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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)

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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Firm Fixed Price

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ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - NJ

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ 07806-5000

MICHELLE HAGEN

EMAIL: MICHELLE.H.HAGEN.CIV@MAIL.MIL

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: MICHELLE HAGEN

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: ACC-NJ-SW/(973)724-5320

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

*** End of Narrative A0000 ***

The purpose of Amendment 0003 is the followings: ______________

1. To extend the proposal response date to 2019 MAY 07 from 2019 APR 30. ___________

2. To remove paragraph 'f. Identify any other initiatives to ensure quality in relation to the RFP.' from Section L.4.1.3 Subfactor 3:

Quality Assurance.

3. To answer the Questions 5-14 to the Solicitation contained in Attachment 0018 in Section J.

4. Section J: Attachment 0018, Solicitation Q&A 5 to 14, is incorporated to the Solicitation.

5. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full effect.

*** END OF NARRATIVE A0006 ***

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SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

List of Number List of Number

Addenda Title Date of Pages Transmitted By Addenda Title Date of Pages Transmitted By________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _______________________________ ____________________________________________________________ _______________ ____________ _______________

Attachment 0018 SOLICITATION Q&A 5 TO 14 24-APR-2019 003 EMAIL

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION:

L.1. Introduction: This section contains general proposal submission instructions as well as specific proposal requirements for the

M4/M4A1 Carbine program.

L.1.1 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

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 this 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 for 180 days from date of receipt.

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 will be conducted. Questions and proposals shall be submitted to the following point of contact:

Army Contracting Command New Jersey

ACC-NJ-SW, Bldg. 9

ATTN: Michelle Hagen Telephone: (973)724-5320

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

E-mail: mailto:michelle.h.hagen.civ@mail.mil

Alternative Point of Contact:

Army Contracting Command New Jersey

ACC-NJ-SW Bldg. 9

ATTN: Anthony Aurillo Telephone: (973)724-2024

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

E-mail: anthony.r.aurillo.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 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 paper copies and three electronic Compact Disc (CD) copies of the proposal volumes, as reflected in D.3., shall be compiled using the Microsoft (MS) Office for Windows suite of applications, submitted on a single-write CD-ROM to prevent accidental

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erasure of the data therein, formatted for a 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. Proposal volumes on the CD 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 Offerors

Name and the Solicitation Number. Alternatively, files other than price 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 Representations and Certifications 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 M4/M4A1 Carbine solicitation, all Offerors must submit Representations and Certifications data into the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/ and provide one hard copy and one electronic copy (on CD) submitted as an .XPS file. Any Offeror that has previously submitted Representations and Certifications 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 in reference to this RFP.

L.3. Format for Proposal:

L.3.1 The Offerors proposal will be submitted in severable volumes 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.

Page limitation for each Volume is as follows:

Volume I Technical Factor (Maximum of 200 Pages)

Volume II Past Performance Factor (No Maximum)

Volume III Price Factor (No Maximum)

Volume IV Small Business Participation Factor (No Maximum)

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 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 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 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.3.3.3 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.3.3.5 Price Volume. Any documentation that is based on or includes mathematical calculations (e.g., calculations for rental value of government property in the Offerors possession, calculations where there is the appearance of unbalanced pricing, etc.) shall be

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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.4. Specific Proposal Instruction:

Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details (i.e., drawings, test data) to permit a complete and accurate evaluation.

The proposal shall have an index, which contains narrative titles, which are cross-referenced to both the applicable SOW paragraph and page number. 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. 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 M4/M4A1 program, 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 1: Technical

L.4.1.1 Subfactor 1: Manufacturing Plan

The Offeror shall provide the following specified information with respect to your approach to essential manufacturing facilities for the estimated Monthly Production Quantities: 2,000 minimum and potential 6,000 maximum.

a. Identify available facilities to produce, inspect, assemble, test, package, and ship the M4/M4A1 Carbine.

b. Identify available weapon and ammunition storage facilities, or plan and schedule to obtain required storage facility(ies). Offeror shall distinguish between existing facilities and proposed plans to obtain facilities.

c. Provide a milestone schedule for any new facility construction, and identify the size and capacity of the new facility and any impact that the new facility construction may have on the proposed production schedule.

d. A listing of the proposed sub-contractors and their involvement in the manufacture of the M4/M4A1 and address the above details with regard to subcontracted effort.

e. Provide an integrated master schedule to describe your plans to meet the requirement that supports a minimum production rate of 2,000 and describe how you would ramp up to meet a potential maximum production rate of 6,000 M4/M4A1 per month. Long lead items and Critical

Path(s) shall be clearly identified and explained.

f. Describe your proposed production facility(ies) layout to accommodate the minimum and maximum monthly production quantity for the

M4/M4A1 Carbines. Explain your production plan to accommodate meeting the FAT report schedule of 340 days after contract award.

g. Program management and workforce structure to execute the program to meet or exceed the RFP requirements. Include the experience of the Personnel conducting production engineering, quality engineering, setup/programming, and operation of the production equipment.

h. Availability of Personnel (or a plan and schedule to obtain personnel) to perform tasks in accordance with the required program schedule.

