W15QKN-18-R-0065-Amendment_0004.pdf

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)

NSN 7540-01-152-8070

PREVIOUS EDITIONS UNUSABLE

30-105-02 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - NJ

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ 07806-5000

CATHERINE E JOHN-ANGLE

EMAIL: CATHERINE.E.JOHNANGLE.CIV@MAIL.MIL

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: CATHERINE E JOHN-ANGLE

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: ACC-NJ-SW/(973)724-3841

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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Amendment 0004 to the Mounted Machine-gun Optic (MMO) Request for Proposal (RFP) addresses the following items:

(1) The due date and time for proposal submission remains unchanged from Amendment 0003. Proposals are still due by 3:00 PM, Friday, January 18, 2019 Eastern Standard Time.

(2) Sections L.2.3, L.4.1.1.5.2-L.4.1.1.5.3, L.4.1.2.2, L.4.1.2.4, and M.4.6.2 will not be evaluated on any proposals received.

(3) L.4.1.1.3 is hereby changed -

From:

The Offeror shall also detail the proposed approach and provide substantiating information to meet all the requirements of the Purchase

Description (PD), including the laser filter and the reticle. The Offeror's technical data, documentation and supporting rationale shall be complete, specific and substantially show how the offered MMO will meet the applicable requirements.

To:

The Offeror shall also detail the proposed approach and provide substantiating information to meet all the requirements of the Purchase

Description (PD), including the reticle. The Offeror's technical data, documentation and supporting rationale shall be complete, specific and substantially show how the offered MMO will meet the applicable requirements.

(4) With the above changes, amendment 0004 removes the requirement for Offerors to have the required SECRET clearances prior to submitting a proposal. These clearances concern mainly the Laser Filter, a small and segregable part of the effort. The clearance requirements, however, remain in effect for the production phase of the contract. All proposals received, therefore, must still include

Laser Filter pricing for each MMO (which may be obtained from cleared sub-suppliers), and Offerors shall have the required SECRET clearances prior to receiving any production order. Offerors should use their best business judgment.

(5) All other terms and conditions remain unchanged as a result of this amendment to solicitation W15QKN-18-R-0065.

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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 the

MMO with regards to submitting the written proposal.

L.1.2 General. The proposal shall be presented in sufficient detail to allow Government evaluation of response to the requirements of the 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

Offeror's 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 does not assume the duty to search for data to cure problems it finds in proposals. The burden of proving acceptability remains with the Offerors.

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

L.2.1.5 Proposals shall be valid through 180 days after receipt of proposal.

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 the technical representative and a prospective Offeror shall be conducted. Questions and proposals shall be submitted to the following point of contact:

Army Contracting Command New Jersey

ACC-NJ-SW, Bldg. 9, Mail Stop: 10B

ATTN: Nicholas Hanko, Telephone: (973)724-3558

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

E-mail: nicholas.a.hanko.civ@mail.mil

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

L.2.3 The MMO effort requires access to a secret specification for the laser filter. The classified laser filter information is restricted to U.S. Firms with foreign participation, if any, in accordance with Block 13 of attached form DD254. Offerors that do not meet the requirements cited in the attached DD254 cannot receive the secret laser filter information and will be returned without evaluation.

L.2.4 All portions of the Offeror's proposal shall be in unclassified terms. Failure to follow these instructions may result in a breach of security and appropriate Government action against the Offeror, and may result in immediate rejection of the proposal. The unclassified terms of unclassified Purchase Description and secret ARDEC Drawing 19200:13010593 LFU Codes: Lambda 1 through Lambda 9 and

OD1 through OD4 are provided for the Offeror's convenience to report and document in unclassified formats. There shall be no mention of specific wavelength bands, laser wavelengths, rejection levels, optical densities, specific tests lasers and/or laser makes and models.

Photopic and scotopic transmission curves shall not include any wavelength scale. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in a breach of security and appropriate Government action against the Offeror, and may result in immediate rejection of the proposal.

L.2.5 The proposal shall consist of the following:

L.2.5.1 Each proposal shall be submitted in the English language and consist of and include all of the following:

a. One signed and completed paper copy of the attached Standard Form 1449 (SF 1449) and continuation sheets 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, 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.

