Solicitation W25G1V23R0007.pdf

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W25G1V23R0007 13-Dec-2022

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

570-615-7645

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

10:00 AM 27 Dec 2022

5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

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Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

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CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

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18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

KRISTEN ZIGMONT

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORX

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

ACC-APG, TOBYHANNA DIVISION

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT

11 HAP ARNOLD BLVD

TOBYHANNA PA 18466

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

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OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

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ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED: ______________________________________________________

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RECEIVED INSPECTED

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REPRESENTATIVE

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REPRESENTATIVE

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STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

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AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

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ITEM NO.

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ADDENDUM

1. This award will be based on best value to the Government, considering price and delivery, to the responsible offeror otherwise conforming to all solicitation requirements. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest price bidder or the earliest delivery bidder.

2. This Request for Proposal W25G1V-23-R-0007 is being conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items.

3. To receive an award, the Offeror must have a current registration in https://sam.gov and not subject to Offset. Offerors must also be found responsible in accordance FAR 9.1, to receive an award.

4. All interested Offerors shall fill in provisions 52.209-2, 52.209-11, 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 along with their submission.

5. This solicitation is 100% Total Small Business Set-aside.

6. The minimum acceptance period for offer is sixty (60) days from date specified in (Offer due date) on page 1 of the SF1449, including any extensions of the offer due date by solicitation amendment.

7. The Government Reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.

8. The Government is not responsible for any costs incurred for contractor’s time or materials expended in preparing a proposal for this solicitation.

9. Any Amendments issued to this solicitation will be synopsized in the same manner as this solicitation. All Offerors are advised to acknowledge all Amendments issued to the solicitation with their proposal by signing and including one copy of the Amendment with their proposal.

10. Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted electronically to the contract specialist at kristen.zigmont.civ@army.mil. Questions must be submitted 7 days prior to the solicitation closing date. Answers to questions will be posted in the same manner in which the solicitation is posted.

Submitted proposals: See below proposal submission instructions for all required technical proposal, past performance information and proposal submission requirements.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

PROPOSALS AS WELL AS ALL REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION MUST

BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY AS A .PDF FILE and email to kristen.zigmont.civ.civ@army.mil and labeled with the RFP number and Volume number.

No single e-mail may exceed 20 megabytes. Separate emails may be sent. However, the last e-mail must indicate this is the last of X number of e-mails submitted in response to RFP.

NO FAXES or HARD COPY PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DATE AND TIME AS SPECIFIED IN THE

SOLICITATION.

Proposals must be submitted in distinct and severable parts and labeled as Non-Price and Price.

The Non-Price proposal shall be further broken down into severable parts and labeled as Technical and Past Performance. Failure to follow these instructions may render your proposal non-responsive. The Offeror’s proposal SHALL NOT contain classified information. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

The Proposal shall contain three volumes:

Volume I Technical Proposal Volume II Past Performance Volume III Price, SF1449 and Reps and Certs completed

The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer.

Content Requirements. All information shall be confined to the appropriate specifications as noted on the statement of work. Offeror shall limit submissions to that essential documentation which is sufficient to define the proposal and provide an adequate basis for evaluation. Offerors are responsible for including adequate details, in a concise manner, which enables a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal.

VOLUME I: TECHNICAL PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

Technical proposals will be evaluated on a pass/fail basis. See FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items.

Technical proposals shall comply/address individually all elements in all sections of the SOW, or take exceptions to, with the proper document written. Technical proposals shall clearly reflect how the Offeror proposes to comply with the SOW and specification requirements.

Technical proposals including all supporting documentation shall be clear and concise. Technical proposals shall not just be a parroting of the requirement. The Offeror shall address all SOW requirements with a narrative on how the Offeror intends to fulfill the contract SOW requirements and clearly demonstrate how the proposed equipment meets the specifications.

Offerors shall use descriptive and explanatory elements in addressing all elements. A single statement of Offeror compliance will not be accepted in lieu of an explanatory description and will disqualify the Offeror from contract award consideration. Technical proposals that do not address all elements in the noted Sections individually may not be reviewed and may not be given contract award consideration.

VOLUME II: PAST PERFORMANCE:

This volume shall contain a maximum of three past performance references.

