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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

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ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI

ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000

BLDGS 60 & 62

MATTHEW KOPEL

EMAIL: MATTHEW.J.KOPEL.CIV@MAIL.MIL

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: MATTHEW KOPEL

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCRC-AC/(309)782-7888

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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The purpose of Amendment 0004 to Solicitation W52P1J-17-R-0173 is as follows:

1. Revise language for Small Business Participation Factor in Sections L and M; see changes below:

Section L, L.8:(b)(ii)

From:

Compliance with Small Business Subcontracting Plans: 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). Offeror shall provide three

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

To:

Compliance with Small Business Subcontracting Plans: 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). Offeror shall provide the most recent Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) for three (3) contracts performed within the past three years from the closing date of this solicitation that included a subcontracting plan. If not required in any contracts, the Offeror shall so state. If the Offeror has less than three (3) contracts with performance within the past three (3) years, the Offeror shall provide the most recent ISR for each contract it has which meets the three (3) year requirement, and state that the Offeror does not have three contracts.

Section M, M.6.4.3(2)

From:

For Other than Small Businesses, the Government will evaluate the Offerors compliance with reporting requirements on Individual

Subcontracting Reports (ISRs) and achievement on each goal stated within the subcontracting plan as reported on each ISR, in accordance with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan for those contracts under which it was required. If the Offeror has no historical information, the proposal will be evaluated without regard to this paragraph.

To:

For Other than Small Businesses, the Government will evaluate the Offerors achievement on each goal stated within the subcontracting plan as reported on each ISR, in accordance with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan for those contracts under which it was required. If the Offeror has no historical information, the proposal will be evaluated without regard to this paragraph.

2. Full text for Sections L and M with the above changes are included in this Amendment for reference.

3. No questions on this solicitation will be accepted after 12:00pm Central time on 19 March 2019.

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.1 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

L.1.1 General Instructions: This section contains general proposal submission instructions as well as specific proposal requirements for the M116A1/M825A1 Smoke Projectile Bodies for the following CLINs:

CLIN 0001: 155mm M116A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Part Number: 10534904

CLIN 0002: 155mm M825A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Part Number: 9352634

Offerors must have the ability to produce both the M116A1 and M825A1 Smoke Projectile Bodies.

L.1.2 Information pertaining to the requirements for the proposal is contained in Section L.4, Specific Proposal Instructions.

Proposals shall consist of the following for all CLINs and shall be in accordance with this section: The proposal submission shall consist of the following volumes:

Volume 1 Technical

Sub-factor 1. Manufacturing and Quality Plan

Sub-factor 2. Management Plan

Volume 2 Price

Volume 3 Past Performance

Volume 4 Small Business Participation

Proposals shall be specific, complete and address each of the designated factors listed below. Failure to provide the required information/documentation in response to these instructions may result in rejection of your proposal.

a. Offerors are responsible for confirming receipt of their proposal with the Contracting Officer and/or Contract Specialist.

This must occur by the date/time set forth in the solicitation for receipt of proposals.

b. The U.S. Government anticipates a single IDIQ contract award for all CLINs as a result of this solicitation.

c. The offeror whose proposal is determined to be the subjective best value and best interest of the U.S. Government will receive an IDIQ contract.

d. The minimum guarantee amount (MGA) is $5,000.00 for a process map of the M116A1 Smoke Projectile Bodies production line and

$5,000.00 for a process map of the M825A1 Smoke Projectile Bodies production line.

e. Each offeror shall provide the information as required by this solicitation (including attachments and exhibits) in the proper format. Proposals must contain all information as required by the solicitation and must be in the format as described herein. Proposals that do not contain all of the information requested in the solicitation risk receiving an unacceptable rating by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government will not assume the offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

f. The proposal must not merely repeat the solicitation requirements, but rather must provide documentary evidence explaining how the offeror will meet contract requirements.

g. The U.S. Government intends to award without discussions (see FAR 52.215-1). However, the U.S. Government reserves the right to open discussions. In the event the U.S. Government determines discussions are necessary, the Contracting Officer shall establish a competitive range comprised of the most highly rated proposals. Only those Offerors within the competitive range will be included in discussions and considered for an award.

h. If discussions occur, the U.S. Government will request offerors within the competitive range to respond to all ENs.