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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-Owned Production and Research Property, if applicable.

b. See table below for specific paper and disc quantities required in proposal submission Original and four paper copies for a total of five paper copies, and five electronic CD/DVD copies of the proposal volumes I- VI (NOTE: Vol III is separate CD/DVD - do not include on same disc as other volumes. All other volumes may be combined in a single CD/DVD as long as five copies of each are provided.

), compiled using the Microsoft Office for Windows suite of applications, submitted on a single-write CD-ROM/DVD to prevent accidental erasure of the data therein, formatted for a MS Windows compatible computer. The Price Factor (Volume III) shall be contained on a separate CD/DVD from non-price Factors. Price breakdown will include MS Excel spreadsheets with formulae intact. If the Offeror provides electronically compressed files, all of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file and the Offeror shall include the software used to compress and expand the proposal files, to include documentation. Process flows may be delivered in hard copy if not compatible with the above software. CD/DVD copy must mirror the submitted hard copies. If the CD/DVD copy and hard copy differ, the CD/DVD copy supplied for each Factor will be used for the evaluation. Each CD/DVD must be clearly marked with Offerors Name and 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

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/ or provide one electronic copy (on

CD/DVD) submitted as a .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. Alternatively files may be provided in .pdf format.

L.2.6 Each Large Business Offeror shall provide a Small Business Subcontracting Plan that contains all the elements required by FAR

52.219-9, alternate II. The small business Subcontracting plan shall be included in Volume V. This plan shall be incorporated into any resultant contract in reference to this RFP.

L.3 FORMAT FOR PROPOSALS

L.3.1 The Offeror's proposal will be submitted in severable volumes (combinable in the same CD/DVDs as provided in L.2.5.1.b.) based on the Factors as set forth below and all information specific to each Factor will 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.

a. Offerors are required to submit both electronic and paper copies of their offers as follows:

| Volume Number | Title | (Paper) | (Electronic) |

| Volume I | Cover Letter | 1 | 2 |

| Volume II | Technical Factor Proposal | 5 | 5 |

| Volume III | Price Factor Proposal | 2 | 2 |

| Volume IV | Past Performance Factor Proposal | 2 | 2 |

| Volume V | Small Business Participation Factor Proposal | 2 | 2 |

| Volume VI | Signed and completed copies of the attached Standard | 2 | 2 |

| | Form 33 (SF33) and continuation sheets signed by a | | |

| | person authorized to enter into the proposed contract | | |

| | on behladf of the Offeror. Continuation sheets to be | | |

| | filled in as directed (i.e., proposed costs in | | |

| | Section B, any fill-in required, such as: Section E, | | |

| | Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirements, Contract | | |

| | Data Requirements List (DD Forms 1423 with Blocks 17 | | |

| | and 18 completed with Not Separately Priced (NSP)). | | |

| | Contractor must be registered in ORCA at | | |

| | https: //orca.bpn.gov/ with all required | | |

| | Representations and Certifications. In addition, the | | |

| | Offeror must also include, in his/her proposal, the | | |

| | computation for use of Government-Owned Production | | |

| | and Research Property, if applicable. | | |

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| | The contractor shall provide a signed copy release | | |

| | citing the contract number and giving the | | |

| | Government permission to reproduce and use | | |

| | copyrighted information, including that on vendor | | |

| | components and parts that would be published in the | | |

| | respective Government Technical Manuals. The release | | |

| | letter dhall be submitted to the Contracting Officer. | | |

b. Volume II (Technical) of the Proposals shall be limited to a maximum 30 single sided pages, excluding the Table of Contents and the test data matrix. The Technical Volume 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 appropriate SOW number at the beginning of the discussion text.

c. Volumes I, IV, V, and VI of the Proposal has no page limit.

d. Volume III has no page limit

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 shall 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 be returned to the Offeror and 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 shall 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 additional page. The font used shall not be less than 10 point.

L.3.3.2 Price Volume. Any documentation that is based on or includes mathematical calculations (e.g., calculations for rental value of government property in the Offeror's possession, calculations where there is the appearance of unbalanced pricing, etc.) shall be submitted in electronic, executable format utilizing Microsoft Excel. Any additional information necessary to explain the proposed pricing that does not contain mathematical calculations may be submitted in Adobe, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel format.

