W52P1J22R0007-0001 November 15 2021.pdf

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

PREVIOUS EDITIONS UNUSABLE

30-105-02 STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 10-83)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

SEE SCHEDULE

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Firm Fixed Price

0001 2021NOV15

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ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND - RI

ROCK ISLAND, IL 61299-8000

BLDGS 60 & 62

ADAM M. GENEVA

EMAIL: ADAM.M.GENEVA.CIV@MAIL.MIL

W52P1J-22-R-0007

2021OCT28

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CONTINUATION SHEET

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SECTION A - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Buyer Name: ADAM M. GENEVA

Buyer Office Symbol/Telephone Number: CCRI-AC/(309)782-3505

Type of Contract 1: Firm Fixed Price

Kind of Contract: Supply Contracts and Priced Orders

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Amendment 0001 incorporates the following Questions and Answer 1 and changes:

Q1: We have identified a discordance between the information included in the RFP and the Attachment 0001 regarding the ordering periods for the CLIN 0011 & 0012. Please confirm if we need to provide prices for ordering per period 1 thru 3 as well as for the ordering period 4 and 5 or if only ordering periods 4 and 5 are requested.

A1: Pricing is just for ordering period 4 and 5, this was corrected on CLIN 0011 & 0012.

Q2: Is the quantity range of 300-3000 (ordering Period 1 thru 5) for CLIN 0010 Item: 81mm M821A4 accurate? Please confirm if other quantity ranges are needed or not.

A2: One quantity range is correct.

Q3: Who is the POC for the Governments Technical Representative?

A3:

David Richmond

Project Officer

PM Combat Ammunition Systems david.a.richmond10.civ@army.mil

973-724-6525

Q4: We have identify a discordance between the information included in the RFP and the Attachment 0003 regarding the name of the contracting officer. Could you please confirm to whom the POCs shall be instructed to e-mail the Past Performance Questionnaire. Also, please confirm if the cover letter of the Past performance questionnaire should be updated and return to us with the information and official signature.

A4: Corrected, the contracting officer is Sabrina Lowe, Sabrina.l.lowe.civ@army.mil. The specialist is Adam Geneva, adam.m.geneva.civ@army.mil. Attachment 0003 was updated as well. Please note the new email addresses, this was corrected throughout.

5. In addition to the above, the closing date and time for receipt of offers is 3:00 P.M. Central Time on January 04, 2022.

6. Questions can now be submitted until 3:00 PM Central Time on December 01, 2021. No questions will be accepted after 3:00 PM Central

Time on December 01, 2021 in order to ensure all offeror questions can be answered and posted for all offeror's knowledge prior to the

RFP closing.

7. The following paragraph was changed in Section M, paragraph B.2:

From:

The evaluators will use the following definitions in support of the rating of all non-cost/price evaluation Factors/Subfactors except

Past Performance. The Adverse Past Performance term is to be used under the Past Performance Factor only:

To:

The evaluators will use the following definitions in support of the rating of all non cost/price evaluation Factors/Subfactors. The

Adverse Past Performance term (g.) is to be used under the Past Performance Factor only. The risk ratings terms (h.-k.) are to be used under Technical Factor only:

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SOLICITATION SUMMARY

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1. Army Contracting Command - Rock Island (ACC-RI) requests a proposal for 60mm/81mm/120mm High Explosive (HE) Load, Assemble, Pack

(LAP) Mortar Cartridges, under this Solicitation W52P1J-22-R-0007.

2. NOTICE OF BEST VALUE CRITERIA. All offerors are hereby notified that award of this acquisition will not be based on price alone, but on a trade-off process in accordance with FAR 15.101-1, in which evaluation will be based on criteria set forth in Sections L and M.

3. Request for Proposal (RFP) W52P1J-22-R-0007 in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-3, is restricted to the

United States (U.S.), its outlying areas, or Canada. As a result of this solicitation, the United States Government (USG) intends to award two or more, five year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm-Fixed-Priced (FFP) contracts. There are no option periods.

4. During the life of the ordering periods for all contracts awarded as a result of this solictation, the USG is entitled to order a maximum dollar amount of $372,589,588.96 inclusive of all CLINs.

