W15QKN23R0007-0005.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

SEE SCHEDULE

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Firm Fixed Price

0005 2023MAR14

W15QKN

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - NJ

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ 07806-5000

CHELSEA GUMMERSON

EMAIL: CHELSEA.R.GUMMERSON.CIV@ARMY.MIL

W15QKN-23-R-0007

2023JAN24

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CONTINUATION SHEET

Reference No. of Document Being Continued Page of

Name of Offeror or Contractor:

PIIN/SIIN MOD/AMD

SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: CHELSEA GUMMERSON

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCNJ-MC/(973)724-4279

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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1. The purpose of amendment 0005 to Solicitation W15QKN-23-R-0007 is as follows:

a. Provide the below responses to the questions received from industry:

Question 1: The Government states that once the prior contracts are completed, the Government Furnished Property (GFP) will be made accountable to the forthcoming contract via a contract modification, listing the items as Government Furnished Property. In addition to the cost for transportation, will the Government be responsible for providing the required packaging for the GFP?

Government Response 1: The receiving contractor will not be responsible for the packaging or shipment costs of the GFP.

Question 2: Will the Government provide Certificates of Conformance (CofC) with the Government Furnished Material (GFM) components? Will

CofC's be required as supporting documentation to the Ammunition Data Card (ADC) and DD250?

Government Response 2: No, the Government will not provide a CofC with the GFM components. CofC's are not required for the ADC and

DD250.

Question 3: Within Section M, Price Factor, the Government states that a weighted evaluated unit price will be calculated for each specified quantity of each ordering period. Attachment 0016, pricing matrix, does not currently contain the weightings for each quantity. Will the Government provide the weightings for each quantity so the Total Evaluated Price can be calculated?

Government Response 3: No, the weights applied to different quantity ranges are for evaluation purposes only and will not be provided to industry.

Question 4: Statement of Work (SOW), Section C.3, presents a significant uncapped liability to the prime contractor. To further assess this risk and to define tighter tolerance ranges with the Government provided Technical Data Package, the prime contractor would need to identify all material, dimensional, and test characteristics that could potentially have an adverse effect on meeting critical safety and performance requirements. Although some assumptions could be made based on an analysis of Government provided historical ballistic and dimensional data, cartridge level testing would be required as a Design of Experiments (DOE) taking into account the highest risk inputs. Combinations of tolerance extremes would be evaluated through a series of Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) related to meeting required cartridge dimensional (chamber gage) and ballistic requirements. The prime contractor would also perform tolerance stack-up analysis and any available interior and exterior modeling software to predict potential failure modes. Evaluating secret classified terminal ballistics outcomes would require an agreement for support from the Government, including Army Research Laboratory

(ARL) to provide historical analysis ballistic data and modeling support. FMEA and modeling analysis would be considered in choosing the factors and their levels to be assessed in the DOE as standalone and combination effects. Following this initial analysis, DOE testing would require significant material and labor resources in advance of ordering full component quantities, delaying cartridge delivery until necessary controls are implemented to reduce risk of the Government TDP, resulting in non-compliance to the Detail Specification

(DTL) test specification. As there are a significant combination of material characteristics and dimensional extremes within the entire

TDP, completion of this activity would only be assessing the highest identified risks and would not eliminate the possibility of failing

DTL requirements. To assess tolerance limits at the highest risk level would require an initial DOE iteration to build and test rounds

(quantity estimated between 256 and 512, dependent on chosen factors, levels, sample sizes) over 18 to 20 months based on the completion of the engineering analysis, procurement of components, Load Assemble and Pack (LAP) and test. The initial assessment would be followed by another 18 to 20 month time frame to analyze the results, make final drawing adjustments, order material, build, and test rounds

(quantity estimated between 60 and 180 dependent on the number of high risk scenarios identified in the first phase) to validate the results of the initial DOE. The last phase would be to work with suppliers to determine the potential cost/schedule impacts of implementing tightened tolerance changes on identified characteristics. Following the completion of the complete analysis and DOE, the production hardware would be procured to support first article and cartridge LAP, test, and deliveries. Would the Government consider removing this paragraph to avoid the associated cost and schedule impacts? Any deficiencies identified in the Government TDP throughout the execution of the contract would then be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

Government Response 4: Statement of Work (SOW), Section C.3 will remain as is. Any changes the contractor would like to propose to the

TDP will be handled via the ECP process.

2. All other terms and condition remain unchanged.

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CONTINUATION SHEET

Reference No. of Document Being Continued Page of

Name of Offeror or Contractor:

PIIN/SIIN MOD/AMD

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