L.3.3.3 Deviation from Requested Format. Request for deviations from the requested format shall be submitted to the Procuring

Contracting Officer (PCO) no later than 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.3.3.4 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.3.3.5 File Packaging - All of the proposal files shall be seperate 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 Offeror shall provide detailed narrative discussions that address the SOW, the Purchase

Descriptions, and CDRL's of the solicitation, as applicable. All information and data provided shall be specific to the Mounted Machine

Gun Optic, components and assemblies, except for the area of Past Performance. In the response to the Request for Proposal the Offeror must address the following Factors and Sub-Factors:

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L.4.1. VOLUME II TECHNICAL FACTOR

L.4.1.1. Sub-Factor A FEASIBILITY

L.4.1.1.1. Offerors shall provide details on their Feasibility for producing of the MMO to meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Offerors shall provide any Test Data they may have resulting from tests on their current design. Data may be a result of tests conducted by the contractor, or tests conducted by a certified third party. Any test data that can substantiate the Offeror's claim to the performance of their design shall be submitted, if available. The Offeror shall describe how closely their current commercial design meets the requirements of the Purchase Description and if not, the necessary steps needed to achieve meeting the requirements.

L.4.1.1.2. The Offeror shall provide the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) and Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of their current commercial product, prior to any redesigns for this effort.

L.4.1.1.3. The Offeror shall also detail the proposed approach and provide substantiating information to meet all the requirements of the Purchase Description (PD), including the reticle. The Offeror's technical data, documentation and supporting rationale shall be complete, specific and substantially show how the offered MMO will meet the applicable requirements.

L.4.1.1.4. The substantiating information may include, but is not limited to, commercial literature or brochures, test data, historical information, analytical support, supporting rationale, design documentation, pictures and/or videos supporting conformance of the proposed MMO to the Purchase Description. The Offeror shall identify all design activity necessary to meet the performance requirements and provide any available substantiated data which supports that the proposed MMO will meet the Purchase Description requirements.

Validated test and inspection data which establishes conformance of the offered configuration to the required performance levels represents the most credible form of substantiating data. The Offeror shall provide test data for only the configuration being offered, not of a current design that does not fully meet MMO Purchase Description Requirements. The Offeror must demonstrate understanding of the optical requirements by presenting calculations for determining the proper optical characteristics. Any substantiating data will count towards the page limits of Volume II (technical).

L.4.1.1.5. Laser Protection Filters:

L.4.1.1.5.1. The unclassified terms of unclassified Purchase Description and secret ARDEC Drawing 19200:13010593 LFU Codes: Lambda 1 through Lambda 9 and OD1 through OD4 are provided for your convenience to report and document in unclassified formats. There shall be no mention of specific wavelength bands, laser wavelengths, rejection levels, optical densities, specific tests lasers and/or laser makes and models. Photopic and scotopic transmission curves shall not include any wavelength scale. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in a breach of security and appropriate Government action against the Offeror, and may result in immediate rejection of the proposal.

L.4.1.1.5.2. The Offeror shall propose to meet all requirements for the laser rejection coatings and shall describe the specific filter technology planned to design and manufacture the laser filter optical element. The specific technology that will provide laser rejection level and throughput levels of the Purchase Description shall be described. The following specific areas shall be addressed in sufficient detail that demonstrates a complete technical understanding of the following:

a. General filter coating and absorbing glass design for Lambdas 1-9 and their relationship to both photopic and scotopic transmission.

b. The angle of incidence at the filter location (must be related to optical density).

L.4.1.1.5.3. Technical proposals that only mention a similar Army laser filter and assume the Government evaluator has specific performance knowledge of that "similar" filter may be found unacceptable.

L.4.1.1.6. Reticle Presence:

L.4.1.1.6.1. If the reticle is not of the embedded type, in addressing Reticle Presence, Purchase Description, and the Offeror shall also provide a certification that includes glass material type and index matching optical cement demonstrating the two-piece index matched requirement will be met.

L.4.1.2 Sub-Factor B MANUFACTURING PLAN:

The Offeror shall provide a detailed Manufacturing Plan for producing and testing of MMO to meet the requirements of the solicitation.

