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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

SEE SCHEDULE

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Firm Fixed Price

W15QKN

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - NJ

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ 07806-5000

MICHAEL GRACE

EMAIL: MICHAEL.F.GRACE4.CIV@ARMY.MIL

W15QKN-24-R-0005

2023OCT04

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: MICHAEL GRACE

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCNJ-SL/(973)724-5855

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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The purpose of this amendment is to:

Update Attachment 0016 addressing questions that have been addressed.

Update Section L to reflect W15QKN24R0005 as the posting language for PIEE.

Note: Submissions are still due 10 January 2024.

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

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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 0016 SOLICITATION Q AND A UPDATED 1-8-28 08-JAN-2024 007 EMAIL

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:

L.1.1 General:

L.1.1.1 Offerors shall provide information by addressing each Factor 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.

L.1.1.2 Proposals shall be valid through 210 days from date of proposal submission.

L.1.2 All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual must be submitted in writing to the Contracting

Officer and Contracting Specialist. 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-SL Bldg. 9

ATTN: Jacalyn Dyda

Telephone: (973) 724-3222

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

E-mail: jacalyn.b.dyda.civ@army.mil

Army Contracting Command New Jersey

ACC-NJ-SL Bldg. 9

ATTN: Michael F. Grace Jr.

Telephone: (973) 724-5855

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000

E-mail: michael.f.grace4.civ@army.mil

L.1.3 Proposal Submission Requirements:

a. 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/ under the solicitation posting of "W15QKN24R0005". 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 Federal Acquisition Regulation (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

b. It is the Offerors responsibility to obtain written confirmation of receipt of all electronic files of the full proposal by the ACCNJ

Contracting Office. In the event that the Solicitation Module is down, the alternate method for proposal submission is via email to:

jacalyn.b.dyda.civ@army.mil ONLY. The Offeror must obtain prior approval from the Contracting Officer to use the alternate submission method.

c. 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 and Microsoft Office 365. 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 and a copy number (e.g., copy 1 of 5).

d. 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 New Times 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.

e. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

VOLUME TITLE ELECTRONIC COPIES MAXIMUM PAGES

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I TECHNICAL - 50

II PAST PERFORMANCE - NO PAGE LIMIT

III PRICE - NO PAGE LIMIT

IV SOLICITATION, OFFER - NO PAGE LIMIT

AND AWARD DOCUMENTS, AND

CERTIFICATIONS/

REPRESENTATIONS

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. 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; - depicting such items as sketches, factory floor layouts, etc. may be used.

L.1.4 Proposal Files:

L.1.4.1 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 Request for Proposal (RFP) number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in 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 inches

Page Size, Width 8.5 inches

Page Size, Height 11 inches

The following additional restrictions apply:

L.1.4.2 File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be separate uploads in their native format, i.e., docx, xlsx, pptx, 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 365. Each file/folder shall be labeled with the volume number, date, and the Offerors name. **Please note Self extracting exe files are not acceptable.

L.1.4.3 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.1.4.4 VOLUME I Technical. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Section 1 Manufacturing Plan. This section evaluates the Offerors Manufacturing Plan. The Offeror shall provide a detailed

Manufacturing Plan for the production and testing of the M2, M48 and M2A1 caliber .50 Machine Guns, and support packages including spare barrels, enhanced barrels, SP packages, STG packages, and MSI to meet the requirements of the RFP. The Plan shall include details for major/key subcontractors. Major/key subcontractors are defined as those that will be providing critical hardware, process, or whose subcontract is for more than 25% of the proposed price. The Offerors Plan shall provide information to substantiate, specifically, the following:

KEY POINT #1: The Offeror shall detail the manufacturing process and process map for the M2, M48 and M2A1 caliber .50 Machine Guns, and support packages including spare barrels, enhanced barrels, SP packages, STG packages, and MSI to include the steps required for its manufacture, assembly, inspection, test, marking and packaging as well as the sequence of operations for all major assemblies, subassemblies, and parts in order to meet the requirement of the RFP. The Offeror shall provide information on the elements that the

Offeror intends to subcontract or purchase as materials/parts.