Information regarding same or similar contracts that the Offeror has performed within the past three years from issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort required by the solicitation and similar dollar value. Data concerning the Offeror shall be provided in the most recent efforts listed first.

This volume shall not exceed 15 pages; this volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(i) Contract Identification. This shall include the following information in the following format:

- Contractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers). Contractor may use a Commercial Entity or Government Entity for below. However, all contact information must be provided.

- Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer’s name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

- GPOC current email address, telephone and fax numbers.

- Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer’s name, and current e- mail address, telephone and fax number.

- Government contract administration activity’s Pre-Award Monitor’s name and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

- Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers.

- Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M), etc.). In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

- Awarded price/cost.

- Final or projected final price/cost.

- Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion or work.

- Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(ii) Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this RFP.

For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The Offerors shall also provide copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the Offeror or proposed subcontractor. The Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

For all contracts, the Offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND), number of failures attributable to GFE component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the Offeror’s delivered product.

New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and key employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited.

Information should be included in the files described in the sections above. Letters of Commitment shall be included in the proposal for these employees in order to be considered.

Submissions. Offerors are discouraged from providing points of contact with another contractors’ facility, i.e., in case an Offeror (or one of his/her team members) is in a subcontract with another contractor who has submitted a proposal on the same requirement. Offerors shall provide and submit the prime contract number and all Governmental/Commercial agency points of contact (POC) in lieu of subcontract numbers or prime contract POCs in situations as described above.

VOLUME III: COMPLETED SF 1449 FORM, SIGNED AND DATED WITH ALL

REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS COMPLETED AND PRICING

COMPLETED:

1. Offerors interested in responding to RFP shall complete a Standard Form (SF) 1449, Blocks 5, 12, 17a, 17b, 19 thru 24, 30A, 30B, and 30C. The offer must be signed and dated by a company official authorized to contractually bind the company. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission or hand sign and scanned. No typed signatures.

2. The Offeror shall provide pricing for installation of the Blast Booth as called out in the SOW in section 1.1 in order to be considered. Offerors are advised to provide the most competitive pricing they can with the initial proposal submission.

3. SF 1449 Representations, Certification completed as required. Certifications and Representations – Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the Certification and Representations in the Clause section of the solicitation using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFP. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 1449 and all certifications requiring original signature.

4. Along with the SF1449, any Amendments issued to the solicitation shall be acknowledged with the proposal submitted. Acknowledgment shall be a signed and dated copy of the Amendment.

AWARD EVALUATION AND BASIS FOR AWARD will be performed in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items in the clause section of this solicitation.

DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the Offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

SITE VISIT:

IAW FAR Clause 52.237-1 -- Site Visit, one (1) site visit will be conducted. The site visit will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 10:00AM EST. This solicitation includes a single scheduled site visit for all interested Offerors to attend. The Government will not consider any requests for separate or individual site visits. Though the site visit is not mandatory, it is highly recommended. The site visit is for the purpose of the interested Offerors to consider the layout and floor space of project area and to enable viewing of the delivery, utility, and installation sites. It shall be the responsibility of the Offeror for all dimensioning of the system including all ancillary pieces and materials and entrance door into Tobyhanna installation area.

Additionally, the site visit shall be used by the Offerors to identify any structure or condition that may impede, obstruct, or prevent completion of work. It shall be the responsibility of the Offeror to identify any obstructions or impediments to the project and make appropriate accommodations for correction and modification to mitigate the potential problem. If corrective measure conflicts with any other requirement listed in the SOW, the Offeror shall identify these issues to the Government prior to proposal submission. Should any questions or problems arise during the site visit they MUST be submitted in writing so that answers can be published for all potential Offerors to read. In no event shall failure to attend the site visit and/or inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

Interested Offerors are required to make a reservation by emailing the name, company, and e-mail address for each of the attendees to the POC Michael Sudimak at michael.j.sudimak.civ@army.mil and the Contract Specialist at kristen.zigmont.civ@mail.mil NLT Monday, Dec. 19 ,2022 at 2:00PM EST. Each interested Offeror is limited to a maximum of three (3) individuals. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 15-30 minutes early in order to check in. Visitors will be required to present a valid, Government issued photo ID in order to gain access to the base (vehicle registration and insurance may also be required). Be advised Tobyhanna Army Depot has a mandatory mask requirement in place. All individuals must wear masks and temperatures will be checked at the Visitor Center or Main Gate.

