Att_0003_-_Section_L_2017-07-28_FINAL.pdf

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

1.1. INTRODUCTION: The Offeror’s proposal shall be submitted in electronic format to Katie Young and Mariah Hanko via AMRDEC Safe https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/ utilizing the following e-mail addresses:

katie.m.young9.civ@mail.mil and mariah.l.hanko.civ@mail.mil. When sending proposals, Offerors shall use the maximum allowed time (14 days) for the deletion date. Offerors are responsible for confirming with the Contracting Officer and/or Contract Specialists that the proposal submitted has, in fact, been received by the contracting office by the solicitation closing date and time.

All proposals shall be submitted by the date and time set forth in the solicitation for receipt of proposals in order to be considered for award.

1.1.1. The Offeror’s proposal shall consist of four (4) volumes as follows:

Volume I: Technical

Factor 1: 155mm Artillery M795 Projectile Metal Parts Manufacturing & Quality Plan

Factor 2: 120mm Family of Mortar Shell Bodies Manufacturing & Quality Plan

Factor 3: Management

Sub-factor 1: Integrated Master Schedule and Analysis of Schedule Risk

Sub-factor 2: Surge Facilitization Plan

Sub-factor 3: Performance Work Statement (PWS) Breakdown

Volume II: Factor 4: Cost/Price

Volume III: Factor 5: Past Performance

Sub-Factor 1: Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Past Performance

Sub-factor 2: Property Management Past Performance

Volume IV: Factor 6: Small Business Participation

1.1.2. Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and

Certifications/Representations must also be submitted. Files shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in proposals is prohibited.

1.1.3. Offerors are cautioned that “parroting” of the Technical requirements or the PWS with a statement of intent to perform does not reflect an understanding of the requirement or capability to perform. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

2. SPECIFIC PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

2.1. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details (e.g. drawings, test data) to permit a complete and accurate evaluation strictly from a technical standpoint. The proposal shall be detailed and clearly stated to allow an assessment by the USG without the need for additional clarifications. This volume shall have an index, which contains narrative titles, which are cross-referenced to the solicitation.

2.2. The Offeror shall provide detailed information in accordance with the TDP and requirements of the solicitation. This information shall include the Prime Contractor (“the Offeror”) and Major Subcontractors/Suppliers.

2.2.1. “Major Subcontractors” are defined as outside suppliers who supply goods/services that have potential to impact attributes that are considered Safety Critical in the Technical Data (e.g. subcontractors that provide services and/or material that may contain or lead to defects that would have the potential to fail catastrophically, subcontractors that provide goods/services that could impact the quality or strength of the end product(s), subcontractors that provide or conduct specialized testing or measurement equipment that will be utilized to detect critical defects etc.).

2.2.2. “Major Suppliers” are defined as outside suppliers who supply goods that have potential to impact attributes that are considered Safety Critical in the Technical Data (e.g. suppliers that provide material that may contain defects that would have the potential to fail catastrophically, suppliers that provide services that could impact the quality or strength of the end product(s), suppliers that provide specialized testing or measurement equipment that will be utilized to detect critical defects etc.).

2.2.3. Suppliers that provide goods that are used solely to package the product, or suppliers of protective finishing materials are not considered to be “Major Suppliers”. Suppliers of materials that are “consumed” during the processing of the deliverables in this effort (e.g. the suppliers who provide the inert gasses that may be utilized in some welding /heat treatment operations) are not considered “Major Suppliers

3. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Submissions shall be in electronic format, organized as follows:

VOLUME TITLE MAXIMUM PAGES

I – Technical 400*

II – Cost/Price N/A

III – Past Performance N/A**

IV – Small Business Participation N/A

Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents and

Certification/Representations N/A

*Total Page Count for Factors 1, 2, and 3

** Descriptions of Relevancy are limited to 2 pages for each reference submission

NOTE: 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.

4. PROPOSAL FILES

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 RFP number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. Text should be single spaced. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Arial or New Times Roman font is required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be landscape. MS Word 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”

NOTE: 11X17 sized pages are acceptable for tables/graphic representations;

however, each 11X17 page counts as two pages.

The following additional restrictions apply:

4.1.1. File Packaging: All of the proposal files shall be provided through AMRDEC Safe. All price breakdown information to aide in the cost/price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel. All files shall be externally labeled with the volume number, date, and the Offeror’s name.

**Please note – ZIP and Self-extracting exe files are not acceptable.

4.1.2. 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 which will not count towards the page limitations specified above. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file.

Proprietary information shall be clearly marked.

