AMENDMENT_001_SP8000-18-R-0002.pdf

AMENDMENT 001

Ore Piles Weighing & Relocating

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The purpose of this amendment is to revise two (2) documents, the Statement of Work and Attachment C—Pricing Structure Breakdown for solicitation SP8000-18-R-0002.

Any changes or additions are in RED BOLD Font.

STATEMENT OF WORK

FROM:

2. SCOPE

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Strategic Materials intends to purchase SEG+ oxide concentrate containing 6,000 kilograms of Europium Oxide (relative to Total Rare Earth Oxide

(TREO)).

TO:

2. SCOPE

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Strategic Materials intends to purchase SEG+ oxide concentrate containing 6,000 kilograms, dried weight, of Europium Oxide (relative to Total Rare Earth Oxide (TREO)).

FROM:

Section 4.1.2 The material shall meet the chemical and physical specifications:

SEG+ Oxide Concentrate

TREO > 97 %

LOI < 3%

Contained REO (%) Eu2O3 / REO > 6 Sm2O3 / REO >35 Gd2O3 / REO >15 Tb2O3 / REO >1 Dy2O3 / REO >3 Ho2O3 / REO > 0.2 Er2O3/ REO > 0.3

Tm2O3 / REO > 0.01 Yb2O3 / REO > 0.1

Y2O3 / REO >10

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TO:

Section 4.1.2 The material shall meet the chemical and physical specifications:

SEG+ Oxide Concentrate (weight percentage)

TREO > 95 %

LOI < 5%

Contained REO (%) Eu2O3 / REO > 6% Sm2O3 / REO > 35% Gd2O3 / REO > 12% Tb2O3 / REO > 0.5% Dy2O3 / REO > 1% Ho2O3 / REO > 0.15% Er2O3/ REO > 0.15%

Tm2O3 / REO > 0.007% Yb2O3 / REO > 0.03%

Y2O3 / REO > 2%

The following section and language was added—

4.1.4. The material weight shall be dry weight and based on non-complexed Europium

Oxide content.

FROM:

4.2 Testing

4.2.1 The Contractor shall provide a certificate of analysis (COA) with each lot delivered.

4.2.1.1.1 The COA shall be in English.

4.2.1.1.2 The COA shall include the:

a) Lot number,

b) Results of chemical analysis.

4.2.2 Producer/Supplier Responsibility for Independent Third-Party* Conformance Testing

4.2.2.1 In addition to submitting a producer’s certificate for the material, the Producer/Supplier shall also provide independent third-party testing (sampling

SP8000-18-R-0002 Page 3 of 8 and laboratory analysis) of the material to verify that it conforms to all specifications set forth in Section 4.1 of this SOW.

4.2.2.2 Selection of the testing companies and their qualification are subject to approval by the DLA Strategic Materials Program Manager for Materials Testing.

4.2.2.3 The specifications required in Sections 4.1 of this SOW shall be incorporated into the conformance-testing procedures [See Attachment 1: DLA Strategic Materials Requirements Regarding Independent Third-Party Conformance Testing].

4.2.2.4 A sample(s) shall be taken in the Government Storage Depot. The Producer/Supplier shall contact the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) to schedule/ coordinate sampling activities. The on-site security and environmental, safety, and health rules of DLA Strategic Materials shall be followed by visitors to Depots [See Attachment 2: DLA Strategic Material Depot On-Site Rules].

4.2.2.5 If the Contractor uses an independent testing company to conduct their standard COA tests, the Government will consider waiving the requirement for independent third party testing. If the Contractor uses this option, the Government, in advance, shall approve the independent testing company.

The detail requirements for the Independent Third Party testing are addressed in Attachment 1 of this SOW.

*Herein a “party” is defined as:

a) 1st Party = Producer/Supplier.

b) 2nd party = DLA Strategic Materials.

c) 3rd Party = Independent company not affiliated with the other two (2) parties.

TO:

4.2 Testing: Certificate of Analysis and Independent Third Party Testing

4.2.1. The Contractor shall provide a certificate of analysis (COA) with each lot delivered.

4.2.1.1. The COA shall be in English.

4.2.1.2. The COA shall include the lot number.

4.2.1.3. The COA shall include the results of chemical analysis.

4.2.1.4. The Contractor shall provide an approved COA with each delivered lot.

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4.2.1.5. The COA shall be signed by the laboratory analyst.

4.2.1.6. The COAs must be sent to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for review and approval prior to delivery of each material lot.

4.3. The Contractor shall be responsible for Independent Third-Party Testing as verification of the material’s properties.

4.3.1 The Contractor shall provide the name of an independent third party testing company/companies (for testing, sampling and laboratory analysis) for the Contracting Officer to review.

4.3.2. Selection of the sampling and testing company/companies and their qualification(s) is subject to approval by the DLA Strategic Materials Program Manager.

4.3.3. The specifications listed in Section 4.1 of this SOW shall be incorporated into the conformance-testing procedures [See Attachment 1: DLA Strategic Materials Requirements Regarding Independent Third-Party Testing].

4.3.4. A representative sample(s) shall be independently taken and tested prior to shipment of material. The Producer/Supplier shall contact the COR to schedule/ coordinate sampling activities.

4.3.5. If the Contractor uses an independent sampling and testing company to conduct their standard COA tests, the Government will consider waiving the requirement for independent third party sampling and testing. If the Contractor uses this option, the Government, in advance, shall approve the independent sampling and testing company. The detail requirements for the Independent Third Party sampling and testing are addressed in Attachment 1 of this SOW.

