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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. Contract ID Code Page Of

2. Amendment/Modification No.

3. Effective Date

4. Requisition/Purchase Req No.

5. Project No. (If applicable)

6. Issued By Code 7. Administered By (If other than Item 6) Code

8. Name And Address Of Contractor (No., Street, City, County, State and Zip Code)

9A. Amendment Of Solicitation No.

9B. Dated (See Item 11)

10A. Modification Of Contract/Order No.

10B. Dated (See Item 13) Code Facility Code

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended, is not extended.

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning ____________ copies of the amendments: (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted; or (c) By separate letter or telegram which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by telegram or letter, provided each telegram or letter makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

12. Accounting And Appropriation Data (If required)

13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS

It Modifies The Contract/Order No. As Described In Item 14.

A. This Change Order is Issued Pursuant To: The Changes Set Forth In Item 14 Are Made In

The Contract/Order No. In Item 10A.

B. The Above Numbered Contract/Order Is Modified To Reflect The Administrative Changes (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) Set

Forth In Item 14, Pursuant To The Authority of FAR 43.103(b).

C. This Supplemental Agreement Is Entered Into Pursuant To Authority Of:

D. Other (Specify type of modification and authority)

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not, is required to sign this document and return _______________ copies to the Issuing Office.

14. Description Of Amendment/Modification (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15A. Name And Title Of Signer (Type or print)

16A. Name And Title Of Contracting Officer (Type or print)

15B. Contractor/Offeror 15C. Date Signed 16B. United States Of America 16C. Date Signed

By (Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

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EMAIL: MARGARET.A.HEYRICH.CIV@MAIL.MIL

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: MARGARET A HEYRICH

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: ACC-NJ-MA/(973)724-3871

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Type of Contract 2: Cost Plus Fixed Fee

Kind of Contract: Service Contracts

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(1) The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to provide answers to questions from industry.

Narrative A0001 - Competition Approach states Orders will be placed using the applicable FFP or CPFF loaded labor rates for the OP during which the orders are issued irrespective of when performance takes place.

Comment: Offerors have difficulty proposing a fair and reasonable fixed price rate valid for an unknown period of performance without including a limiting assumption as to performance duration and facilities/equipment use approval if GFP property is required in the performance of work.

Question 1: Can an offeror no bid an option year?

Answer: There are no option years. This contract is an IDIQ with task orders. All five (5) one-year (1) ordering periods must be priced, in order to be considered for award.

Question 2: After award of the IDIQ, can the holder of an award no-bid a task order?

Answer: Yes, after award of the base IDIQ, an awardee can no bid a task order.

Question 3: What assumptions can an offeror make relative to approval of USG facilities/GFP use?

Answer: Use of USG facilities and GFP shall be determined on a task by task basis and is subject to approval of the Procuring

Contracting Officer. However, if a contractor proposed the use USG facilities/GFP, it shall be on a non-interference basis. The use of

USG facilities/GFP shall not interfere with ongoing USG production orders under any other contracts already in place.

Question 4: Will the contracting officer provide a maximum task order performance period?

Answer: Period of Performance will be determined based on the requirements of each order.

Question 5: Does the USG intend to negotiate task orders?

Answer: Yes, the Government will negotiate task orders.

Narrative A0001 - Competition Approach states

Limited Distribution Data Information Instructions:

The following documents are labeled Distribution Statement D:

- Military Specification MIL-A-2550C

To obtain these documents, Offerors are required to submit an AMSTA-AR 1350 Technical Data Request Questionnaire, a DD 2345 Military

Critical Technical Data Agreement, and a fully executed Non-Disclosure and Non-Use Agreement all of which are included as attachments to this Request for Proposal (RFP).

Comment: The technical data certification program is U.S./Canada and the DD 2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement example was attached. Other sections of the solicitation also refer to foreign entities.

Question 6: Is a foreign entity from countries other than Canada allowed to participate as a prime or subcontractor to a prime?

Answer: This acquisition is Full and open Competition.

Question 7: Would the inclusion of a foreign entity be limited to USG Tier 1 allies or some other category grouping?

Answer: Foreign entities denied under ITAR 126.1 or other export restriction could not be included as part of an offerors proposal.

Question 8: If the offeror or offerors subcontractor has not applied to be a certified contractor by issuance of an approved DD 2345, 2 24

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can the offeror obtain Distribution D document release approval via individual document release requests?

Answer: No, the offeror or offerors subcontractor cannot obtain Distribution D documents until an approved DD 2345 is received by the

Government. In addition, in accordance with Distribution Statement D Distribution is authorized to Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only. Other requests shall be referred to the Office of the Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems, ATTN: SFAE-AMO-

MAS, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000. If approved, the requested documents will be provided.

Question 9: If the offeror or offerors subcontractor has applied to be a certified contractor by the proposal submittal date, what time would be allowed to complete this action?

