W15QKN24R0004 Amendment 0001.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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PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ 07806-5000

JEREMY CONTRERAS

EMAIL: JEREMY.P.CONTRERAS.CIV@ARMY.MIL

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CONTINUATION SHEET

Reference No. of Document Being Continued Page of

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: JEREMY CONTRERAS

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCNJ-CA/(973)724-0000

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

*** End of Narrative A0000 ***

The purpose of Amendment 0001 to solicitation W15QKN-24-R-0004 is as follows:

1) Update Section J to add Attachment 0011, "LLL Form" and Attachment 0012, "Past Performance Questionnaire".

2) Delete DFARS clause 252.227-7023.

3) Update FAR clause 52.246-11 to replace ISO 9001:2008 with ISO 9001:2015.

4) Extend proposal due date by 14 days from 06 November 2023 to 20 November 2023.

5) Update Section L to make the following changes:

a) L.2.5 - Remove the reference to 10 point font.

b) L.3.4.2 - Update past performance format from Excel to Word.

6) All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

*** END OF NARRATIVE A0002 ***

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SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Status Regulatory Cite Title Date Status Regulatory Cite Title Date _______ _______________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________ _______ _______________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________

E-1 CHANGED 52.246-11 HIGHER-LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENT DEC/2014

(a) The contractor shall comply with the higher-level quality standard(s) listed below.

- Quality Management System - Requirements: ISO 9001:2015

Tailored by excluding paragraph 7.3

(b) The contractor shall include applicable requirements of the higher-level quality standard(s) listed in paragraph (a) of this clause and the requirement to flow down such standards, as applicable, to lower-tier subcontracts in--

(1) Any subcontract for critical and complex items (see 46.203(b) and (c)); or

(2) When the technical requirements of a subcontract require--

(i) Control of such things as design, work operations, in-process control, testing and inspection; or

(ii) Attention to such factors as organization, planning, work instructions, documentation control, and advanced metrology.

(c) Additional quality requirements are found in Attachment 0001 "Contract Quality Requirements" in Section J.

(End of clause)

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SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

Status Regulatory Cite Title Date Status Regulatory Cite Title Date _______ _______________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________ _______ _______________ ______________________________________________________________________ ____________

I-1 DELETED 252.227-7023 DRAWINGS AND OTHER DATA TO BECOME PROPERTY OF GOVERNMENT MAR/1979

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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 0011 ATTACHMENT 0011 LLL FORM 26-OCT-2023 002 DATA

Attachment 0012 ATTACHMENT 0012 PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE 26-OCT-2023 006 DATA

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION__________________________

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. 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.

Proposals shall be valid through 30 April 2024.

All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Office via email below. No phone calls will be accepted. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective Offeror shall be conducted. Questions and proposals shall be submitted to the following points of contact:

Ms. Kim Potempa Niedosik, Contracting Officer

E-mail: kim.m.potempaniedosik.civ@army.mil

Mr. Jeremy Contreras, Contract Specialist

E-mail: jeremy.p.contreras.civ@army.mil

L.2.0 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS______________________________________

L.2.1 Electronic copies of each volume shall be submitted through the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise

Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/ . Proposals submitted by mail or hand-carried will not be evaluated. Proposals sent through proprietary or third-party File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites or DoD SAFE will not be retrieved. It is the responsibility of the

Offeror to confirm receipt of proposals. All proposals received after the exact time specified for receipt shall be treated as late submissions and will not be considered except under facts and circumstances allowed by the FAR. For instructions on how to post an offer, please refer to the Posting Offer demo: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Posting_Offer.pdf

L.2.2 It is the Offeror's responsibility to obtain written confirmation of receipt of all electronic files of the full proposal by the

ACC-NJ Contracting office. In the event that the Solicitation Module is down, the alternate method for proposal submission is via email to: kim.m.potempaniedosik.civ@army.mil and jeremy.p.contreras.civ@army.mil

ONLY. The Offeror must obtain prior approval from the Contracting Officer to use the alternate submission method.