NOTE:

The following sections and their respective subsection have been numerically changed only, language/content remained the same.

FROM:

4.3. Packaging

4.4. Labeling

4.5. Transportation

TO:

4.4. Packaging

4.5. Labeling

4.6. Transportation

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FROM:

4.4.1 Each drum shall have three (3) tags--with one (1) tag being inside the drum, one (1) being outside and one (1) being on top of the drum.

TO:

4.5.1. Each drum shall have a total of three (3) tags--one (1) tag being inside the drum, one (1) tag being outside and one (1) tag being on top of the drum.

FROM:

4.5.1. The Contractor shall be responsible for transport and Carrier and Insurance Paid To (CIP) of the material to point of delivery: The Government Depot in Hammond, Indiana, United States. The transportation of this material shall comply with all relevant Federal, State, and Local, including the Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR 170-189) where appropriate.

4.6.1. The Contractor shall be responsible for transport and Carrier and Insurance Paid To (CIP) of the material to point of delivery: The Government Depot in Hammond, Indiana, United States. The transportation of this material shall comply with all relevant Federal, State, and Local, including the Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR 170-189) where appropriate, including SDS documentation inclusion in shipment requirements.

6.1.1 The Contractor shall deliver materials to the Government Depot Storage at the following address during the operations shown below:

Defense Logistics Agency 3200 Sheffield Avenue Hammond, Indiana 46327-1003 United States of America Telephone: (219) 937-5383 Shipping hours: 0730 – 1530 Monday - Friday Accessibility: Truck/Rail scale is available (Weight Capacity 4,000,000

Lbs. or 1,800,100 kg)

6.1.2. The Contractor shall abide by the rules, laws and regulations when accessing/delivery the material to the Government Storage Depot, as referenced in Attachment 2: DLA Strategic Material Depot On-Site Rules.

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6.2 Inspection and Acceptance

The material inspection and acceptance location will be at DLA Strategic Materials Hammond Depot.

6.2.1 If any lot, or lots, of the material do not conform to the standards listed in this SOW, the Government will reject those lots. The Contractor shall remove and replace the material with 90 days and be responsible for any and all appropriate remedies IAW FAR 52.246-2.

6.3 Delivery Date

The Contractor shall deliver the material to the Government Storage Depot stated above within 270 calendar days after the contract is awarded.

All material deliveries and tests/analyses/samples will be accomplished within 365 days after the contracted is awarded.

6.1.1 The Contractor shall deliver materials to the Government Depot Storage at the following address during the operations shown below:

Defense Logistics Agency 3200 Sheffield Avenue Hammond, Indiana 46327-1003 United States of America Telephone: (219) 937-5383 Accessibility: Truck/Rail scale is available (Weight Capacity 4,000,000 lbs. or 1,800,100 kgs.)

6.1.2. The Contractor shall deliver materials to the Government Storage Depot within the unloading hours of 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

6.1.3 The Contractor shall abide by the rules, laws and regulations when accessing/delivery the material to the Government Storage Depot, as referenced in Attachment 2: DLA Strategic Material Depot On-Site Rules.

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6.2 Material Inspection and Acceptance

6.2.1 Receiving inspection for identification, packaging and labeling of each delivered lot, along with the required documentation will be conducted at the Delivery Point in Hammond, Indiana.

6.2.2 If any lot(s) do not conform to the standards listed in this SOW, the Government has the right to reject respective lots.

6.2.3 The Contractor shall remove and replace the rejected lots(s)/material within 90 days and be responsible for any and all appropriate remedies IAW FAR 52.246- 2.

6.3 Material Delivery

6.3.1 The Contractor shall submit the COA(s) and third party testing results for each lot of material to the COR for review and approval prior to delivery to the Government Depot.

6.3.2 The Government will have ten (10) business days to review and accept or reject the submitted documents.

6.3.3 Upon approval of the documents, the Contractor then shall deliver the material to the Government Storage Depot stated above within 270 calendar days after the contract is awarded.

6.3.4 All material deliveries and tests/analyses/samples will be accomplished within 365 days after the contracted is awarded.

ATTACHMENT 1:

DLA Strategic Materials Requirements Regarding Independent

Third-Party Conformance Testing

DLA Strategic Materials Testing Requirements (Bullet #4) o Sampling shall be performed at a DLA Depot no later than 30 days after delivery is completed or at other designated location before delivery. If a sample(s) is taken in the DLA Depot, the Producer/Supplier shall contact the COR to schedule/coordinate sampling activities, and the COR, or another DLA representative, will be present to observe the sampling process.

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TO:

ATTACHMENT 1:

DLA Strategic Materials Requirements Regarding Independent Third Party Testing

DLA Strategic Materials Testing Requirements (Bullet #4) o Sampling is an integral, and often separate, process from testing. The sampling must be done independently. The Government must be confident the sample being tested is representative of the lot of material. Having the Offeror draw their own sample is not acceptable, unless the Government witnesses and approves the sampling method.

The following documents also have changes; these revisions are annotated as follows:

• Revised—Solicitation Coversheet_SEG Eu (Changes are in RED BOLD Font)

• Revised—Attachment A: SF 1449_SEG Eu (Changes are highlighted in YELLOW)

• Revised—Attachment D: SOW_SEG Eu (Changes are in RED BOLD Font)

• Please see below for changes to Attachment C: Pricing Structure Breakdown (Changes are in RED BOLD Font)—

Rare Earth Material RE Material Content (%) Unit Price (% / $) Total Price

Rare Earth Material RE Material Content (%) Unit Price ($ / kg) Total Price