The volumes shall be organized as follows:

4.2. VOLUME I – Technical

4.2.1. Factor 1: 155mm Artillery M795 Projectile Metal Parts Assembly Manufacturing & Quality Plan

The Offeror shall provide a process map and detailed narrative description of the proposed manufacturing processes for both the prime contractor and major subcontractors/suppliers, to include all operations and steps required for manufacture, assembly, testing, inspection, marking, packaging and storage. The process map and narrative description must clearly define the sequence of operations for all major assemblies, subassemblies, and parts to meet the solicitation requirements. If processes and/or components are to be subcontracted out or purchased, they must be clearly identified, including subcontractor or supplier. The proposed manufacturing process description shall include, at a minimum, the following details for each operation or process:

4.2.1.1. Narrative Description of Operation, to include:

4.2.1.1.1. Description of all steps, inspections, verifications, process controls, documentation, and material handling involved in the operation or process

4.2.1.1.2. Applicable Specifications and Standards (TDP

required or additional, to include Industry Specifications/Standards), as appropriate

4.2.1.1.3. Identification of operation’s contribution to a critical characteristic and how it will be controlled, if applicable

4.2.1.1.4. Procedure for controlling non-conforming material

4.2.1.1.5. Identify if the operation has been proven out on the items included in this solicitation and/or similar items

4.2.1.2. Identification of Process Inputs, to include:

4.2.1.2.1. Raw materials (steel, paint, etc.) utilized during the operation or process, if applicable

4.2.1.2.2. Supplier or subcontractor for each raw material

4.2.1.2.3. Description of how vendor product will be controlled

4.2.1.2.4. Government Furnished Material (GFM) consumed, if

applicable

4.2.1.3. Identification and Description of Manufacturing Equipment Utilized, to include:

4.2.1.3.1. Specific equipment capabilities (e.g., tonnage, stroke, temperature capabilities, etc., as appropriate)

4.2.1.3.2. Location, ownership (Government or Contractor), availability, and current status (e.g., on-line and operational, laid away, to be purchased, etc.)

4.2.1.3.3. Description of maintenance (e.g. routine, preventative, etc.), including frequency

4.2.1.4. Identification and Description of Inspection Equipment Utilized, to include:

4.2.1.4.1. Identification of corresponding Critical, Major, and Minor Characteristics, per item specification and/or in-process inspections, as appropriate

4.2.1.4.2. Description of Inspection Equipment (e.g. go/no-go, plug gage, caliper, custom design, etc.)

4.2.1.4.3. Inspection Frequency

4.2.1.4.4. Calibration Schedule

4.2.1.5. Personnel Required, to include:

4.2.1.5.1. Identification of key qualifications, positions, or expertise/skills required to support each step of the manufacturing process

4.2.1.5.2. Availability of Personnel (e.g., employed, training required, hiring required, etc.) [Do not identify specific personnel by name or provide biographies]

4.2.1.6. Throughput Analysis to meet a monthly production rate of 10,000, with added value placed on the ability to achieve 13,500 155mm Artillery M795 Projectile Metal Parts Assembly, to include:

4.2.1.6.1. Cycle Times, Shift Basis, Percentage of Capacity, time available for ramp up and/or preventative, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, for identified rate(s)

4.2.1.6.2. Data and/or rationale for establishing throughput

metrics

4.2.1.6.3. Identification of shared resources and plans for

concurrent production (Government or Commercial), if applicable

4.2.2. Factor 2: 120mm Family of Mortar Shell Bodies Manufacturing & Quality Plan

The Offeror shall provide a process map and detailed narrative description of the proposed manufacturing processes for both the prime contractor and major subcontractors/suppliers, to include all operations and steps required for manufacture, assembly, testing, inspection, marking, packaging and storage, for the 120mm Smoke Shell Bodies and 120mm HE Cartridge Shell Body Assemblies. Description of the operations, manufacturing equipment, inspection equipment, and personnel is limited to the aforementioned 120mm Mortar Shell Bodies.