Responses to ENs will be in narrative form. Once the U.S. Government receives answers to all ENs, the Contracting Officer will close discussions and request FPRs.

i. The offeror shall enter unit prices for all Ordering Periods on the Price Matrix (Attachment 0001). Failure to completely fill out the Price Matrix may result in the proposal being determined unacceptable. All unit prices proposed for each Ordering

Period will be evaluated and binding. The U.S. Government reserves the right to require additional submission of data (i.e.

data other than certified cost or pricing data, certified cost and pricing data) necessary to validate the reasonableness of an offer.

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L.1.3 All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual are required in writing to the Contracting Officer and/or Contract Specialist. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective offeror will occur. Submit questions to the following point of contacts:

E-mail: katelyn.m.coon.civ@mail.mil ____________________________

E-mail: matthew.j.kopel.civ@mail.mil ____________________________

L.1.4. Submit proposals electronically to matthew.j.kopel.civ@mail.mil and katelyn.m.coon.civ@mail.mil. Due to file size restrictions, the U.S. Government accepts proposals through ARL SAFE, https://safe.arl.army.mil/ . Prior to sending the proposals, contact Matthew

Kopel/Katelyn Coon to provide a Request a Drop-off which is required for contractors to receive prior to sending their proposals. The

U.S. Government will not accept proposals submitted through Federal Business Opportunities (FEDBIZOPPS).

L.2 PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:

L.2.1 Submit proposal in the English language and include all of the following:

a. One completed signed electronic copy of the complete solicitation, Standard Form 33 (SF33) and continuation sheets (Section A through M) and acknowledgement of all amendments. Only an individual with authority to bind the offeror can sign the solicitation and amendments.

b. Offeror must submit a completed Price Matrix (Attachment 0001) as stated in Section J.

c. Offerors must thoroughly read the solicitation and fill in information on appropriate clauses as stated in the solicitation.

Specifically, the following Clauses / Attachments which require fill-in information include, but are not limited to:

Attachment 0001 Price Matrix

52.219-28, Post-award Small Business Program Representation

252.211-7005, Substitutions for Military or Federal Specifications and

Standards

52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications

252.204-7007, Alternate A, Annual Representations and Certifications

52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

d. For any fill-ins that are not applicable, the offeror must acknowledge by indicating N/A.

e. The proposal shall include computation for use of Government-Owned property, if applicable.

f. Use Portable Document Format (.pdf) and excel when compiling the proposal volumes, as reflected in L.3. Submit proposal volumes via email / electronic file transfer to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist.

g. As a requirement under this solicitation, all Offerors must submit Representations/Certifications data into the System for

Award (SAM) Database at https://www.sam.gov/ . The purpose of electronic Representations and Certifications is to provide all

Offerors with a portal in which to submit Representations/Certification in a publicly accessible format, nullifying the requirement to submit identical information in response to each and every Federal contract solicitation. A reminder that any

Offeror that has previously submitted Representations/Certifications data into SAM should update the data prior to submitting with the proposal and shall ensure its records are not expired.

h. The Offerors proposal shall be valid for 250 days after the close of the RFP. Confirm in block 12 on the SF33 that your proposal is valid for 250 days.

L.3 FORMAT FOR PROPOSALS

L.3.1 Submit each proposal in separate volumes as set forth below:

a. Volume 1: Technical Proposal. Total maximum of 100 pages for Volume 1, to be allocated among the following:

Sub-factor 1 Manufacturing and Quality Plan

Sub-factor 2 Management Plan

b. Volume 2: Price Proposal (no page limit)

The Price Factor shall be contained in a separate file from the non-price factors. Submit the Price Matrix, Attachment 0001 and Attachment 0002 EPA Worksheet electronically in Microsoft Excel format and Adobe pdf files. Unit prices shall be limited to two decimal places.

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c. Volume 3: Past Performance

Cover Solicitation Number, Offeror Name, CAGE and DUNs - one page

Section 1 Relevant Delivery and Quality Performance Narratives - Limited to two pages maximum for each reference.

Section 2 Adverse Contract Performance - No page limitation.

d. Volume 4: Small Business Participation

The Small Business Participation shall not exceed 10 pages. Standard Form (SF) 294, Subcontracting Report for Individual

Contracts or Individuals Subcontracting Report (ISR) from the Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) are excluded from the page count limit.

L.3.2 Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details (i.e. drawings, test data) to permit a complete and accurate evaluation.