Answer: Offerors must be a certified contractor prior to submittal of proposal for base contract. Offerors subcontractors should be certified prior to bidding on the particular task order for which they will be working on.

Section A-2 52.215-4004 IDENTIFICATION OF WORK PERFORMED AT A GOVERNMENT LOCATION (AS7027) OCT/2010, e. states Specify any Government furnished equipment needed to perform the work under this solicitation such as office space, other space, utilities, physical access, e-mail accounts, and the like on which the proposal is based.

Comment: For GOCOs, the portion of facilities and equipment used in the performance of any resulting task order can only be identified knowing the task order scope. To require a listing of equipment and rooms used at GOCO facilities as a portion of the IDIQ response proposal could result in a listing in the thousands. Section L-12 (c) states the list is (To be submitted on a task order by task order basis).

Question 10: Is Section A-2 52.215-4004 intended to be in support of proposals in response to individual task orders and not intended to be provided with the solicitation response for the IDIQ?

Answer: The contractor shall provide sufficient information to meet the requirements of the RFP. For the base award, the offeror should provide capabilities to be utilized in support of the RFP requirements.

Question 11: If Section A-2 52.215-4004 is also intended to be in response to the solicitation and the offeror is the operator of the

Government location, would a call-out of the location and general description of available facilities and equipment be sufficient?

Answer: Offeror shall respond to 52.215-4004 as part of the solicitation, with as much detail as considered as sufficient to answer items a through g.

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS LABOR CATEGORY DEFINITIONS states (Categories annotated with an asterisk are considered key personnel for evaluation purposes.)

Comment: Our interpretation of key personnel is limited to the key program management and technical supervision required to effectively manage and execute the resulting task orders.

Question 12: Please provide the USG definition of key personnel.

Answer: Key Personnel are clearly defined and annotated with an asterisk in Section B - Supplies or Services.

Question 13: In response to a task order competition, will an offerors proposal response be submitted in a matrix of hours by individual labor categories depicted in Section B Labor Category Definitions for the scope to be performed?

Answer: Yes.

SECTION C paragraph 3.1.2.3 Advanced warhead designs

Comment: 3.1.2.2, 3.1.2.3 and 3.1.2.6 appear to have references to medium and/or large caliber munitions.

Question 14: Can offerors disregard references identified as specific only to medium and/or large caliber munitions?

Answer: Sections 3.1.2.2, 3.1.2.3 and 3.1.2.6 do not contain references specific to medium and/or large caliber. The offeror can disregard section 3.2.2.3 advanced warhead design.

SECTION L.4.1.1 Subfactor 1 Small Caliber Experience c) and SECTION L.4.1.1 Subfactor 2 Facilities Equipment and Suppliers c) state

Evidence and details of knowledge and prior experience with ammunition and ammunition component non-destructive and destructive testing, including ballistic testing, of Rimfire Ammunition, Pistol ammunition, Shotshell ammunition and Centerfire ammunition. Centerfire ammunition defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber. As a minimum, ballistic testing shall include pressure, velocity, dispersion (200m) and function & casualty.

Comment: To provide evidence and details of experience and test equipment needed to perform the tests, there is a need to know what weapons specifically are contemplated to be used for the testing. The Function and Casualty testing is assumed to be a specific user

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weapon not identified in the solicitation. We interpret the requirement relative to weapons experience and knowledge for 5.56, 7.62x51, .50cal to be the weapons called out in the MIL-DTL for that ammunition as needed to test for the required events.

Question 15: What weapons specifically will the offeror need to have test capability with for each category of ammunition other than the

MIL-DTL call-outs?

Answer: The USG will specify weapons required on each task order. For the purposes of evaluation for the base contract, offerors should submit details of small caliber capabilities and experience.

SECTION L.4.1.3 Subfactor 3 Personnel states c) Availability and adequacy of qualified personnel necessary to perform ammunition component non-destructive and destructive testing, including ballistic testing, of Rimfire, Pistol, Shotshell and Centerfire ammunition.

Centerfire ammunition is defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber. As a minimum, ballistic testing shall include pressure, velocity, dispersion

(200m) and function & casualty.

Comment: With the exception of key personnel necessary to execute a successful program, we hesitate to release identity of qualified personnel for security purposes as well as protection of personal rights.

Question 16: If the offeror provides a listing of available qualified personnel by labor category together with an identity of the individuals weapons familiarity and combined years of experience, will the listing meet the requirement of Section L.4.1.3?

Answer: Offeror should provide a list of qualified personnel to meet the RFP requirements.