L.2.3 Offerors are responsible for ensuring electronic copies are virus-free and shall run an anti-virus scan before submission.

Electronic copies of each volume shall be compatible with the following software products: Adobe Acrobat Reader 11 and Microsoft Office

Suite 2016. Narrative portions of the proposal shall be in Adobe Acrobat portable document file (pdf) searchable text format. The

Offeror shall not embed sound or video (e.g., MPEG) files into the proposal files. Electronic files shall be clearly identified for each volume, section, and item. Each volume shall be submitted electronically to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist via PIEE at https://piee.eb.mil/ . Any portion of the proposal that is changed (as a result of discussions or proposal revisions) should be annotated and dated. Each volume shall begin at the top of a page and be clearly labeled with its Title.

L.2.4 Each paragraph should be single spaced and shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or Times New Roman fonts are required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be produced in landscape mode.

L.2.5 The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Volume Title______ _____ Maximum Pages _____________

I.1 Production Capability Combined Factors I.1, I.2, and

I.3 not to exceed 100 pages

I.2 Quality System and Critical Combined Factors I.1, I.2, and

Characteristics Safety Plan I.3 not to exceed 100 pages

I.3 Management System Combined Factors I.1, I.2, and

I.3 not to exceed 100 pages

II Past Performance 25 pages

III Price Only submit unit prices in Attachment 0002 Price Matrix;

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no maximum on supporting documentation

IV Solicitation, Offer and Award No page limit

Documents, and Certifications /

Representations, Small Business

Subcontracting Plan, if applicable

Each volume shall be as brief as possible, consistent with complete submission. Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

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.

The following will not count against page limitations: volume title pages, table of contents pages, cross-referencing pages, indices, and acronym lists. Pages should not exceed 8-1/2 inches in width by 11 inches in length; larger pages depicting such items as sketches, factory floor layouts, etc. may be used.

L.3.0 PROPOSAL FILES____________________

L.3.1 Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. 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

RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in Microsoft (MS)

Word. All proposal volumes shall be marked with the appropriate Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) markings. 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"

The following additional restrictions apply:

L.3.2 File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be compressed (zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version

6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc. Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aide in the cost/price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in Microsoft Excel 2016. Each disc shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the Offerors name.

**Please note Self extracting exe files are not acceptable.

L.3.4 Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The Offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal.

Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. The following shall be included in the

Narrative discussion:

L.3.4.1 VOLUME I Technical. The volume shall be organized into the following sections: Production Capability, Quality System and____________________________

Critical Characteristics Safety Plan and Management System

L.3.4.1.1 Section 1 Subfactor 1 Production Capability

The Offeror shall provide a detailed description and Process Map of the proposed manufacturing processes that is realistic and achievable for both the prime contractor and any major/key subcontractors for the 60/81mm HF-1 and Non HF-1 Mortar Shell Bodies. This includes all subcontractors who will be providing critical hardware/services or whose subcontract is for more than 25 % of the total proposed cost/price.

a. The Process Map and detailed description shall include all steps required for material processing, manufacture, assembly, testing, inspection, marking, coating, packaging and storage as well as sequence of operations for all assemblies, subassemblies and parts.

b. The detailed description shall indicate which elements are manufactured in-house, which are subcontracted, or are purchased material/parts.

c. The Offeror shall identify both prime and any major/key subcontractors essential manufacturing and test facilities, equipment, and tooling.

d. The Offerors shall identify capability for storage of finished product awaiting acceptance.