This Plan shall also include major/key Subcontractors. Major/key subcontractors are defined as those that will be providing hardware or whose subcontract is for more than 25% of the proposed price. This Plan shall include a description of the essential manufacturing facilities, equipment, processes and skills. The Manufacturing Plan must be realistic, achievable and supportable. The Manufacturing

Plan will address, as a minimum, the following:

(a) A detailed description and process map of the proposed manufacturing processes and the steps required for its manufacture, assembly, inspection, marking and packaging as well as sequence of operations for all assemblies, subassemblies and parts. This description shall

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indicate which elements are manufactured in-house, which are subcontracted, or are purchased material/parts.

(b) Identification of both prime and major/key Subcontractor's essential manufacturing and test facilities, equipment and tooling.

Information and data that these facilities, equipment, and tooling can meet the required production delivery rates/schedule, quality requirements, and perform for the life of the contract.

(c) Identification of essential skills required and their availability. Provide a description of training and certification if applicable.

(d) Identify all "Critical Process Areas" and describe the process controls and equipment maintenance plans which will be used in the manufacture of the MMO.

(e) A listing of the proposed subcontractors and their involvement in the manufacture MMO.

(f) Identify monthly maximum capacity without additional facilities, equipment and tooling. Provide the time period required to ramp up from contract production rates to maximum capacity. Also provide similar information for major/key subcontractors. Indicate whether this maximum capacity (prime and subs) would meet a surge requirement of 25% over maximum capacity within 12 months.

L.4.1.2.1. A description of the process for insertion of new technology or process improvements. Technology Insertions may be the result of Engineering Change Proposals or of solving producibility problems that provide technology advances which result in improving product safety, reliability, or performance.

L.4.1.2.2. Laser Filter Manufacturing Plan: The Laser Filter Manufacturing Plan shall be included in the above manufacturing plan. It shall be in unclassified terms.

L.4.1.2.3. The unclassified terms of unclassified Purchase Description and secret ARDEC Drawing 19200:13010593 LFU Codes: Lambda 1 through Lambda 9 and OD1 through OD4 are provided for your convenience to report and document in unclassified formats. There shall be no mention of specific wavelength bands, laser wavelengths, rejection levels, optical densities, specific tests lasers and/or laser makes and models. Photopic and scotopic transmission curves shall not include any wavelength scale. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in a breach of security and appropriate Government action against the Offeror, and may result in immediate rejection of the proposal.

L.4.1.2.4. In addressing the Laser Filters in the Manufacturing Plan, The Offeror shall include a description of the optical laser filter facility/subcontractor where the laser filter will be designed and manufactured, any facility planned for special filter testing

(i.e. laser damage, optical density), the manufacturing capability and equipment that will be used to meet the delivery schedule, and general design type and a planned manufacturing process. The manufacturing process shall include accuracy/monitor control techniques necessary to achieve the required high spectral performance of the laser filter.

L.4.1.3 Sub-Factor C QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CRITICAL SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS (QACSC) PLAN:

The Offeror shall provide a detailed Quality Assurance and Critical Safety Characteristics Plan that will describe the approach for meeting the Quality Assurance requirements as defined in the solicitation and the Purchase Description. The Offeror shall describe in detail the Quality Management System that is planned to be used for the MMO. This solicitation will result in a contract that will require the contractor to use a Quality Assurance System to ensure the quality of the contract items. If you do not provide a description of your Quality System, or your description does not cover the areas shown below your offer may be ineligible for contract award. The Offeror shall provide as a minimum in their Quality Assurance and Critical Safety Characteristics Plan:

(a) Identification of each Safety Critical Characteristic and associated process to include each piece of equipment involved in its fabrication, assembly, inspection and test and specific process for inspection of each critical safety characteristic. The approach to control the process and the system to notify of non-compliance shall be indicated.

(b) Process to control Safety Critical Characteristics at the subcontract level.

(c) Identification of the Quality Management System you intend to use, and whether it is certified to or compliant with, Industry

Standards such as ISO 9001:2008 or equivalent. It is incumbend upon the Offeror to demonstrate the equivalency of it quality system.

Describe the system in sufficient detail to determine its suitability for use in performing the resulting contract particularly if it is a unique system. Provide proof of certification. The Offeror shall describe the programs process to document and control the manufacturing processes with respect to their impact on performance, safety, and storage life expectancy.