The ordering periods are provided below (actual dates will be provided at time of award(s)):

Ordering Period 1 - Date of Award (DOA)-365 Days after Award (DAA)

Ordering Period 2 - 366 DAA-730 DAA

Ordering Period 3 - 731 DAA-1095 DAA

Ordering Period 4 - 1096 DAA-1460 DAA

Ordering Period 5 - 1461 DAA-1825 DAA

5. The items to be solicited are:

60mm

a. CLIN 0001: 60mm M768

b. CLIN 0002: 60mm M768A1

c. CLIN 0003: 60mm M720A1

d. CLIN 0004: 60mm M720A2

e. CLIN 0005: 60mm M1061

81mm

f. CLIN 0006: 81mm M889A2

g. CLIN 0007: 81mm M889A4

h. CLIN 0008: 81mm M821A2

i. CLIN 0009: 81mm M821A3

j. CLIN 0010: 81mm M821A4

120mm

k. CLIN 0011: 120mm M933A1

l. CLIN 0012: 120mm M934A1

Each CLIN includes First Article Test (FAT), Modified FAT, and production units.

6. An Offeror is required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database when submitting an offer, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM accessed through https://www.sam.gov or by calling 866-606-8220.

7. Controlled Documents (including Technical Data Package (TDP)) may be obtained by having an active Joint Certification Program (JCP) account.

Offerors can obtain an active account by visiting https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx and submitting the necessary documents.

When requesting access, provide offerors Commercial and Government Entitiy (CAGE) Code in the Reason for Request block.

Once offeror's account is active, offerors may request access to documents in SAM (https://www.sam.gov ).

**PLEASE NOTE, THE PERSON APPROVED FOR OFFERORS BUSINESS IN JCP MUST BE THE PERSON WHO REQUESTS ACCESS IN SAM OR OFFEROR WILL BE

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DENIED.**

8. Clauses and provisions from the FAR and supplements thereto are incorporated into this document by reference and in full text. Those incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.

9. The USG intends to award two or more contracts pursuant to this solicitation. The award(s) will be made to the offeror(s) whose proposal offers the best overall value to the USG based on the integrated assessment of non-price and price evaluation factors. The evaluation factors include: Technical, Cost/Price, Past Performance, and Small Business Participation.

10. Offerors are cautioned to ensure their proposals are fully complete, including all fill-ins and blanks in the RFP. Any offeror submitting a proposal agrees by submission that its proposal and the prices contained therein will be valid for 250 days after receipt of the proposal.

11. Offerors are cautioned to read all of the solicitation and attachments carefully to ensure that any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation and any issued amendments includes all Technical, Cost/Price, Past Performance, and Small Business Participation information required by the solicitation.

12. Subcontracting Plan Requirement: Note for Other than Small Businesses ONLY. Separate from Small Business Participation, Other than

Small Business Offerors shall also submit a Small Business Subcontracting Plan as required by FAR 19.7 (FAR Clause 52.219-9, Small

Business Subcontracting Plan). The Small Business Subcontracting Plan will be reviewed when the apparent awardee is determined. In accordance with AFARS Appendix DD, the Small Business Subcontracting Plan must correlate with the percentages of small business utilization identified in the contractor's Small Business Participation Plan in order to be eligible for award. For Offerors utilizing a

Commercial Subcontracting Plan the Offeror shall also provide an explanation showing how the percentages of small business utilization identified in the contractor's Small Business Participation Plan correlate to the goals in its Commercial Subcontracting Plan in order to be eligible for award.

13. All FATs, modified FATS and production unit prices for all ordering period ranges shall be entered in the Price Matrix, found at

Attachment 0001. There are four tabs, the first is a summary tab and will "auto-populate" based on inputs into the other three tabs

(60mm, 81mm, and 120mm). Offerors shall submit ceiling unit prices for each CLIN and each quantity range for all three tabs (light blue cells). In addition, offerors shall submit ceiling prices for each FAT and Modified FAT for all three tabs (light blue cells). When each cell is filled in and completed, the first tab (Summary) will populate automatically. If continuous production can be achieved, FAT may be waived. Offerors should not assume FAT will be waived and must provide FAT costs as required to be considered for award. This is a competitive procurement action; although offerors are required to submit not to exceed ceiling prices, these prices must be determined fair and reasonable to be considered for award.

14. The Minimum Guaranteed Amount (MGA) is $5,000.00 for a process map for each awardee. The MGA will be awarded concurrently with the basic IDIQ contract on the first delivery order to the offeror(s) receiving award. The process map shall identify the points within the process where defects on critical and major characteristics could be generated and how the contractor is inspecting for these characteristics. The process map shall be submitted within 30 days of the delivery order award for the MGA. The USG is under no further obligation to place any additional orders.