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e. The Offeror shall provide information and data on facilities, equipment, and tooling, required to concurrently meet the minimum production rates for each solicited item listed below. Descriptions shall include expected throughput and maximum rates available, bottleneck operations and down time:

1. 10,000 each 60mm HE HF-1 Shell Bodies per month (IM / Non IM);

2. 10,000 each 81mm HE HF-1 Shell Bodies per month (IM / Non IM);

3. 10,000 each 60mm M769 FRPC Shell Bodies per month;

4. 10,000 each 81mm M879A1 FRPC Shell Bodies per month;

5. 10,000 each 60mm M722/M722A1 Smoke Shell Bodies per month;

6. 10,000 each 81mm M821A4 HE Shell Bodies per month

L.3.4.1.2 Section 2 Subfactor 2 Quality Assurance and Critical Characteristics Safety Plan

The Offeror shall provide a description of the Quality Assurance and Critical Characteristics Safety Plan to meet the Quality Assurance requirements as defined in the solicitation. The Offeror shall describe in detail the plan that is to be used for the 60/81mm HF-1 and

Non HF-1 Mortar Shell Bodies. The Offeror shall provide as a minimum in their plan:

a. The Offeror shall describe their quality system in sufficient detail to demonstrate its suitability for use in producing, and controlling, the 60/81mm HF-1 and Non HF-1 Mortar Shell Bodies; and

b. The Offeror shall indicate whether their quality system is certified to, or compliant with, Industry Standards such as ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent quality program acceptable to the Government. Should the quality system be certified to an industry standard, proof of certification shall be provided; and

c. The Offerors description of their QMS should include, but is not limited to, control of documents/records, internal audits, calibration procedures, internal corrective action procedures, control of nonconforming material, and personnel training procedures; and

d. The Offeror shall 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 there is adequate control of vendor product; and

e. The Offeror shall identify and describe Quality tools, systems, or any other initiative to be used to minimize quality problems in support of the solicitation requirements.

f. The Offeror shall identify each Critical Characteristic and related critical processes for the 60/81mm HF-1 and Non HF-1 Mortar Shell

Bodies; and

g. The Offeror shall describe in detail each piece of equipment involved in the inspection and the specific processes for inspection of each Critical Characteristic at both the prime and subcontractor level; and

h. The Offeror shall provide a detailed description of the steps to be taken to prevent a Critical defect from occurring, to include the identification of the processes and areas that could contribute to a critical non-conformance and how those processes will be controlled; and

i. The Offeror shall describe the process to be followed if a critical defect occurs.

j. The Offeror shall describe all processes to meet the quality requirements on Critical, Major, and Minor characteristics for the

60/81mm HF-1 and Non HF-1 Mortar Shell Bodies

L.3.4.1.3 Section 3 Subfactor 3 Management System

The Offeror shall provide a Management Plan with details on how the manufacturing of all 60/81mm HF-1 and Non HF-1 Mortar Shell Bodies will meet the solicitation requirements.

The Offeror shall provide an IMS which supports the achievement of FAT into the minimum production rates identified for each item being solicited in this RFP. Refer to Production Capability Factor for minimum rates for each solicited item:

a. The IMS shall include and synchronize all significant activities, events, milestones, CDRLs, long lead items, any equipment verifications and qualifications, and any major/key subcontractors schedules; and

b. The IMS shall illustrate the interdependencies of all significant activities, events, milestones and CDRLs; and

c. The IMS shall clearly identify the critical path and supporting narrative of the analysis of the IMSs critical path shall be provided.

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The Offeror shall describe and identify the IPT relevant to this solicitation.

a. This description shall include the IPT structure, listing of key positions, interrelationships, essential skills, responsibilities, and the reporting chain within the IPT structure to meet the requirements of this solicitation.

b. The description shall clearly identify the qualifications for each key position including properly skilled personnel in order to demonstrate the Offerors clear understanding of the technical and production requirements in this solicitation.

The Offeror shall identify key operational positions in the areas of production and quality, and list specific qualifications, certifications and other information relevant to their ability to meet the requirements in this solicitation. If new personnel are required to meet solicitation requirements, the Offeror shall include plan on how they will hire/train new personnel.