(d) Description of your Quality System for incoming inspection, fabrication, assembly, inspection, test, packaging, marking and shipping of the MMO. Describe the process that will be used to flow down all quality requirements to major/key subcontractors and suppliers and how it will be used to verify that adequate control of vendor product to meet specified requirements. Describe how the quality system described relates to the Quality Plan for MMO.

(e) Process for identification, inspection, and prevention and control of critical performance characteristics and processes (those

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characteristics and related processes that could result in loss of performance, test failures, or reduced reliability) shall be addressed along with the identification of the associated production and test equipment and the approach to identify the source of variation, and improve and control the process.

(f) Process for identifying, analyzing (failure investigation), segregating and disposition of non-conforming material.

(g) Identification of Quality tools and systems to be used such as Statistical Process Control (SPC), material review boards, equipment calibration process, incoming material control, Failure Reporting Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS), defect prevention plan, continuous quality improvement, failure analysis, and root cause analysis. Offeror shall also identify any initiatives to be used to minimize quality problems.

Definitions:

Critical Safety Item: A Critical Safety Item is an item (part, assembly, installation or production system) that, if missing or not conforming to the design data, quality requirements, or overhaul and maintenance documentation, would result in an unsafe condition.

Critical Safety Characteristic: A Critical Safety Characteristic is any feature throughout the life cycle of a Critical Safety Item, such a dimension, tolerance, finish, material, or assembly, manufacturing or inspection process, operation, field maintenance or depot overhaul requirement that if nonconforming, missing, or degraded, may cause the failure or malfunction of the Critical Safety Item.

L.4.2 VOLUME III PRICE FACTOR

L.4.2.1 The Offerors shall submit pricing in Section B for all priced LINs, including all quantity ranges, when applicable. The proposed price for production LINS shall be inclusive of all fabricating, testing, inspection, packaging and delivery of the solicited item. Each Offeror must propose a firm-fixed-price for First Article Test (FAT) LINS for all ordering periods. Failure to provide a price for FAT may result in the offer not being considered for award. The Offeror is not to propose separate prices for Lot Acceptance

Testing (LAT) testing. LAT will be included and made part of the unit price of the MMO production lots.

L.4.2.2 In accordance with FAR 45.202(a), the Government shall consider any potentially unfair competitive advantage that may result from an offeror using Government property. To eliminate the competitive advantage, a rental equivalent evaluation factor shall be added to each offer which is predicated on the use of Government property. Offerors shall propose the per unit value of Government property for each CLIN/quantity range in accordance with FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges. Offerors shall provide detailed calculations demonstrating how the per unit rental value was derived and documentation supporting the rental charges in sufficient detail to permit verification of the rental charges and evaluation of the per unit rental value.

L.4.2.3. Any HUBZone Small Business Concern shall provide proof of HUBZone certification with its proposal submission.

L.4.2.4 Unbalanced Pricing. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more line items is significantly over or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. The greatest risks associated with unbalanced pricing occur when (a) Startup work, mobilization, first articles, or first article testing are seperate line items; (b) Base quantities and option quantities are seperate line items; or (c) The evaluated price is the aggregate of estimated quantities to be ordered under seperate line items of an indefinite-delivery contract. Offerors shall provide documentation, including data, calculations and supporting rationale, for any apparent unbalanced pricing which will be used to determine if the proposed prices are balanced.

L.4.3 VOLUME IV - PAST PERFORMANCE FACTOR

L.4.3.1 Offerors shall identify pertinent past history, which indicates that similar efforts of equal or greater complexity have been performed using the Offeror's existing plant capability and demonstrate satisfaction of customer requirements.

