Solicitation Questions and Answers Updated 4-26-2024.pdf
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- Ignition Cartridges - M702/M299/M752A1/M1020 Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- W519TC-23-R-0077
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This document contains the questions and answers updated on 4/26/2024 related to Solicitation W519TC-23-R-0077 for Ignition Cartridges - M702/M299/M752A1/M1020. The solicitation is for Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to provide 60mm (M702), 81mm (M299, M752A1), and 120mm (M1020) Ignition Cartridges to support the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and potential Foreign Military Sales requirements from Fiscal Year 2024 through Fiscal Year 2028. The solicitation is restricted to the National Technology and Industrial Base, which includes the United States, its outlying areas, and Canada. Key details include: clarification on FOB terms, only one DD250/WAWF Receiving Report is required per cartridge type, the Integrated Master Schedule must cover all four cartridge types, and there are restrictions on the sources for black powder and nitrocellulose. The Technical Data Package for the cartridges is Distribution Statement D, authorized only for DoD and DoD contractors.
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# Date Referenced Document Section/Page Question Answer
1 4/22/2024 Solicitation Sec A
#17 states “All shipments will be FOB
Destination”, but section F cites FAR
Clauses for FOB Origin. Can clarification be given as to which shipments will be
FOB Destination and will any shipments be FOB Origin?
Amendment 0002 will be posted to correct the Solicitation Clauses.
2 Sec L
To utilize Option 1 in section L.4.1
Volume I, is the offeror required to submit an authorized DD250 / WAWF
Receiving Report for each cartridge?
No, only one DD250/WAWF
Receiving Report is required for either the 60mm, 81mm or
120mm Ignition Cartridge.
3 Sec L
Is it expected that the IMS shall be inclusive of the requirements to produce all four cartridges, or should the IMS be structured base on one cartridge, provided there is sufficient detail to show a comprehension of required events associated with the pre-production / production / post-production processes?
The IMS shall cover the requirements of all 4 cartridges.
Per paragraph L.4.1.1.d.4, the IMS shall display an understanding of the required program events for the 60mm (M702), 81mm (M299, M752A1), and 120mm (M1020)
Ignition Cartridges.
4 Sec L
L.4.1.1.e references an IMS shall be included in the description of the Charge
Establishment / Charge Uniformity testing. Is this IMS a standalone schedule or is it expected to be a portion of the production IMS?
The expectation is that the
Charge Establishment / Charge
Uniformity testing is included within the production IMS and not a standalone IMS.
W519TC-23-R-0077 IGNITION CARTRIDGES - SOLICITATION QUESTIONS/ANSWERS Updated 4/26/2024
5 TDP
Is there any restriction on the prospective sources for black powder or nitrocellulose?
Yes, due to this solicitation being restricted to the National
Technology and Industrial Base
(NTIB), only sources within the
United States, its outlying areas, and Canada can be selected. Per
Section A, 2 of solicitation.
6 TDP
Drawing number 9233459 references the use of 3M No. 8411 Pressure Sensitive
Tape. Is there an approved alternate tape that can be used?
No, there is not an approved alternate tape for 3M No. 8411
Pressure Sensitive Tape. Per Note
2 of drawing 9233459, a substitute item shall not be used without prior testing and/or approval by Picatinny Arsenal.
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