L.3.4.2 VOLUME II Past Performance: This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts. This volume____________________________________ shall not exceed 25 pages plus five pages for each major subcontractor, excluding Past Performance Questionnaire Forms. Offerors shall submit a summary in the format below of all Government and/or commercial contracts for the prime Offeror and each major subcontractor in performance or awarded during the past three years, from the issue date of this RFP, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation. Submission of the identified contracts shall be in Word format to include contractually scheduled delivery dates, actual delivery dates, quantities and how many days over/under (i.e early/late deliveries). Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort (as compared to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 332993) required by the RFP. Data concerning the Offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. The Offeror shall also submit the written consent of its major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of its subcontractors past performance information to the Offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors for their past performance to be considered. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

L.3.4.2.1 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).

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

(c) Governments technical representative/Contracting Officers Representative and current email address, telephone and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officers name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax number.

(e) Government contract administration activitys Pre-Award Monitors name, and current e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, General Services Administration (GSA) contracts, and Blanket

Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (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 or work.

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

L.3.4.2.2 Section 2 Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1, Contract Description, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this RFP.

(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 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.

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(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 Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the Offerors delivered product.

L.3.4.2.3 Section 3 Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the RFP 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/key 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 subcontractors who will be providing critical hardware/services or whose subcontract is for more than 25 % of the total proposed cost/price. This section will further include written consent of major subcontractors to allow the disclosure of their subcontractors past performance information to the

Offeror. In addition, letters of commitment shall be included for all major subcontractors.

L.3.4.2.4 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. Letters of

Commitment shall be included in the proposal for these employees in order to be considered.

L.3.4.2.5 Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1, Contract Descriptions, a Past Performance

Questionnaire must be completed and submitted. 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

Office no later than the proposal due date, to kim.m.potempaniedosik.civ@army.mil and jeremy.p.contreras.civ@army.mil. The Offeror shall e-mail to the Contracting Officer a list of all the POCs who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list no later than the proposal due date. The POC List shall be submitted in Word for Windows Table Format to include the following fields:

Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date E-Mail to POC (month/day).

L.3.4.2.6 Submissions. Offerors are discouraged from providing points of contact with another contractors facility, i.e., in case the other contractor is involved with submitting a competing offer on this requirement. Offerors shall provide and submit the prime contract number and all Governmental agency POCs in lieu of subcontract numbers or prime contract POCs in situations as described above.

L.3.4.2.7 Small Business Participation Past Performance. All Offerors shall submit information substantiating the Offerors past performance in complying with FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns, maximizing opportunities for U.S. small business subcontractors. Offerors shall also provide a statement indicating whether any negative information has been reported in the past six years concerning the Offerors past compliance with FAR 52.219-8. If any such negative information has been reported, the Offeror may submit explanations or comments responding to such negative information. Offerors with no prior contracts containing FAR 52.219-8 shall certify the same.

L.3.4.3 VOLUME III Price: The volume shall be organized into the following sections:__________________________

L.3.4.3.1 Electronic Copy. Offerors shall not propose prices in Section B. Offerors shall submit their prices in Solicitation Section

J, Attachment 0002 Price Matrix. Prices from the Price Matrix will be utilized in the performance of a price analysis in accordance with FAR 15.404-1(b). However, if deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer, a cost analysis may be performed per FAR 15.404-1(c).

The Offerors Price Matrix and 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 submitted in electronic, executable format utilizing Microsoft Excel. Portable Document Formats (PDFs) are not acceptable. 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. Electronic links are only permissible within the Price Cost Volume. If files contain links, the links must be intact and maintained through all revisions. The Offeror shall not include pivot tables in Excel spreadsheets.

L.3.4.3.2 Compliance. Failure to comply with the RFP requirements for Price information may result in an adverse assessment of an

Offerors proposal and reduce or eliminate its chance of being selected for award. Offerors shall ensure that the information presented in this volume is consistent and correlates with the information contained in the other proposal volumes. Also, the Offeror shall ensure that the information submitted in this volume is consistent with and fully supports the amounts set forth in the SF 33 and continuation sheets.

