Questions and Answers-Phase 1.pdf

RFP-0002480

Caliber – 5.56mm NATO / 223 Remington

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Posted July 15, 2020

The following questions and answers are provided for informational purposes only.

Nothing contained in the below questions and answers constitutes a change to the terms and conditions of the solicitation. Any change to a term or condition will be issued through an amendment to the solicitation. Upon review of the answers provided below, if additional clarification is needed, please forward questions to the attention of Amy E. Lacy, at aelacy@fbi.gov by close of business on August 28, 2020.

Note: In some instances, additional context has been added to the original question in order to clearly describe the question for all potential Offerors.

QUESTION 1:

Section C.3.4 of the Statement of Work (S.O.W.) reads:

Offeror shall be capable of manufacturing the entire quantity of ammunition at the Offeror’s manufacturing facility within the required time frames. The Offeror may purchase components for the cartridge from other sources, but the Offeror shall be the primary manufacturer of the ammunition. The Offeror must not use or employ any subcontractors without the prior written approval of the FBI.

Since this is an open competition with price as a factor, would the Government consider removing this requirement?

ANSWER 1:

NO.

QUESTION 2:

Would the Government consider a company who purchases all components, separately subcontracts for Load Assemble and Pack of the ammunition at a subcontractor facility, oversees production, and ensures the ammunition meets specifications to be a Manufacturer and in compliance with Section C.3.4?

ANSWER 2:

SECTION C.3.4. OF THE STATEMENT OF WORK STANDS AS WRITTEN.

QUESTION 3:

In regard to the FBI Carbine described in Section C.5.1, does Colt have a specific symbol/sku/model number for this item that we can quote to order? If not, […] does Colt know what item is needed and does Colt have available inventory?

ANSWER 3:

THE COLT BARREL UTILIZED BY THE FBI HAS PART NUMBER SP401065. COLT

HAS INDICATED THAT THEY WILL WORK WITH PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

INTERESTED IN PURCHASING COLT PARTS. OFFERORS SEEKING COLT PARTS

MAY CONTACT REINA PEREIRA, DIRECTOR, U.S. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AT

COLT, LLC AT THE FOLLOWING EMAIL ADDRESS: rpereira@colt.com.

QUESTION 4:

In regard to the FBI Carbine described in Section C.5.1, can the Government verify if any post-factory modifications are made by the FBI to this/these firearms?

ANSWER 4:

THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT MODIFY THE COMPONENT PARTS FOR THE FBI

CARBINE.

QUESTION 5:

With respect to Phase II, Section 13, Frangibility testing, will the AR500 plate and cardboard witness panel be affixed to a box as outlined in previous pistol ammunition solicitations? If not, how big of a cardboard witness panel is to be mounted 9” up-range of the steel plate?

ANSWER 5:

YES, THE TEST FIXTURE (“BOX”) USED IN FRANGIBILITY TESTING WILL BE THE SAME

BOX USED IN PREVIOUS PISTOL AMMUNITION SOLICITATIONS. THE BOX IS

CONSTRUCTED OF ALUMINUM AND HAS INTERNAL DIMENSIONS OF 11.5” WIDE, 11.5”

TALL, AND 9” DEEP (NOMINALLY). THE FRONT OF THIS TEST FIXTURE WILL BE COVERED

WITH 0.1" THICK CORRUGATED CARDBOARD AS A WITNESS PANEL.

Frangibility Test Fixture