L.4.3.2 Offerors shall submit a list of all recent Government contracts (prime and major Subcontracts; major Subcontractors are defined in L.4.1.2.) in performance or awarded to the Offeror and any of its major subcontractors within the past three years, or awarded earlier than three years ago, but for which deliveries/performance occurred or were scheduled to occur within the past three years, which are relevant to the effort required by the solicitation. Data concerning the prime Offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major Subcontractor, in alphabetical order. Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by the

Offerors in their proposals may be used to evaluate the Offeror's past performance. The Government plans to rely on existing documentation from Federal databases to the maximum extent practicable. Sources of existing information available to the Government include, but are not limited to, Past Performance Information and Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity

Information System (FAPIIS), and Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS). The Government may use past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the Offeror. The Government reserves the right to use or not use past performance information submitted by the Offeror based on whether or not adequate recorded past performance information is available in its Federal databases. Since the Government may not necessarily interview any or all of the sources provided by the Offerors, it is incumbent upon the Offeror to explain the relevance of the data provided. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information remains with the Offerors. Proposals that do not contain the information requested by this paragraph may result in rejection or receipt of a high performance risk evaluation by the Government. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

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(1) Section 1 Contract Descriptions. 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). PLEASE NOTE:

While an Offeror may submit past performance information on relevant efforts where they performed as a major Subcontractor, the

Government does not have privity with Subcontracts and therefore, may not be able to obtain qualitative information.

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

(c) Government's technical representative/Contracting Officer Representative (COR), and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's (ACO) 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.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, also include

Delivery Order Numbers.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.) In the case of

Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc)).

(h) Awarded price/cost.

(i) Final or projected final price/cost.

(j) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(k) Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(2) Section 2 - Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of the solicitation.

(a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation (RFD) and

Requests for Waiver (RFW) shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The Offerors shall also provide a copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the

Offeror or proposed subcontractor. The Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(b) For all contracts, the Offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND), number of failures attributable to GFE component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the Offeror's delivered product.

(3) Section 3 Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the solicitation will be assigned for performance within the Offeror's corporate entity and among the proposed Subcontractors. The information provided for the prime Offeror and each proposed major Subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, DUNS Number and type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government SOW subparagraph number.

(4) Section 4 New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees.

However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information shall be included in the files described in the sections above.

(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 POCs 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 daniel.l.potempa2.civ@mail.mil. 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;

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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).

L.4.4 VOLUME V SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION FACTOR

L.4.4.1 The Small Business Participation Factor Volume is comprised of a single chapter. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient detail to permit a complete evaluation. Any information provided as part of the Small Business Participation Factor Volume may be used to correlate the evaluation of the other proposal volumes.

L.4.4.2 This provision applies to every Offeror (U.S. and non-U.S.), regardless of size status or locations of working facilities or headquarters. For proposal preparation purposes, the Offeror's Small Business Participation proposals shall be consistent with any subcontracting references/identification contained elsewhere in any other Factor Volume. Percentages are calculated using the program maximum contract value, $48.8M, as the proposed total contract price. This price becomes the denominator and includes first-tier subcontractors only. For the purpose of evaluating Small Business Participation, the total contract price determined above is again used as the denominator, and the total contract value directed to Small Business is the numerator. A ratio is then determined and converted to a percentage for consideration. Offerors shall also explain their rationale as to why the percentage of SB participation being utilized for this effort is appropriate for their company. Offerors shall describe their approach and efforts undertaken to utilize small businesses (SB). SB targets will be incorporated into any resulting prime contract and contractors will be required to report SB participation.

L.4.4.3 All Offerors, including Offerors who are themselves U.S. small business concerns based on the NAICS code assigned to this requirement, are to identify the extent to which U.S. small business concerns will be utilized as first-tier subcontractors in the performance of this proposed contract. U.S. small business concerns are defined (1) in FAR 19.001 and (2) by the criteria and size standards in FAR 19.102 for the applicable NAICS code. U.S. small business concerns include Small Businesses (SBs), Small Disadvantaged

Businesses (SDBs), Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), HUBZone Small Businesses (HUBZone SBs), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs), and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs).

L.4.4.4 If the Offeror (to include any U.S. small business concerns who are proposing as part of a joint venture or teaming arrangement) is itself a U.S. small business concern, the Offeror's own participation as a SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone SB, VOSB, or SDVOSB will also be considered small business participation for the purpose of this evaluation. In this event, the extent of the Offeror participation as a U.S. small business concern shall be detailed in the same manner as subcontracts to first-tier U.S. small business concerns.

L.4.4.5 Small Business Amounts: All Offerors shall address anticipated U.S. small business concern participation and subcontracting based on the total contract dollars proposed by the Offeror.