15. The USG anticipates holding a post-award conference for the contract(s) resulting from this solicitation. It is expected that the contractor(s) will be responsible for hosting the post-award conference. Hosting is defined as securing meeting facilities for up to approximately 20 participants, and ensuring presentation equipment is available.

16. Only ACC-RI is authorized to issue delivery orders under any resultant contract.

17. Offerors may submit questions via email to the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), Ms. Sabrina Lowe (sabrina.l.lowe.civ@army.mil) and Contract Specialist, Mr. Adam Geneva (adam.m.geneva.civ@army.mil) until 3:00 PM Central Time on December 01, 2021. No questions will be accepted after 3:00 PM Central Time on December 01, 2021 in order to ensure all offeror questions can be answered and posted for all offeror's knowledge prior to the RFP closing.

18. The closing date and time for receipt of offers is 3:00 P.M. Central Time on January 04, 2022.

19. Evaluation of offers shall be in accordance with the evaluation guidelines and specific evaluation procedures in Section M of this solicitation. All offerors shall submit their proposals and any proposal revisions, if required, in strict accordance with the instructions set forth in the solicitation and any issued amendments. The USG must be able to access information along with any submitted changes within proposals readily and easily and will not be responsible for not being able to view necessary information that was not submitted in accordance with the instructions set forth in the solicitation.

20. This RFP should not be discussed with any USG employee except the PCO, Ms. Sabrina Lowe or representative, Mr. Adam Geneva. Failure to adhere to this restriction may be grounds to declare Offerors firm ineligible for consideration of any award resulting from this competitive acquisition. Any formal communications such as request for clarifications, discussions, and/or information concerning this

RFP should be submitted in writing to Ms. Sabrina Lowe at sabrina.l.lowe.civ@army.mil and Mr. Adam Geneva at adam.m.geneva.civ@army.mil.

Please indicate the RFP number, W52P1J-22-R-0007, in the subject line.

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21. The USG reserves the right to limit the competitive range for the purpose of efficiency, award without discussions, and award to other than the offeror(s) with the lowest total evaluated price.

22. Award(s) will be made on an all or none basis. Award(s) will be made to the Offeror(s) whose proposal is determined to be the best overall value to the USG.

23. Award(s) will be made using formal source selection procedures in accordance with FAR 15.1. See Section L and Section M for additional information.

24. The USG reserves the right, at time of award, to request a detailed pricing breakout to be used for planning purposes. This is not a required submission at this time, however if it becomes a required submission, the USG will provide further detail.

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SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

0011 120MM M933A1 ____________

NSN: 1315-01-688-1173

Part Number: 13047974

Ordering Period 4: 1096 DAA-1460 DAA

Ordering Period 5: 1461 DAA-1825 DAA

FAT Plans shall be submitted no later than 120 calendar days after delivery order. The FAT Report shall be submitted 270 calendar days after contract award and no later than 30 calendar days after completion of the FAT. The USG Government will provide approval/disapproval within 30 days after receipt of FAT Report. FAT may be waived, as stated in FAR 52.209-3(h)(ALT 1), or modified at the discretion of the USG.

Offerors shall complete the Price Matrix (Attachment

0001).

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE:

Inspection: Origin

Acceptance: Origin

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE:

FOB POINT: Origin

Delivery locations will be determined at the time of each delivery order award.

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0012 120MM M934A1 ____________

NSN: 1315-01-688-2086

Part Number: 13047975

Ordering Period 4: 1096 DAA-1460 DAA

Ordering Period 5: 1461 DAA-1825 DAA

FAT Plans shall be submitted no later than 120 calendar days after delivery order. The FAT Report shall be submitted 270 calendar days after contract award and no later than 30 calendar days after completion of the FAT. The USG Government will provide approval/disapproval within 30 days after receipt of FAT Report. FAT may be waived, as stated in FAR 52.209-3(h)(ALT 1), or modified at the discretion of the USG.

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Offerors shall complete the Price Matrix (Attachment

0001).

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE:

Inspection: Origin

Acceptance: Origin

DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE:

FOB POINT: Origin

Delivery locations will be determined at the time of each delivery order award.

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

L.1. Introduction: This section contains general proposal submissions instructions as well as specific proposal requirements for the

60/81/120mm HE, and variants thereof, Mortar Cartridges LAP.

