Solicitation W519TC-23-R-0030.pdf

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD 1. This Contract Is A Rated Order Under

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

Rating Page of Pages

2. Contract Number 3. Solicitation Number 4. Type of Solicitation 5. Date Issued 6. Requisition/Purchase Number Sealed Bid (IFB)

Negotiated (RFP)

7. Issued By Code 8. Address Offer To (If Other Than Item 7)

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations ‘offer’ and ‘offeror’ mean ‘bid’ and ‘bidder’.

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in until (hour) local time (Date).

Caution - Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. For Information A. Name B. Telephone (No Collect Calls) C. E-mail Address

Call: Area Code Number Ext.

11. Table Of Contents

(X) Sec. Description Page(s) (X) Sec. Description Page(s)

Part I - The Schedule Part II - Contract Clauses A Solicitation/Contract Form I Contract Clauses

B Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs Part III - List Of Documents, Exhibits, And Other Attach.

C Description/Specs./Work Statement J List of Attachments D Packaging and Marking Part IV - Representations And Instructions E Inspection and Acceptance K Representations, Certifications, and F Deliveries or Performance Other Statements of Offerors G Contract Administration Data L Instrs., Conds., and Notices to Offerors H Special Contract Requirements M Evaluation Factors for Award

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror) NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within _____ calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. Discount For Prompt Payment 10 Calendar Days (%) 20 Calendar Days (%) 30 Calendar Days (%) Calendar Days (%) (See Section I, Clause No. 52.232-8)

14. Acknowledgment of Amendments (The offeror acknowledges Amendment No. Date Amendment No. Date receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

15A. Name and Code Facility 16. Name and Title of Person Authorized to Sign Offer Address of (Type or Print) Offeror

15B. Telephone Number 15C. Check if Remittance Address is 17. Signature 18. Offer Date Area Code Number Ext. Different From Above – Enter such

Address In Schedule

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. Accepted As To Items Numbered 20. Amount 21. Accounting And Appropriation

22. Authority For Using Other Than Full And Open Competition: 23. Submit Invoices To Address Shown In Item

10 U.S.C. 2304(c)( ) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)( ) (4 copies unless otherwise specified)

24. Administered By (If other than Item 7) Code 25. Payment Will Be Made By Code

26. Name of Contracting Officer (Type or Print) 27. United States Of America 28. Award Date

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice.

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION Standard Form 33 (Rev. 9-97) Previous edition is unusable Prescribed By GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(c)

W519TC-23-R-0030

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ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI

ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000

GEORGE R. LINGRIS

(309)782-3855

CCRI-AC

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: GEORGE R. LINGRIS

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCRI-AC/(309)782-3855

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

(a) This solicitation is issued on a sole source basis to Junghans Microtec GmbH under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-3(a)(2)(ii), Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This solicitation is for the procurement of the M772 Mechanical Time Super Quick (MTSQ) Fuzes and M776

MTSQ Fuzes. This solicitation may result in a single Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity(IDIQ) contract with five ordering periods with Junghans if Junghans' prices are determined to be fair and reasonable. The Ordering Periods will be as follows:

Ordering Period One: Date of Award - 365 Days After Award (DAA)

Ordering Period Two: 365 DAA - 730 DAA

Ordering Period Three: 731 DAA - 1,096 DAA

Ordering Period Four: 1,097 DAA - 1,462 DAA

Ordering Period Five: 1,463 DAA - 1,828 DAA

(b) During the life of the ordering periods for this contract, the U.S. Government is entitled to order a maximum dollar amount of

$49,850,000.00, inclusive of all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). The Guaranteed Minimum Amount (MGA) for this procurement is

$5,000.00. This MGA will be ordered in the first delivery order which will be issued at or near the time of award of the IDIQ contract.

The Government has no obligation to order any further quantity after the GMA has been ordered.

(c) All contractors who provide goods/services to the Department of Defense (DoD) must be registered in the System for Award Management

(SAM). If a contractor is not registered in SAM, said contractor cannot be awarded a DoD Contract. Refer to FAR clause 52.204-7, System for Award Management, for details regarding registration.

(d) Due to administrative issues in the build of this solicitation, CLINs 0001 through 0006 have been entered in Section C rather than

Section B. All CLINs will be listed within Section B of the resultant contract.

(e) Junghans shall insert all unit prices, Ballistic Lot Acceptance Test prices and First Article Test prices for all CLINs identified in Attachment 0001 Price Matrix. Delivery schedules will be set forth in each delivery order.

(f) Transportation shall be Free on Board (F.O.B.) Destination.

(g) The items contained in this Request for Proposal (RFP) are determined to be hazardous; therefore a pre-award safety survey will be required, as prescribed in Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Procedures Guidance and Information 223.370-4(1)(iv).

Additional preaward survey criteria may also be required.

(h) Flowdown of Requirements: All CDRL requirements of Solicitation W519TC-23-R-0030 and the resultant contract must be flowed down to and met by subcontractors and vendors at all tiers.