L.4.4.6 The Offeror shall provide information for small business participation and subcontracting in a table format in accordance with the following example:

| Small Business Participation Table (in Millions) |

| Business Category | $ Cost All Contracts | % of SB Participation | Cost Total SubK |

| Contract Total Price | $43.00 | | |

| SB | $10.34 | 24.0% | $10.34 of $43.00 |

| SDB | $2.86 | 6.7% | $2.86 of $43.00 |

| HBCU/MI | $0.50 | 1.2% | $0.50 of $43.00 |

| WOSB | $1.55 | 3.6% | $1.55 of $43.00 |

| HUBZone SB | $1.08 | 2.5% | $1.08 of $43.00 |

| VOSB | $1.55 | 3.6% | $1.55 of $43.00 |

| SDVOSB | $1.46 | 3.4% | $1.46 of $43.00 |

L.4.4.7 Guidance for filling in the above "Small Business Participation" Table:

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(a) Include first-tier subcontractors only. Note that members of a joint venture may be considered the Offeror or the first tier subcontractors, depending on the legal form of the joint venture as defined in its agreement document.

(b) If the Offeror is a U.S. small business concern, detail the extent of the Offeror participation as a U.S. small business concern in the same manner as subcontracts to first tier U.S. small business concerns.

(c) Percentages shall be rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

L.4.4.8 Additional Guidance for particular Business Categories:

(a) For "Contract Total Price": Include the Offeror's proposed Total Contract Price on this line.

(b) For SB: Include U.S. small business concerns from all categories (i.e. SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone SB, VOSB, SDVOSB and HBCU/MI) in the dollars and percentage on this line. The SDB, WOSB, HUBZone SB, VOSB and SDVOSB are subcategories of SB and the dollars in each of these may not add to match the total dollars in the SB line due to the following: In some cases the same dollars may be reported in more than one block (i.e., a $10,000 subcontract to a Woman-Owned Small Business that is also a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business should be entered on four rows: $10,000 under SB, $10,000 under WOSB, $10,000 under VOSB and $10,000 under SDVOSB). Be sure that the dollars are counted in the SB line only once and not four times (e.g. $40,000 representing the same firm participating at $10,000 in differing categories). Note that the SB percentage is not simply a total of the percentages of each SB subcategory and must be calculated separately as shown in the chart.

(c) For HUBZone SB: Include only "SBA certified" HubZone SBs. Note that this is different from some of the state HUB certifications.

(d) The term "small disadvantaged business", when used in accordance with FAR 52.219-9, includes Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI), in addition to small disadvantaged business concerns. The percentages for HBCU and

MI shall be separately identifiable but included in the overall SDB percentage.

L.4.4.9 Small Business List: All Offerors shall provide the names and CAGE codes of small business concerns (including the Offeror if a small business concern) who would participate in accomplishing the proposed contract; the small business classification of each U.S.

small business concern (i.e. SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone SB, VOSB and SDVOSB); a short description of the specific services to be provided by each small business concern; and the estimated total dollars for each service or product.

a. This data shall be provided in a table format in accordance with the following example:

| Name of SB Concern | Cage Code | Location | SB Class | Description of Supplies or Services | Total $ (in Millions) |

| ABC Co. | 123XX | City, USA | SB | Wire | $0.50 |

| DEF Co. | XX123 | City, USA | SB | Plating | $0.75 |

| GHI, Inc. | DD123 | City, USA | SB, WOSB, VOSB | Circuit Cards | $1.20 |

b. If a small business does not have a CAGE code, insert the word "None" in the table above. Note that during the evaluation, the

Government may request that the Offeror submit a letter from the small business affirming the information provided in your proposal.

c. For SB Classifications(s), list all SB classifications that apply to each concern in the table above.

L.4.4.10 If the Offeror IS NOT a U.S. small business concern and must submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan under the RFP in accordance with FAR 52.219-9, the Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be consistent with the Offeror's Small Business Participation proposal information provided in response to D.4.1.9.6 (recognizing that the Small Business Subcontracting Plan percentages will be different in that the percentage calculation denominator is total subcontracting amount as opposed to this Small Business Participation

Factor where the percentage calculation denominator is the Offeror's proposed Contract Target Price).

L.4.4.11 Compliance with FAR 52.219-9.

L.4.4.11.1 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…