The starting location for the site visit is Building 20 (Security) at Tobyhanna Army Depot.

Attendees may use the following address as a destination for purposes of navigation/traveling directions: 11 Hap Arnold Blvd, Tobyhanna, PA 18466. Prior to proceeding through security at this gate, attendees will be required to check in at the Visitor Control Center (building on the right when facing the gate), where they will present the required ID and vehicle information and in order to obtain a temporary visitor pass. Attendees will then go through security at the gate and proceed straight along Hap Arnold Blvd, which leads to the main parking lot. At the end of this lot is the starting location for this site visit, Building 20 (Security). All Government personnel and attendees will then walk to the location for this project.

Information provided at the site visit, as well as answers to any general questions, shall not affect the terms and conditions of the solicitation and/or specifications. Terms remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing.

ALL QUESTIONS PRIOR TO AND DURING THE TOUR SHALL BE DIRECTED IN

WRITING TO THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST at kristen.zigmont.civ@army.mil. Questions must be received no later than Thursday Dec. 22, 2022 at 2:00PM EST; no further questions will be accepted after this time. All questions and answers will then be provided via amendment to the solicitation and will be posted at beta.sam.gov. Questions and answers will then be incorporated into the solicitation and any resultant contract.

Point of Contact (POC) for Site Visit is Mr. Michael Sudimak, 570- 615-8420.

STATEMENT OF WORK

STATEMENT OF WORK

FOR A TURN-KEY INSTALLATION OF A BLAST BOOTH, MEDIA RECLAIM

SYSTEM, PRESSURE POTS AND DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM AT TOBYHANNA

ARMY DEPOT, TOBYHANNA PA 18466

1.0 General Scope

1.1 This Statement of Work (SOW) is for the turn-key design engineering, supply, delivery, installation, assembly, set-up and training for a zirconia alumina blast media blast room with a full mechanical “screw type” floor, media reclaim system, pressure pots and dust collection system in existing buildings at the Tobyhanna Army Depot, Tobyhanna, PA 18466. The contractor shall also remove an existing zirconia alumina blast media blast room with a full mechanical “screw type” floor, media reclaim system, pressure pots, ducting and dust collectors in existing buildings and transport them to another location on the depot. The Contractor shall supply all materials, supplies, freight, delivery, tools, equipment, consumables, labor, and supervision for the turn-key design, supply, delivery, installation, assembly, set-up and training for the blast room with a full mechanical “screw type” floor, media reclaim system, pressure pots and dust collection system at Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) in Tobyhanna, PA. (For brevity, the blast room with a full mechanical “screw type” floor, media reclaim system, pressure pots and dust collection system will be identified as SYSTEM within the remainder of this SOW. When referencing components of the SYSTEM, the components will be identified individually.)

1.2 The Contractor shall provide training for blast room operator personnel. This training shall focus on basic SYSTEM operation and features. Training shall also include instruction in maintenance and preventive maintenance (PM) to be performed by blast room operator personnel on a daily basis. The training shall be conducted on-site at the SYSTEM. Training shall be for up to six (6) blast room operator personnel. All materials used during training shall become the property of Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD).

1.3 The Contractor shall provide training for TYAD maintenance personnel. Maintenance training shall include PM and general maintenance including the lock-out/tag-out procedure to take the SYSTEM to zero energy state and restore it to full operational capability. Maintenance instruction shall be for up to four (4) maintenance personnel and shall be conducted on-site at the SYSTEM. All materials used during training shall become the property of TYAD.

1.4 The SYSTEM shall be designed to use 480V/3 Phase/60 Hz, 208V/3 Phase/60 Hz, and/or 120V/1 Phase/60 Hz for its power requirement. Compressed air and breathing air will be supplied by the Government. The contractor shall provide to the Government the amount of these and any other utilities required for the operation of the SYSTEM with the submitted offer.