Volume 1: Technical Proposal, shall have a separate index, which contains narrative titles, which cross-reference to the applicable RFP

Requirement. Clearly identify each volume at the top of a page. Appropriately number and identify all pages of each volume by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer.

L.3.3 Written Proposal Format Limitations:

a. Each part shall be as brief as possible, consistent with complete submission and shall not exceed the page limit per the breakout listed above. The U.S. Government will not evaluate pages that exceed the page limitation. Annexes, documentation, and attachments will count against the page limitations. The following will not count against page limitations: Volume title pages, table of contents pages, cross-referencing pages, acronym lists, and page dividers (used to separate proposal sections).

b. Pages shall not exceed 8-1/2 inches in width by 11 inches in length; flow diagrams and tables may exceed 8-1/2 inches in width by 11 inches in length. The font used shall not be less than 12 point. (Font smaller than 12 point is ONLY acceptable in graphics, sketches, tables, charts, price matrix, etc. but must be readable without magnification).

c. The Offeror is responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of the proposal.

Offerors shall provide a proposal that, at a minimum, address those evaluation Factors and Sub-factors required in Section L and Section M of the RFP.

L.4 SPECIFIC PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

All information and data provided shall be specific to the M116A1 and M825A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies, except for the area of

Past Performance. In the response to the RFP, the Offeror must address the following Factors and Sub-factors:

L.5 VOLUME 1: TECHNICAL

This volume shall be limited to 100 pages, excluding Volume title pages, table of contents pages, cross-referencing pages, acronym lists, and page dividers (used to separate proposal sections). The Technical Factor consists of the following two sub-factors: (1)

Manufacturing and Quality Plan, and (2) Management Plan.

L.5.1 Sub-factor 1: Manufacturing and Quality Plan _____________________________________________

1. For the M116A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies, the Offeror shall provide a complete process map and detailed narrative descriptions for each 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 descriptions must clearly define the sequence of operations for all major assemblies, subassemblies, and parts to meet the solicitation requirements. Clearly identify any subcontracts or purchases of processes and/or components, including subcontractor or supplier. The proposed manufacturing process description for both the prime contractor and major subcontractors/suppliers shall include a single narrative description for each operation or process that at a minimum, includes details on the following elements:

a. Narrative Description of each Operation or Process, to include:

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

ii. Identification of applicable Specifications and Standards (TDP required or additional, to include Industry

Specifications/Standards), used or applied in each operation or process, as appropriate.

iii. Identification of the operations or processes that could create or generate a critical characteristic defect, discussion of the identified operations or processes contribution to the creation or generation of the critical characteristic defect, and description of the controls planned on the identified operations or processes in order to avoid the creation or generation of a critical characteristic defect.

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iv. Detailed description of the procedure for controlling non-conforming material.

v. Identification of prove outs completed on any of the operations or processes used in this solicitation and/or on similar items.

b. Identification of the Inputs to each operation or process, to include:

i. Identification of raw materials (to include, but not limited to steel, paint, phosphating chemical) utilized during the operation or process.

ii. Identification of the supplier or subcontractor proposed for each raw material utilized during the operation or process.

iii. Description of controls on vendor, supplier, or subcontractors product prior to entering the prime contractors operation or process.

c. Identification and Description of the manufacturing equipment utilized, to include:

i. Detailed description of the specific equipment capabilities (to include, but not limited to tonnage, stroke, temperature capabilities, as appropriate).

ii. Identification of the manufacturing equipment location, ownership (Government or Contractor), availability and current status (to include, but not limited to on-line and operational, to be purchased, rented).

d. Identification and Description of the inspection equipment utilized, to include:

i. Identification of all corresponding Critical, Major, and Minor Characteristics, per item specification, within their respective inspection points in the proposed manufacturing processes for both the prime contractor and major subcontractors/suppliers.

ii. Identification of in-process inspections used within the proposed manufacturing process for the prime contractor.

iii. Detailed description of all inspection equipment used at each inspection point (to include, but not limited to go/no-go, plug gage, caliper, custom design).

iv. Identification of the inspection frequency based on anticipated production rates and specification requirements.

v. Identification of the calibration schedule for all inspection equipment used within the proposed manufacturing processes for the prime contractor.

e. Throughput analysis to meet a monthly production rate of 1,000 each M116A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies, to include:

i. Identification of Cycle Times, Shift Basis, Percentage of Capacity, time available for ramp up and/or preventative, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, for identified rate.

ii. Provide supporting data and/or rationale for establishing throughput metrics.

iii. Identification of shared resources and plans for concurrent production (Government or Commercial).