L.3.4.3.3 General Instructions. In accordance with FAR 15.402 and 15.403-1, certified cost or pricing data are not required based on the fact that adequate competition is expected for this procurement. Information other than certified cost or pricing data may be provided in contractor format providing that sufficient information is made available. Information submitted shall be prepared following the instruction in FAR 15.403-5. If after receipt of proposals the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions at FAR 15.403-1 apply, the Offeror may be required to submit cost or pricing data. There are no page limitations for this volume. Proposal information included in this volume which is not

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directly related to Cost will be disregarded.

L.3.4.3.4 Single Offer Received. In the event that adequate competition is not obtained (i.e., single responsible Offeror), the

Contracting Officer will incorporate FAR 52.215-20 entitled, "Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or

Pricing Data," into the solicitation and request a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data. IAW DFARS 215.371-3, the contracting officer shall obtain additional cost or pricing data, if needed to determine a fair and reasonable price. If the acquisition exceeds the certified cost or pricing data threshold and an exception to the requirement for certified cost or pricing data at FAR 15.403-1(b)(2) through (5) does not apply, the cost or pricing data shall be certified. If the offered price can still not be determined fair and reasonable, the contracting officer shall enter into negotiations with the offeror to establish a fair and reasonable price. The negotiated price should not exceed the offered price.

L.3.4.3.5 The Offerors shall submit pricing in Price Matrix for all priced Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), including all specified quantities, 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 fixed-price for First Article Test CLINs for all ordering periods. Failure to provide a price for an item/CLIN/ordering period may result in the offer not being considered for award.

(a) Based upon the unit prices proposed for the specified quantities for the Production CLINs, corresponding pricing curve formulae will be automatically calculated as detailed in Section M of the solicitation and the formulae will be reflected in the applicable cell in the Pricing Matrix. Offerors shall not change or edit the curve formulae provided in the Pricing Matrix. Any alteration of the formulae for the pricing curve may result in the Offerors proposal being rejected.

(b) The resultant curve formulae will be incorporated into the awarded contract(s) and utilized on future delivery orders to calculate a unit price when quantities other than the specified quantity points are ordered.

L.3.4.3.6 Delivery Orders will be issued in accordance with the procedures for future Delivery Orders as stated in Section H of the

Solicitation.

IM/Non-IM items: The unit prices for IM and Non-IM items shall be identical. The CLINs are broken out separately for administrative purposes only. The unit prices shall be based on a total quantity of both the IM and Non-IM items in future delivery orders. For example if a quantity of 80,000 60mm HE HF-1 M768A1/M720A2 IM Shell Bodies and 20,000 60mm HE HF-1 M768A1/M720A2 Non-IM Shell bodies are ordered, the unit pricing should reflect the total quantity ordered of 100,000.

L.3.4.3.7 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 in accordance with FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges in the Price Matrix 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.

L.3.4.3.8 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.3.4.4 VOLUME IV SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS______________________________________________________________________________________________

Certifications and Representations Each Offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFP. 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 Standard Form 33, Solicitation, Offer and Award

Section G Contract Administration Data

Section K Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

Small Business Subcontracting Plan, if applicable

Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations shall not be addressed separately from that submitted in

VOLUME IV SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS /REPRESENTATIONS.

HQ AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM____________________________

If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible

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Name of Offeror or Contractor:

PIIN/SIIN MOD/AMD

contracting officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103.

Send protests (other than protests to the contracting officer) to:

Address:

Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command

Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road

Rm: A6SE040.001

Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

Fax: (256) 450-8840

Email: usarmy.redstone.usamc.mbx.protests@mail.mil

The AMC-level protest procedures are found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/amc/commandcounsel.html

If Internet access is not available contact the Contracting Officer or HQ, AMC to obtain the AMC-Level Protest Procedures

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