However, throughput analysis must account for all (4) 120mm Mortar Shell Bodies. The process map and narrative description must clearly define the sequence of operations for all major assemblies, subassemblies, and parts to meet the solicitation requirements. If processes and/or components are to be subcontracted out or purchased, they must be clearly identified, including subcontractor or supplier. The proposed manufacturing process description shall include, at a minimum, the following details for each operation or process:

4.2.2.1. Narrative Description of Operation, to include:

4.2.2.1.1. Description of all steps, inspections, verifications, process controls, documentation, and material handling involved in the operation or process

4.2.2.1.2. Applicable Specifications and Standards (TDP

required or additional, to include Industry Specifications/Standards), as appropriate

4.2.2.1.3. Identification of operation’s contribution to a critical characteristic and how it will be controlled, if applicable

4.2.2.1.4. Procedure for controlling non-conforming material

4.2.2.1.5. Identify if the operation has been proven out on the items included in this solicitation and/or similar items

4.2.2.2. Identification of Process Inputs, to include:

4.2.2.2.1. Raw materials (steel, paint, etc.) utilized during the operation or process, if applicable

4.2.2.2.2. Supplier or subcontractor for each raw material

4.2.2.2.3. Description of how vendor product will be controlled

4.2.2.2.4. Government Furnished Material (GFM) consumed, if

applicable

4.2.2.3. Identification and Description of Manufacturing Equipment Utilized, to include:

4.2.2.3.1. Specific equipment capabilities (e.g., tonnage, stroke, temperature capabilities, etc., as appropriate)

4.2.2.3.2. Location, ownership (Government or Contractor), availability, and current status (e.g., on-line and operational, laid away, to be purchased, etc.)

4.2.2.3.3. Description of maintenance (e.g. routine, preventative, etc.), including frequency

4.2.2.4. Identification and Description of Inspection Equipment Utilized, to include:

4.2.2.4.1. Identification of corresponding Critical, Major, and Minor Characteristics, per item specification and/or in-process inspections, as appropriate

4.2.2.4.2. Description of Inspection Equipment (e.g. go/no-go, plug gage, caliper, custom design, etc.)

4.2.2.4.3. Inspection Frequency

4.2.2.4.4. Calibration Schedule

4.2.2.5. Personnel Required, to include:

4.2.2.5.1. Identification of key qualifications, positions, or expertise/skills required to support each step of the manufacturing process

4.2.2.5.2. Availability of Personnel (e.g., employed, training required, hiring required, etc.) [Do not identify specific personnel by name or provide biographies]

4.2.2.6. Throughput Analysis to meet concurrent monthly production rates of:

12,000 120mm HE Cartridge Shell Body Assemblies 12,000 120mm FRP Cartridge Shell Body Assemblies 1,500 120mm WP Smoke Shell Bodies, and 2,500 120mm Illuminating Front/Rear Cartridge Shell Bodies

4.2.2.6.1. Cycle Times, Shift Basis, Percentage of Capacity, time available for ramp up and/or preventative, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, for identified rate(s)

4.2.2.6.2. Data and/or rationale for establishing throughput

metrics

4.2.2.6.3. Identification of shared resources and plans for

concurrent production (Government or Commercial), if applicable

4.2.3. Factor 3: Management

4.2.3.1. Sub-factor 1: Integrated Master Schedule and Analysis of Schedule Risk

The Offeror shall provide an over-arching Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) that is supported by three (3) detailed schedules. All schedules shall be feasible and supportable. The Offeror shall also provide an Analysis of the Risk associated with the proposed schedule(s). Integrated Master Schedule and Analysis of Schedule Risk shall address, as a minimum, the following:

4.2.3.1.1. The Offeror shall provide a top level, overarching, IMS to meet the requirements of this solicitation. The top level IMS shall encompass the roll-up of major milestones/events for the Property Management, 155mm Artillery M795 Projectile Metal Parts Assembly Production, and 120mm Family of Mortar Shell Bodies Production. The IMS shall clearly illustrate the Offeror’s ability to execute all Property Management requirements, achieve First Article Acceptance, and produce the required items concurrently. Shared resources of all items in the solicitation at the stated minimum production rates, as well as, other items produced at the Offeror’s facility (ies) and Critical Path shall be identified. In support of the IMS, the detailed schedules shall address, as a minimum, the following:

4.2.3.1.1.1. The Offeror shall provide a detailed

schedule that supports the Property Management of the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant and the execution of the PWS requirements. The schedule shall identify events, milestones, long lead items, permitting, and planned deliveries.

The schedule shall include all activities and interdependencies, and all key milestones/functions (e.g., long lead time items, personnel, certifications, permitting, etc.) for the prime and major subcontractors/suppliers and clearly identify the Critical Path. The Property Management detailed schedule shall address the following PWS’s:

Transition PWS (Attachment 0012) Security PWS (Attachment 0009) Maintenance PWS (Attachment 0007) Environmental PWS (Attachment

0008) LIF (Attachment 0015) and MIF PWS

(Attachment 0016)

4.2.3.1.1.2. The Offeror shall provide a detailed

schedule that supports a production rate of 10,000 with added value placed in the ability to achieve 13,500 155mm Artillery M795 Projectile Metal Parts Assembly per month. The detailed schedule shall include, as a minimum, all activities and interdependencies required to satisfy the proposed Government delivery schedule.