Section H-4 52.000-4002 LEVEL 1 ANTI TERRORIST AWARENESS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FORCONTRACTOR OCT/2010 (a) states all contractor employees requiring access to any Federally-controlled facility and logical access to Federally controlled information systems except for national security systems as defined by 44 U.S.C. 3542(b)(2), should be certified in Level 1 Anti-Terrorism Training. The contractor is responsible for ensuring that the training has been satisfactorily completed and that valid certificates of completion have been submitted to the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) with a copy furnished to the Contracting Officer. The Certificates are valid for one year, therefore, training shall be completed every year for the duration of the contract.

Comment: This requirement also appears in the Statement of Work at paragraph 4.5.1. Offerors may have internal mandatory training related to security and anti-terrorism equal to or more detailed than training provided at http://jko.jten.mil Additionally, an offeror may have several thousand employees for which a small percentage may be performing task orders under this IDIQ.

Question 17: If a company has an internal mandatory training for security and anti-terrorism equal to or more detailed than training found at http://jko.jten.mil, would such training be sufficient to meet the stated requirement?

Answer: No, Offerors must take the training found at http://jko.jten.mil and submit valid certificates to the Contracting Officer and

COR.

Question 18: Can the requirement directed by H-4 52.000-4002 be imposed only to the employees who will be executing work proposed under the task orders?

Answer: Yes, only the employees who will be executing work proposed under the task orders shall complete the required training.

Question 19: Is the requirement directed by H-4 52.000-4002 mandatory to flow down to all tiers of subcontracting for work proposed under the task orders, even if a subcontractor may be a foreign entity?

Answer: Answer: as defined in the clause, the term contractor employee includes employees, agents, students or student interns, or representatives and all employees, agents or representatives of all subcontractors and suppliers.

Attachments 7 and 8, Material and Travel/ODCS headings for each ordering period.

Comment: Some offerors have multiple accrual pools for indirect rates more than the spreadsheet currently depicts; i.e., material handling, material overhead, G&A, etc.

Question 20: Can an offeror add rows to Attachments 7 and 8 at the cells highlighted and entitled Indirect Cost Title and Indirect Rate

Title to capture actual method of cost accruals?

Answer: Yes, an offeror can add rows to Attachments 7 & 8.

Section C Statement of Work section 3.4 states Each order will identify which of the sections of 3.4 requirements will apply.

Comment: Section 3.5 doesnt contain a similar sentence to that of 3.4 - Section 3.5.2 and others refer to report requirements specific to a task or task item but 3.5.8.1 adds the statement Each order shall identify whether this requirement applies and 3.5.8.2 is self-explanatory. It is also difficult to ascertain which paragraphs in section 3.6, 3.7 and 4.0 will be identified with the task order or considered a requirement for the IDIQ proposal response.

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Question 21: Please clarify which sections or subsections in 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 4.0 will be identified with task orders as they are released and which sections or subsections of 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 4.0 are requirements that apply to the offerors IDIQ proposal response.

Answer: The requirements listed in Sections 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, and 4.0 all apply to the base contract but may or may not apply to a specific order. Offeror's IDIQ proposal response should identify how the offeror will be able to meet EACH requirement in the event a specific order identifies a specific section.

Section L.2.3.1 c. states provide one (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic copy (on CD) submitted as an .XPS file.

Comment: There is concern that in the future .XPS files will not be supported. L.2.3.1 b. states Alternatively, files may be provided in

Portable Document Format (.pdf).

Question 22: Is a *.pdf file an acceptable alternative to the .XPS file to meet the requirement of Section L.2.3.1 c.?

Answer: Yes, per section L.2.3.1.b, files may be alternatively provided in Portable Document Format (.pdf).

Section L.4.2.3.2 CPFF Material states Material will be reimbursed on a cost, no fee basis and will be negotiated at the Task Order level.

Comment: The verbiage is unclear.

Question 23: Will the USG negotiate Material overhead and fees for each task order?

Answer: Yes, the Government will negotiate Material overhead but no fee.

Question 24: Is there a maximum dollar value per task order for material (whether in support of a services order or a supplies order)?

Answer: No

Question 25: At what point in time are materials considered accepted for payment purposes under the FFP task order?

Answer: Once the technical COR accepts the invoice in the WAWF system, the material is considered accepted.

L.4.2.4 Accounting System states in relevant part An offeror will not be awarded CPFF Task Orders until such time as their accounting system has been deemed adequate by DCAA.

Comment: An offerors proposal may include one or more small business subcontractors that have not yet pursued obtaining a DCAA audit to determine accounting system adequacy. The time required by DCAA to perform a pre-award accounting system audit is likely to exceed the timely response date.

Question 26: Is there an allowed time after the IDIQ response date for an offeror or an offerors subcontractor to obtain a DCAA audit determination as to accounting system adequacy?

Answer: The Government will request Pre-Award Surveys from DCMA when we received proposals from offerors. The response time for DCMA is usually 30 days but sometimes it can take longer. It depends on DCMA schedule and availability of field personnel to conduct the audit.