2. For the M825A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies, the Offeror shall provide a complete process map and detailed narrative descriptions for each 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 descriptions must clearly define the sequence of operations for all major assemblies, subassemblies, and parts to meet the solicitation requirements. Clearly identify any subcontracts or purchases of processes, including subcontractor or supplier. The proposed manufacturing process description for both the prime contractor and major subcontractors/suppliers shall include a single narrative description for each operation or process that at a minimum, includes details on the following elements:

a. Narrative Description of each Operation or Process, to include:

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

ii. Identification of applicable Specifications and Standards (TDP required or additional, to include Industry

Specifications/Standards), as appropriate.

iii. Identification of the operations or processes that could create or generate a critical characteristic defect, discussion of the identified operations or processes contribution to the creation or generation of the critical characteristic defect, and description of the controls planned on the identified operations or processes in order to avoid the creation or generation of a critical characteristic defect.

iv. Detailed description of the procedure for controlling non-conforming material.

v. Identification of prove outs completed on any operations or processes used in this solicitation and/or on similar items.

b. Identification of the Inputs to each operation or process, to include:

i. Identification of raw materials (to include, but not limited to steel, paint, phosphating chemicals) utilized during the operation or process.

ii. Identification of the supplier or subcontractor proposed for each raw material utilized during the operation or process.

iii. Description of controls on vendor, supplier, or subcontractors product prior to entering the prime contractors

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operation or process.

c. Identification and Description of the manufacturing equipment utilized, to include:

i. Detailed description of the specific equipment capabilities (to include, but not limited to tonnage, stroke, temperature capabilities, as appropriate).

ii. Identification of the manufacturing equipment location, ownership (Government or

d. Identification and Description of the inspection equipment utilized, to include:

i. Identification of all corresponding Critical, Major, and Minor Characteristics, per item specification, within their respective inspection points in the proposed manufacturing processes for both the prime contractor and major subcontractors/suppliers.

ii. Identification of in-process inspections used within the proposed manufacturing process for the prime contractor.

iii. Detailed description of all inspection equipment used at each inspection point (to include, but not limited to go/no-go, plug gage, caliper, custom design).

iv. Identification of the inspection frequency based on anticipated production rates and specification requirements.

v. Identification of the calibration schedule for all inspection equipment used within the proposed manufacturing processes for the prime contractor.

e. Throughput analysis to meet a monthly production rate of 2,500 each M825A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies, to include:

i. Inspection of Cycle Times, Shift Basis, Percentage of Capacity, time available for ramp up and/or preventative, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, for identified rate.

ii. Provide supporting data and/or rationale for establishing throughput metrics.

iii. Identification of shared resources and plans for concurrent production (Government or Commercial).

L.5.2 Sub-factor 2: Management Plan ______________________________

1. The Offeror shall provide a Management Plan with details on how the manufacturing of the M116A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies will meet the solicitation requirements. At a minimum, this shall include:

a. An Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) that supports the achievement of First Article Test (FAT) sample submission through follow on production and first delivery in accordance with the solicitation requirements. The IMS provided shall include:

i. Identification of the critical path, and all activities and interdependencies required to satisfy the required

U.S. Government FAT and product delivery schedule.

ii. Identification of all key activities required to purchase, install, move, and/or verify and qualify all equipment and processes at both the prime and major subcontractor/supplier facilities to perform and achieve FAT, scheduled

Ballistic Lot Acceptance Testing (BLAT), and scheduled monthly production deliveries.

iii. Identification of events, and milestones, to include, but not limited to long lead items in excess of 120 days, contract submittals, Contract Data Requirement Listings (CDRLs), FAT, Ballistic First Article Test (BFAT), BLAT, and monthly production deliveries for the prime and major subcontractor/suppliers to achieve or exceed the solicitation schedule requirements.

iv. Provide supporting documentation and/or rationale for developing the timeline of events.