(i) Prior approval of CDRLs, i.e. AIE, SPC, ADC, on other U.S. Government contracts does NOT guarantee roll-over approval of CDRLs on award(s) resulting from the solicitation.

(j) Junghans shall provide cost or pricing data to support all prices submitted in the Price Matrix. Please ensure all fill-ins in the solicitation clauses are completed, if applicable. If fill-ins are not applicable, Junghans shall indicate N/A.

(k) The U.S. Government requests Junghans' proposal remains valid for 270 days. Junghans shall annotate the 270-day validity period in

Block 12 of this RFP.

(l) In the event that a discrepancy between any statements in Narrative A and another section of the RFP exists, the other sections take precedence.

(m) Early delivery of contract requirements shall be acceptable at no additional cost to the U.S. Government, provided coordination and approval by the Contracting Officer in support of early delivery is secured.

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(n) Contact Information: Proposals shall be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Mr. George Lingris, george.r.lingris.civ@army.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Ms. Anna Whitcomb, anna.e.whitcomb2.civ@army.mil.

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SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

9999 DATA ITEMS - CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENTS LIST ____________________________________________

Contractor will prepare and deliver data in accordance with the requirements, quantities and schedules set forth in the Contract Data Requirements

List found at Exhibit A. A DD250 is not required.

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

CLIN 0001 - M772 Mechanical Time Super Quick Fuze

NOUN: M772 MTSQ Fuze

NSN: 1390-01-662-3802

Part Number: 12624567

All pricing shall be submitted in the Price Matrix (Attachment 0001).

Ordering Period 1: Date of Award - 364 Days After Award (DAA)

Ordering Period 2: 365 DAA - 730 DAA

Ordering Period 3: 731 DAA - 1,096 DAA

Ordering Period 4: 1,097 DAA - 1,462 DAA

Ordering Period 5: 1,463 DAA - 1,828 DAA

Minimum production rate is 5,000 per month.

Maximum production rate is 8,000 per month.

First Article Test (FAT) is to be conducted no more than 180 days after award. The contractor shall submit the First Article Test Report

(FATR) no more than 10 days after conducting FAT. The U.S. Government response time to approve FAT is 30 days after receipt of the FATR.

Production deliveries are due no more than 60 days after approval of FAT.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Origin

Acceptance: Origin

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.O.B Point: Destination

Delivery locations will be determined at the time of each delivery order award.

CLIN 0002 - M772 Mechanical Time Super Quick Fuze Inert Full-Up Models

All pricing shall be submitted in the Price Matrix (Attachment 0001).

Ordering Period 1: Date of Award - 364 Days After Award (DAA)

Ordering Period 2: 365 DAA - 730 DAA

Ordering Period 3: 731 DAA - 1,096 DAA

Ordering Period 4: 1,097 DAA - 1,462 DAA

Ordering Period 5: 1,463 DAA - 1,828 DAA

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Destination

Acceptance: Destination

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.O.B. Point: Destination

Delivery locations will be determined at the time of each delivery order award.

CLIN 0003 - M772 Mechanical Time Super Quick Fuze Inert Cutaway Models

All pricing shall be submitted in the Price Matrix (Attachment 0001).

Ordering Period 1: Date of Award - 364 Days After Award (DAA)

Ordering Period 2: 365 DAA - 730 DAA

Ordering Period 3: 731 DAA - 1,096 DAA

Ordering Period 4: 1,097 DAA - 1,462 DAA

Ordering Period 5: 1,463 DAA - 1,828 DAA

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INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Destination

Acceptance: Destination

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.O.B. Point: Destination

Delivery locations will be determined at the time of each delivery order award.

CLIN 0004 - M776 Mechanical Time Super Quick Fuze

NOUN: M776 MTSQ Fuze

NSN: 1390-01-560-1766

Part Number: 12361000

All pricing shall be submitted in the Price Matrix (Attachment 0001).

Ordering Period 1: Date of Award - 364 Days After Award (DAA)

Ordering Period 2: 365 DAA - 730 DAA

Ordering Period 3: 731 DAA - 1,096 DAA

Ordering Period 4: 1,097 DAA - 1,462 DAA

Ordering Period 5: 1,463 DAA - 1,828 DAA

Minimum production rate is 5,000 per month.

Maximum production rate is 8,000 per month.

FAT is to be conducted no more than 180 days after award. The contractor shall submit the FATR no more than 10 days after conducting

FAT. The U.S. Government response time to approve FAT is 30 days after receipt of the FATR. Production deliveries are due no more than

60 days after approval of FAT.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Origin

Acceptance: Origin

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.O.B Point: Destination

Delivery locations will be determined at the time of each delivery order award.

CLIN 0005 - M776 Mechanical Time Super Quick Fuze Inert Full-Up Models

All pricing shall be submitted in the Price Matrix (Attachment 0001).

