Questions and Answers - Sources Sought Notice - W591TC-23-R-0122 - 11OCT2023.pdf

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Sources Sought: Construction and Operation of TNT Facility
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This document contains questions and answers regarding a sources sought notice for the construction and operation of a TNT facility. The U.S. Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Rock Island Arsenal is seeking information from companies interested in any part of designing, constructing, and operating a TNT manufacturing facility, including providing the technology for the facility design and construction. The Government requests cost estimates for the design and construction of the TNT facility and any required ancillary support areas by individual component rather than a total rolled up cost. Baseline facility assessments will not be provided for the purposes of this sources sought notice. The Government is not requiring or expecting product cost estimates or costs for required supporting facility utilities.

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11OCT2023

Questions & Answers for Sources Sought Notice W519TC-23-R-0122 – Construction and Operation of TNT Facility

1. Q: Industry is requesting copies of "the most recent" Baseline Facility

Assessments or equivalents for Holston Army Ammunition Plant (HSAAP), Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP), Milan Army Ammunition Plant (MLAAP), and Camp Minden, LA in support of this sources sought.

A: Baseline facility assessments will not be provided for the purposes of this sources sought.

2. Q: Is the Government seeking sources for the design of the facility as well or was that something the Government would figure out once it knew who the operator might be.

A: The Government is interested in a company that can design, construct, and operate a facility in its entirety, a company that can provide technology (design) for a TNT facility, a company that can provide technology and construct a facility, or a company that is interested in only operating a facility. The Government is requesting information from any companies that are interested in all or a portion of these efforts.

3. Q: Should the requested cost estimate include costs for both construction of nitration and purification facilities for TNT and a product cost or should we only be providing the anticipated product cost?

A: The Government is interested in the costs for the design and construction of a TNT facility to include any ancillary support areas that the facility would require (e.g., change houses, electrical distribution substations, waste treatment). The Government request is for the cost to be provided by component and not rolled up into a total. Also, the Government does not require or expect a product cost.

4. Q: Should interested contractors be providing the costs for the required supporting utilities for TNT manufacture?

A: The Government does not require or expect to receive costs for the required supporting utilities for the TNT manufacturing.

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