The Critical Path shall be clearly identified. The Offeror shall identify all key activities, events, milestones, long lead items, contract submittals, equipment verification and qualification required to achieve First Article Testing (FAT) and scheduled Ballistic Lot Acceptance Testing (BLAT), and scheduled monthly production deliveries including, CDRLs, purchasing, installation, movement, re-integration, and/or verification and qualification of equipment/processes at both the prime and major subcontractor/supplier facilities. In addition, supporting documentation and/or rationale for developing the timeline of events shall be included.

4.2.3.1.1.3. The Offeror shall provide a detailed

schedule that supports concurrent monthly production rates of:

12,000 120mm M933A1/M934A1 HE Cartridge Shell Body Assemblies

12,000 120mm M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge Shell Body Assemblies

1,500 120mm M929 WP Smoke Cartridge Shell Bodies

2,500 120mm Illuminating Front/Rear Cartridge Shell Bodies

The detailed schedule shall include, as a minimum, all activities and interdependencies required to satisfy the proposed Government delivery schedule.

The Critical Path must be clearly identified. The Offeror shall identify all key activities, events, milestones, long lead items, equipment verification and qualification required to achieve FAT and scheduled concurrent monthly production deliveries including, CDRLs, purchasing, installation, movement, re-integration, and/or verification and qualification of equipment/processes at both the prime and major subcontractor/supplier facilities.

In addition, supporting documentation and/or rationale for developing the timeline of events shall be included.

4.2.3.1.2. In conjunction with the IMS, the Offeror shall identify all significant schedule risks for Property Management (including PWS execution), 155mm Artillery M795 Projectile Metal Parts Assembly, and 120mm Family of Mortar Shell Bodies production, which could potentially lead to a significant delay in the delivery of these items. Examples of risks may include, but are not limited to: permitting; procurement of material;

equipment procurements, upgrades, or alterations;

process prove outs; equipment downtime and/or maintenance; operational transition of facility;

personnel changes and recruitment; threats to critical path; etc. The Offeror shall include a mitigation plan for each risk. The Mitigation Plan is to include a description of the actions that will be taken to reduce the likelihood and/or severity of the risk, the impact to the contract and/or schedule, as well as contingency plans to be enacted if the risk becomes an issue.

4.2.3.2. Sub-factor 2: Surge Facilitization Plan

The Offeror shall provide a thorough Surge Facilitization Plan to meet surge quantities and associated timeline requirements as defined in the Surge Facilitization PWS. The plan shall address the following:

4.2.3.2.1. The plan shall include a description for how the

Offeror intends to increase production capability and/or capacity from the requirements of this solicitation to the schedule and quantity requirements in the Surge Facilitization PWS. The description shall include re-activation of laid away equipment and/or facilities, procurement and installation of new equipment and/or facilities, and/or relocation of equipment, as appropriate.

4.2.3.2.2. The plan shall include a facility layout including all proposed production lines for the prime contractor and any major subcontractors/suppliers. This shall include all operations, from receipt of raw material through final packing, storage and shipping to meet the requirements of the Surge Facilitization PWS. The layout shall identify the flow of production through the various facilities and follow a clear, logical production pattern with little opportunity for missed operations or co-mingling of in-process material. The layout shall identify if Government Furnished (Owned) Property, including equipment, is to be used or transferred to another facility. The layout shall clearly show which facilities are currently owned or leased.

4.2.3.2.3. The plan shall include a Throughput Analysis to meet or exceed an annual Surge Capacity of:

Item Annual Surge

Capacity M795 400,000

M933A1/M934A1 540,000

Total Annual Surge Capacity

940,000

The plan shall include an identification of: equipment cycle times, bottlenecks, description of shifts, time available for maintenance, and estimation of equipment downtime within its throughput analysis.

The throughput analysis shall be supported by existing and/or historical data on these or similar items and provide a logical and feasible basis for establishing cycle times. Shared resources shall be identified and an adequate description of how the resources will be managed to meet the requirements of the Surge Facilitization PWS shall be included.

4.2.3.2.4. The plan shall include a Personnel Management plan demonstrating its ability to meet any increase in staffing needs across all areas of its Surge Facilitization plan.