Ordering Period 1: Date of Award - 364 Days After Award (DAA)

Ordering Period 2: 365 DAA - 730 DAA

Ordering Period 3: 731 DAA - 1,096 DAA

Ordering Period 4: 1,097 DAA - 1,462 DAA

Ordering Period 5: 1,463 DAA - 1,828 DAA

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Destination

Acceptance: Destination

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.O.B. Point: Destination

Delivery locations will be determined at the time of each delivery order award.

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CLIN 0006 - M776 Mechanical Time Super Quick Fuze Inert Cutaway Models

All pricing shall be submitted in the Price Matrix (Attachment 0001).

Ordering Period 1: Date of Award - 364 Days After Award (DAA)

Ordering Period 2: 365 DAA - 730 DAA

Ordering Period 3: 731 DAA - 1,096 DAA

Ordering Period 4: 1,097 DAA - 1,462 DAA

Ordering Period 5: 1,463 DAA - 1,828 DAA

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection: Destination

Acceptance: Destination

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.O.B. Point: Destination

Delivery locations will be determined at the time of each delivery order award.

Contractor will prepare and deliver data in accordance with the requirements, quantities and schedules set forth in the Contract Data

Requirements List found at Exhibit A. A DD250 is not required.

POST AWARD MEETING AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT REVIEWS (PMRs):

The contractor is expected to host a Post Award Meeting within 60 days after contract award (ACA) to review contract terms and conditions and to gain an understanding of the contract requirements.

PMRs shall be conducted within 180 days ACA and every 180 days thereafter until contract close out to review progress of the contractor and subcontractors.

INTEGRATED PRODUCT TEAM (IPT) MEETINGS:

Bi-weekly IPT meetings shall be held throughout the duration of the contract life. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to change the frequency of the IPT meeting or cancel them all together at any time.

DEMILITARIZATION INSTRUCTIONS:

At the conclusion of this contract, all excess unaccepted fuze components, subassemblies and material, and all excess energetic and non-energetic waste shall be destroyed, such that they are no longer usable or reclaimable for their original purposes. Once material is destroyed, it shall be disposed of only as scrap. DOD 4160.21-M-1 CE-01 RPT, Defense Demilitarization Manual may be used as a reference guide for accomplishment of this task. All remaining GFM in usable condition should be returned to the U.S. Government for storage.

Notify PCO for shipping address. Upon completion of production under this contract, the contractor shall certify to the Administrative

Contracting Officer that demilitarization, as prescribed above, has been accomplished.

STATEMENT OF WORK

CONFIGURATION CHANGE MANAGEMENT DOCUMENTATION

(a) The contractor may submit Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Requests for Variance (RFVs) for the requirements in the

Government provided Technical Data Package (TDP). The contractor shall prepare and submit ECPs, NORs, and RFVs as required by the accompanying DD Form 1423, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL). If a Value Engineering Change Proposal (VECP) clause is included on this contract, VECPs shall be submitted in the same manner as ECPs.

(1) ECPs - The contractor may request a permanent change to the requirements specified in the TDP or any other baseline documentation by submitting an ECP. ECPs shall be submitted to include all Notices of Revision (NORs) necessary to completely define the requested change. Each ECP shall be accompanied with at least one NOR per affected document. The contractor shall not present any production items for acceptance incorporating any change to the TDP or other baseline documentation until notified by the Government the ECP has been approved and incorporated in the contract.

(i) Page 1 of DD Form 1692 (or equivalent) shall be submitted for all ECPs. Pages 2-7 of DD Form 1692 shall be submitted when required to properly explain all the potential logistics and technical impacts of the proposed change. DD Form 1695 NOR or DD Form 1695-1

Tabulated NOR (or equivalents) shall be submitted to completely describe the desired change on each affected document.

(ii) All ECPs submitted by the contractor will be routine priority unless otherwise justified. If the contractor considers the ECP to be emergency or urgent, they shall include justification within 48 hours of submittal of the ECP.

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(2) RFVs - The contractor may request to temporarily depart from a requirement specified in the TDP or any other baseline documentation, by submitting an RFV. RFVs may be submitted either pre- production (formerly known as Request for Deviation (RFD)) or post- production and prior to acceptance by the Government (formerly known as Request for Waiver (RFW)). DD Form 1694 (or equivalent) shall be submitted for all RFVs. The contractor shall not present any production items for acceptance with any nonconformance to the requirements in the

TDP or other baseline documentation until notified by the Government the RFV has been approved and incorporated in the contract.

(b) Submission of requested changes - The submission of an ECP or RFV by the Contractor does not affect the required delivery dates specified within the contract, shall not constitute excusable delay in the performance of this Contract by the Contractor or in any way relieve the contractor from compliance with the contract delivery schedule. If a delivery date change is needed, it must be negotiated with the Contracting Officer and documented via modification to the contract. The submission of an ECP and/or RFV by the Contractor shall not preclude the Government from exercising its rights under any clause of the Contract.