Question 27: Would the contracting officer consider award of a CPFF Task Order if the offeror provides evidence that a DCAA audit of the accounting system has been requested?

Answer: No, The Government will not consider an award of a CPFF task order if the offeror provides evidence that DCAA audit of the accounting system has been requested. The offeror must have an approved accounting system prior to awarding a CPFF task order. Task

Order awards will not be delayed for completion of audits.

L.4.4.9.1 states Offerors which are both: (a) other than U.S. small business concerns (as defined by the NAICS code applicable to the

RFP), and (b) have had prior contracts requiring the submission of a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 are to:

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Provide a description of their performance in complying with the requirements of FAR 52.219-9, including documentation of both their goals and their accomplishment of the goals established under subcontracting plans of prior contracts performed over the past twelve

(12) months (from date of solicitation issuance).

Question 28: Is the information requested in L.4.4.9.1 for the recent 12 months to be reported for the small business categories planned for the IDIQ performance?

Answer: The Offeror shall provide their goals and their accomplishment of the goals established under subcontracting plans of prior contracts performed within the last 12 months (from the date of solicitation).

L.4.3.2 Offerors shall submit a list of all recent Government contracts (prime and major subcontracts) in performance or awarded to the

Offeror and any of its major subcontractors within the past three (3) years, or awarded earlier than three (3) years ago, but for which deliveries/performance occurred or were scheduled to occur within the past three (3) years, which are relevant to the efforts required by the solicitation.

Comment: To limit the overwhelming number of associated contracts/subcontracts which may be relevant to the efforts required by the solicitation (all categories of ammunition) and the time and resources required to comply with the detail required for all, and to preclude the appearance of evaluators being biased toward a large volume of data, solicitations will normally establish a limit of 3-5 awards that are relevant to a category.

Question 29: Will the PCO consider the submittal of 3-5 recent Government contracts for each category as being sufficient to meet the intent of the requirement?

Answer: Past Performance Factor Volume III now has a page limit of 20 pages. Section L.3.1 has been updated to reflect the page limit.

Question 30: Upon contract award will it be within the contractors rights to choose to not participate in a proposed scope of work (SOW) based on their capabilities and available resources?

Answer: Yes, the contractor has the right to submit a no-bid response on any proposed task order.

Question 31: Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) allows for multiple fully loaded rate tables corresponding to whether the work is done by the prime, subcontractor, interdivisional transfer or affiliates under common control. Can this same cost/price approach be allowed for

Firm Fixed Price (FFP)?

Answer: No, for FFP labor, offerors shall submit only one (1) fully loaded labor rate for each labor category for each ordering period in Attachment 0007. The fully loaded labor rates shall be inclusive of direct labor, indirect costs and profit. Offerors shall propose a fully loaded labor rate for all labor categories and ordering periods.

Question 32: The RFP W15QKN-16-R-0019 includes the Process Capability, Control and Improvement (PCCI) clause which is typically applicable to contracts for full rate production. Shouldnt it be removed since work performed under a resulting contract for this RFP would most likely be low rate initial production and limited quantity developmental production, not full rate production?

Answer: Applicability of this clause will be determined on a task order basis.

Question 33: Is it permissible to add labor categories with corresponding rate to cost/price tables to account for all individuals that would be necessary to perform the potential work as outlined in the RFP?

Answer: The Offeror shall not deviate from the labor categories and government-provided hours listed by labor category and ordering period in Attachment 0007 & 0008.

Question 34: 6 of the 11 labor categories are considered key personnel in the RFP. If there is no current individual that fits a key personnel category, and therefore no resume can be submitted, is the bidder considered non-responsive?

Answer: No, but a bidder should provide detail as to how they will meet the need for such an individual should they be needed for a task order.

Question 35: The bidder intends to submit our approved small business commercial plan in response to the request for small business participation. Since there are no specific SOWs contained in the RFP, it is not possible to calculate participation rates and categories of small businesses without knowing the exact work that will be performed.

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Answer: Yes, that is correct.

Question 36: Please confirm that the contractors and Governments rights in technical data will be governed by Section I.89 of the

Contract, pursuant to which the contractor retains ownership of the technical data and the Government obtains license rights (Unlimited

Rights, Government Purpose Rights, Limited Rights, or Special Purpose Rights) that are dependent on the parties respective financial contributions to the development of the items or processes to which the technical data relate. Section 3.8.3 of the SOW (page 22 of the

RFP) can be read to conflict with Section I.89 and we seek confirmation that Section I.89 will determine the parties respective ownership and use rights.

Answer: Technical rights are governed by DFAR clause referenced in section I. The scope of the agencys licensing rights generally depends upon the source of the funding (i.e., government, mixed or private), the nature of the data (commercial or noncommercial) and any negotiated terms of the contract.