L.1.1. General. The proposal shall be presented in sufficient detail to allow Government evaluation of response to the requirements of the solicitation. The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

L.1.2. Offerors are responsible for inquiring with the PCO and/or Contract Specialist to ensure that the proposal submitted has, in fact, been received by the PCO and/or Contract Specialist. This must be done by the date/time set in the solicitation for receipt of offers.

L.1.3. No multiple, alternate, or additional proposals will be accepted. If an Offeror submits more than one proposal, all proposals will be returned without evaluation since the Government would have no basis upon which to determine which of the proposals the Offeror desired to have evaluated.

L.2. Proposal Instructions:

L.2.1. General:

L.2.1.1. Offerors shall provide information by addressing each Factor/Subfactor in the format and sequence identified in the solicitation. The Offerors must provide information in sufficient detail to allow the Government to make a best value assessment of the

Offerors capability to support the proposed response to the evaluation criteria. Proposals that do not contain the information requested in the solicitation risk being determined unacceptable by the Government. The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

L.2.1.2. The proposal must not merely repeat the solicitation requirements, but rather must provide convincing evidence in support of conclusive statements of how contract requirements will be met.

L.2.1.3. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions (except for clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)), as permitted by FAR 15.306(a)(3) and FAR 52.215-1. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions to permit Offerors to revise their proposals. If discussions are conducted, only those Offerors within the competitive range will be included in discussions and considered for an award. Proposals that do not contain the information requested in this solicitation risk being determined

Unacceptable by the Government. The Government will not assume the Offeror possesses any capability, understanding, or commitment not specified in the proposal.

L.2.1.4. Alternate Proposals: Alternate proposals will not be accepted.

L.2.1.5. Proposals shall be valid for 250 days from the closing of the solicitation.

L.2.2. All questions concerning this procurement, either technical or contractual, must be submitted in writing to the Contracting

Officer's designee. No direct discussion between the technical representative and a prospective Offeror shall be conducted. Questions and proposals shall be submitted to the following point of contact:

Adam M. Geneva: adam.m.geneva.civ@army.mil

Sabrina L. Lowe: sabrina.l.lowe.civ@army.mil

L.2.3. The proposal shall consist of the following:

L.2.3.1. Each proposal shall be submitted in the English language and consist of and include all of the following:

a. One (1) signed and completed paper copy of the attached Standard Form 33 (SF 33) and continuation sheets (Sections A through M) signed by a person authorized to enter into the proposed contract on behalf of the Offeror. Acknowledgment of all amendments to the solicitation and all continuation sheets are to be filled in as directed, i.e., proposed prices in the CLINs/Pricing Matrices included as an attachment in Section J, any fill-ins required. Offerors are directed to thoroughly read the solicitation and fill in the required information in the appropriate solicitation clauses. For any fill-ins that are not applicable, the Offeror must acknowledge by indicating N/A. The proposal must also include computation for the use of Government Property, if applicable.

b. Proposals, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) schedule, and Process Flow Diagram shall be submitted via DoD Secure Access File Exchange

(SAFE) (including oral presentation slides), as reflected in L.3., and shall be compiled using the Microsoft (MS) Office for Windows suite of applications and Adobe pdfs. The Price Factor shall be submitted separately via DoD SAFE from non-price Factors. Price

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breakdown, when applicable, will include MS Excel spreadsheets with formulae intact.

c. System for Award Management (SAM). The purpose of electronic Representations and Certifications (Reps/Certs) is to provide all

Offerors with a portal in which to submit Reps/Certs in a publicly accessible format, nullifying the requirement to submit identical information in response to each and every Federal contract solicitation. As a requirement under the 60/81/120mm HE, and variants thereof, Mortar Cartridges LAP solicitation, all Offerors must submit Reps/Certs data into SAM at https://sam.gov and provide with their proposal. Any Offeror that has previously submitted Reps/Certs data into SAM is reminded to update the data prior to submitting with their proposal.

L.3. FORMAT FOR PROPOSALS

L.3.1. The Offeror's proposal shall be submitted in several volumes based on the Factors as set forth below and all information specific to each Factor shall be confined to that volume. Each proposal including the Oral Presentation Slides and the IMS and Process Flow

Diagram pdfs must include all volumes and shall be submitted by the closing date and time of the solicitation. Failure to provide any volume may result in the proposal being given an Unacceptable rating. Information provided shall be specific to each Factor. Only slides that are briefed during the Oral Presentation will be reviewed and considered part of the technical proposal.