1.5 SITE VISIT: Interested sources are required to perform a site visit. See the solicitation (SF1449) for site visit information. The site visit is for the purpose of the interested sources to consider the layout and floor space of the system within the necessary installation area and to enable the viewing of the delivery, utility, and installation sites. Technical questions must be submitted in writing prior to the due date and time in the SF1449. Should the Contractor fail to identify an obstruction and hindrance to the project that is identifiable from a site visit the Contractor shall provide a solution to the problem that is to the satisfaction of the Government and at no additional cost to the Government. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor for all dimensioning of the system including all auxiliary pieces and materials. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor to supply his personal protective equipment (PPE) for the site visit. At a minimum, the PPE needed is protective eyewear, footwear and hearing protection. A Contractor in non-compliance with the PPE requirement may not be permitted on the site visit.

The Contractor shall be responsible to verify ALL dimensions. The Contractor shall be responsible to verify that all installed equipment fits within the available installation area. The contractor shall supply all field labor to include supervision and installation labor for, but not limited to, removal of existing blast booth and dust collector, excavation, equipment assembly, concrete and rigging work.

1.6 Within 15 calendar days after award the Contractor shall coordinate with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) the scheduling of a post-award meeting to be held at TYAD at which the Contractor shall discuss his action plan and provide a timeline for the completion of the project. It is recommended the Contractor ensure attendance of any sub-contractors that will be used by the Contractor in the execution of this contract.

1.7 Following contract award the Government will supply electronic copies of the existing area.

The Contractor shall provide a to-scale full-assembly layout drawing package in hardcopy and electronic media (.dwg format) with full dimensioning representing the SYSTEM in the building.

The drawing package shall be submitted to the COR within 45 calendar days following contract award. The Government will have 15 working days to review the drawing package and to make comments to the Contractor. The Contractor shall begin work and the purchase of all materials only upon receiving approval from the Government of the Contractor-supplied drawing package.

1.8 Following completion of all work and prior to Final Acceptance the Contractor shall furnish to the COR a computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) as-build drawing of the SYSTEM inside the building. The drawing shall be furnished in PDF format; in .dwg format; and in hardcopy, 22”x34” paper size, in triplicate.

1.9 The Contractor shall not begin site preparation and installation of equipment until given the Notice to Proceed (NTP) by the COR. The Contractor shall have 360 days from NTP to complete all contractual work. Upon receipt of NTP from the COR, the Contractor shall arrive on-site to begin contractual work within 14 calendar days.

1.10 If the SYSTEM contains any programmable computer controlled or software controlled items, the Contractor shall agree that the SYSTEM being purchased is considered an Information Technology (IT) asset to be operated at a Government facility and as such must adhere to all local and Government regulations outlined in this document under section 3.0 Cyber Requirements.

2.0 SYSTEM Specifications, Characteristics and Features

1. The nominal outside dimensions of the blast room shall be 15 feet wide x 30 feet long x 10 feet high and shall be composed of 12 gauge, minimum, steel sidewall panels and 14 gauge, minimum, steel ceiling panels with bolted assembly. The wall inside the blast room shall be covered on with hardened poly/rubber type wear plates for interior wear protection.

2. For maximum sound reduction, walls and roof shall be of a double skin type with two (2) inch thick foam sound dampening material between the “inner” and “outer” skins. The SYSTEM shall achieve an 84 dBA (decibels acoustic) sound level, maximum.

3. The blast room shall be designed and constructed to meet all applicable Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), United Facility Criteria (UFC) and Local codes including, but not limited to, OSHA standards for Ventilation, Occupational Noise Exposure, and Air Contaminants. This also includes the standards of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH). All make-up air shall be temperature controlled and come from a clean source outside the building(s) in which the SYSTEM is located. All air containing dust from any source shall go through the dust collector and filters and shall be able to be exhausted outside the building. The outside exhaust shall be constructed to prevent precipitation from entering. Outside make-up air inlet(s) shall be situated and located to avoid contamination from any nearby exhaust air sources and constructed to prevent precipitation from entering. The intake air shall be monitored, at a minimum, for combustible gases, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. All outside air intakes and exhausts shall be screened to prevent the entrance of birds and other small animals. The dust collection system shall be oversized by 12,000 cubic feet per minute to accommodate existing additional equipment. The ducts from the existing additional equipment shall be connected to the SYSTEM. No loads, except ducts, shall be placed on or supported by the building structure. All such loads shall be floor supported independent of the building’s structural members.