4.2.3.2.5. The plan shall include a Surge IMS to support the

Surge Facilitization Plan requirements during the eighteen (18) month Ramp-Up period, as described in the Surge Facilitization PWS. The IMS shall include, as a minimum, all significant activities and milestones required to increase capability and/or capacities to satisfy the proposed Surge Facilitation PWS capacities within the Ramp-Up period. The IMS shall also include all key activities, milestones, and events for the prime and major subcontractors/suppliers and clearly identify the Critical Path.

4.2.3.2.6. The Offeror shall perform a Risk Analysis as part of the IMS for any areas of significant risk in relation to cost, schedule, or performance. The Offeror shall include a mitigation plan for each risk. The Mitigation Plan is to include a description of the actions that will be taken to reduce the likelihood and/or severity of the risk, the impact to the contract, schedule, and/or performance, as well as contingency plans to be enacted if the risk becomes an issue.

4.2.3.3. Sub-factor 3: PWS Breakdown The Offeror shall provide its plan to comply with the PWSs as described below.

4.2.3.3.1. The Offeror shall describe its plan to comply with the following PWSs in sufficient detail to demonstrate its suitability for use in operating and maintaining this Government-owned facility. This description shall include, but is not limited to: processes and/or procedures, control of documents/records, internal corrective action procedures, and personnel training procedures. The Offeror shall also describe the process that will be used to flow down requirements to major subcontractors.

Property (Attachment 0006) Security (Attachment 0009) Maintenance and Utilities (Attachment 0007) Environmental (Attachment 0008) Facility Plans, Strategies, and Analyses

(Attachment 0014)

4.2.3.3.2. The Offeror shall provide a thorough Layaway of

Industrial Facilities (LIF) Plan and Maintenance of Inactive Facilities (MIF) Plan to meet the requirements as defined in the LIF and MIF PWSs respectively.

These plans shall include, but are not limited to: listing of specific pieces of equipment or facilities to be laid away; proposed location of laid away equipment (laid away in place or moved to storage); processes and/or procedures for layaway, inspection, and/or maintenance; control of documents/records; and an inspection schedule.

4.2.3.3.3. If the Offeror is not requesting Government funds to place equipment or facilities in layaway, it is acceptable to state such as a response to this requirement. Any Government-owned equipment and facilities that are not laid away must be maintained by the contractor in accordance with the Maintenance

PWS.

4.3. VOLUME II – Factor 4: Cost/Price

4.3.1. Offerors shall propose Firm Fixed Prices (FFPs) for the Property Management Basic Contract Ordering Periods (1-5) and Property Management Option 1 Contract Ordering Periods (1-5), and Property Management Option 2 Contract Ordering Periods (1-5) along with the Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Basic Contract Ordering Periods (1-5) and Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Option for the 155mm Artillery M795 Projectile Metal Parts Assembly and Large Caliber Metal Parts Option for the 120mm Family of Mortar Shell Bodies Contract Ordering Periods (1-5) in the Price Matrix as Attachment 0010 of W15QKN-17-R-0018 and as Attachment 0005 of W52P1J-15-R-0023.

Proposed prices are limited to two decimal places. The Offeror shall propose a unit price for all CLINs and quantity ranges. Failure to propose all required prices may result in an offer being rejected.

Please Note: Offerors are ONLY permitted to submit ONE (1) Price Matrix that includes proposed pricing for both the Property Management and Large Caliber Metal Parts.

4.3.2. All prices for this acquisition shall be stated in U.S. dollars.

4.3.3. The Price Volume shall:

4.3.3.1. Include the Offeror’s proposed prices in the Price Matrix which shall be submitted in electronic, executable format utilizing Microsoft Excel. Include the Offeror’s rental value of Government property in the Price Matrix when the offer is predicated upon the use of Government property in the Offeror’s possession or the possession of one of the Offeror’s subcontractors during the performance of a contract awarded as a result of the solicitation.

4.3.3.2. Contain any additional information required by the solicitation or considered necessary to explain the proposed pricing in Adobe, Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel format. Any documentation that is based on/includes mathematical calculations (e.g., calculations for the rental value of government property in the Offeror’s or its subcontractor(s) possession, calculations where there is the appearance of unbalanced pricing, calculations for EPAs etc.) shall be submitted in Microsoft Excel. Other documentation (supporting documentation for the rental value of government property, EPA material, rationale for the appearance of unbalanced pricing, etc.) may be submitted in any format stated in this paragraph.

4.3.4. Instructions for completion of the Price Matrix:

4.3.4.1. All information to be filled in by the Offeror is highlighted in blue on the Price Matrix.

4.3.4.1.1. The PWS 10 Facility Plans, Strategies, and Analyses price shall be provided each year.

4.3.4.1.2. The price for office supply support of on-site

Government staff shall be provided for each year.