L.3.2. The Technical oral presentation slides shall have a separate index, which contains narrative titles, which are cross-referenced to the applicable solicitation requirement. This index shall not count against the page limitation for the oral presentation. Page limitation for each Volume is as follows:

Volume I: Technical Factor slides

a. A maximum of 35 slides under subfactor 1, not inclusive of the IMS (which will be in pdf format and be no larger than 11 x 17 printed)

b. A maximum of 15 slides under subfactor 2

c. A maximum of 30 slides under Subfactor 3, not inclusive of the Process

Flow Diagram (which will be a separate pdf file and no larger than 11 x 17 printed)

d. A maximum of 35 slides under subfactor 4, not inclusive of the IMS (which will be in pdf format and be no larger than 11 x 17 printed for oral presentation).

The minimum font size shall be 18 for all PowerPoint slides. The IMS and Process Flow Diagram shall be a separate pdf file from the

PowerPoint presentation and will not count towards the presentation page limit.

Volume II: Price Factor (Price Matrix/supporting documentation - no page limit)

Volume III: Past Performance Factor (Written proposal- 25 page limit) Past Performance questionnaire is not counted in the page limit.

Volume IV: Small Business Participation (Written proposal - 10-page limit) Page limit excludes Individual Subcontract Reports (ISRs), Summary Subcontract Reports (SSRs) cover page, table of contents, and glossary of abbreviations and acronyms.

L.3.2. Oral Presentations:

a. Offerors will be required to give an oral presentation of up to three (3) hours and have one (1) hour for questions/answer section to the Government for the Technical Factor, inclusive of all subfactors, using PowerPoint. The total allotted time is four (4) hours. The oral presentation shall not encompass past performance, price, or small business participation. At the conclusion of each Offeror's presentation, the Government personnel will briefly caucus to ascertain if any clarifications of the Offeror's presentation are required. If the Government determines there is a need for clarifications, the written request for clarification will be presented to the Offeror. The Offeror will respond in writing with the appropriate answer that directly addresses the question asked by the

Government. The oral presentation session and written questions will be evaluated for purposes of award. The contractor's proposal, oral presentation slides, and written questions may be incorporated to any resultant contract and become additional contract requirements.

b. The planned oral presentations will NOT be recorded/videotaped and no listening devices or cell phones will be allowed to be turned on during the presentations.

c. The Offeror's key personnel who will perform or personally direct the work being described should conduct their relevant portions of the presentations. Key personnel include project managers, task leaders, and other in-house staff of the Offeror. The names of presenters shall be listed on the Title Slide for each Technical Subfactor.

L.3.2.1. The oral presentation will be evaluated for purposes of award. The oral presentation will not constitute discussions, as defined in FAR 15.306(d), nor will it obligate the Government to conduct discussions or to solicit or entertain any proposal revisions.

L.3.2.2. Process and Facilities:

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L.3.2.2.1. The PCO will schedule the oral presentations and will notify each Offeror of the date, time and location of its oral presentation after the Government receives the offers in response to this solicitation. The order in which Offerors will make their presentations will be determined by the drawing of lots by the PCO. Oral presentations will be scheduled no sooner than five working days after closing date of the solicitation. Each Offeror will be notified, in writing with acknowledgement requested, of the scheduled date and time for the presentations. The Government reserves the right to reschedule presentations at the sole discretion of the PCO.

Once notified of the scheduled presentation date and time, each Offeror shall complete the presentation at that scheduled date and time.

L.3.2.2.2. The facilities available for use by Offerors are limited to a conference room and overhead images (slides) via electronic projection. The Government will provide all facilities. An alternative approach that will be considered shall be allowing virtual presentations.

L.3.2.2.3. The oral presentations must be made in person at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ or virtually through Microsoft Teams or another agreed upon platform. The PCO has final discretion to set the location of the presentation.

L.3.2.3. Submission Media and Format

L.3.2.3.1. The Offeror shall submit, by the closing date/time in the solicitation, its DoD SAFE Submittal (with the maximum of 115 slides). The Government will provide a Windows Compatible computer and a projector for the Offeror's use during the oral presentation.

The Offeror may not use or submit any other media or documents, samples, prototypes, etc. ** Please note self-extracting .exe files will not be accepted.

L.3.2.3.2. At the scheduled presentation time, the PCO will review the ground rules of the oral presentation with the Offeror. Each

Offeror will be required to only use the DOD SAFE submitted Technical Factor slides. No other material or revisions to the slides or hardcopies will be permitted.

