RFP QA - M870A4 15 JUL 2024 to 30 JUL 2024.xlsx

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RFP # W912CH-24-R-0025

M870A4 Semitrailer - Questions and Answers

Refer to Section D & F

B.1 Price The price applicable to an individual delivery order is the price for the ordering year in which the order is awarded. The Government will issue orders under the authority of the ordering clauses.

L.4.2 Volume 2 - Price Factor L.4.2.1 The Offeror shall Submit its completed Attachment 0010 - Pricing Workbook with its proposal. The Offeror shall provide proposed prices for all CLINs included within the Attachment and complete the attachment in accordance with the instructions included within the attachment. The Offeror shall submit the Attachment 0010 in Microsoft Excel format. Offerors are instructed not enter any proposed prices into Section B of the RFP.

L.4.2.1.1 For each CLIN with range pricing, the Offeror shall propose a unit price for each range shown in Attachment 0010 – Pricing Workbook. The offeror may enter the same unit price for all ranges if desired.

L.4.2.2 Proposed prices are to be stated in United States (U.S.) dollars only. Offers not submitted in United States dollars for this solicitation may be rejected. See Section M.2.

L.4.2.3 Supporting Data for Commercial Item CLIN 0041 Production Trailers:

For Commercial Item CLIN 0041 Production Trailers, the Offeror is requested to submit, at a minimum, information that is adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of the price for this acquisition, including data on the prices at which the same product or service or similar products or services have been sold in the commercial market. Such information is to include— L.4.2.3.1 For items previously determined to be commercial, the contract number and military department, defense agency, or other DoD component that rendered such determination, and if available, a Government point of contact;

L.4.2.3.2 For items priced based on a catalog— L.4.2.3.2.1 A copy of or identification of the Offeror’s current catalog showing the price for that item; and L.4.2.3.2.2 If the catalog pricing provided with this proposal is not consistent with all relevant sales data, a detailed description of differences or inconsistencies between or among the relevant sales data, the proposed price, and the catalog price (including any related discounts, refunds, rebates, offsets, or other adjustments);

L.4.2.3.3 For items priced based on market pricing, a description of the nature of the commercial market, the methodology used to establish a market price, and all relevant sales data. The description shall be adequate to permit DoD to verify the accuracy of the description;

L.4.2.3.4 If the offeror cannot provide the price data identified in L.4.2.3 through L.4.2.3.3 above, then the offeror is requested to provide the information detailed below:

For CLIN 0041 Production Trailers, provide a top-level spreadsheet that details the proposed unit price by cost element (i.e. Direct Labor Hours by labor category, Direct Labor Cost by labor category, Subcontracts, Direct Material, Other Direct Costs, Indirect Costs by category (to include overhead and G&A), FCCM, and Profit). For CLINs with range pricing, the top-level spreadsheet is to support the proposed unit price for the range with the highest weighting (as identified in Attachment 0010 – Pricing Workbook). The cost breakdown is to be consistent with the offeror’s cost accounting system. The proposed price identified in the top-level spreadsheet is to equal the proposed price identified in Attachment 0010 – Pricing Workbook. The offeror is requested to provide the following information in support of each top-level spreadsheet:

L.4.2.3.4.1 Material and Subcontracts:

In support of the costs identified as material and subcontract costs in the offeror’s top-level spreadsheet, provide a narrative which explains the method used to develop proposed cost, including information about the extent to which the cost is based on vendor quotes, purchase order history, estimates, or any other information necessary to substantiate the proposal.

In addition, the offeror is requested to provide a Bill of Material (BOM) with the following information:

(1) National Stock Number (NSN), as applicable

(2) Part Number, as applicable

(3) Item Name/Description/Brief Description of the Work to be performed

(4) Vendor

(5) Unit Cost (purchase price to Offeror)

(6) Quantity used

(7) Extended Cost (unit cost multiplied by quantity used)

(8) Basis for cost (engineering estimate, vendor quote, purchase history, etc.)

L.4.2.3.4.2 Other Direct Costs (ODCs):

In support of the costs identified as ODCs in the offeror’s top-level spreadsheet, the offeror is requested to identify each category of proposed ODC (to include travel) and provide the proposed cost for each category. The offeror is requested to provide an explanation of what is included in each category and how the cost for each ODC was estimated.

L.4.2.3.4.3 Escalation:

For CLINs 0041-0047, provide a detailed narrative (to include the escalation rates and what the rates were based on) explaining how the ordering period 1 proposed unit prices were escalated in developing the proposed unit prices for the out-years.

L.4.2.4 In addition to the above information, the Government reserves the right to request additional or more detailed price breakdown data to support its determination of price reasonableness.

L.4.2.5 Use of Existing Government-Furnished Property (if applicable):

L.4.2.5.1 If the offeror is proposing to utilize Government-Furnished Property (GFP) that it received on another Government contract, on a rent-free basis in performance of this contract, then the offeror must provide a list of GFP that includes the following for each item:

- Acquisition cost;

- Age;

- Type of GFP;

- The accountable contract under which the property is held;

- The dates during which the property will be available for use (including the first, last, and all intervening months) and, for any property that will be used concurrently in performing two or more contracts, the amounts of the respective uses in sufficient detail to support prorating the rent;

- The amount of rent that would otherwise be charged in accordance with FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges;

- Evidence that it obtained authorization for its rent-free use from the contracting officer having cognizance of the property; and

- Any additional information required in accordance with Attachment 0024 – Use of Existing Government-Furnished Property.