If the Government exclusively funds the project, the agency generally obtains an unlimited rights license in noncommercial technical data, noncommercial computer software and noncommercial computer software documentation. The Government automatically acquires unlimited rights in certain categories of technical data including: (1) data pertaining to an item, component, or process (ICP) developed exclusively with Government funds; (2) form, fit, and function data; and (3) corrections or changes to technical data furnished to the

Contractor by the Government. If the Government and the contractor both fund the project, and the contractor delivers proprietary technical data or computer software, the agency may acquire a Government purpose rights license. If the project is exclusively funded by the contractor, the agency usually acquires a restricted rights license in noncommercial computer software and a limited rights license in noncommercial technical data. All deliverables will be examined prior to acceptance to determine whether they include any restrictive markings limiting the Governments licensing rights under the DFARS.

Question 37: The RFP details access requirements for contractor employees working at Picatinny Arsenal, can details be provided about which facilities and capabilities a contractor employee would be able to utilize at Picatinny in support of a contract resulting from this RFP?

Answer: H-3 Identification and access Eligibility Requirements of Contractor Employees is a mandatory clause for all contracts processed out of Picatinny Arsenal. If a task order is to require a contractor employee to work at Picatinny Arsenal, the clause would be enforced.

Question 38: In the event that the duties outlined in a specific personnel category require two or more personnel resources of different expertise to fulfill the requirements, is the labor rate an average of the potential personnel resources required or can different subcategories be outlined with corresponding personnel resource specific labor rates? In addition, can the subcategory be broken down into different rates based on whether the personnel resource is internal (prime) or external (subcontractor, etc\'85)?

Answer: Offerors must propose utilizing the government-provided labor categories. It is up to the offeror to determine what blend of labor is appropriate within their proposed rate(s) for each labor category. For FFP fully loaded labor rates, Offerors must propose one

(1) rate for each labor category per ordering period. For CPFF fully loaded labor rates, in accordance with solicitation paragraph

L.4.2.3.1.4, if the offeror's/subcontractor(s) rates are blended, weighted or composite rates, the Offeror/subcontractor(s) shall provide a detailed schedule and breakout by element of cost which demonstrates how the blended, weighted or composite rates are calculated.

(2) All other terms and conditions remain the same and are in full force and effect.

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

L.1.1 Introduction: This section contains general proposal submissions instructions as well as specific proposal requirements for

Small Caliber (SC) Ammunition Engineering Design and Manufacturing Technology to Support Small Caliber (SC) Programs.

L.1.2 General: The proposal shall be presented in sufficient detail to allow Government evaluation of response to the requirements of the Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

L.2. PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:

L.2.1 General:

L.2.1.1 Offerors shall provide information by addressing each Factor/Subfactor in the format and sequence identified in the solicitation. The Offerors must provide information in sufficient detail to allow the Government to make a best value assessment of the

Offerors capability to support the proposed response to the evaluation criteria. Proposals that do not contain the information requested in the solicitation risk being determined unacceptable by the Government. The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

L.2.1.2 The proposal must not merely repeat the solicitation requirements, but rather must provide convincing documentary evidence in support of conclusive statements of how contract requirements will be met.

L.2.1.3 The Government intends to award without discussions (see FAR 52.215-1). Proposals that do not contain the information requested in the solicitation risk being determined Unacceptable by the Government. The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

L.2.1.4 Alternate Proposals: Alternate proposals will not be accepted.

L.2.1.5 Proposals shall be valid through six months after close of solicitation.

L.2.2 All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual, must be submitted in writing to the Contracting

Officer. No direct discussion between a technical representative and a prospective Offeror will be allowed. Questions and proposals shall be sent to the following point of contact:

Army Contracting Command New Jersey

ACC-NJ- MA, Bldg. 10

ATTN: William Labance/Telephone: (973)724-6673

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

E-mail: william.j.labance.civ@mail.mil

Please note that electronic e-mail proposal submissions will not be accepted.

L.2.3 The proposal shall consist of the following:

L.2.3.1 Each proposal shall be submitted in the English language and consist of and include all of the following:

a. One (1) signed and completed paper copy of the attached Standard Form 33 (SF 33) and continuation sheets (Sections A through M) signed by a person authorized to enter into the proposed contract on behalf of the Offeror. Acknowledgment of all amendments to the solicitation and all continuation sheets are to be filled in as directed, i.e., proposed prices in the Pricing Matrices in Section B, any fill-ins required, such as Contract Data Requirements List DD Form 1423 with Blocks 17 and 18 completed if required, and

Certifications and Representations in Section K. Offerors are directed to thoroughly read the solicitation and fill in the required information in the appropriate solicitation clauses. For any fill-ins that are not applicable, the Offeror must acknowledge by indicating N/A. The proposal must also include computation for the use of Government Property, if applicable.

