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586-282-6057

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

12:00 PM 16 Aug 2016

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CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

BELOW IS CHECKED

TELEPHONE NO.

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18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a. UNLESS BLOCK

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

TUYEN SKORUPSKI

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE DATE 4. ORDER NUMBER

(TYPE OR PRINT)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a.UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

0 27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1. 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3. 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

1. REQUISITION NUMBER

20.

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

0010910318

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(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED ORX

SMALL BUSINESS

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

U.S. ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND

6501 E. 11 MILE ROAD

WARREN MI 48397-5000

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

13b. RATING

CODE15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY

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12. DISCOUNT TERMS11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

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14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFPX

FAX:

TEL: SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

8(A)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SIZE STANDARD:

$15,000,000

NAICS:

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OFFER DATED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

EMAIL:

TEL:

31c. DATE SIGNED

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICESITEM NO. QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

24.22.21.19.

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB)

ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

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32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

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REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

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37. CHECK NUMBER

FINALPARTIALCOMPLETE

36. PAYMENT35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

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FINAL

33. SHIP NUMBER

PARTIAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER 40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

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Prescribed by GSA – FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

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SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/ SERVICES

21.

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W56HZV-16-T-0180

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.201-4000 (TACOM)

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND – WARREN (DTA) OMBUDSPERSON (APR

2011)

Information regarding the Ombudsperson for this contract is located at the following website:

http://acc.army.mil/contractingcenters/acc-wrn/CompMgmtOffice.html

[End of Provision]

52.204-4016 (Warren) Electronic Contracting (AUG 2015)

(a) All Army Contracting Command – Warren (DTA) solicitations will be publicized on the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov). Any additional attachments, including Technical Data Packages (TDPs) when available electronically, will be separate attachments or links embedded in the solicitation.

(b) As of 10 August 2015, unless directed to do otherwise in Section L of this solicitation, vendors are required to submit a quote or proposal via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) system. Proposals or quotes submitted after this date using any other mechanism, including the Army Single Face to Industry Bid Response System (ASFI BRS) may be deemed non-responsive.

(c) Requirements for the online FBO bid submission:

1. Vendors must log into the FBO System to be able to submit electronic responses for opportunities.

2. Vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov (a Federal Government owned and operated free web site) and have a CAGE Code and CCR Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN).

3. Once logged into the FBO System, vendors will be asked to enter basic information and directed to upload one or more files containing the proposal/quote and any additional information as outlined in the solicitation.

4. FBO will send an email to vendor’s registered email address confirming the electronic submission.

5. For additional information on submitting electronic bid responses via the FBO system see the FBO

Vendor Guide – Section 4.3.1 “Submitting an Electronic Response” (https://www.fbo.gov/downloads/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf).

(d) Note to offerors:

Please pay close attention to the solicitation closing date and time as stated on the cover page of this solicitation, local time for the Army contracting Command - Warren, (DTA), Michigan. In accordance with FAR 15.208(a), offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any revisions, and modifications, so as to be received by the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified.

It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure the proposal/quote is received by the date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.208, if the proposal/quote was not received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure (in this case, received through FBO) by the exact date and time specified on the cover page of this solicitation, it will be determined late. Proposal/quote is defined to mean ALL volumes or parts required in the solicitation are included in the electronic submission.

Note: There is no "expected" or "target" length of time for proposal submission; size and content may be factors, therefore offerors are strongly cautioned when submitting proposals to allow adequate time for submission.

Solicitations may remain posted on the FBO after the solicitation closing date. If the response deadline has passed for the solicitation, vendors will no longer be able to submit electronic responses.

(e) Any award issued as a result of this solicitation will be distributed electronically. In the event of a FOIA request for a copy of any award issued as a result of this solicitation, or any subsequent modifications to the contract, the contract and modifications will be released, including the awarded unit price. This is the notice required by Executive Order 12600 (June 23, 1987) of our intention to release unit prices in response to any request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 USC 552. Unit price is defined as the contract price per unit or item purchased as it appears in Section B of the contract and is NOT referring to nor does it include Cost or Pricing data/information. If you object to such release in the base contract or contract modifications, and you intend to submit an offer, notify the contracting officer in writing prior to the closing date identified in this solicitation and include the rationale for your objection consistent with the provisions of FOIA. A release determination will be made based on rationale given.