4. The blast room shall be designed and constructed to utilize zirconia alumina blast media.

5. The blast room shall include two (2) sets of work doors on the north wall. Each work door set will consist of a left and right hand hinged swing type door allowing a nominal door opening of 15 feet wide by 10 feet high. The blast room shall also include two (2) panic type OSHA approved personnel escape doors with vision window and shield; one which will be on the south wall-east end and the other on the west wall-north end. The personnel access doors shall meet NFPA standards. All doors to be steel panel, double skin with 2” thick foam sound dampening material.

6. The blast room shall contain LED-type lighting fixtures that shall provide 100 foot-candles at 36” above the floor, average illumination. The lighting fixtures shall be designed and constructed for use in a blast room environment and shall meet all NFPA, OSHA and Local requirements for blast room applications.

7. The blast room air make-up shall include an energy recovery system with VFD (variable frequency drive) and process specific modulating ventilation.

8. The blast room shall include one pressure blast pot assembly capable of blasting at pressures of down to less than 10 psi at the nozzle. The SYSTEM shall include an abrasive storage hopper and all other equipment needed for operation.

9. All blast room doors shall be equipped with OSHA-approved Safety Interlock switches that stop the blasting process upon a door being opened.

10. The blast room shall be furnished with OSHA-approved LED emergency exit lighting and illuminated exit signs.

11. The blast room shall be equipped with a 1-ton, minimum, capacity internal monorail crane.

Hoist and trolley shall be pneumatically operated and rated for 2,000 lb. capacity, minimum.

The monorail shall run the length of the center of the blast room booth.

12. The blast room shall have a full floor mechanical “screw type” media reclaim system. Floor shall be flush with existing building floor.

13. The blast room floor shall be design and constructed to support a 5,000 pound per square foot minimum load and allow for fork lift material handling.

14. The reclaimer, fan damper and exhaust silencer shall be lined with a wear-resistant material.

Reclaim system to include dust collection for booth and magnetic separator designed to remove ferrous tramp metal from the abrasive mix.

15. The blast room shall have an end-to-end air flow ventilation of 100 feet per minute, minimum. The air flow openings shall be screened with nominally one inch by one inch openings to prevent large debris from entering.

16. The dust collection system shall be installed in an existing building approximately 400 feet from the blast booth location. All required ductwork to tie SYSTEM components together shall be included.

17. The dust collection system shall be equipped with an OSHA-approved access ladder and platform.

18. The dust collector shall be designed and constructed to use cartridges for the dust collection.

The cartridges shall be mounted in a true vertical direction to enable maximum discharge of particles. A scale weighing system shall be incorporated to indicate the amount of dust in the dust collection barrels or drums. The dust explosion relief panels/doors for the dust collector shall face the front over-head door side of the dust collector building.

19. The dust collection system shall use 55 gallon waste disposal barrels or drums and be equipped with an automatic pulse cleaning control.

20. Filters for the dust collection system shall be 99.999% efficient to a particle size of 0.5 microns, minimum.

21. The SYSTEM shall be designed and constructed with a blast and reclaim system with a 64 cubic foot, minimum, clean media storage vessels equipped with:

a. ½” bore reduced noise quiet type nozzle;

b .Lightweight hose systems consisting of 50ft. of 1-1/4 inch ID x 1-7/8 inch OD media hose and 16ft. of ¾ inch ID x 1-1/2 inch OD “whip” hose;

c .6.5 cu. ft., minimum, pressure vessel with conical bottom;

d. Air inlet control with moisture separator, air pressure regulator and gauge;

e. Automatic refill on every exhaust cycle.

22. The pressure vessels shall be American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Certified.

23. The SYSTEM shall be furnished with a precision media control valves.

24. The Contractor shall supply and install a Carbon Monoxide monitor equipped with alarm, display meter and control panel with status lights for breathing air protection.

25. The Contractor shall furnish and install blasting interlocks on ventilation blowers and breathing air carbon monoxide level.

26. The Contractor shall furnish and install interlocks on recovery and reclaim blower to the ventilation blowers.

27. All electrical controls shall be National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)-12.

28. SYSTEM shall be designed and constructed with a carbon dioxide fire suppression system.

The fire suppression system shall meet UFC (United Facility Criteria) and NFPA standards.