(c) Specifications - Permanent proposed changes to specifications which are part of the TDP or baseline documentation shall be requested with an ECP and NOR (i.e. Specification Change Notices (SCNs) are not required).

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SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

PRON: HH1C01AEM2

NOMEN: FUZE, MTSQ, M772

PN: 13067535

NSN: 1390-01-662-3802

DODIC: NA25

PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

(a) Packaging shall be in accordance with MIL-F-70620, revision A w/AMENDMENT 3, dated 31 May 2018.

(b) When lot numbering is required, no more than one lot shall be packaged in an outer shipping container.

(c) Marking shall be in accordance with MIL-F-70620, revision A, w/AMENDMENT 3, dated 31 May 2018. 2-D barcodes are required in accordance with 12999545, rev K, dated 06 May 2021.

(d) The following shall be in accordance with MIL-F-70620, revision A w/AMENDMENT 3, dated 31 May 2018:

(e) PERFORMANCE ORIENTED PACKAGING (POP)

(1) Prior to shipment, the manufacturer shall make sure the container has been tested by a government approved Performance

Oriented Packaging (POP) Test laboratory for compliance with POP requirements in accordance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulation.

Test will be to a weight at least 10% greater than the actual gross weight to be marked on the tested container. POP marking shall not be applied to the container until verified by the government. The POP test report shall be generated by the Manufacturer/Laboratory following the test. The report must be kept on file by the contractor and submitted as required by the Contract Data Requirement List.

(DI-PACK-81059). For multiyear contracts, the contractor shall re-perform POP testing at a certified test laboratory if: the initial POP test report expires before the end of the contract, or there is a change in container manufacturer or design of the exterior shipping container. No re-test is needed if all packaging was purchased during the period that the POP test was valid.

(f) EXCEPTION TO POP MARKINGS

(1) If the container is manufactured outside the USA, the contractor shall not apply the UN POP certification mark provided in this contract (if applicable). The contractor/container manufacturer (outside the USA) is responsible to perform the UN POP certification tests and apply the marking authorized by the Transportation Competent Authority of the country of manufacture.

(g) POP VERIFICATION

(1) In no case shall a container be shipped if the gross weight marked on the package is greater than the POP certified weight. If the average gross weight of the packed containers (determined by weighing two representative samples and averaging the weight) is greater than the certified weight, container marking operations shall cease and the procuring activity shall be contacted immediately.

(h) HEAT TREAT WOOD QUALITY MARKING

(1) In accordance with the requirements of the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, the following commercial heat treatment process has been approved by the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) and is required for all Wood

Packaging Material (WPM). Boxes/pallets and any wood used as inner packaging made of non-manufactured wood shall be heat-treated. All

WPM shall be constructed from heat treated (treated to 56 degrees Celsius -core temperature- for 30 minutes) lumber and certified by an agency accredited by the ALSC in accordance with Wood Packaging Material Policy and Wood Packaging Material Enforcement Regulations (see

URL: http://www.alsc.org ). The box/pallet manufacturer and the manufacturer of wood used as inner packaging shall ensure traceability to the original source of heat treatment

(i) MARKING

(1) Each box/pallet shall be marked to show the conformance to the International Plant Protection Convention Standard. The quality mark shall be placed on both ends of the outer packaging, between the end cleats or end battens. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides or ends of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage lumber used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM-15 and be marked with an ALSC approved dunnage stamp on opposite surfaces. Foreign manufacturers shall have the heat treatment and marking of non-manufactured wood products verified in accordance with the ISPM-15 compliance program.

(j) Palletization shall be in accordance with MIL-F-70620, revision A w/AMENDMENT 3, dated 31 May 2018. Marking shall be in accordance with ACV00561, Revision G, dated 26 JAN 2018. Wood Packaging Material (WPM) shall be in accordance with ACV00831, Dated: 01 MAR 2010. 2-

D barcodes are required.

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PRON: HH1C01AFM2

NOMEN: FUZE, MTSQ, M776

PN: 12361000

NSN: 1390-01-560-1766

DODIC: NA26

PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS

(a) Packaging shall be in accordance with MIL-F-70713, revision - w/AMENDMENT 3, dated 06 Sep 2018.

(b) When lot numbering is required, no more than one lot shall be packaged in an outer shipping container.

(c) Marking shall be in accordance with MIL-F-70713, revision -, w/AMENDMENT 3, dated 06 Sep 2018. 2-D barcodes are required in accordance with 12999545, rev K, dated 06 May 2021.

(d) The following shall be in accordance with MIL-F-70713, revision - w/AMENDMENT 3, dated 06 Sep 2018:

(e) PERFORMANCE ORIENTED PACKAGING (POP)

(1) Prior to shipment, the manufacturer shall make sure the container has been tested by a government approved Performance

Oriented Packaging (POP) Test laboratory for compliance with POP requirements in accordance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulation.