(f) Questions pertaining to this solicitation should be directed to the Contract Specialist identified in Block 10 on the cover page of this solicitation. For technical assistance in doing business with the Government, and doing business electronically, please visit the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) website at http://www.aptac-us.org/ to locate a regional center.

[End of Notice]

52.212-4003 (TACOM)

ALL OR NONE-COMMERCIAL ITEM ACQUISITION (SEP 1996)

This provision serves as an addendum that modifies paragraph (h) of FAR 52.212-1, entitled INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS. Paragraph (h) is modified to say that you must offer to provide the total quantity of the items in this solicitation.

ONLY ONE AWARD WILL BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION. OFFERS SUBMITTED

FOR LESS THAN THE TOTAL QUANTITIES OF ALL THE ITEMS IN THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE

CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.

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52.214-4003 (TACOM)

ALL OR NONE (Mar 2008)

Offers in response to this solicitation must be submitted for the total quantity of the items identified in the solicitation.

ONLY ONE AWARD WILL BE MADE AS A RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION. OFFERS SUBMITTED FOR LESS THAN THE TOTAL QUANTITIES OF ALL THE ITEMS IN THIS SOLICITATION ARE INELIGIBLE

FOR AWARD.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Test

FFP

See Performance Work Statement (PWS) for extended description of requirement.

For invoicing instructions, see clause 52.232-4007, Wide Area Workflow.

FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: 0010910318

NET AMT

CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENT LIST (CDRL)

FFP

**Info CLIN Only - See Sub-CLIN(s) for specific CDRLs**

0002AA 1 Each

CDRL A001 - THERMAL IMAGING VIDEO

FFP

**NOT SEPARATELY PRICED**

Contractor shall deliver Thermal Imaging Video for all Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Tests. See CDRL for details.

0002AB 1 Each

CDRL A002 - DIGITAL VIDEO

FFP

**NOT SEPARATELY PRICED**

Contractor shall deliver Digital Video for all Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Tests. See CDRL for details.

0002AC 1 Each

CDRL A003 - TEST REPORT

FFP

**NOT SEPARATELY PRICED**

Contractor shall deliver Test Report detailing results of all Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Tests. See CDRL for details.

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

FFP

**Info CLIN only - Not Separately Priced**

See Clause 52.237-4000 Contractor Manpower Reporting for details.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Testing

Part 1

General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide ballistic testing services on ten Li-Ion 6T Batteries, including providing thermal imaging & video and test report. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform ballistic testing services on ten Li-Ion 6T Batteries as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: This testing is critical to refinement/verification of the Lithium 6T Specification ballistic penetration test requirement and to inform all future Li-Ion 6T development efforts.

1.3 Objectives: The objective of this work is to acquire data and results which will be used to refine the draft Li-ion 6T Specification requirements and in an effort to help improve existing designs and increase performance & safety capabilities of these systems.

1.4 Scope: The Contractor shall perform battery bullet penetration Test A and Test B on one sample each of 5 different Contractor's Li-ion 6T batteries (a total of five Li-ion 6T batteries for Test A and a total of five Li-ion 6T batteries for Test B; for a total of 10 battery bullet penetration tests). The 10 Li-Ion 6T batteries will be provided as GFE by the Government, and the Government reserves the right to substitute different Contractor’s batteries or increase the quantity of one Contractor versus another in the event that two from each Contractor cannot be provided, not to exceed 10 total. The Contractor shall allow physical observation of the battery bullet penetration testing by government personnel (up to 3 people). The Contractor shall collect & log temperature, CAN bus, & voltage data for the batteries during all tests (batteries will be provided fully instrumented by the government and with necessary GFE data acquisition equipment). The Contractor shall be responsible for clean-up of the test site and disposal of all Li-ion batteries after completion of the testing. Batteries shall be videoed at not less than 1080p 30 frames per second, and recorded by a thermal camera while subject to the following bullet penetration tests.

Recordings shall not cease until the following conditions have been met: 1) 12 minutes following the impact; 2) violent activity (e.g. flames, rupturing) has ceased; 3) when the test sample is within 5°C of ambient.

The Contractor shall conduct Test A and Test B per procedure below:

(1) Secure the battery to a mounting apparatus in the same way the battery will be mounted in the end application.

(2) Mark a random location within each general area specified below to be shot.

(3) Conduct each of the tests below targeting the spots marked in step (3) with not greater than 90 seconds between the 1st and 3rd rounds. Batteries shall be placed on a resistive load of 30Ω +/- 10%. Muzzle velocity shall be 2390

FPS (+/- 800 FPS).