b. Original and three (3) paper copies and three (3) electronic CD copies of the Technical proposal volumes, and one (1) paper copy and two (2) electronic CD copies of the Price, Past Performance, and Small Business Participation volumes, as reflected in L.3., shall be compiled using the Microsoft Office for Windows suite of applications, submitted on a single-write CD-ROM to prevent accidental erasure of the data therein, and formatted for an MS Windows compatible computer. The Price Factor shall be contained on a separate CD from non-price Factors. Price breakdown will include MS Excel spreadsheets with formulae intact. Process flows may be delivered in hard copy if not compatible with the above software. CD copy must mirror the submitted hard copies. If the CD copy and hard copy differ, the CD copy supplied for each Factor will be used for the evaluation. Each CD must be clearly marked with the Offerors Name and the Solicitation

Number. Alternatively, files may be provided in Portable Document Format (.pdf).

c. Representations through System for Award Management. The purpose of electronic Representations and Certifications is to provide all

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Offerors with a portal in which to submit Reps/Certs in a publicly accessible format, nullifying the requirement to submit identical information in response to each and every Federal contract solicitation. As a requirement under the instant solicitation, all Offerors must submit Reps/Certs data into the System for Award Management (S.A.M.) at https://www.sam.gov/ and provide one (1) hard copy and one

(1) electronic copy (on CD) submitted as an .XPS file. Any Offeror that has previously submitted Reps/Certs data into SAM is reminded to update the data prior to submitting with the proposal.

L.2.3.2 Each Large Business Offeror shall provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that contains all the elements required by FAR

52.219-9, Alternate II. This plan shall be incorporated into any resultant contract.

L.3. FORMAT FOR PROPOSALS

L.3.1 The Offerors proposal shall be submitted in severable volumes based on the Factors as set forth below and all information specific to each Factor shall be confined to that volume. Each proposal must include all volumes and shall be submitted by the closing date and time of the solicitation. Failure to provide any volume may result in the proposal being given an Unacceptable rating. Information provided shall be specific to each Factor.

Page limitation for each Volume is as follows:

Volume I: Technical Factor (Maximum of 100 pages)*

Volume II: Price Factor (No Maximum)

Volume III: Past Performance Factor (Maximum of 20 pages)

Volume IV: Small Business Participation (Maximum of 10 pages)

Volume V: Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations

*100 pages for Technical Factor exclusive of Resumes.

L.3.2 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. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Contents feature in MS Word. MS Word (.doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins Top, Bottom, Left, Right - 1

Gutter 0

From Edge Header, Footer 0.5

Page Size, Width 8.5

Page Size, Height 11

L.3.3 Length:

L.3.3.1 Each volume shall be as brief as possible, consistent with complete submission. The page count will be made by counting the pages from left to right, consecutively. Pages that exceed the page limitation will not be evaluated. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. Annexes, documentation and attachments that are submitted by the Offeror, which are not required as part of the RFP, will count against the page limitations. If pages are printed on both sides, each side will count as a separate page. The following will not count against page limitations: volume title pages, table of contents pages, cross-referencing pages, indices, acronym lists and page dividers (used to separate proposal sections). Pages should not exceed 8-1/2 inches in width by 11 inches in length; foldout pages depicting such items as sketches, factory floor layouts, etc. may be used, with each fold counted as one page. The font used shall not be less than 10 point.

L.3.3.2 Deviation from Requested Format. Request for deviations from the requested format shall be submitted to the Procuring

Contracting Officer (PCO) no later than fifteen (15) days after release of the solicitation. Offerors shall provide an explanation, in a clearly relatable format such as a matrix, of any differences between the manner in which the proposal was requested and the manner in which it is proposed to be submitted.

L.3.3.3 The Offeror is responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal.

Offerors shall provide a proposal that, at a minimum, addresses those evaluation Factors and Subfactors required in Section M of the

RFP.

L.3.3.4 File Packaging - All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file using WinZip version 6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc. Please note Self extracting .exe files will not be accepted.

L.4 SPECIFIC PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details (i.e. drawings, test data) to permit a complete and accurate evaluation strictly from a technical standpoint. The Technical Volume(s) shall have a separate index, which contains narrative titles that are cross-referenced to both the applicable Statement of Work (SOW) paragraph and page number. This index shall not count against the Page limitation for the Technical Volume. The narrative discussions shall also be related to the applicable SOW paragraph by placing the

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appropriate SOW number at the beginning of the discussion text. The proposal shall be detailed and clearly stated to allow an assessment by the Government without the need for additional clarifications. The Offeror shall provide detailed narrative discussions that address both the SOW and the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) of the solicitation. All information and data provided shall be specific to the Small Caliber (SC) Ammunition Engineering Design and Manufacturing Technology to Support Small Caliber (SC) Programs, except for the area of Past Performance. In the response to the Request for Proposal, the Offeror must address the following Factors and Subfactors:

L.4.1 VOLUME I - FACTOR I: TECHNICAL

The Offeror shall provide detailed responses demonstrating an understanding of the technical requirements of the program and adequacy of knowledge for each experience listed for each requirement stated in the solicitation. The Offeror shall provide a summary of how their responses to the following Technical Subfactors meets the objective of the Technical Factor by demonstrating an understanding of the technical requirements of the program stated in the solicitation. The Offerors response shall adequately and completely consider, define and satisfy the requirements specified in the solicitation.