2. The Offeror shall provide a Management Plan with details on how the manufacturing of the M825A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies will meet the solicitation requirements. At a minimum, this shall include:

a. An IMS that supports the achievement of FAT sample submission through follow on production and first delivery in accordance with the solicitation requirements. The IMS provided shall include:

i. Identification of the critical path, and all activities and interdependencies required to satisfy the required

U.S. Government FAT and product delivery schedule.

ii. Identification of all key activities required to purchase, install, move, and/or verify and qualify all equipment and processes at both the prime and major subcontractor/supplier facilities to perform and achieve FAT, BFAT, scheduled BLAT, and scheduled monthly production deliveries.

iii. Identification of events, milestones, long lead items in excess of 120 days, contract submittals, CDRLs, FAT, BFAT, BLAT, and monthly production deliveries for the prime and major subcontractor/suppliers to achieve the solicitation schedule requirements.

iv. Provide supporting documentation and/or rationale for developing the timeline of events.

3. The Offeror shall provide detailed descriptions of the Personnel required to produce, inspect and deliver product that meets the solicitation requirements, to include:

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

b. Provide availability of Personnel (to include, but not limited to employed, training required, hiring required, etc.) [Do not identify specific personnel by name or provide biographies].

L.6. VOLUME 2: PRICE

L.6.1 The offeror shall enter unit prices for all ordering period quantity ranges and First Article Test costs on the Price Matrix

M116A1 & M825A1. All unit prices will be limited to two decimal places and will be binding.

L.6.2 The U.S. Government reserves the right to require the submission of any data necessary to validate the reasonableness of an offer.

L.7 VOLUME 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

L.7.1 Submit Volume 3 in accordance with the following format:

Cover Page Solicitation Number, Offeror Name, CAGE, and DUNS - one page

Section 1 - Relevant Delivery and Quality Performance Narratives - Limited to two pages maximum for each reference.

Section 2 - Adverse Contract Performance - No page limitations.

L.7.2. Contract References:

The Offeror shall submit no more than three contract references with its proposal representing recent and relevant performance under

U.S. Army, USMC and FMS or other Military contracts. Recommend Offerors limit references to those involving its performance as a prime contractor only.

L.7.2.1 Definition of recent project/contracts are prime contracts, task orders, delivery orders, or subcontracts where services or deliverables were performed or are still being performed anytime within three years of issuance of this RFP. Work performed on multiple orders under the same contract are allowable as a single contract reference as long as all of the work supports the same program/solution. The U.S. Government reserves the right to consider any significant past performance after the solicitation closing date and prior to award.

L.7.2.2 The relevancy of the past performance information will be determined as follows:

* Relevant: Present/past performance effort involved essentially the same, similar or some of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

* Not Relevant: Present/past performance effort involved little or none of the scope and magnitude of effort and complexities this solicitation requires.

L.7.3 Relevant Narratives:

The Offeror shall provide a descriptive narrative of each submitted contract reference that describes the contracted work effort detailing how the requirements are relevant to the requirements of this solicitation. List Product Part Numbers and applicable National

Stock Numbers (NSNs). The narrative shall include the average monthly and yearly contracted delivery quantities.

L.7.4 Adverse Contract Performance:

In addition to the contract references, the Offeror shall identify every recent and relevant awarded contract that encountered any performance problems (i.e. late deliveries, quality failures, etc.). For any contract meeting this description, provide the following information:

a. Contract number and Order number, if applicable

b. NSN

c. Part Number

d. Point of Contact (POC)/Contracting Officer to include email addresses and telephone number

e. Provide a copy of any Corrective Action Report or Product Quality Deficiency Report

f. State any corrective actions taken to avoid reoccurrence

g. Describe the extent to which the corrective action has been successful,

h. POC who can confirm the success of the corrective measures

i. The Offeror shall identify any violations related to Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA).

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j. Federal Legal Settlements or Fines. The Offeror shall identify any DoD, Federal, or state settlements resulting from a legal action or legal decision (example OSHA, EPA, state, other)

k. Cage code/DUNS

l. Contracting Officers Representative name and telephone number, if applicable

m. Contract type (i.e. FFP, CPFF etc.)

n. Award Price

o. Final or projected final price

The Offeror shall also identify every recent and relevant contract termination for default or cause, in whole or in part, within the past three years of issuance of this solicitation. For any contract falling under these descriptions, provide the following information:

a. Contract number and Order number

b. Date of Termination or Partial Termination

c. Contracting Officer to include email addresses and telephone number

d. Identify reason for any terminations for default or cause

The number of contracts and page counts provided in response to L.7.2 is unlimited. If there are no contracts, meeting the descriptions of L.7.2 the Offeror must state as such. Failure to include this information or a statement may be a cause for rejection of an Offerors proposal as incomplete.

