 0019 is still in development and is not provided with this December 2025 version of Sections L&M)

1. The Offeror shall submit its proposed prices within the Price Matrix (Attachment 0019).

0. The specific cells within each respective matrix that require entry of information by the Offeror are highlighted in orange. Other than the information required as annotated in orange, no other information is to be added to the price matrices, nor shall the Offeror make any changes to the price matrices.

0. All proposed unit prices shall be stated in U.S. dollars and be limited to two decimal places.

0. All prices are binding.

0. Failure to fully complete each price matrix may render the Offeror’s proposal ineligible for award.

2. Instruction Specific to the completion of the Product Price Matrix (Attachment 0019):

a. The Offeror shall propose a firm-fixed price for all CLINs for each ordering period as identified in the price matrices.

The Offeror shall propose separate pricing under two plant-wide volume ranges. These ranges have been expressed on an Equivalent Unit (EU) basis and correspond to the EU’s associated with each product. During contract execution and prior to the start of every ordering period, the plant-wide volume range will be established on a forward-looking basis by multiplying the forecast quantities of USG and commercial product by each item’s respective ordering period EU factor.

The EU factor for a given product during contract execution will be defined as the Offeror’s proposed weighted unit price for that item in the respective ordering period. The weighted unit price for purposes of establishing each product’s EU will be quantified as follows under each ordering period:

(Offeror plant-wide range 1 unit price X weighting factor) + (Offeror plant-wide range 2 unit price X weighting factor) = ordering period product EU per unit

EU’s for commercial products or other USG products not included on the matrix will be determined based on contractual or forecast unit prices applicable to the orders. The calculation is intended to encompass all production activity performed by the operator or it. The ordering period total will then be assigned to a range according to the range minimum and maximum quantities established in the price matrix. Unless otherwise noted in this solicitation, all orders placed within the ordering period will be priced at the selected plant-wide range, with no retroactive adjustments to prices.

Within each plant-wide volume range matrix, the Offeror shall enter a single unit price for each CLIN that will be applicable to all orders greater than the minimum order size, but less than or equal to the stated maximum order size. The USG is not requesting pricing for separate CLIN-level order size ranges. This unit price will be multiplied by the evaluated quantity to calculate the total ordering period production price.

b. Plant-wide ranges are as follows:

Range 1: 1 to 35,000,000 EU’s Range 2: 35,000,000 EU’s and above

The Offeror shall enter the total ordering period production prices for all 10 priced ordering periods for Ranges 1 and Range 2 into its corresponding cells within the Summary Production Price Matrix tab. Each ordering period’s weighted production price will be calculated as follows:

(range 1 total ordering period production price X weighting factor) + (range 2 total ordering period production price X weighting factor) = Total Ordering Period Weighted Production Price

The Offeror shall enter each Total Ordering Period Weighted Production Price into the corresponding cells in the Summary TEP tab.

3. Instructions specific to the completion of the PWS Matrix (Attachment 0019):

0. The Offeror shall propose firm fixed prices for each identified direct funded PWS for Ordering Periods 1 through 10. Direct funded PWS’s to be priced are listed below:

PWS 1 – Environmental PWS 2 – Facility Planning PWS 3 – Fire Protection and Emergency Services PWS 4 – USG Property in Possession of Contractor PWS 5 – Occupational Health PWS 6 – Installation Security and Antiterrorism PWS 7 – Maintenance of Facilities PWS 8 – Transition In PWS 9 – Safety Operations Management PWS 10 – Energy and Utility Service Management (excluding purchased energy) PWS 11 – Facility Operations and Production Reporting

PWS 12 – ARMS

PWS 13 – Cyber Security

PWS 15 – ALTESS

PWS 17 – Transition Out PWS 18 – Ground Water Monitoring & Installation Restoration

*PWS’s 14 ACO Staff Support and PWS 16 Ammunition Material Management are removed from the Direct funded PWS list.

The Offeror shall demonstrate the beneficial impact of increased business base throughout the PoP by entering a negative value in the “Contractor Challenge” row as an offset to the USG’s PWS price for each ordering period. The contractor challenge entry represents a reduction to the solicitation PWS price as a result of additional business base that would absorb fixed overhead. This entry is not required and will only be evaluated as a component of the total ordering period PWS Price.

The Offeror shall enter each ordering period’s evaluated PWS cost into…