Test will be to a weight at least 10% greater than the actual gross weight to be marked on the tested container. POP marking shall not be applied to the container until verified by the government. The POP test report shall be generated by the Manufacturer/Laboratory following the test. The report must be kept on file by the contractor and submitted as required by the Contract Data Requirement List.

(DI-PACK-81059). For multiyear contracts, the contractor shall re-perform POP testing at a certified test laboratory if: the initial POP test report expires before the end of the contract, or there is a change in container manufacturer or design of the exterior shipping container. No re-test is needed if all packaging was purchased during the period that the POP test was valid.

(f) EXCEPTION TO POP MARKINGS

(1) If the container is manufactured outside the USA, the contractor shall not apply the UN POP certification mark provided in this contract (if applicable). The contractor/container manufacturer (outside the USA) is responsible to perform the UN POP certification tests and apply the marking authorized by the Transportation Competent Authority of the country of manufacture.

(g) POP VERIFICATION

(1) In no case shall a container be shipped if the gross weight marked on the package is greater than the POP certified weight. If the average gross weight of the packed containers (determined by weighing two representative samples and averaging the weight) is greater than the certified weight, container marking operations shall cease and the procuring activity shall be contacted immediately.

(h) HEAT TREAT WOOD QUALITY MARKING

(1) In accordance with the requirements of the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, the following commercial heat treatment process has been approved by the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) and is required for all Wood

Packaging Material (WPM). Boxes/pallets and any wood used as inner packaging made of non-manufactured wood shall be heat-treated. All

WPM shall be constructed from heat treated (treated to 56 degrees Celsius -core temperature- for 30 minutes) lumber and certified by an agency accredited by the ALSC in accordance with Wood Packaging Material Policy and Wood Packaging Material Enforcement Regulations (see

URL: http://www.alsc.org ). The box/pallet manufacturer and the manufacturer of wood used as inner packaging shall ensure traceability to the original source of heat treatment

(i) MARKING

(1) Each box/pallet shall be marked to show the conformance to the International Plant Protection Convention Standard. The quality mark shall be placed on both ends of the outer packaging, between the end cleats or end battens. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides or ends of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage lumber used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM-15 and be marked with an ALSC approved dunnage stamp on opposite surfaces. Foreign manufacturers shall have the heat treatment and marking of non-manufactured wood products verified in accordance with the ISPM-15 compliance program.

(j) Palletization shall be in accordance with MIL-F-70713, revision - w/AMENDMENT 3, dated 06 Sep 2018. Marking shall be in accordance with ACV00561, Revision G, dated 26 JAN 2018. Wood Packaging Material (WPM) shall be in accordance with ACV00831, Dated: 01 MAR 2010. 2-

D barcodes are required.

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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

CRITICAL CHARACTERISTICS CONTROL

(a) The contractors processes shall be designed with the objective of preventing the creation or occurrence of non-conforming critical characteristics (see paragraphs d & e). The contractor shall establish, document and maintain a product specific, critical characteristics control (CCC) plan that shall be submitted to and approved by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO) IAW DD Form 1423.

The CCC plan shall include or reference all procedures, work and handling instructions and process controls relating to any critical characteristics. Mistake Proofing techniques of the material handling and inspection systems shall be a part of the CCC Plan. Guidance for developing this plan and submitting Critical Plans of Action (CPOA) (paragraph g) can be found at http://www.ardec.army.mil/organizations/QESA/ .

(b) The contractor shall assure its critical processes are robust in design, capable and under control, with the objective of not generating any critical non-conformances. The contractor shall calculate, document, clearly identify, and have a schedule that routinely assess the reliability and effectiveness of its critical processes to prevent generating critical non-conformances as identified in the

CCC Plan.

(c) An inspection and verification system shall be employed that will verify the robustness of all critical processes. The contractor shall calculate, document, clearly identify, and have a schedule that routinely assess the reliability and effectiveness of its inspection and verification system to detect and prevent critical non-conformance escapes as identified in the CCC Plan. The Government expects that a contractor will allow zero critical escapes. To demonstrate its critical escape risk the contractor will utilize the nonconformance escape risk goal provided below.

(1) Unless otherwise specified immediately below, the calculated critical non-conformance escape risk is 1 in a million (.000001) items delivered. Or:

Alternate calculated Critical Non-conformance Escape risk: N/A

Unless otherwise approved by the PCO, the non-conformance escape risk is the sum of the individual characteristic escape rates. The probability of escape for a single characteristic shall be calculated by multiplying the non-conformance rate(s) entering the inspection system(s) by the error rate of the inspection system(s). These escape rates are then summed and shall not exceed the tolerable critical non-conformance escape risk.

(2) Within 45 days after award, the contractor can elect to submit a phased-in approach on how the non-conformance escape risk will be achieved over a period of time not to exceed 180 days from the date of first article approval, or from initiation of production when first article is not required. Submission will require approval by the Government and is subject to a technical review and analysis.

Allowance for a phased-in approach will then become a part of the contract. Disapproval of the contractors submission does not relieve the contractor of its obligation to comply with the terms of this requirement.