KEY POINT #2: The Offeror shall provide details on the prime and major/key subcontractor facilities, manufacturing equipment, inspection equipment, test equipment, and tooling to meet or exceed the solicitation requirements for production rates, quality requirements, and schedule. This shall include facilities and equipment that are not currently owned or leased by the Offeror and the Offerors plans for obtaining the facilities and equipment.

KEY POINT #3: The Offeror shall provide their understanding of all critical and special process areas and associated process controls

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and equipment maintenance plans which will be utilized in the production of the M2, M48 and M2A1 caliber .50 Machine Guns, and support packages including spare barrels, enhanced barrels, SP packages, STG packages, and MSI. This includes the Offeror's barrel manufacturing process.

(2) Section 2 Quality Assurance Plan. The Offeror, which includes major/key subcontractors, shall provide a Quality Assurance Plan enabling the Government to evaluate the Offerors comprehension of the requirements of the RFP. Proposed plan shall demonstrate requisite knowledge and experience to support a contract for full rate production. The submission shall include the quality system compliance/certification status, and a description of the current or planned programs that will be in place for the production of the M2A1 caliber .50 machine gun (NSN 1005-01-511-1250) and for components unique to the M2 and M48 machine guns present in the Statement of Work but not included in NSN 1005-01-511-1250 to include lot traceability and vendor/subcontractor oversight. The submission shall include a description of inspection processes to include, but not limited to, incoming inspections, in-process inspections and controls, and final inspections that illustrate the contractors level of understanding.

In addition, the Quality Plan shall include a system to address non-conforming materials and corrective actions in the event of a nonconformance.

The quality plan must consider the implementation of quality control measures on all subcontractors and suppliers. The

Offeror shall provide as a minimum in their plan information to substantiate the following:

KEY POINT #1: The Offeror shall identify and provide detailed information on procedures for management and control of submitted quality assurance data which shall include identification of all major, and minor technical characteristics, the manufacturing processes involved, the specific pieces of equipment and their function involved in fabrication, assembly, inspection, and test (acceptance inspection equipment) at the prime contractor and subcontractor levels. Quantitative proof supporting adequacy of the methods to control the production and inspection process for each identified characteristic, as well as the adequacy of the proposed non-conformance notification system shall be provided.

KEY POINT #2: The Offeror shall provide details describing effectiveness of proposed Quality Management System to meet RFP requirements through certification or compliance with ISO 9001:2015 (or ISO equivalent Government approved system), as well as quantifiable data demonstrating efficacy of the Offerors described quality management system. Details supporting the adequacy of the proposed processes to document and control the manufacturing processes with respect to their impact on performance, safety, and storage life expectancy shall be provided.

KEY POINT #3: Offeror shall provide demonstrable proof of adequacy supporting proposed quality system. Details supporting adequacy and realism of the planned in-house quality processes and procedures shall be provided. Plan must detail procedures followed throughout all areas of performance to include incoming inspection, fabrication, assembly, inspection, test, packaging, marking, and shipping. Proof with supporting details of methodology used to ensure the individual quality requirements are flowed down to the major/key subcontractors and suppliers shall be provided.

KEY POINT #4: Offeror shall provide a detailed description of the failure investigation process application as well as details covering non-conforming material procedures to include prevention, detection, and control (segregation). Details describing the appropriateness and adequacy of the Quality Tools and Systems as well as any initiatives to minimize quality problems proposed for use on the M2A1 caliber .50 machine guns (NSN 1005-01-511-1250) and for components unique to the M2 and M48 machine guns present in the Statement of

Work but not included in NSN 1005-01-511-1250 shall be provided.