4.3.4.1.3. The Production Based Support (PBS) Projects above

and beyond the Maintenance of Inactive Facilities (MIF) and Layaway of Industrial Facilities (LIF) as defined below, will be awarded via task orders as needs arise.

4.3.4.1.3.1. The PWS 12 MIF price shall be listed for

each year. Offerors shall price MIF assuming the provided list of laid away equipment will remain in layaway (unless otherwise proposed by the Offeror), plus any additional layaway proposed. MIF begins the year after LIF is completed.

4.3.4.1.3.2. The PWS 11 LIF price shall be listed for

the year of planned execution. If a phased approach is proposed, prices may span over the proposed years. A price of $0 should be listed for any year that LIF is not planned. If the Offeror does not intend to layaway any equipment or facilities, $0 should be listed for each year.

4.3.4.1.4. The PWS 13 Surge Facilitization price shall be

provided for each year. The Surge Facilitization may be awarded during any ordering period and may be awarded on more than one occasion. Offerors shall note that any changes to an Offerors Surge Facilitization Plan dictated by the U.S. Government during the life of the contract will be addressed in accordance with FAR 52.243-1, Changes – Fixed Price, Alt I as set forth in the solicitation and resultant contract.

4.3.4.1.5. The Contract Exhibits and Contract Deliverable

Requirements List (CDRL) are not separately priced.

The price for all Exhibit/CDRL requirements, including those in the Surge Facilitization PWS, shall be embedded in the production items.

4.3.4.2. The Offeror shall enter its full company name in the space provided.

4.3.4.3. The Offeror is required to state firm-fixed, binding prices. The Offeror shall enter prices in the spaces provided. The spreadsheet will limit the display of the offered unit prices to two decimal places.

4.3.4.4. The Offeror is required to include shipping costs for FATs, 155mm M795 Artillery M795 Projectile Metal Parts production and 120mm Smoke and 120mm Illum Shell Body production in the proposed unit price and separately price the per unit shipping costs for each destination for the 120mm HE and 120mm FRPC Shell Bodies.

4.3.4.5. The Offeror is required to provide the rental value of Government property in accordance with FAR 52.245-9 when its offer is predicated upon the use of Government property in its possession or the possession of one of its subcontractors during the performance of a contract awarded as a result of the solicitation.

4.3.4.6. The Offeror shall not add other information or make any changes to the Price Matrix.

4.3.5. 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 which is in its possession or the possession of their subcontractors. To eliminate the competitive advantage, a rental equivalent evaluation factor will be added to the proposed unit prices under the production basic and production option and included in the total evaluated price for the production basic and option of each offer which is predicated on the use of Government property. Offerors shall refer to Local Clause 52.245-4003 Use and Rental of Government Property in Section L of the solicitation. Offerors shall propose the value of Government property for each CLIN and quantity range under the

Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Basic & Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Option in accordance with FAR 52.245-9, Use and Charges.

To calculate the rental values, Offerors shall use the stated quantity for FAT and the maximum quantity in each quantity range for the production items.

4.3.6. Local clause 52.216-4000, Economic Price Adjustment-Labor and Material – Actual Cost Method will be included in the solicitation and any resultant contract to protect the contractor and the Government against significant fluctuation in the price of Steel and Copper for the Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Basic & Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Options. The Offeror shall complete the information required in the EPA clause in Section H of W15QKN-17-R-0018. This information will serve as the baseline for the EPA adjustments for any awards required during years 2-10. The Offeror shall also provide sufficient data in the form of current vendor quotes, purchase orders, or invoices to be considered for EPA adjustments on any future awards. Failure to provide sufficient data will render a successful Offeror ineligible for any future EPA adjustments to awarded unit price(s).

4.3.7. Unbalanced Pricing. If there are inconsistencies in the percentage differences computed for the unit prices from ordering period to ordering period and from quantity range to quantity range the Offeror shall provide documentation, including calculations and supporting rationale, explaining the inconsistencies which will be used to determine if the proposed prices are balanced.

4.3.8. The U.S. Government intends to award the contracts resulting from this solicitation after conducting discussions with Offerors in accordance with FAR 15.306(d); however, the Government reserves the right to award without conducting discussions should it be determined to be in the Government’s best interest. Therefore, the initial proposed prices shall represent the best and final prices.

4.3.9. IAW FAR 15.403-3 cost and pricing data is not required to be submitted with the proposal. However, the Government reserves the right to request data other than certified cost or pricing data for any or all of the ranges in the event such data is necessary to establish a fair and reasonable price.