L.4.1.1 Subfactor 1 Small Caliber Experience

The Offeror shall define and describe their Small Caliber experience, discussing in detail their capabilities for conducting and supporting all contract tasks, based on the requirement listed below:

a) Evidence and details of knowledge and prior experience in ammunition and ammunition component design and development through low rate initial production of Rimfire ammunition, Pistol ammunition, Shotshell ammunition and Centerfire ammunition. Centerfire ammunition defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber.

b) Evidence and details of knowledge and prior experience in ammunition and ammunition component manufacturing and inspection of Rimfire ammunition, Pistol ammunition, Shotshell ammunition and Centerfire ammunition. Centerfire ammunition defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber.

c) Evidence and details of knowledge and prior experience with ammunition and ammunition component non-destructive and destructive testing, including ballistic testing, of Rimfire Ammunition, Pistol ammunition, Shotshell ammunition and Centerfire ammunition.

Centerfire ammunition defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber. As a minimum, ballistic testing shall include pressure, velocity, dispersion

(200m) and function & casualty.

d) Evidence and details of knowledge and prior experience in ballistic testing, non-destructive testing, interior and exterior aero-ballistic testing and evaluation of small caliber projectiles.

e) Evidence and details of knowledge and prior experience in the areas of handling, storing, designing, developing, manufacturing, assembling and testing of items and assemblies containing energetic materials (e.g., explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants). NOTE:

This shall include the containers of raw energetics materials as well as the items and assemblies that contain energetic materials.

f) Evidence and details of knowledge and prior experience of small caliber engineering support to include finite element stress analysis, interior ballistics analysis, tolerance studies, material evaluation, computer analysis, strength of design, aero-ballistic studies reviews, fault tree, cost analysis, root cause analysis, risk analysis and shock and vibration analysis.

L.4.1.2 Subfactor 2 Facilities, Equipment and Suppliers

The Offeror shall define and describe their Facilities, Equipment and Suppliers for Small Caliber requirements, discussing in detail their capabilities for conducting and supporting all contract tasks, based on the requirements listed below:

a) Evidence of the adequacy and availability of facilities, equipment and suppliers/sub-contractors necessary to perform design and development work on Rimfire, Pistol, Shotshell and Centerfire ammunition and ammunition components. Centerfire ammunition is defined as

5.56mm to .50 caliber.

b) Evidence of the adequacy and availability of facilities, equipment and suppliers/sub-contractors necessary to fabricate and inspect small developmental quantities (up to 5M cartridges per year for each caliber of cartridges) of Rimfire, Pistol, Shotshell and

Centerfire ammunition and ammunition components. Centerfire ammunition is defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber.

c)Evidence of the adequacy and availability of facilities, equipment and suppliers/sub-contractors necessary to perform component non-destructive and destructive testing, including ballistic testing, of Rimfire, Pistol, Shotshell and Centerfire ammunition. Centerfire ammunition is defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber. As a minimum, ballistic testing shall include pressure, velocity, dispersion (200m) and function & casualty.

d) Evidence of the adequacy and availability of facilities, equipment and suppliers/sub-contractors necessary to perform ballistic testing, non-destructive testing, interior and exterior aero-ballistic testing and evaluation of small caliber projectiles.

e) Evidence of the adequacy and availability of facilities, equipment, controls and licenses required to handle, store, transport, design, develop, manufacture, assemble and test items and assemblies containing energetic materials (e.g., explosives, pyrotechnics and

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propellants). NOTE: This shall include the containers of raw energetics as well as the items and assemblies that contain them.

f) Evidence of the adequacy and availability of facilities, equipment and suppliers/sub-contractors necessary to perform small caliber engineering support to include finite element stress analysis, interior ballistics analysis, tolerance studies, material evaluation, computer analysis, strength of design, aero-ballistic studies reviews, fault tree, cost analysis, root cause analysis, risk analysis and shock and vibration analysis.

