Attachment_0008__M772_and_M776_Fuze_Instructions.pdf

Instructions to Complete Price Matrix

1. The offeror shall complete the M772 and M776 Fuze Price Matrix (Price Matrix). Each area that requires the offeror’s input has been highlighted in blue. The Price Matrix consist of three tabs that are to be completed by the offeror. The offeror shall enter the exchange rates utilized in the proposal for the Option Years on the ‘Exchange Rates Utilized’ tab, as well as the date of the exchange rate utilized. The offeror shall complete the ‘Unit Price Prior to Conversion’ tab by entering its unit prices prior to the application of the applicable exchange rate. The offeror shall complete the ‘Unit Price After Conversion’ tab with the unit prices after the application of the exchange rate. The offeror shall follow the instructions below for the completion of the ‘Unit Price Prior to Conversion’ and ‘Unit Price After Conversion’ tabs of the Price Matrix.

2. For both items, the offeror shall enter a firm fixed unit price for the base quantity and pricing for the First Article Test, and Ballistic Lot Acceptance Test within the Base Year.

All unit prices proposed will be binding. Proposed unit prices are limited to two decimal places and shall be stated in current U.S. dollars.

3. For both items, the offeror shall complete the quantity ranges to identify the best quantity breaks with a beginning quantity of 5,000 and a maximum quantity of 50,000. These ranges will be utilized in the pricing for the Base Year OPTION and each of the four Option Years.

4. For each item, the offeror shall enter a unit price for each quantity range within the Base Year Option and each of the four Option Years. The offeror shall also enter pricing for First Article Test, and Lot Acceptance Test for the Base Year Option and each of the four Option Years for both CLINs.

5. In accordance with FAR 15.403-4, the offeror is required to provide cost or pricing data to support their proposed prices. This submission shall be IAW FAR Table 15-2.

6. The Government reserves the right to require the submission of any additional data (i.e. cost or pricing data) necessary to validate the reasonableness of an offer.

Evaluation and Negotiations

1. Prior to negotiations, the Government and the offeror shall agree upon the quantity range that will be negotiated.

2. The Government will review the submitted unit prices to identify any unbalanced pricing prior to entering negotiations.

3. Once the Government and offeror have resolved any unbalanced pricing and have reached negotiated unit prices for the agreed to quantity range, the unit prices for the remaining quantity ranges will be established by extrapolating the negotiated unit prices.