L.4.1.2 Subfactor 2: Key Tooling and Equipment

The Offeror shall provide a description of the key tooling and equipment plan for producing of the M4/M4A1 Carbine to meet the requirements of the solicitation.

a. Identify the key tooling and equipment required in production of the M4/M4A1 Carbines and categorize the equipment and tooling in accordance with its proposed use. Offerors must distinguish between existing tooling and equipment and proposed plans to obtain tooling and equipment.

b. Provide milestones for the operational availability of all key tooling and equipment. Address any problems that the availability of equipment may have on production and how you will remedy that problem.

c. If you plan to use critical subcontractor support, address the above details with regard to subcontracted effort. Critical subcontractors are defined as those that will provide the following components:

| | M4 Part Numbers | M4A1 Part Numbers |

| Barrel and Barrel Extension Assembly| 9390009 | 12991850 |

|(Heavy Variant) | | |

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| Bolt Carrier Assembly | 13004788 | 13004788 |

| Upper Receiver | 12972670 | 12972670 |

| Lower Receiver | 9390015 | 12972652 |

L.4.1.3 Subfactor 3: Quality Assurance

The Offeror shall provide Quality Management for producing the M4/M4A1 Carbine to meet the requirements of the solicitation. At a minimum, the following quality assurance information shall be provided in the plan:

a. Identification of the Quality Management System and whether or not it is certified to or compliant with the requirements of ISO

9001:2008 or an equivalent quality program acceptable to the Government. Describe the suitability of the proposed equivalent quality management system to the RFP.

b. Describe the process for in-coming inspection; in-process inspection and control; final inspection; first article and lot acceptance testing.

c. Describe the process for identification, inspection, and control of critical performance characteristics and processes (those characteristics and related processes that could result in loss of performance, test failures, or reduced reliability).

d. Describe the process for inspection and prevention of non-conforming product and control of key parameters.

e. Describe the process for identifying, analyzing (failure investigation), segregating and disposition of non-conforming material.

L.4.1.4 Subfactor 4: Management Plan

The Offeror shall provide a Management Plan with details on how the manufacturing of the M4/M4A1 Carbine will meet the solicitation requirements. At a minimum this shall include:

a. An Integrated Master Schedule showing the schedule of events, inclusive of qualification and sequential environmental testing by statement of work tasks and significant milestones. Include a breakdown of the M4/M4A1 in substantial detail showing specific piece-parts, sub-assemblies and components required. The contractor shall discuss parts and assemblies that have lead times in excess of 120 days.

b. Identification of any Six Sigma, Lean Design, cost reduction, reliability improvement and continuous quality improvement efforts to be applied to this acquisition.

c. Description of the Configuration Management System that would be used for the M4/M4A1. This should include a description of how engineering changes, deviations and waivers to drawings and specifications are processed, reviewed, and acted upon. The Configuration

Management Organization shall also be described as well as how configuration changes are accomplished and controlled at the subcontractor level.

d. An organizational chart which identifies key individuals and their skills and experience relevant to this acquisition.

L.4.2 Volume II Factor 2: Past Performance

L.4.2.1. Offerors shall identify pertinent past history, which indicates that similar efforts of equal or greater complexity have been performed using the Offerors existing plant capability and demonstrate satisfaction of customer requirements.

L.4.2.2 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 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 Offerors 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 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, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

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

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

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

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

Delivery Order Numbers also.

(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 this 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 and Requests for

Waiver 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 Offerors 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 Offerors 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. This includes all major subcontractors who will be providing critical hardware/services or whose subcontract is for more than 25% of the total proposed price.

(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 should be included in the files described in the sections above.

(5) Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1, Past Performance Questionnaires (Section J, Attachment

0009) 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 (michelle.h.hagen.civ@mail.mil and anthony.r.aurillo.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; Contract Number; Government Agency;

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POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-Mail Address; Date E-Mailed to POC (month/day).

L.4.3 Volume III Factor 3: Price Factor

L.4.3.1 The Offerors shall submit pricing in Section B for all priced CLINs, including all quantity ranges, when applicable. The proposed price for production CLINS 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 CLINS for all ordering periods. Failure to provide a price for FAT may result in the offer not being considered for award.

Deliver Orders will be issued in accordance with the procedures for Future Delivery Orders as stated in Section H of the solicitation.

L.4.3.2 Use and Rental of Government Property: 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 in the Offerors or the

Offerors subcontractors(s) possession. 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 in the Price Matrix (Section J, Attachment 0010) attachment to the solicitation.

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.

D.4.3.3 Any HUBZone Small Business Concern shall provide proof of HUBZone certification with its proposal submission.