L.7.5 The U.S. Government reserves the right to use data provided in the Offeror's proposal and data obtained from other sources such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS). Offerors having adverse past performance information to which the offeror has yet to respond (reference FAR 15.306) does not include information obtained from formal rating systems such as PPIRS or Federal Awardee

Performance and Integrity Information System. Note: The U.S. Government retrieves completed CPARS from PPIRS. To ensure inclusion of all references in the evaluation process, the Offeror is encouraged to provide the U.S. Government with the most current data on each reference.

L.7.6 References provided on classified contracts or contracts to foreign entities are not verifiable; therefore, evaluations do not occur on classified and foreign contracts.

L.8: VOLUME 4: SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

Offerors 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: (1) Proposed Small Business Participation Plan in performance of the potential contract; and (2) Commitment to Small Business Payment Procedures and Compliance with Small Business

Subcontracting Plans.

a. Proposed Small Business Participation Plan. All offerors shall complete the Small Business Participation Plan at Attachment

0010 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.

b. Commitment to Small Business.

i) Payment Procedures: All Offerors 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 awarded within the past three years from the closing date of this solicitation, under which it was required. If not required in any contracts, the Offeror shall so state.

ii) Compliance with Small Business Subcontracting Plans: 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).

Offeror shall provide the most recent Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) for three (3) contracts performed within the past three years from the closing date of this solicitation that included a subcontracting plan. If not required in any contracts, the Offeror shall so state. If the Offeror has less than three(3) contracts with performance within the past three (3) years, the Offeror shall provide the most recent ISR for each contract it has which meets the three (3) year requirement, and state that the Offeror does not have three contracts.

L.9: NOTICES TO OFFERORS:

L.9.1 Use of ASSIST

The. U.S. Government will use a separate tool, the ASSIST2Industry, in conjunction with ASSIST to accomplish all exchanges with Offerors after receipt of proposals pursuant to FAR 15.306. ASSIST2Industry provides the ability for the U.S. Government to issue, and the Offerors to receive and respond to, all ENs in a secure online environment.

In order to initiate the use of ASSIST2Industry, the U.S. Government requires the names, company titles, telephone numbers, and

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email addresses of two individuals that the Offeror has designated as responsible for receiving and responding to the U.S.

Government ENs through ASSIST2Industry. The designation of two individuals is for insuring availability of one individual if the other individual is not available. Submission of the required information regarding these two individuals must be in the cover letter of the offerors proposal.

After the solicitations closing date, the U.S. Government will establish an account in ASSIST2Industry for each individual identified by the Offeror that has submitted a proposal in response to this solicitation. The two individuals named by the

Offeror will be authorized access to that account. Two separate system generated emails are to each individual. One of the emails will contain the individuals ASSIST2Industry usernames. The other email will contain the individuals temporary passwords.

Using the provided username and temporary password, each individual can then go to https://ASSIST2Industry.army.mil to access the account.

NOTE: The first time a user logs in, the user will be required to change the temporary password before the user can proceed to use the site.

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CAUTIONS OFFERORS THAT THE SYSTEM GENERATED EMAILS REFERRED TO ABOVE ARE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.

RECEIPT OF THESE EMAILS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY TYPE OF EXCHANGE WITH THE OFFEROR IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR

15.306(A), (B), OR (D) (I.E., CLARIFICATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, OR DISCUSSIONS). ALSO, RECEIPT OF THESE EMAILS DO NOT SIGNIFY THAT A

COMPETITIVE RANGE DETERMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 15.306(C) HAS BEEN MADE OR THAT THE OFFERORS PROPOSAL WILL BE INCLUDED IN

THE COMPETITIVE RANGE WHEN THAT DETERMINATION IS MADE. ALL NOTIFICATIONS THAT ANY TYPE OF EXCHANGE WITH THE OFFEROR HAS COMMENCED

AND THE OFFEROR HAS ENS AVAILABLE TO RESPOND TO, OR ANY NOTIFICATION THAT THE OFFERORS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN OR EXCLUDED

FROM THE COMPETITIVE RANGE, WILL BE SENT TO THE OFFEROR BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER INDEPENDENTLY OF THE ASSIST2INDUSTRY.