(3) Section 3 Management Plan. The Offeror shall provide a Management Plan with details on how the manufacturing of the M2, M48 and

M2A1 caliber .50 Machine Guns, and support packages including spare barrels, enhanced barrels, SP packages, STG packages, MSI, and operator and field maintenance training for each weapon variant will meet the RFP requirements. At a minimum, the Offeror will provide information to substantiate the following:

KEY POINT #1: An Integrated Master Schedule showing the schedule of events, inclusive of qualification and sequential environmental testing by Statement of Work tasks and significant milestones from raw materials to finished product. Include a breakdown of the M2, M48 and M2A1 caliber .50 Machine Guns, and support packages including spare barrels, enhanced barrels, SP packages, STG packages, MSI, and operator and field maintenance training for each weapon variant in substantial detail showing specific piece-parts, sub-assemblies and components required. The Offeror shall discuss parts and assemblies that have lead times in excess of 120 days. The Offeror shall provide a critical path and schedule data for major/key subcontractors.

KEY POINT #2: The approach and rationale for either doing the work in-house, or subcontracting it, and provide the criteria and rationale used to select the subcontractors that will make each part as well as alternative suppliers. The Offeror shall also provide the approach to managing subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers. The Offerors proposal shall show projected business arrangements, work share, direct lines of authority and communication.This will include any interdivisional transfers, teaming arrangements or other supplied effort.

KEY POINT #3: Description of the Configuration Management System that would be used for the M2, M48 and M2A1 Machine Guns caliber .50, and

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support packages including spare barrels, enhanced barrels, SP packages, STG packages, MSI, and operator and field maintenance training for each weapon variant. This shall include a description of how engineering changes, and variances 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.

KEY POINT #4: The offeror shall provide property management plan that includes a description of the prime contractor's and/or any prospective subcontractors' property management system, plan and any customary commercial practices, voluntary consensus standards, or industry-leading practices and standards to be used by the Offeror in managing Government property.

L.1.4.5 VOLUME II Past Performance. This volume shall contain past performance information regarding similar contracts. This volume has no limit on pages including each major subcontractor, and Past Performance Questionnaire Forms. Offerors shall submit 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 Excel 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 332994) 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:

(1) Section 1 Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format.

(a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code, DUNS Number, and Unique Entity ID (UEI). 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, 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.

(2) Section 2 Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 - Contract

Descriptions, 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.

(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.

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(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 subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, DUNS Number, Unique Entity ID (UEI) 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.

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

(5) Section 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 jacalyn.b.dyda.civ@army.mil, and michael.f.grace4.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 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 EMail to POC (month/day).

(6) Section 6 Submissions. Offerors are discouraged from providing points of contact with another contractors facility, i.e., in case an

Offeror

(or one of his/her team members) is in a subcontract with another contractor who has submitted a proposal on the same 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.1.4.6 VOLUME III Price. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

(1) Electronic Copy. The Offeror shall provide a completed Attachment 0005 Price Matrix. 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. 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 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.

(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.

(3) General Instructions. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (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 directly related to Cost will be disregarded.

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

Officer may 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.

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inspection, packaging, and delivery of the solicited item. For CLINs X015 (OCONUS OPNET) and X017 (OCONUS MNET), the proposed price shall be the Government provided amounts, which are used for evaluation purposes only. Specific costs are associated with these CLINs will be proposed, evaluated and negotiated on an order basis. Each Offeror must propose a firm-fixed-price for all CLINs for all ordering periods. Failure to provide a price for any 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.

(5) Delivery Orders will be issued in accordance with the procedures for future Delivery Orders as stated in Section H of the

Solicitation.

(6) 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 already in their possession. 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/specified quantity/quantity range in accordance with FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges in Attachment 0005 -

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.

(7) 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/initial production inspections of first article/initial product inspection 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.1.4.7 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 (SF 33), Solicitation, Offer and Award

Section G Contract Administration Data

Section K Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors 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.

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