4.4. VOLUME III – Factor 5: Past Performance

Each Offeror shall submit a past performance volume with its proposal containing past performance information in accordance with the format prescribed below. Past Performance introductory overview shall state any assumptions associated with the proposed Past Performance Factor.

4.4.1. The Past Performance volume shall be organized according to the following format:

4.4.1.1. Cover Page: Volume III Past Performance, RFP W52P1J-15-R- 0023, Project Name: SCAAP Property Management and Large Caliber Metal Parts Production, Offeror’s Company Name, CAGE Code, and DUNS.

4.4.1.2. Table of Contents (Topic and page numbers)

4.4.1.3. Section A: Past Performance Sub-factor 1 - Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Past Performance

4.4.1.3.1. Contract References – Copy of completed Past

Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) Attachment 0008 of W15QKN-17-R-0018 (Appendix D, Enclosure 1) Sections IIA and IIB.

4.4.1.3.2. Descriptions of Relevancy – limited to two pages for each reference submission

4.4.1.3.3. Adverse Performance – unlimited pages

4.4.1.3.4. Product Quality Problems

4.4.1.3.5. Product Delivery Problems

4.4.1.3.6. OHSA Violations (Production Related)

4.4.1.3.7. Environmental Problems (Production Related)

4.4.1.3.8. Copies of QDRs, CARs, Contract Terminations, Show

Cause Letters

4.4.1.4. Section B: Past Performance Sub-factor 2 - Property

Management Past Performance

4.4.1.4.1. Contract References – Copy of completed PPQ

Attachment 0021 of W52P1J-15-R-0023 (Appendix D, Enclosure 2) Sections IIA and IIB.

4.4.1.4.2. Descriptions of Relevancy – limited to two pages for each reference submission

4.4.1.4.3. Adverse Performance – unlimited pages

4.4.1.4.4. OHSA Violations (Property Management Related)

4.4.1.4.5. Environmental Problems (Property Management

Related)

4.4.1.4.6. Copies of CDRs, Letters of Concern, Show Cause

Letters, and Contract Terminations

4.4.2. Contract References: The Offeror may submit no more than a total of nine (9) recent and relevant contract references for itself. No more than six (6) recent and relevant references for Past Performance Sub-factor 1

- Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Past Performance and no more than three (3) references for Past Performance Sub-factor 2 – Property Management Past Performance. Offerors are required to describe what aspects of the past performance are relevant to RFP W52P1J-15-R- 0023 for each submitted reference.

4.4.3. Recent contract performance is defined as prime contracts, task orders, delivery orders where product deliveries or services were performed, or are still being performed, anytime within five (5) years of the issuance of this SCAAP Property Management and Large Caliber Metal Parts Production W52P1J-15-R-0023 RFP. The Government also reserves the right to consider any past performance after the RFP closing date and prior to award.

4.4.4. For Sub-factor 1 - Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Past Performance, relevant means performance on contracts involving the same or similar manufacturing and quality processes required to supply Large Caliber Metal Parts for 155mm Artillery M795 Projectile Metal Parts Assembly and Family of 120mm Family of Mortar Shell Bodies in accordance with the RFP, including but not limited to Section C and TDPs. The degree to which the contracts are comparable with regard to the complexity of the processes, size of the production quantities, in house production, and total dollar value to the solicited effort may also be considered in determining relevance.

4.4.5. For Sub-factor 2 - Property Management Past Performance, relevant means performance that demonstrates recent work efforts performed as a prime contractor that provided the management of maintenance and operations of an active manufacturing facility and equipment, or management and maintenance of a laid away manufacturing facility and equipment in accordance with the requirements of the W52P1J-15-R-

0023 RFP.

4.4.6. The Offeror shall identify every relevant contract it was awarded that experienced any performance problems related to deliverables or services; and every recent Government contract that was terminated for cause or default within the past five (5) years of issuance of the RFP.

The number of contract(s) submitted in response is unlimited. For any contract falling under this description provide the following information:

4.4.6.1. Government Contract Number, place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS Number.

4.4.6.2. Government contracting activity Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone number.

4.4.6.3. Government technical representative/COR, and current e-mail address, telephone number.

4.4.6.4. Period of performance of the contract or task/delivery order.

4.4.6.5. Provide copies of any QDRs, CARs, CDRs, Letters of Concern, Show Cause, and Contract Terminations.

4.4.6.6. If contract was terminated, identify reason for any termination for default or cause.

4.4.6.7. State any corrective actions taken.

4.4.6.8. Describe the extent to which the corrective action have been successful, identifying points of contact who can confirm the success of the corrective measures.

