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32) Section L.4.4.2 item (1) Section 1 Contract Descriptions. States "This section shall include the following information in the following format:

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and Data Universal Numbering System (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).

(b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Governments technical representative/COR, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

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

Question: If a contractor is performing as a subcontractor and does not have contact with or direct access to the Government POC's can the contractor provide only the prime contractors POCs who align with the requirements of (b) (c) (d) and (e)?

ANSWER: Past Performance information is required from a Government POC for any government contracts you were either the Prime and/ or a Major Sub Contractor as defined in paragraph L.4.4. Please provide the questionnaire to the Government POC to fill out any way possible. Specific concerns can be forwarded to the contract specialist, Thomas Howes, at thomas.d.howes2.civ@mail.mil for assistance. Please provide the corresponding contract number.

33) Section L.4.4.2 item (5) Past Performance Questionnaire, states " (5) Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1, Past Performance Questionnaires must be completed and submitted (APPENDIX D). The Offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The POC's shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Officer within 30 calendar days of the release of the RFP, to (include Contracting Officers email address). The Offeror shall also e-mail to the Contracting Officer a list of all the POCs who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list within 30 calendar days after release of the RFP. The POC List shall be submitted in Word for Windows Table Format to include the following fields: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-Mail Address; Date E-Mailed to POC (month/day)."

Question: If a contractor is performing as a subcontractor and does not have direct contact with nor direct access to the Government POC's will the Government allow contractors to submit questionnaires to the prime contractor POC's who align with the Government POCs?

ANSWER: Past Performance information is required from a Government POC for any government contracts you were either the Prime and/ or a Major Sub Contractor as defined in paragraph L.4.4. Please provide the questionnaire to the Government POC to fill out any way possible. Specific concerns can be forwarded to the contract specialist, Thomas Howes, at thomas.d.howes2.civ@mail.mil for assistance. Please provide the corresponding contract number.

34) Section L.3.1 states "*Manufacturing Maps (1 per item) will be accepted as an Appendix to Factor 1 and will not count against the page count."

Question 1: May contractors use 11 x 17 pages for each of these maps?

ANSWER: Yes. 11x17 paper is considered 1 page in the appendix only.

Question 2: Would the Government please increase the "1 per item" quantity to allow contractors to provide maps of complex subcomponents?

ANSWER: No.

35) Reference to Solicitation No. W15QKN-15-R-0014, Drawing No. 12901539, Fixture Pre-Strain

Material call out ASTM 240 is a plate spec, which we do not believe it proper to manufacture a round part from.

We believe this item should be manufactured out of Tube, which is ASTM A213/A269.

ANSWER: This item should be manufactured to the drawing

36) Two drawings were not found in the posted packages. 13015775 and 11578985. (Note the QAP 11578985-QAP was in the package). Can you provide those two drawings?

ANSWER: The 60mm Handle and Firing Mech Drawing Number 11578985 should be in the FBO PRON P14C34 folder.

37) The monthly delivery rate for the M67 Sight unit was listed as minimum 50 and maximum 50. We wanted to be sure that the rate was 50 for both minimum and maximum. Is this the case?

ANSWER: Yes.

38) It will be our intention to work with Yuma Proving Ground to conduct live fire testing. Can you provide contact information for government rate pricing?

ANSWER: The point of contact is http://www.atec.army.mil/rfts.html

39) Drawing No. 13028843, 81mm Basic Issue Items, M252A1 and Attachment 0001 (M252/M252A1/M252A2 81mm BII- Basic Issue Item List, M252A1 BII Kit PN 13028843 MCN9999-01-M98-504) do not match.

Specifically, Drawing No. 13028843 lists PNs: 11733755, 11730975, 11730976, 11736201, and 11741788 and none of those are included on Attachment 0001 M252/M252A1/M252A2 81mm BII- Basic Issue Item List, M252A1 BII Kit PN 13028843 MCN9999-01-M98-504.

Also, M252/M252A1/M252A2 81mm BII- Basic Issue Item List, M252A1 BII Kit PN 13028843 MCN9999-01-M98-504 lists PNs: 13028470, 13011138, 13028500, and Battery Non-rechargeable that are not listed on Drawing No. 13038843.

Should we quote to Attachment 0001 List or Drawing 13028843, 81mm Basic Issue Items M252A1, Package Content?