(4) For each test record the date, time, place, ambient temperature, any events (e.g. smoke, fire, cell activity, and disassembly) along with the event time and associated event severity, and the corresponding HAZARD SEVERITY

LEVEL.

a. Test A: 7.62 mm API Tracer Side Impacts. The battery shall be shot three times at 90° angle on the side of the battery, axis 2 (see FIGURE 11). Shoot the bottom left 1/3rd, followed by the central half, followed by the upper right section of the battery and observe and record test results (see FIGURE 12).

b. Test B: 7.62 mm API Tracer Front Impacts. The battery shall be shot three times at 90° angle from the front face of the pack, axis 1 (see FIGURE 11). Shoot the bottom left 1/3rd, followed by the central half, followed by the upper right section of the battery and observe and record test results (see FIGURE 13).

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for four (4) months from contract award, with actual test services being scheduled and executed during one contiguous time period, not to exceed one week.

1.6 General Information

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall be ISO17025 compliant, or demonstrate a quality control system equivalent to ISO 17025. Evidence of ISO 17025 compliance or equivalent shall be submitted to the KO and COR with the contractor’s proposal.

1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor’s performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: The contractor is not required to perform services on holidays.

New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Columbus Day

President’s Day Veteran’s Day Memorial Day Thanksgiving Day Independence Day Christmas Day

1.6.4 RESERVED

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the contractor facility.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government will award a Firm Fixed Price contract.

1.6.7 Security Requirements: N/A

1.6.7.1 PHYSICAL Security: N/A

1.6.7.2 Key Control: Contractor shall have a computerized sign-in and identification system for generating security badges, and record visitor entry to areas where the ballistic testing of the 6Ts is being conducted or where the 6Ts are being stored. Only government personnel and other visitors approved by the Government COR shall be permitted access to view the ballistic testing on the 6T batteries. All information provided to the contractor by the government and all testing results shall be maintained securely and with access controls. Evidence of the above shall be provided with contractor’s proposal.

1.6.8 Special Qualifications: The contractor shall demonstrate their ballistics test qualifications as well as show ability to test to comparable MIL-STD ballistic tests. They shall also demonstrate the safety, security, and quality of their testing facilities and apparatus required for this testing. The contractor shall demonstrate that they have previous ballistic testing experience on Li-ion modules or packs, such as Li-ion 6T batteries, or Li-ion batteries on the order of 1 kWh or greater. Additionally, the contractor shall demonstrate that they have proper facilities and standard operating procedures in place to handle battery exhaust, such as an exhaust system if an indoor facility.

The contractor should provide information on the test range to be used for this test demonstrating its suitability. The contractor must also demonstrate that they have all required licenses to perform all work under this PWS, including demonstration of the ability to properly clean up and dispose of the spent 6T assets after testing. This evidence shall be submitted with the contractor’s proposal.

1.6.9 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The contractor shall have a start of work meeting (phone or in-person) where the test schedule & timeline will be proposed and the test procedures, plan, and apparatus defined. This meeting shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.10 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract:

perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance: maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract: issue written interpretations of technical requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.11 Key Personnel: The following personnel are considered key personnel by the government: The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work. The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract. The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel: Contractor travel is not anticipated under this effort.

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs: Contractor shall be responsible for all testing costs and costs of disposal of the Li-ion 6T battery assets. Shipping costs of the GFE Li-Ion 6T’s to the contractor’s facility shall be at the government’s expense.

1.6.15 Organizational Conflict of Interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may effect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

PART 2

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

2. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

2.1. Services: The Government will provide personnel to assist with set-up of data acquisition and instrumentation of the Li-ion 6T battery assets for testing. These personnel shall be the same personnel physically observing the test.

2.2 Equipment: The Government will provide all data acquisition equipment and sensor instrumentation (voltage, current, CAN bus, and temperature) required for recording of CAN data and sensor data from the Li-ion 6T batteries themselves, including necessary wiring between the sensors and data acquisition. All equipment shall be returned to the Government, with the exception of sensors physically destroyed during the test which shall be disposed by the Contractor along with the Li-ion 6T batteries. The Contractor shall provide all other equipment, including the video and thermal imaging equipment, required to perform the PWS.