4.4.7. If there are no contracts meeting the descriptions above, the Offeror must so state that in Volume III of its proposal. Failure to include this information may be cause for rejection of an Offeror’s proposal as incomplete.

4.4.8. The Offeror shall submit a PPQ Attachment 0008 of W15QKN-17-R- 0018 (Appendix D, Enclosure 1) for Sub-factor 1: Large Caliber Metal Parts Production Past Performance and/or for PPQ Attachment 0021 of W52P1J-15-R-0023 (Appendix D, Enclosure 2) for Sub-factor 2:

Property Management Past Performance) for each of the recent and relevant past performance references included in the proposal. Offerors are also required to complete Section IIA: General Information and Section IIB: Contract Identification of the PPQ and include only the completed Sections IIA and IIB.

4.4.9. Offerors supplying such information shall send the questionnaire to the POC requesting the remaining portions of the PPQ to be completed by the POC.

4.4.10. The Offeror shall encourage the PPQ Respondent to return the completed questionnaire directly to the Government email address cited on the questionnaire on or before the due date of the solicitation closure date. All questionnaires completed by the POC shall be sent from the POCs email address directly to the Government email address; not to the Offeror for forwarding to the Government. The POC Respondent shall submit the completed PPQ to:

Ms. Katie Young Contract Specialist Mail to: Katie.m.young9.civ@mail.mil

Ms. Mariah Hanko Contract Specialist Mail to: mariah.l.hanko.civ@mail.mil

Ms. Donna Ponce Procuring Contracting Officer Mail to: donna.s.ponce.civ@mail.mil

Ms. Karen Thompson Procuring Contracting Officer Mail to: Karen.a.thompson.civ@mail.mil

4.4.11. Submission of Past Performance Questionnaires are encouraged to be made no later than the proposal due date specified in the RFP.

4.5. VOLUME IV – Factor 6: Small Business

4.5.1. The Offeror shall demonstrate small business participation by detailing its proposed approach to meet the requirements under this factor by addressing the following two areas in its Small Business Participation proposal:

4.5.1.1. Proposed Small Business Participation Plan in performance of the potential contract (applies to both Other Than Small Businesses and Small Businesses)

4.5.1.2. Commitment to Small Business

4.5.1.2.1. Payment Procedures (applies to both Other Than

Small Businesses and Small Businesses)

4.5.1.2.2. Compliance with Small Business Subcontracting

Plans (applies to Other Than Small Businesses only)

4.5.2. Proposed Small Business Participation Plan: The Offeror shall review and complete the Small Business Participation Plan Attachment 0022 of W52P1J-15-R-0023 and Attachment 0009 of W15QKN-17-R-0018 (Appendix E) to show maximum practicable opportunities to small businesses to compete on this requirement in accordance with FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns.

4.5.3. Commitment to Small Business: The Offeror shall include a written statement of its established procedures to ensure timely payments to small business subcontractors in accordance with FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (for those contracts under which it was required within the past three years from the closing date of this solicitation). If not required in any recent contracts, the Offeror shall so state.

4.5.4. Note: For Other than Small Businesses ONLY. The Offeror shall demonstrate compliance with terms and conditions of FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (if required on recent contracts).

The Other than Small Business Offeror shall provide three Individual Subcontracting Reports (ISRs) for recent contracts (within the past three years from the closing date of this solicitation) that included a subcontracting plan. If not required in any recent contracts, the Offeror shall so state. If the Offeror has less than three recent contracts, the Offeror shall provide the most recent ISR for each contract it has, and state that the Offeror does not have three recent contracts.

4.6. SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD DOCUMENTS AND

CERTIFICATIONS/REPRESENTATIONS

4.6.1. 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.

4.6.1.1. Section A – Standard Form 33 (SF 33), Solicitation, Offer and Award

4.6.1.2. Section G – Contract Administration Data

4.6.1.3. Section K – Representations, Certification and Other Statements of Offerors

4.6.2. Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and

Certifications/Representations shall be addressed separately from Volumes I – IV

5. DISCUSSIONS

5.1. General Information: The U.S. Government intends to award the contracts resulting from this solicitation after conducting discussions with Offerors in accordance with FAR 15.306(d); however, the Government reserves the right to award without conducting discussions should it be determined to be in the Government’s best interest. Offerors shall ensure initial proposals contain the best terms and that proposals are complete, including all clause fill-ins and attachments.

5.2. Discussion Scheduling: If discussions are conducted, the Contracting Officer will schedule the discussion sessions, and each Offeror will be notified of the time at least three (3) business days prior to their discussion session. The Contracting Officer will provide additional instructions with the notification.