29. The blast room shall be designed and constructed with fire alarm notification devices that meets UFC and NFPA standards and shall be designed and constructed with fire alarm and alert strobes that meet UFC and NFPA standards. These devices shall be connected to the existing fire alarm system.

30. The blast room shall be designed and constructed with two (2) breathing air and process connection points on the booth.

3.0 Cyber Requirements

3.1 Applicable Publications

The Vendor, and all sub-contractors, must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures. This includes, but is not limited to; AR 25-1 as well as STIGs and SRGs as published on https://public.cyber.mil.

3.2 Acronyms

AO Approving Official AR Army Regulation APMS Army Portfolio Management System ARCYBER United States Army Cyber Command ASB Automation Support Branch ATO Authority to Operate CCB Configuration Control Board CD Compact Disc CMVP Cryptographic Module Validation Program COOP Continuity of Operations COR Contracting Officer Representative COTR Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device CSR Certificate Signing Request DISA Defense Information Systems Agency DOD United States Depart of Defense ELTY Electronic Tobyhanna Army Depot Form eMASS Enterprise Mission Assurance Support Service EULA End User License Agreement FIPS Federal Information Processing Standard FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array GIG Government Information Grid HBSS Host Based Security System IAVA Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert IAVB Information Assurance Vulnerability Bulletin ICAN Internal Campus Area Network IMD Information Management Division IRB Industrial Review Board IS Information System IT Information Technology NETCOM United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer PKI Public Key Infrastructure

PLC Programmable Logic Controller RMF Risk Management Framework SD Secure Digital SME Subject Matter Expert SOW Statement of Work SRG Security Requirements Guide STIG Security Technical Implementation Guide TRC Technical Review Cell USB Universal Serial Bus USCYBERCOM United States Cyber Command

3.3 Definitions

This section contains explanations of terms used in this document. They are taken from, and not to supersede, those definitions given in Army Regulation (AR) 25-1. All terms used in this document are in accordance with AR 25-1. This section shall be considered the authoritative source for definitions of terms not contained within AR 25-1 and/or its supporting documents.

3.3.1 Automation Support Branch

The Automation Support Branch (ASB), under the Mission Support Division, under the Directorate of Production Engineering, is the single point of contact for all mission-related IT equipment at TYAD. The ASB develops, protects, and maintains specialty IT equipment, both networked and standalone, in support of unique workloads across TYAD.

3.3.2 Configuration Control Board

The Configuration Control Board (CCB) is the local approving authority, composed of Supervisory personnel, for all actions regarding IT equipment at TYAD. Receiving an ATO for an IT equipment, from NETCOM, does not automatically guarantee that the system can be utilized at TYAD. The IT equipment must also obtain approval from the TYAD CCB, before it may be used with Army ISs at TYAD. The CCB is the local entity responsible for approving the STIGs and SRGs deemed applicable by the TRC, before the ATO accreditation package is submitted to NETCOM for approval.

3.3.3 Government

Any federal civilian, or military personnel employed by the United States Department of Defense (DOD), United States Army (Army), and/or Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD).

3.3.4 Industrial Review Board

The Industrial Review Board (IRB) is the local governing body that oversees all industrial mission assets to ensure compliance with TYAD production requirements. Composed of SMEs from the Directorates of Production Engineering (D/PE) and Systems Integration and Support (D/SIS), the IRB collects requirements, reviews contracting documents, plans industrial capabilities, and oversees contract implementation in alignment with current and future production needs. The three voting members of the IRB are the Division Chiefs for the Mission Support Division, Design, Development and Fabrication Division, and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Finishing Division.

3.3.5 Information Management Division

Part of the Directorate of Installation Services, the Information Management Division (IMD) is responsible for the development, protection, and maintenance of the TYAD SBU LAN. The IMD operates all critical infrastructure upon which TYAD’s IT equipment operate.

3.3.6 Information System

Information System (IS) is defined as the organized collection, processing, transmission, and dissemination of information in accordance with defined procedures, whether automated or manual. For the purposes of Army Portfolio Management System (APMS), the terms "application" and "information system" are both IT investments describing a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information (see JP 1–02).The application of IT to solve a business or operational (tactical) problem creates an information system.