L.3.2.3.3. Content and substance of the presentation is stressed. Each Offeror can use the slides to document the key points of its presentation. The contents of the overhead images (slides) must be legible and must conform to the following specifications:

Size: 8.5 inches by 11 inches

Font Size: Minimum 18

Font Type: Arial

Color: black and white or color is permitted

Graphics: permitted

Company name or logo required on each slide

Sequentially numbered

Maximum of 8 bullets per slide

**Please note: The IMS and Process Flow Diagram may be pdf format embedded onto a slide. The 11 x 17 copies of the IMS slides and

Process Flow Diagram slide will be provided to the Government for reference during the presentation.

L.3.3. For written proposals, 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 solicitation number in the header and/or footer.

A Table of Contents shall be created using the Table of Contents feature in MS Word. MS Word (.doc) 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"

L.3.3.1. Length:

L.3.3.1.1. Each volume shall be as concise as possible, consistent with complete submission. The page count will be made by counting the pages from left to right, consecutively. Pages that exceed the page limitation will be returned to the Offeror and will not be evaluated. Each paragraph shall be separated by at least one blank line. Annexes, documentation and attachments that are submitted by the Offeror, which are not required as part of the solicitation, will count against the page limitations. If pages are printed on both sides, each side will count as a separate page. The following will not count against page limitations: volume title pages, table of contents pages, cross-referencing pages, indices, acronym lists and page dividers (used to separate proposal sections). Pages should not exceed 8.5 inches in width by 11 inches in length; foldout pages depicting such items as sketches, factory floor layouts, etc. may be used, with each fold counted as one page. The font size used shall not be less than 10 point.

L.3.3.1.2. Price Volume. The Offeror's Price Matrix and any documentation that is based on or includes mathematical calculations (e.g., calculations for rental value of Government property in the Offeror's possession, calculations where there is the appearance of unbalanced pricing, etc.) shall be submitted in electronic, executable format utilizing Microsoft Excel. Any additional information necessary to explain the proposed pricing that does not contain mathematical calculations may be submitted in Adobe, Microsoft Word or

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L.3.3.1.3. 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, addresses those Factors and Subfactors required in Section M of the solicitation.

L.3.3.1.4. File Packaging - All of the proposal files, except for price, shall be compressed (zipped) into one file using WinZip version

6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e. doc, xls, ppt, etc. Price Volume shall be submitted separately.

*Please note Self-extracting .exe files will not be accepted.*

L.4. SPECIFIC PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS

All information and data provided shall be specific to the 60/81/120mm HE, and variants thereof, Mortar Cartridges LAP, except for the area of Past Performance. In the response to the solicitation, the Offeror must address the following Factors and Subfactors:

L.4.1. Volume I FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL

L.4.1.1. Subfactor A: Quality Assurance and Safety Critical Characteristics Plan

The Offeror shall provide a description of the Quality Assurance and Safety Critical Characteristics Plan to meet the Quality Assurance requirements as defined in the solicitation. The Offeror shall describe in detail the plan that is to be used for the 60/81/120mm HE, and variants thereof, Mortar Cartridges LAP. The Offeror shall provide as a minimum in their plan:

a. Identification of the process to control each Safety Critical Characteristic during LAP, including equipment directly involved in fabrication, assembly, inspection and test of each safety critical characteristic.

b. Demonstrate a process to control Safety Critical Characteristics at the proposed subcontract level.

c. Identification of the Quality Management System and whether or not it is certified to, compliant with, or exceeds the requirements of

ISO 9001:2015, or an equivalent quality program acceptable to the Government.

d. Description and demonstration of the Quality Assurance Plan for the LAP, test, and inspection. Also, describe the process that will be used to flow down all quality requirements and ability to manage proposed subcontractors and suppliers.

e. Identification of inspection and prevention, and control of key parameters that could result in loss of performance, test failures, or reduced reliability. (e.g., frequency of inspection, Process Control/SPC methods, and inventory management to include traceability).

f. Identification and demonstration of equipment and processes to perform radiographic inspection of the high explosive pour and fragmentation insert.

L.4.1.2. Subfactor B: 60/81/120mm HE FAT Production and Schedule

The Offeror shall describe a capability plan for the 60/81/120mm HE FAT and production with the assumption GFM is immediately available at contract award (inclusive of a separate IMS for the 60/81/120mm HE FAT and production). This separate IMS can be submitted in a separate document which will not count against the slide page limit. The Offeror shall describe a plan that meets and/or exceeds the solicitation requirements. The Offeror must demonstrate how the proposed plan supports a low-risk approach for the delivery schedule.