L.4.2.5.2 The offeror is requested to obtain any rental equivalent amounts (or any other data required) from the cognizant contracting officer necessary to determine the GFP Price Adjustment calculated in accordance with Attachment 0024 – Use of Existing Government-Furnished Property.

L.4.2.5.3 The offeror shall identify the total GFP Price Adjustment (for all classifications of property) that it calculated in accordance with Attachment 0024 – Use of Existing Government-Furnished Property, and provide all calculations showing how the total GFP Price Adjustment was developed. If applicable, the offeror is requested to also identify the rationale for any allocations to each CLIN.

M.4.2 PRICE FACTOR

M.4.2.1 The Price Factor evaluation will result in a determination of the Total Evaluated Price to the Government. The Government will also evaluate the offeror’s price proposal for price reasonableness and unbalanced pricing.

M.4.2.1.1 Total Evaluated Price:

The Price Factor evaluation will result in a determination of the Total Evaluated Price. The Total Evaluated Price equals the sum of the following:

(a) The total proposed price for all CLINs, as calculated in Attachment 0010 - Pricing Workbook; and

(b) If applicable, any other price adjustments, for evaluation purposes only, that are required in accordance with the (i) FAR; (ii) DFARS; or (iii) RFP (to include RFP Attachments).

M.4.2.1.1.1 Weighted Average Unit Price:

For each CLIN with range pricing, the Government will calculate a weighted average unit price by first multiplying the unit prices proposed for each quantity range by the weighting percentages as stated in Attachment 0010 – Pricing Workbook. Weighted average unit prices will be the summation of the proposed unit prices for each range multiplied by the weighting percentages. The proposed price of each such CLIN will then be based on multiplying the weighted average unit price by the CLIN quantities as stated in Attachment 0010 – Pricing Workbook.

M.4.2.2 Price Reasonableness:

The Government will evaluate whether or not the offeror’s proposed price is reasonable. A price is reasonable if, in its nature and amount, it does not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of competitive business. The Government may make a determination of reasonableness by any means allowable under FAR 15.404-1.

M.4.2.2.1 Unbalanced Pricing:

Refer to Sections E, L, & M

E.7.8 Training Certification. The Contractor shall have a certified weld inspector/instructor (AWS/CWB) to oversee welder training and qualification. The name and qualification of instructors who conduct training shall also be made available for Government review upon request. Training for welders shall include the Welding Standard used for qualification, all positions, and types of qualified welding.

L.4.1.4 Recent experience will be assessed for comparability against the following criteria considerations:

Consideration 1: Manufacturing semitrailers that are capable of at least a 40 Ton payload, and are a minimum of 40 ft length, at a production rate of at least 5 per month, for at least three consecutive months.

Consideration 2: Manufacturing a U.S. military trailer to a Government Production-level Technical Data Package (build to print), that was accepted by the Government.

Consideration 3: Welding ASTM A514 steels and either STRENX 700MC or STRENX 110 XF steels for an end item in accordance with applicable RFP requirements for minimum preheat temp, maximum heat input temp, and maximum Interpass temp.

M.4.1 EXPERIENCE FACTOR

M.4.1.1 The Experience Factor will assess the offeror’s approach and understanding of requirements, and risk associated with the offer successfully performing the required effort, based on the extent to which the offerors proposed recent experience is comparable to the criteria considerations listed in L.4.1.4.

M.4.1.1.1 The Government will only consider recent experience in the evaluation, as defined in Section L.4.1.3. Reference L.4.1.2 for the Definition of a Contract. The Government will only consider one Contract (as defined in L.4.1.2) per criteria consideration #1 and #2 in L.4.1.4, and up to two Contracts (as defined in L.4.1.2) for criteria consideration #3 in L.4.1.4, and will base the evaluation on the submission(s) identified in the Experience Matrix (Attachment 0017). The Government reserves the right to not consider a proposed submission in the evaluation if it is determined that the submission does not meet the Definition of a Contract and/or contains multiple contractual instruments that meet the Definition of a Contract, which may result in the offeror being assessed with higher risk.

M.4.1.1.2 When assessing the risk associated with recent experience to the criteria considerations listed in L.4.1.5, more comparable experience may be assessed as lower risk, which may be assessed as a strength(s), while less comparable experience may be assessed with higher risk, which may be assessed as a weakness(s) or significant weakness(s).

M.4.1.1.3 Any experience which is identified in the offeror's Experience Factor proposal that is not substantiated with the information requested in L.4.1.5 and/or L.4.1.6 may not be considered, in whole or in part, and thus lack comparability, which may result in the offeror being assessed with higher risk.

M.4.1.1.4 Any experience cited in the offeror's Experience Factor proposal that is not supported with the information requested in the instructions in L.4.1.5 and/or L.4.1.6 to demonstrate how the Government will realize the benefit of the proposed experience during contract performance, or if any other proposal volume indicates the cited experience is not intended to be used by the offeror during contract performance, may result in the proposed experience not being considered in the evaluation, which may result in being assessed with higher risk.

M.4.1.2 Offerors are advised that the Government may contact any of the references the offeror provides, may contact internal sources regarding the proposed experience, and/or may utilize other internal resources for information and reserves the right to use any information received as part of our evaluation.

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M870A4 Semitrailer, Lowbed, Construction Equipment Transporter (SLCET), 40 Ton, a low-bed semitrailer with a rated payload of 40 tons (80,000 lbs./36290 kg). The trailer can transport a variety of Engineering Construction Equipment (ECE), tracked and wheeled vehicles and other payloads weighing up to 40 tons. Subject Request for Proposal is for the manufacture of trailers. The questions posed appear to be related to a service of some sort.