3.3.7 Information Technology

Information technology (IT) is any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency. For purposes of the preceding sentence, equipment is used by an executive agency if the equipment is used directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency, which 1) requires the use of such equipment; or 2) requires the use, to a significant extent, of such equipment in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product. The term "information technology" also includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware, and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. The term "information technology" does not include any equipment that is acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract. (Reference 40 USC Subtitle III (Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996).)

3.3.8 Technical Review Cell

Composed of technical experts from both the ASB, and IMD, the Technical Review Cell (TRC) conducts the preliminary review of all actions, related to IT equipment at TYAD, prior to either ATO submission, or CCB approval. The TRC is responsible for determining which security technical implementation guides (STIGs), and security requirements guides (SRGs) are applicable to a given system, based on the direction given by NETCOM, and higher headquarters.

3.3.9 Tobyhanna Army Depot

Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) is responsible for the development, and protection of the TYAD Internal Campus Area Network (TYAD-ICAN). To obtain an ATO, all IT equipment Vendors will provide the resources necessary to obtain an ATO to TYAD, so that the TYAD entities, named in this sub-section, can assemble, and submit, the information to NETCOM for consideration. In addition to approval from NETCOM, local approvals must be obtained, from the entities named in this sub-section, for an IT equipment to operate both on the TYAD-ICAN, and standalone.

3.3.10 United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command

The 9th Army Signal Command, otherwise known as United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM), is responsible for all Army network development, and protection. In accordance with AR 25-1, all ISs must obtain an Authority to Operate (ATO) from NETCOM, before being permitted to communicate with any Army system. It is the responsibility of the Vendor, of any IT equipment, to provide all requested documentation, software, hardware, and licenses to the Tobyhanna Army Depot (TYAD) for ATO submission.

3.3.11 Vendor

Any non-Government personnel, whether the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), reseller, or third-party personnel involved in the procurement, installation, and/or maintenance of the IT equipment.

3.4 Hardware Requirements

Without exception, all IT equipment shall comply with any, and all, applicable security technical implementation guides (STIGs) and security requirement guides (SRGs) as published by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). This includes STIGs and SRGs regarding physical security. In addition, all IT equipment will comply with relevant Department of Defense (DOD) guidance, and mandates regarding hardware lifecycle upgrades. Without exception, all hardware must come from sources approved by the DOD, abide by all current restrictions, and be able to obtain and maintain an ATO throughout planned life cycle.

3.4.1 Communication Interfaces

All IT equipment must utilize at least RS-232 serial, or Universal Serial Bus (USB) communication methods. USB connections are to function as a peripheral device only, such as a printer. USB Mass Storage Devices are strictly prohibited. Additional communication interfaces, such as Ethernet, or RS-485, are acceptable, but cannot be in lieu of an RS-232, or USB interface. Full system functionality must be provided via all communication methods present in the IT equipment. All communication interfaces must be enabled, and available for use by the Government, upon delivery of the IT equipment to the Government. This is to ensure continuity of operations (COOP) should a communication interface become either inoperable, or prohibited for security, or technical reasons.

3.4.2 Cryptographic Devices

Any, and all, hardware implementing cryptographic functionality must utilize a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level 1, or better, compliant device, certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP).

3.4.3 Workstations and Servers

Only standardized, Government owned, managed, and maintained computing hardware shall be utilized.

3.4.4 Removable Storage Media

The use of removable storage media, including, but not limited to, Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drives, CompactFlash cards, and Secure Digital (SD) cards is prohibited, except by authorized Government personnel. Neither the Vendor, nor their sub-contractors, shall utilize such devices, and will provide data via optical media, such as a compact disc (CD) or the DOD SAFE available at https://safe.apps.mil/.

3.4.5 Memory Contents

In the event of main, and backup power failure, it is preferred that the IT equipment shall not utilize volatile memory to store information including, but not limited to, parameters, configurations, or passwords. Upon restoration of power, the IT equipment must return to a state such that the Government can continue to use the IT equipment without requiring service by either the Vendor, or any of their sub-contractors. The Vendor must state which form of memory (volatile or non-volatile) they will be using for which system functionalities. Further demonstration of memory is required in section 3.8.2.