L.4.1.3. Subfactor C: Manufacturing Plan

The Offeror shall describe a detailed Manufacturing Plan for the LAP, and testing of the 60/81/120mm HE, and variants thereof, Mortar

Cartridges LAP, to meet the requirements of the solicitation. The description shall be for the complete cartridge, including subassemblies. This Plan shall include a description of the essential manufacturing facilities and equipment, including melt pour, cast cure, and booster pressing capability for all of the above. The Manufacturing Plan must be realistic and supportable. Proposals will address, as a minimum, the following:

a. Provide a complete Process Flow Diagram of the proposed assembly line, including test, inspection, and build. This separate Process

Flow Diagram can be submitted in a separate pdf file which will not count against the slide page limit.

b. Identification of essential manufacturing and test facilities, equipment and tooling. Indicate which of the facilities and equipment are not currently owned or leased by the Offeror and indicate plans for obtaining the facilities and equipment. The Offeror must demonstrate how the proposed facilities, equipment, and tooling supports a low risk approach to the solicitation requirements.

c. Identify the storage capability and capacity, specific to the solicitation requirements, of GFM and finished product-awaiting acceptance.

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d. A listing of the proposed subcontractors for energetics, cases, HE containers, cowlings, fiber containers, metal containers, obturators, pallets, booster assemblies, propelling charge supports, IM fuze adapter inserts, spacers/adapters, and any other Contractor

Furnished Material (CFM), and their involvement in the 60/81/120mm HE, and variants thereof, Mortar Cartridges LAP.

e. A plan and proposed subcontractors for the manufacture and inspection of the fragmentation inserts. Insert production may require advanced injection molding techniques along with center of gravity and radiographic inspection.

f. Identify the procedure for melt pour, cast cure, and booster pressing of the high explosive and demonstrate a proposed explosive reuse plan, to include kettle scrap and riser scrap, to reduce and/or re-use explosive to lower potential waste of the GFM product.

g. Identify any cost saving efforts with respect to ballistic testing or reduction in testing to include strategies for alternate testing locations or combination of ballistic tests.

L.4.1.4. Subfactor D: Management Plan

The Offeror shall describe a Management Plan with details on how the Offeror's proposed 60/81/120mm HE, and variants thereof, Mortar

Cartridges LAP will meet, at a minimum, the requirements listed below:

a. A comprehensive IMS demonstrating the ability to achieve a successful FAT. The completeness of the critical path showing the logical schedule and duration of events from contract award through completion of the base period, inclusive of qualification, testing and solicitation requirements.

b. An organizational chart, which identifies key positions and redundancies to include specialized inspection personnel and their demonstrated skills and experience relevant to this acquisition such as Digital Radiography, Explosive Melting/Casting/Pressing, and

Quality Assurance.

L.4.2. Volume II FACTOR 2: COST/PRICE

L.4.2.1. The offeror shall enter its full name, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and its proposed unit prices in the light blue highlighted cells for all quantities solicited in the Government provided electronic Microsoft Excel Price Matrix, Attachment 0001 of the solicitation. Proposed unit prices are limited to two decimal places. The proposed unit prices will be the prices used by the

Government to calculate the Total Evaluated Price and as ceiling prices for future requirements if the offeror receives an award. An offeror must propose unit prices for all quantity ranges and for all ordering periods for each CLIN Group. Each offeror must propose an initial and modified First Article Test cost for all ordering periods, for all applicable CLINs. Failure to provide all unit prices and all initial FAT and modified FAT costs may result in the offer not being considered for award. No other information is to be added to the Price Matrix, nor shall offerors make any changes to the Price Matrix.

L.4.2.2. The USG reserves the right to require submission of data other than certified cost or pricing data from the offeror that is adequate to determine the reasonableness of an offer (See FAR 15.403-3).

L.4.2.3. If an offeror plans to use any item of USG property in the possession of the offeror or its proposed subcontractors, for any performance resulting from this solicitation, the offeror shall submit the required information in accordance with FAR 45.202(a) and shall provide a Microsoft Excel file complete with supporting information that details the calculation of the evaluation factor. The

Microsoft Excel file electronic spreadsheets shall contain functioning formulas.

L.4.2.4. For the purpose of identifying the kinds and quantities of property and the rental time, the offeror shall on each applicable

CLIN, base its estimate on the maximum estimated quantity for each Ordering Period. Clause FAR 52.245-9(e) requires the offeror to calculate the rental evaluation factor, the U.S Government reserves the right to make corrections as needed.