(3) Based on the maximum error rate defined for the inspection system, the contractor shall develop a test procedure to demonstrate the error rate. As part of the test plan the contractor shall include sufficient test quantities to assure 90% statistical confidence in the resultant rates unless otherwise approved by the PCO. Once established, the contractor shall have a documented schedule to routinely monitor the non-conformance and inspection system error rates to assure they do not exceed the maximum rates allotted.

(d) As a result of previous practices, the governments technical data may refer to Critical I, Critical II, and Special characteristics.

The use of the term critical characteristics within this section includes Critical I, Critical II and Special characteristics and the use of the term critical nonconformances includes those nonconformances pertaining to Critical I, Critical II and Special characteristics. Unless otherwise stated in Section C, these characteristics shall be subject to all requirements of this section.

(e) In addition to critical characteristics defined in the governments technical data (drawings, specifications, etc.), the contractor shall also identify and document in its contractor developed technical data all known material, component, subassembly and assembly characteristics whose non-conformances would likely result in hazardous or unsafe conditions for individuals using, maintaining or depending upon the product. All additional critical characteristics identified by the contractor shall comply with the critical characteristic requirements of the technical data package, supplemented herein. The Critical Item Characteristic List (CICL) review process shall be included in the CCC Plan. The contractors additional critical characteristics shall be classified in accordance with guidance located at http://www.ardec.army.mil/organizations/QESA/ and shall be submitted to and approved by the PCO prior to production (see DD Form 1423).

(f) In the event that a critical non-conformance is found anywhere in the production process, the contractor, as part of its CCC Plan, shall have procedures in place to ensure:

(1) The non-conformance is positively identified and segregated to ensure that nonconforming product does not inadvertently remain in or reenter the production process. This control shall be accomplished without affecting or impairing subsequent non-conformance analysis. Final disposition of non-conforming product shall be documented and audited for traceability.

(2) The operation that produced the non-conforming component or assembly and any other operations incorporating suspect components or assemblies are immediately stopped. (See para h. for exceptions)

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(3) The government (PCO) is immediately notified of the critical non-conformance (electronic mail)(See DD Form 1423).

(4) Any suspect material is identified, segregated and suspended from any further processing and shipment.

(5) An investigation is conducted to determine the root cause of the non-conformance and the required corrective actions. An evaluation shall also be conducted with regard to suspect material to ensure that no additional critical non-conformances are present. A report of this investigation shall be submitted to the government (See DD Form 1423). The use of the DID report shall not delay notification to the government as required in f(3) above.

(6) A request to restart manufacturing or to use any suspect material associated with the critical non-conformance is submitted to the government (see DD Form 1423). Restart of production shall not occur until authorized by the PCO, unless previously addressed in the approved CCC Plan. The Government will respond to a restart request within 3 working days. All objective evidence of the investigations to date shall be available for review at the time of restart. Suspect material shall not be used without PCO approval.

(7) The procuring activity reserves the right to refuse acceptance of any suspect material until the root cause or reasonably likely cause of the critical non-conformance has been identified, corrective action has been fully implemented and sufficient evidence has been provided to exclude non-conforming material from the conforming population.

(g) The contractor may develop alternative plans and provisions, collectively referred to as a Critical Plan of Action (CPOA), relative to government or contractor identified critical characteristics. All CPOAs are independent and shall be evaluated by the government for this contract. The CPOA and any subsequent revisions submitted IAW DD Form 1423 require PCO approval prior to implementation. Unless otherwise specified at time of approval, contractor shall review and evaluate CPOAs for currency and process improvements at least on an annual basis and submit results to the PCO. Unless otherwise approved by the PCO, each critical characteristic shall require a separate

CPOA. If the CPOA includes other documents by reference they shall be submitted upon request.

Guidance for the development of a CPOA can be found in the referenced guidance located at paragraph a of this section.

(h) The contractor may continue production with an approved CPOA provided that the critical non-conformance is consistent with the failure mode(s) and rates established in the CPOA. Failure to meet all CPOA requirements will require the contractor to revert back to paragraph f requirements.

(i) If a critical non-conformance is discovered beyond its designated inspection point and prior to Government acceptance the contractor shall take actions specified in paragraph f above. If a critical non-conformance is discovered after Government acceptance the

Government has the right to invoke the requirements of paragraph f with respect to the contractors remaining production under this contract.

MIL-STD-1916

The Department of Defense (DoD) Preferred Methods for this Acceptance of Product, MIL-STD-1916, shall be used for this procurement action. All references to MIL-STD-105, MIL-STD-414, MIL-STD-1235, and ANSI Z1.4 appearing in the Technical Data Package (TDP) are replaced by MIL-STD-1916. Verification Levels (VL) shall replace AQLs and shall be VL IV for major characteristics and VL II for minor characteristics.

STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL

Part I General Statistical Process Control Requirements

(a) In addition to the quality requirements of the technical data package, the Contractor shall implement Statistical Process Control

(SPC) in accordance with a government accepted SPC Program Plan. Control chart techniques shall be in accordance with the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) B1, B2 and B3. Alternate SPC charting methods may be proposed and submitted to the Government for review.

(b) The SPC Program Plan developed by the contractor shall consist of a general plan and a detailed plan. The plans shall be structured as delineated on the Data Item Description referenced in the DD Form 1423. The general and the detailed plans shall be submitted to the government for review per DD Form 1423 requirements. Notification by the Government of acceptance or nonacceptance of the plans shall be provided in accordance with the timeframes specified on the DD Form 1423. Once a general plan for a facility has been approved by this Command, the approval remains in effect for subsequent contracts as long as the contractual requirements remain substantially unchanged from contract to contract. Therefore, resubmission of a previously accepted general SPC plan is not required if current SPC contract requirements and Data Item Description (DID) requirements are fulfilled. If this Command has previously accepted the general

SPC plan under essentially the same SPC contractual requirements, so indicate by providing the Contracting Officer with the following information:

Date of Acceptance ______________

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(c) The contractor is responsible for updating the general plan to current SPC contractual requirements. If errors or omissions are encountered in a previously accepted SPC general plan, opportunities for improvement will be identified by the Government, and corrective action shall be accomplished by the contractor.

(d) A milestone schedule will be submitted for those facilities who do not have, or have never had, a fully implemented SPC program and will not have a fully operational SPC program once production is initiated. The milestones shall provide a time phased schedule of all efforts planned relative to implementation of an SPC program acceptable to the Government. A milestone schedule shall include implementation start and complete dates for those SPC subjects addressed in the Statistical Process Control requirement located in Part

II of this section. The milestone schedule shall only include those actions that cannot be accomplished prior to first article or the initiation of production, if a first article is not required. Milestones shall be developed for each commodity identified for SPC application. Milestones shall be submitted through the Government Quality Assurance Representative to the Contracting Officer for review and acceptance. Any deviations from the accepted milestones, to include justification for such deviations, shall be resubmitted through the same channels for review. The Government reserves the right to disapprove any changes to the previously accepted milestones.

Notification by the Government of the acceptance or nonacceptance of the milestones shall be furnished to the Contractor by the

Contracting Officer.

(e) The Contractor shall review all process and operation parameters for possible application of SPC techniques. This review shall include processes and operations under the control of the prime contractor and those under the control of subcontractor or vendor facilities. A written justification shall be included in the detailed plan for each process and operation parameter that controls or influences characteristics identified as critical, special, or major which have been deemed impractical for the application of SPC techniques. A pamphlet on application of SPC for short production runs is available through the Contracting Officer.

(f) Statistical evidence in the form of control charts shall be prepared and maintained for each process or operation parameter identified in the detailed plan. These charts shall identify all corrective actions taken on statistical signal. During production runs, control charts shall be maintained in such a manner to assure product is traceable to the control charts. At the conclusion of the production run, a collection of charts traceable to the product, shall be maintained for a minimum of 3 years. The control charts shall be provided to the Government for review at any time upon request.

(g) When the process or operation parameter under control has demonstrated both stability and capability, the Contractor may request, in writing, through Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) and Contracting Officer (CO) channels to the Product Assurance and Test

Directorate, that acceptance inspection or testing performed in accordance with contract requirements be reduced or eliminated. Upon approval by the CO, acceptance shall then be based upon the accepted SPC plan, procedures, practices and the control charts.

(h) The Government will not consider requests for reduction or elimination of 100% acceptance inspection and testing of if any one of the following conditions exist:

(1) The existing process currently utilizes a fully automated, cost effective, and sufficiently reliable method of 100% acceptance inspection or testing for an attribute-type critical parameter or characteristic.

(2) The Contractor utilizes attribute SPC control chart methods for the critical parameter or characteristic.

(3) The critical parameter or characteristic is a first order, single point safety failure mode (nonconformance of the critical parameter or characteristic in and of itself would cause a catastrophic failure).

(i) The Government will only consider reduction or elimination of the 100% acceptance inspection or test requirement for other critical parameters or characteristics if either of the following conditions are met:

(1) The process is in a state of statistical control utilizing variable control chart methods for the critical parameter or characteristic under control and the process performance index (Cpk) is at least 2.0. The Contractor shall maintain objective quality evidence through periodic audits that the process performance index is being maintained for each production delivery.

(2) The critical parameter or characteristic is conclusively shown to be completely controlled by one or more process or operation parameters earlier in the process, and those parameters are in a state of statistical control utilizing variable data, and the product of the probability of the conformance for each earlier parameter associated to the critical characteristic is better than or equal to a value equivalent to that provided by a Cpk of at least 2.0. The Contractor shall maintain objective quality evidence through periodic audits that the process performance indexes are being maintained for each production delivery.