Whenever the U.S. Government issues ENs to the Offeror through ASSIST2Industry, the Contracting Officer will notify the Offeror through a medium independent of ASSIST2Industry (e.g., e-mail) that the Offeror has ENs in ASSIST2Industry waiting for a response. Until the

Contracting Officer releases the ENs in ASSIST2Industry, no ENs will be available. Offerors can contact the ASSIST2Industry helpdesk at

(609) 562- 7050 or (609) 562-7031 for any technical assistance that may be needed.

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SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Section M. Evaluation of Proposals

It is the responsibility of the offeror to provide complete and thorough explanations for each factor/sub-factor submitted as required by Section L. Submit each Volume, to include all factors/sub-factors, with the offerors initial proposal, and the U.S. Government is not obligated to make another request for the required information. Performance or capabilities proposed that exceed mandatory minimum requirements may be incorporated into the contract in accordance with FAR 15.306(d)(4).

M.1. BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD:

This acquisition will utilize a Subjective Best Value Tradeoff Source Selection Process authorized at FAR 15.101-1, as supplemented;

therefore, the offeror submitting the proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the U.S. Government given appropriate consideration to the four evaluation factors (Technical, Price, Past Performance, and Small Business Participation) will be awarded a contract. The U.S. Government expects to award a single IDIQ contract as a result of this solicitation. The U.S. Government reserves the right to: limit the competitive range for the purposes of efficiency; make an award to other than the low offer; or make no award should no vendors offer prove to be acceptable based on the criteria set forth in the solicitation. The U.S. Government intends to award without discussions. The U.S. Government will make an award to the responsible contractor whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is determined to be the most advantageous to the U.S. Government, considering price and non-price factors, taking into consideration the relative importance of each. Adjectival ratings will be assigned based on the rating that best fits the proposal overall, based on the U.S. Governments assessment. The solicitation requirements include all stated terms, conditions, representations, certifications, and other information required by Section L of this solicitation.

M.2. NUMBER OF CONTRACT AWARDS:

The U.S. Government intends to make a single award to the offeror whose proposal is determined to be the subjective best value.

With the exception of the minimum guaranteed dollar value, all other amounts represented in this solicitation are estimates only and do not bind the U.S. Government in any way. An award under this solicitation in no way obligates the U.S. Government to order additional items or issue additional Delivery Orders beyond the guaranteed minimum.

M.3. AWARD DECISION:

Evaluation Factors Rankings: A tradeoff will occur based on a comparative assessment of the Technical, Price, and Small Business

Participation Factors. The Past Performance Factor is acceptable or unacceptable.

M.3.1 The Technical Factor is more important than the Price Factor. The Price Factor is more important than the Small Business

Participation Factor. Both Technical Sub-factors are of equal importance. Although Price is not the most important element, it could become a controlling factor if technical factors are relatively equal amongst offerors. Past Performance evaluation is on an

Acceptable/Unacceptable basis, and all offerors must receive a rating of "Acceptable" under the Past Performance Factor for consideration under the Technical/Price/Small Business Participation trade-off evaluation. Since the Technical Factor is more important than the Price Factor, the U.S. Government reserves the right to make an award to an offeror with a higher priced proposal that is superior in the Technical Factor.

M.3.2 The U.S. Government will award to the offeror who submits the proposal determined to be the subjective best value to the

U.S. Government, subject to an acceptable responsibility determination in accordance with FAR Part 9 and conformance of the offerors proposal to the terms and conditions of the solicitation.

M.4. RESPONSIBILITY: The U.S. Government will determine responsibility of the apparent successful offeror in accordance with FAR 9.1.

M.5. PROPOSAL EVALUATION:

M.5.1 A team of U.S. Government personnel shall evaluate all proposals in strict adherence to the evaluation criteria delineated within the solicitation. The U.S. Government will not assume that performance will include areas not specified in the offerors proposal. With the exception of Past Performance, evaluators shall not consider or use as a basis for evaluation any assumptions, preconceived ideas, and personal knowledge or opinions not supported by material provided in the proposal. However, the evaluation of Past Performance may use data other than that provided with the offerors proposal (e.g., past customers and previous contracting officials.)

