EMM SP8000-20-R-0005 - QA_Responses Part 2.pdf
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- Electrolytic Manganese Metal (EMM) Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- SP8000-20-R-0005
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- Defense Logistics Agency
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This document contains questions and answers related to solicitation SP8000-20-R-0005 issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Strategic Materials for the purchase of Electrolytic Manganese Metal flakes. The solicitation seeks a one-time delivery of 3,000 metric tons of EMM flakes with a minimum 99.70% manganese content within 12 months of award, with an option to increase the quantity by an additional 3,000 metric tons. Offerors must demonstrate experience producing similar materials for commercial or Department of Defense contracts. Proposals are limited to 15 pages and are not required to include standard forms but may incorporate safety data sheets and past performance references without counting towards the page limit. Dimensions of 45 inches by 45 inches for product pallets are acceptable.
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ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE METAL
SP8000-20-R-0005
Questions and Answers – Part 2
Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 1
Q1. Per 5.1.2 of the Statement of Work (SOW), the material shall be flake form of a certain size. Are any special techniques used to determine flake size conformance other than sieving?
A1. There is no special technique for determining particle size for the flakes other than standard sieving.
Q2. Per the evaluation criteria, factor 1: technical, subfactor 2: delivery schedule, "This document shall address the offeror's ability to make a one time delivery of the requested material no later than 12 months after award." A one time delivery of 3000 MT exceeds the daily 60 MT limit specified in 7.1.5 in the SOW. Please advise.
A2. The phrase “one time” has been removed from the document.
Q3. Per the evaluation criteria, factor 2: past performance, paragraph 1, "the offeror shall demonstrate that their firm has experience with commercial or Department of Defense contracts for producing phosphor grade 4N Europium Oxide." Please clarify the relationship between past performance and phosphor grade 4N Europium Oxide.
A3. This is a mistake obtained from another material acquisition. No relationship between past performance and phosphor grade 4 N europium oxide will be existed in the EMM acquisition.
Q4. Per 5.3.4.1 of the SOW, "All pallets shall be approximately 48 inches deep (front to back) and 48 inches wide (side to side) in size." The standard 20' or 40' shipping container--Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit (TEU) or Forty-foot Equivalent Unit (FEU)--has an internal width of 7 feet 8 inches. Is the DLA agreeable to pallets of 45 inches x 45 inches? We can fit two rows of 45" x 45" pallets as opposed to one row of 48" x 48" pallets. Please advise.
A4. Yes, we are agreeable to 45” x 45”.
Q5. Per the EMM Coversheet, proposals shall not exceed 15 pages. The Safety Data Sheet from our intended manufacturer is 4 pages. Is the SDS included in the page count? Attachment E is two pages per reference. Three references will amount to 6 pages. Are the 6 pages of past performance information counted towards the page count?
A5. Per the solicitation, the 15-page proposal includes the technical proposal, past performance and price.
Q6. Additionally, for government proposals we have submitted in the past, we included Standard Form (SF) 1449 in our submission. We did not see any explicit instructions in the solicitation to include a
ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE METAL
SP8000-20-R-0005
Questions and Answers – Part 2
Source Selection Information - See FAR 2.101 and 3.104 2 contract solicitation form with the proposal submission. Please advise. If we are to include a standard form, does this form count towards the 15 page proposal limit.
A6. There is no requirement to include the SF 1449 with a proposal submission.
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