ANSWER: Attachment 0001

40) Drawing No. 13028848 includes PN 11580040, Gauge, Bore Straightness but PN 11580040, Gauge, Bore Straightness is not included on Attachment 0001 (81mm M252 Direct Support (DS) Requirement : TM (1 per 4 systems)/ M252 DS Tool Kit P/N: 13028848 NSN 1015-01-588-7446.

Should we quote to Attachment 0001 List or Drawing 13028848, 81mm Support Tools, M252, Package Content?

ANSWER: Attachment 0001

41) Drawing No. 12901597, Belleville Stack Assembly, a component of 81mm Lightweight Bipod, is missing information; i.e. in Zone D-3 it notes “16X *** BELLEVILLE ***” however there is no specific part number listed for the Belleville.

ANSWER: The Part Numbers are listed in the next level drawing to 12901597, drawing number 12901596

42) The following QAP’s are not available in the TDP provided by USG:

QAP 13017604

QAP 13015921

QAP 13015923

QAP 13015922

ANSWER: These QAPS will be uploaded.

43) Would the government please extend the due date of the past performance questionnaires from the original proposal due date of 29 June 2015 to the new proposal due date of 14 July 2015.

ANSWER: Yes all documents are now required by 14 July 2015, an amendment to the solicitation is forthcoming.

44) Would the Government consider the selected Awardee to have an active NRC post contract award?

ANSWER: As stated in question #7 posted on 5 June 2015:

The contractor shall provide “A copy of the NRC License……with the contractor’s proposal.” Refer to page 307 of the solicitation Appendix A, paragraph A below:

A. The contractor shall possess a valid Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) License, Agreement State License, or appropriate license issued by the foreign country in which the facility is located, if applicable, covering the radioactive material(s) to be used. The license must cover all facets of operations planned by the contractor (i.e., the amount of material authorized; the type of work to be performed, etc.). A copy of the NRC License, Agreement State License, or foreign license, and all current amendments shall be provided to the Government with the contractors proposal.

** The NRC License can be held by the Prime or Subcontractor whoever is producing the specific material that the license is called for.

45) In reference to the EIGHT key Components cited multiple times in the Solicitation, the contractor is finding it very difficult to obtain the necessary proposal inputs as required in the Solicitation. For all tritium based components, the contractor has identified only one viable source of supply capable of manufacturing all tritium based components. The contractor has spent considerable time and money meeting potential partners on the Mortar Weapon Component Solicitation over the last year and half and planned to use specific suppliers to support the contractor's proposal. Since the release of Section L&M, things have been very quiet and the contractor is finding it difficult to obtain the necessary proposal inputs. As the Solicitation is drafted, the ONE identified Sources of Supply for the tritium components essentially can dictate who can/will win this award. In fact, if this Company chose not to quote any other party, this company would very likely be the Sole offeror with a technically acceptable proposal. Since this company has been making these tritium components for many years, would the Government consider waiving the sub-contractor inputs as required in the Solicitation? In doing so, the Government will increase competition which in turn will result cost savings to the Government.

ANSWER: There are no restrictions for use of other suppliers for tritium based components. The source control drawings are only for specific paint, fill or plastic molding. Any identified sources of supply for tritium items are not required sources. The contractor may utilize any subcontractor of tritium items that meet the contract terms and conditions.

46) Is there any insight as to the potential order amounts, at least within the first year of the program? In reference to possible order quantities, the noted minimum number of orders, which applies to only X# CLINs. Given all the other possible CLINs that it is possible for the customer to order, which have no minimum order QTY, there is a drastic discrepancy between the number of items that could be required to be delivered from month to month. The contractors preliminary planning shows 620 kits of deliverable products as the minimum order QTY per month (referencing the CLINs which have minimum QTYs, as noted above) and a maximum requirement of 3,680 kits of deliverable products per month if all parts are purchased at their full QTYs. There is no economical way to establish production capacity for such a wide range of deliverables if they can fluctuate between the maximum and minimum each month. Insight into long range requirements would enable a phased, level-loaded production approach and materials management strategy.

ANSWER: As stated in question #24 posted on 24 June 2015, this is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The only guarantee at this time is the Minimum Order amount of $500,000.00.

47) Please provide MIL-DTL-32503 Mortar, 81 Millimeter - M252A2 (without M67 Sight Unit) ANSWER: These documents are available through assist online, but has been uploaded for your convenience.