M.6. EVALUATION FACTORS: The U.S. Government will evaluate each offerors proposal on its thoroughness, soundness, and comprehension of the requirement as to high likelihood of success. The U.S. Government will consider the following factors in the evaluation of proposals received under this solicitation:

M.6.1. Factor 1 Technical Factor:

M.6.1.1 Sub-factor 1- Manufacturing and Quality Plan _____________________________________________

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1. For the M116A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies the U.S. Government will evaluate the adequacy, completeness, feasibility, and supportability of the Offerors process map and narrative descriptions of each of the proposed manufacturing processes for both the prime contractor and major subcontractors/suppliers to deliver product that meets the solicitation requirements. The U.S. Government will evaluate the completeness of the process map and narrative descriptions to include all operations and steps required for manufacture, assembly, testing, inspection, marking, packaging and storage. The U.S. Government will evaluate the adequacy and feasibility of the sequence of operations for all major assemblies, subassemblies, and parts, to meet the solicitation requirements. The U.S. Government will assess subcontracts and purchases of processes and/or components for adequacy and completeness. The U.S. Government will evaluate the following detailed elements included within the single narrative descriptions for each operation or process:

a. The adequacy and completeness of the Offerors narrative descriptions of each of the operations or processes, to include:

i. Adequacy and completeness of the description of all steps, inspections, verifications, process controls, documentation, and material handling involved in each operation or process.

ii. Adequacy and completeness of the identification of applicable specifications and standards used or applied within each operation or process.

iii. Adequacy and completeness of the identification of the operations or processes that could create or generate each critical characteristic defect, discussions demonstrating an understanding of the operations or processes contribution to the creation or generations of the critical characteristic defect, and the adequacy, and completeness of the description of the controls placed on the identified operation or process in order to avoid the creation or generation of the critical characteristic defects.

iv. Adequacy and completeness of the procedures for controlling non-conforming material.

v. Adequacy and applicability of the description of whether or not the operation or process prove outs were completed on any of the items included in this solicitation and/or similar items.

b. The adequacy and completeness of the Offerors identification of Inputs to each operation or process, to include:

i. Adequacy and completeness of the identification of raw materials utilized during the operation or process.

ii. Adequacy and completeness of the supplier or subcontractor proposed for each raw material utilized during the operation or process.

iii. Adequacy and completeness of the vendor, supplier, or subcontractors control of product prior to entering the prime contractors operation or process.

c. The adequacy and completeness of the Offerors identification and description of manufacturing equipment to be utilized, to include:

i. Adequacy and completeness of specific equipment capabilities.

ii. Adequacy and completeness of the location, ownership (Government or Contractor), availability and current status of utilized manufacturing equipment.

d. The adequacy and completeness of the Offerors identification and description of all inspection equipment to be utilized, to include:

i. Adequacy, completeness and understanding of all the required Critical, Major, and Minor Characteristics, per item specification within their respective inspection points in the proposed manufacturing processes for both the prime contractor and major subcontractors/suppliers.

ii. Adequacy and completeness of the identification of in-process inspections used within the proposed manufacturing processes for the prime contractor.

iii. Adequacy and completeness of the description of all inspection equipment used at each inspection point.

iv. Adequacy and completeness of the inspection frequency required based on anticipated production rates and specification requirements.

v. Adequacy and completeness of the calibration schedule for all inspection equipment used within the proposed manufacturing processes for the prime contractor.

e. The adequacy and completeness of the Offerors throughput analysis to meet a monthly production rate of 1,000 each M116A1

Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies, to include:

i. Adequacy and completeness of the identified Cycle Times, Shift Basis, Percentage of Capacity, time available for ramp up and/or preventative, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, for identified rate.

ii. Adequacy and completeness of the supporting data and/or rationale for establishing throughput metrics.

iii. Adequacy and completeness of the identification of shared resources and plans for concurrent production.

2. For the M825A1 Artillery Smoke Projectile Bodies the U.S. Government will evaluate the adequacy, completeness, feasibility, and supportability of the Offerors process map and narrative descriptions of each of the proposed manufacturing processes for both the prime contractor and major subcontractors/suppliers to deliver product that meets the solicitation requirements. The U.S. Government will evaluate the completeness of the process map and narrative descriptions to include all operations and steps required for manufacture, assembly, testing, inspection, marking, packaging and storage. The U.S. Government will evaluate the adequacy and feasibility of the sequence of operations for all major assemblies, subassemblies, and parts, to meet the solicitation requirements. The U.S.