L.4.1.3 Subfactor 3 Personnel

As stated in Paragraph C.2.3 Resumes (or relative professional experience) of Offerors proposed personnel shall be provided to further support the Offerors proposal in regard to its personnel work experience and qualifications as they pertain to the level of the Offerors overall technical knowledge and capability to perform the stated requirements of this effort. Offerors shall define and discuss their personnel proposed for Small Caliber efforts, describing in detail their capabilities for conducting and supporting all contract tasks, based on the requirements listed below:

a) Availability and qualifications of personnel necessary to perform ammunition and ammunition component design and development work who have experience in Rimfire, Pistol, Shotshell and Centerfire ammunition. Centerfire ammunition is defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber.

b) Availability and qualifications of personnel necessary to fabricate and inspect small developmental and production quantities (up to

5M cartridges per year for each caliber of cartridges) of ammunition and ammunition components who have experience in Rimfire, Pistol, Shotshell and Centerfire ammunition. Centerfire ammunition is defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber.

c) Availability and qualifications of personnel necessary to perform ammunition component non-destructive and destructive testing, including ballistic testing, of Rimfire, Pistol, Shotshell and Centerfire ammunition. Centerfire ammunition is defined as 5.56mm to .50 caliber. As a minimum, ballistic testing shall include pressure, velocity, dispersion (200m) and function & casualty.

d) Availability and qualifications of personnel who have experience in small caliber ballistic testing, non-destructive testing and interior and exterior aero-ballistic testing and evaluation of small caliber projectiles.

e) Availability and qualifications of personnel trained and experienced in the handling, storage, transport, design, development, manufacturing, assembly and testing of items and assemblies containing energetic materials (e.g., explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants). NOTE: This shall include the containers of raw energetics as well as the items and assemblies that contain them.

f) Availability and qualifications of personnel trained and experienced to perform small caliber engineering support to include finite element stress analysis, interior ballistics analysis, tolerance studies, material evaluation, computer analysis, strength of design, aero-ballistic studies reviews, fault tree, cost analysis, root cause analysis, risk analysis and shock and vibration analysis.

L.4.2 VOLUME II FACTOR II: COST/PRICE

L.4.2.1 Offerors shall not propose pricing on the CLINs in Section B. These contract line items are established to enable to placement of future orders.

L.4.2.2 FFP Requirements. Offerors shall complete Attachment 0007, including FFP Labor, FFP Material and FFP Travel/ODCs. Fully loaded

FFP labor rates, FFP indirect rates and Profit, if proposed, will be incorporated into any resultant contract.

L.4.2.2.1 FFP Labor: Offerors shall submit only one fully loaded labor rate for each labor category for each ordering period in

Attachment 0007. The fully loaded labor rates shall be inclusive of direct labor, indirect costs and profit. Offerors shall propose a fully loaded labor rate for all labor categories and ordering periods. An Offerors fully loaded labor rates will be incorporated into any contract that is awarded as a result of this solicitation. Offerors will have the opportunity to propose lower fully loaded FFP labor rates for orders, but may not exceed what is incorporated in the basic contract. The Offeror shall not deviate from the labor categories and government-provided hours listed by labor category and ordering period in Attachment 0007. These government-provided hours are estimated and are used for evaluation purposes only.

L.4.2.2.2 FFP Material: Offerors may propose adders (e.g., indirect rates, profit) applicable to material which shall be detailed in

Attachment 0007.

L.4.2.2.3 FFP Travel/ODCs: Offerors may propose adders (e.g., indirect rates, profit) applicable to Travel/ODCs which shall be detailed in Attachment 0007.

L.4.2.3 CPFF Requirements. Offerors shall complete Attachment 0008, including CPFF Labor, CPFF Material and CPFF Travel/ODCs.

L.4.2.3.1 CPFF Labor.

L.4.2.3.1.1 Offerors shall submit a minimum of one fully loaded labor rate per labor category, whether it is by the prime contractor, subcontractor, interdivisional transfers and affiliates under common control (hereafter referred to as subcontractors) for each of the

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five ordering periods, in Attachment 0008. Offerors shall submit separate rates for effort performed by the prime contractor and subcontractors for each labor category. The fully loaded labor rates shall be inclusive of wages, applicable indirect costs and fee.

Offerors shall not propose rates where no hours have been proposed/allocated as they will not be incorporated into any contract that may be awarded as a result of this solicitation. The prime contractor cannot utilize their fully loaded labor rates for their subcontractors. The fully loaded labor rates will be incorporated into any contract that may be awarded as a result of this solicitation.

L.4.2.3.1.2 Offerors may not deviate from the labor categories and hours listed by labor category and ordering period in Attachment

0008 located in Section J of the RFP. The Government-provided estimated labor hours are used for evaluation purposes only. The number of

Government estimated labor hours per labor category in Attachment 0008 shall be allocated among the Offeror and subcontractor(s), under common control. The total proposed hours per labor category shall be equal to the total Government estimated hours listed for each labor category for each ordering period. Offerors shall not change the total Government estimated labor hours per labor category listed.

L.4.2.3.1.3 The Offeror, as well as any subcontractor with a total proposed effort for all ordering periods of $750,000 or more as allocated by the prime contractor must provide a breakdown of the cost elements for each proposed fully loaded CPFF…