D.4.3.4 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 separate line items; (b) Base quantities and option quantities are separate line items; or (c) The evaluated price is the aggregate of estimated quantities to be ordered under separate 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.4.4 Volume IV Factor 4: Small Business Participation

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 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 proposed total contract price as calculated in accordance with D.4.3. This price becomes the denominator and includes first-tier subcontractors only. For the purpose of evaluating Small Business Participation, the total contract price is determined by multiplying the unit price for a single

M4A1 Carbine from ordering period 2, range 40,001 80,000 times 167,195 which is the estimated maximum number of M4 & M4A1 Carbines to be purchased on this contract. 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)

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| Total Proposed Contract Price: $43,000,000 |

| Business | $ Cost All | % of Small Business | Cost Total |

| Category | Subcontracts| Participation | Subcontracts |

| Small Business (SB) | $10.34 | 24.00% | $10.34 of $43.00 |

| Small Disadvantaged Business* (SDB)| $2.86 | 6.65% | $2.86 of $43.00 |

| Small Disadvantaged Business* (SDB)| $2.36 | 5.50% | $2.36 of $43.00 |

| Women Owned Small Business* (WSOB) | $1.55 | 3.60% | $1.55 of $43.00 |

| HubZone Small Business* | $1.08 | 2.50% | $1.08 of $43.00 |

| Veteran Owned Small Business*(VOSB)| $1.55 | 3.60% | $1.55 of $43.00 |

| Service Disabled Veteran Owned | $1.46 | 3.40% | $1.46 of $43.00 |

| Small Business* (SDVOSB) | | | |

L.4.4.6.1 Guidance for filling in the above "Small Business Participation" Table:

(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 should be rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

(d) D.4.4.6.2 Additional Guidance for particular Business Categories:

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

(f) For SB: Include U.S. small business concerns from all categories (i.e. SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone SB, VOSB, and SDVOSB) 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.

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

L.4.4.7 Small Business List: Each Offeror shall provide the names and CAGE codes of SB concerns (including Offerors if Offeror is a SB concern) who would participate in accomplishing the proposed contract; the SB classification of each U.S. SB concern (i.e., SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone SB, VOSB, and SDVOSB); brief description of specific services to be provided by each SB concern; and 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| Cage | Location | SB Class | Description of | Total $ |

|Concern | Code | | | Supplies or Services |(in Millions)|

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

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

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

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Name of Offeror or Contractor:

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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.4.4.8 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.4.4.5 (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.4.4.9 Compliance with FAR 52.219-9:

L.4.4.9.1 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 to:

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). This documentation shall include Individual Subcontracting Reports (ISRs/DD Form 294s) which list both goals and accomplishments against individual or master plans. If over the last twelve (12) months from the date of RFP release, the Offeror reported accomplishments against commercial or comprehensive subcontracting plans in lieu of individual or master plans, the Offeror shall submit the plans to document the goals and the Summary Subcontract Reports (SSRs/DD Form 295s) to document the accomplishments. (Note: if the Offeror has not performed a contract over the past twelve (12) months, which included FAR 52.219-9, the

Offeror shall so state).

L.4.4.9.2 Offerors which have had prior contracts requiring a Small Business Subcontracting Plan IAW FAR 52.219-9 and provide the information requested in D.4.4.9.1 above shall not respond to D.4.4.10 below.

L.4.4.9.3 If the reporting entity listed on a subcontracting report is different from the name of the proposing prime, provide an explanation of the legal relationship between the other entity and the proposing prime and a description of how the other entity's small business accomplishments reported are applicable to the current proposal. This explanation should include Business Name, CAGE Code and

DUNS number of the other entity and the proposing prime.

L.4.4.10 Approach to meeting FAR 52.219-8. Offerors which are either U.S. small business concerns, or other than U.S. small business concerns (as defined by the NAICS code applicable to the RFP) having had no prior contracts requiring a Small Business Subcontracting

Plan in accordance with FAR 52.219-9 shall substantiate their proposed approach to meeting the requirement of FAR 52.219-8.

Substantiation may include providing:

(a) A description of the Offeror's performance, over the past twelve (12) months (from date of solicitation issuance), in complying with the requirements of FAR 52.219-8 (Note: if the Offeror has not performed a contract over the past twelve (12) months (from date of solicitation issuance), which included FAR 52.219-8, the Offeror shall so state);

(b) A description and available documentation of any methods or techniques used to promote small business participation;

(c) Any listings of U.S. small business concerns who are subcontracting candidates;

(d) Internal procedures used to monitor small business participation during contract performance; and/or

(e) Any other information substantiating that the Offeror will satisfy the requirements of FAR 52.219-8.

L.4.5 VOLUME V SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS:

L.4.5.1 Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the solicitation. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 33 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

Section A through M Fill-ins as required

Section A Standard Form 33 (SF 33), Solicitation, Offer and Award

Section B Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs

Section G Contract Administration Data

Section J Contract Data Requirements List (DD1423) with blocks 17 & 18 completed

Section K Completed Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offeror

Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall be submitted in accordance with FAR 52.219-9

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