3.4.6 Smart Card Readers

DOD personnel utilize a smartcard, called a Common Access Card (CAC) to access IT equipment. All user identification, and authentication, is to be accomplished with a FIPS 201 compliant smartcard reader.

3.4.7 Testing Hardware

The Vendor, and all of their sub-contractors, shall provide additional hardware, and licenses to simulate all electronic system functionality in a laboratory environment. These assets are to be used for TYAD DNC integration testing and cyber security purposes only, and will not be deployed for production use. In order to ensure that security updates, and configurations do not interfere with IT equipment in production use, the Government requires the ability to test a representative system in a controlled, laboratory environment.

3.4.8 Registration and Licensing

Sensitive information shall not be provided by the Government to the Vendor, or any sub-contractors. This information includes, but is not limited to; computer hostnames, IP addresses, usernames, or passwords. All products shall be registered to:

Commander Tobyhanna Army Depot 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard Tobyhanna, PA 18466

Unless approved by the TYAD CCB, physical security tokens are restricted to server use only, and prohibited in end-user IT equipment. No licensing terms between the Vendor, or any sub-contractors, may supersede any requirements from either TYAD, or higher DOD headquarters.

3.5 Software Requirements

Without exception, all IT equipment shall comply with any, and all, applicable STIGs, and SRGs developed by DISA, as well as relevant Army guidance, and mandates. Any, and all software, firmware, or operating systems intended to be used on, with, or in support of any IT equipment is required to have a current, and valid, ATO, approval from the TYAD CCB, a unique name to identify the product, and employ a version numbering system to enable tracking of outdated software. All data delivered to TYAD will be provided with FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic hashes to enable TYAD to verify the integrity of the received files. The provided hashes shall not reside solely on the same physical media as the associated data. Without exception, all software, firmware, and data must come from sources approved by the DOD, and abide by all current restrictions. Without exception, all software, firmware, data, and/or operating systems must come from sources approved by the DOD, abide by all current restrictions, and be able to obtain and maintain an ATO throughout planned life cycle.

3.5.1 Operating Systems

All IT equipment shall utilize only operating systems, approved by the Army, and configured according to applicable STIGs, SRGs, Army, and local TYAD guidance, and mandates. All operating system installations must be protected by the DOD’s Host Based Security System (HBSS) software suite.

3.5.2 Install Location

Unless authorized by the TYAD CCB, all software, firmware, and data provided the Vendor, and all sub-contractors, must be installed within, and provide full system functionality while running from, standard locations appropriate for the particular operating system on which it is installed (e.g., Program Files, Program Files (x86), etc.)

3.5.3 Account Credentials

The IT equipment must integrate with TYAD’s Active Directory infrastructure in order to utilize the existing public key infrastructure (PKI), operated by the Army, for user, service, and machine accounts. In addition, the Government must have the ability to change and/or disable, any, and all, built-in administrative, user, and service accounts in the system, including those in embedded sub-systems (e.g., microcontrollers, FPGAs, PLCs, CPLDs, etc.).

3.5.4 Cryptographic Functionality

All cryptographic functions must be FIPS 140-2 Level 1 compliant, or better, and utilize an implementation certified by the NIST CMVP.

3.5.5 Encryption Certificates

For cryptographic functionality, requiring use of a certificate, the system must be able to generate a certificate signing request (CSR) for submission to a DOD Certificate Authority. The CSR must be in a FIPS 140-2 Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) #10 format of at least 2048 bits.

3.5.6 Connections to Outside Systems

All data shall remain within the bounds of the DOD Global Information Grid (GIG).

Connections to outside entities for purposes including, but not limited to, performance metric reporting, or remote support are prohibited.

3.5.7 Registration and Licensing

Sensitive information shall not be provided by the Government to the Vendor, or any sub-contractors. This information includes, but is not limited to; computer hostnames, IP addresses, usernames, or passwords. All products shall be registered to:

Commander Tobyhanna Army Depot 11 Hap Arnold Boulevard Tobyhanna, PA 18466

Unless approved by the TYAD CCB, physical security tokens are restricted to server use only, and prohibited in end-user IT equipment. No licensing terms between the Vendor, or any sub-contractors, may supersede any requirements from either TYAD, or higher DOD headquarters.

3.6 Support Requirements

All IT equipment are required to have a valid support contract for at least the software, and firmware.