(j) For characteristics other than critical, requests for reduction or elimination of acceptance inspection and testing shall be considered when the process performance index is greater than or equal to a Cpk of 1.33 for variables data. Requests shall be considered for attributes data when the percent beyond the specification limits is less than or equal to .003 (Cpk=1.33).

(k) Process or operation parameters under reduced or eliminated inspection or testing that undergo a break in production less than 6 months in length, may continue to operate under reduced or eliminated inspection or testing provided there has been no degradation below

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a Cpk of 1.33 (2.0 for criticals). Any break in production greater than 6 months shall require resubmission of the request for reduction or elimination of inspection or testing through the same channels cited in paragraph (g) above.

(1) Not used.

(m) Immediately following a change to a process or operation parameter under reduced or eliminated inspection, the process capability

(Cp) or process performance indexes (Cpk) shall be recalculated and documented for variable data; the grand average fraction defective shall be recalculated for attribute data. If any of these values have deteriorated, immediate notification shall be made to the

Government along with the associated documentation. Return to original inspection and test requirements may be imposed as stipulated in paragraph n below.

(n) The Government reserves the right to withdraw authorization to reduce or eliminate final acceptance inspection or testing and direct the Contractor to return to original contract inspection or test procedures at any indication of loss of process control or deterioration of quality.

Part II Detailed requirements pertaining to plan submittal

In accordance with DD Form 1423 and Part I of this section, the following supplemental information shall be considered and used when designing your general and detailed SPC plans.

1.0 General Management Plan

This section shall define managements SPC responsibilities and involvement and shall include managements commitment to continuous process improvement. The plan shall embrace a total commitment to quality and shall be capable of standing on its own merit.

1.1 Policy/Scope:

Describe the Contractors policy for applying SPC, including goals and management commitment to SPC.

1.2 Applicable Document:

List documents that are the basis for the contractors SPC program (i.e., ANSI standard, textbooks, Government documents).

1.3 SPC Management Structure:

Define the SPC management structure within the organization. Identify and include interrelationships of all departments involved in SPC

(i.e., Production, Quality, Engineering, Purchasing, etc.) Identify by job title or position all key personnel within departments involved in the application of SPC. Describe which functions are performed by key personnel and when these functions are performed

(i.e., include personnel responsible for performing inspections/audits, charting and interpreting data; personnel responsible for determining, initiating and implementing corrective action upon detecting assignable causes, etc.)

1.4 SPC Training:

Identify by job title or position the primary individual responsible for overseeing that SPC training is accomplished. Describe the qualification program required and in use for all personnel utilizing SPC techniques, including the qualification of trainers. Identify who is to be trained and the type, extent and length of such training (i.e., on-the-job, classroom, etc.). Identify when refresher training is required and how personnel using SPC techniques are monitored.

1.5 Manufacturing Controls:

Identify the criteria for performing SPC gage capability studies and describe how and when these studies are applied. Repeatability and accuracy of gages should be addressed.

1.6 Determination of SPC Use:

Describe how the process/operation parameters are determined appropriate for SPC application and explain what actions are taken if SPC is not deemed appropriate for critical, special and major process/operation parameters (i.e., Pareto analysis; analysis of characteristics with tight tolerances, etc.)

1.7 Process Stability and Capability:

a. Identify the criteria for performing process capability studies and describe how and when these studies are applied. Describe how the process capability index is calculated and include the frequency of these calculations. Describe what actions are taken as a result of each process capability study. Describe the contractors methodologies when process capability is for variable and attribute data. To determine a capable process, the process/operation parameters shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Variable Data. Process capability (Cp) shall be determined. Process performance index shall be greater than or equal to 1.33

(Cpk). For critical parameters/characteristics, the process performance index shall be greater than or equal to 2.0 (Cpk).

(2) Attribute Data: Process capability/performance shall be the percent beyond the upper/lower specification limit less than or equal to .003 percent (Cpk=1.33).

b. Describe what actions will be taken if process/operation is sub-marginal or marginal. (Cpk less than 1.33 or 2.0 for criticals) or

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grand average fraction defective is greater than .003 percent).

c. Include analysis of statistical distributions and define all formulas and symbology utilized.

1.8 Control Chart Policy:

a. Type of charts to be used (i.e., x bar/R x bar/S, etc.) and rationale for use; the criteria for selection of sample size, frequency of sampling and rational subgroups.

b. Procedures for establishing and updating control limits, including frequency of adjustments.

c. Criteria for determining out-of-control conditions (i.e., trends, points beyond control limits, etc.) and the corrective action taken; to include failure analysis when the process is unstable or when nonconforming product has resulted from unstable processes.

Illustrate out-of-control tests.

d. Describe the method of recording pertinent facts on control charts such as changes in raw materiel, machines, manufacturing methods and environment, and corrective actions taken and describe how control charts are traceable to the product.

1.9 Vendor/Subcontractor Purchase Controls:

Identify whether suppliers are required to utilize SPC and describe the extent the vendors policies and procedures are consistent with…