L.4.2.5. The offeror is also required to submit with its offer the written permission of the contracting officer having cognizance of the property to use of that property in the performance of any contract resulting from this solicitation, and whether such use will be on a rental or rent-free basis.

L.4.3. Volume III FACTOR 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

L.4.3.1. Offerors shall identify pertinent past performance history, which indicates that similar or relevant efforts have been performed using the Offeror's existing plant capability and demonstrate satisfaction of customer requirements.

L.4.3.2. Offerors shall submit a list of all recent Government contracts (prime and major proposed subcontracts) in performance or awarded to the Offeror and any of its major proposed subcontractors within the past three (3) years, or awarded earlier than three (3) years ago, but for which deliveries/performance occurred or were scheduled to occur within the past three (3) years, which are relevant to the effort required by the solicitation. Data concerning the prime Offeror shall be provided first, followed by each proposed major subcontractor, in alphabetical order. Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by the Offerors in their proposals may be used to evaluate the Offerors past performance. The Government plans to rely on existing documentation from Federal databases to the maximum extent practicable. Sources of existing information available to the Government include, but are not limited

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to, Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and

Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS). The Government may use past performance information obtained from sources other than those identified by the Offeror. The burden of providing thorough and complete past performance information remains with the Offerors.

Proposals that do not contain the information requested by this paragraph may result in rejection or receipt of a high performance risk evaluation by the Government. This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

1. Section 1 Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information in the following format:

a. Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. If the work was performed as a proposed subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and POC within the prime contractor organization

(name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone number).

b. Government contracting activity, and current address, PCO name, e-mail address, and telephone number.

c. Governments technical representative/Contracting Officer Representative (COR), current e-mail address, and telephone number.

d. Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, current e-mail address, and telephone number.

e. Government contract administration activity's Pre-Award Monitor's name, current e-mail address, and telephone number.

f. Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, also include

Delivery Order Numbers.

g. Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Materials (T&M), etc.) In the case of

Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.)).

h. Awarded price/cost.

i. Final or projected final price/cost.

j. Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

k. Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

2. Section 2 - Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1 describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirements of the solicitation.

a. For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s) taken to avoid recurrence. The Offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for

Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The Offerors shall also provide a copy of any Cure Notices or

Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the Offeror or proposed subcontractor. The Offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

b. For all contracts, the Offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND), number of failures attributable to Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the Offeror's delivered product.

3. Section 3 - Subcontracts. Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the solicitation will be assigned for performance within the Offeror's corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. The information provided for the prime Offeror and each proposed major proposed subcontractor must include the entire company name, company address, CAGE Code, DUNS Number and type of work to be performed by citing the applicable Government SOW subparagraph number. This includes all major proposed subcontractors who will be providing critical hardware/services or whose proposed subcontract is for more than 25% of the total proposed price.

4. Section 4 New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees.

However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above.

5. Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1, Past Performance Questionnaires must be completed and submitted (Attachment 0003). The Offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to both the Government contracting activity and technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The POCs shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the Contracting Officer within thirty (30) calendar days of the release of the solicitation, to (sabrina.l.lowe.civ@army.mil). The Offeror shall also e-mail the

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Contracting Officer a list of all the POCs who were sent a questionnaire. The Government must receive this list within thirty (30) calendar days after release of the solicitation. The POC List shall be submitted in MS Word for Windows Table Format to include the following fields: Solicitation Number; Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC

Telephone Number; POC E-Mail Address; Date E-Mailed to POC (month/day).

L.4.4. Volume IV FACTOR 4: SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

THIS REQUIREMENT APPLIES TO OTHER THAN SMALL BUSINESS OFFERORS ONLY. IAW 13 CFR 125.3(g), Small Business Offerors will be given the maximum score, credit or rating without having to submit any information in connection with this factor. An Offeror is considered a

Small Business if it can certify Small Business status under NAICS 332993.

L.4.4. 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:

a. Proposed Small Business Participation Plan in performance of the potential contract.

b. Commitment to Small Business

i) Payment Procedures

ii) Compliance with Small Business Subcontracting Plans

L.4.4.1. Proposed Small Business Participation Plan

L.4.4.1.1 The Offeror shall complete the Small Business Participation Plan Attachment 0002 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.

L.4.4.2. Commitment to Small Business

L.4.4.2.1. 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.

L.4.4.2.2. Note: Compliance with terms and conditions…