2.3 Materials: The Government will select and provide the total of ten Li-Ion 6T batteries (2 Li-ion 6T batteries each from 5 Contractors) required under this ballistic test. The Government reserves the right to substitute different Contractor’s batteries or increase the quantity of one Contractor versus another in the event that two from each Contractor cannot be provided, not to exceed 10 total. These Li-ion 6T batteries are ITAR items, ref, 22 CFR Parts 120-130, Cat. VII (g).

The Government shall also provide all sensors required to record voltage, current, CAN bus, and temperature data from the batteries. These sensors will be attached to the Li-ion 6T batteries before delivery to the contractor.

PART 3

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

3. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

3.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

3.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Yes

3.3. Materials: The Contractor shall provide all ammunition and materials required to perform the PWS, except for those identified as Government provided.

3.4. Equipment: The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, including test apparatus, video and thermal imaging equipment, and firing apparatus to meet the requirements under this PWS.

PART 4

SPECIFIC TASKS

4. Specific Tasks:

4.1. Basic Services. The contractor shall provide services for ballistic testing services on ten Li-Ion 6T Batteries, including providing thermal imaging & video and test report.

4.2. Task Heading.

4.2.1 The Contractor shall perform battery bullet penetration Test A and Test B on one sample each of 5 different Contractor's Li-ion 6T batteries (a total of five Li-ion 6T batteries for Test A and a total of five Li-ion 6T batteries for Test B; for a total of 10 battery bullet penetration tests). The 10 Li-Ion 6T batteries will be provided as GFE by the Government, and the Government reserves the right to substitute different Contractor’s batteries or increase the quantity of one Contractor versus another in the event that two from each Contractor cannot be provided, not to exceed 10 total. Batteries shall be videoed at not less than 1080p 30 frames per second, and recorded by a thermal camera while subject to the following bullet penetration tests. Recordings shall not cease until the following conditions have been met: 1) 12 minutes following the impact; 2) violent activity (e.g. flames, rupturing) has ceased;

3) when the test sample is within 5°C of ambient. The Contractor shall conduct Test A and Test B per procedure below:

(1) Secure the battery to a mounting apparatus in the same way the battery will be mounted in the end application.

(2) Mark a random location within each general area specified below to be shot.

(3) Conduct each of the tests below targeting the spots marked in step (3) with not greater than 90 seconds between the 1st and 3rd rounds. Batteries shall be placed on a resistive load of 30Ω +/- 10%. Muzzle velocity shall be 2390 FPS (+/- 800 FPS).

(4) For each test record the date, time, place, ambient temperature, any events (e.g. smoke, fire, cell activity, and disassembly) along with the event time and associated event severity, and the corresponding

HAZARD SEVERITY LEVEL.

4.2.1.1. Test A: 7.62 mm API Tracer Side Impacts. The battery shall be shot three times at 90° angle on the side of the battery, axis 2 (see FIGURE 11). Shoot the bottom left 1/3rd, followed by the central half, followed by the upper right section of the battery and observe and record test results (see FIGURE 12).

4.2.1.2. Test B: 7.62 mm API Tracer Front Impacts. The battery shall be shot three times at 90° angle from the front face of the pack, axis 1 (see FIGURE 11). Shoot the bottom left 1/3rd, followed by the central half, followed by the upper right section of the battery and observe and record test results (see FIGURE 13).

4.2.2 The Contractor shall allow physical observation of the battery bullet penetration testing by government personnel (up to 3 people).

4.2.3 The Contractor shall collect & log temperature, CAN bus, & voltage data for the batteries during all tests (batteries will be provided fully instrumented by the government and with necessary GFE data acquisition equipment).

4.2.4 The Contractor shall be responsible for clean-up of the test site and disposal of all Li-ion batteries after completion of the testing.

4.2.5. The Contractor shall provide a test report at the conclusion of the testing under this effort. This test report shall include all information required under the test requirements in Section 4.2.1 and shall be compliant with CDRL A003.

4.2.6. The Contractor shall provide thermal imaging and digital video in accordance with Section 4.2.1 and the associated CDRL A001 and CDRL A002.

52.209-4023 (TACOM)

OPSEC TRAINING REQUIREMENT (APR 2015)

Per AR 530-1, Operations Security, new contractor employees must complete Level I OPSEC training within 30 calendar days of reporting for duty. All contractor employees must complete annual OPSEC awareness training.

OPSEC awareness training is available at: http://cdsetrain.dtic.mil/opsec/index.htm. Within 10 days of completing the training, the Contractor shall provide certificates/proof of completion to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), if assigned to the contract, or the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO).

(End of Clause)

52.209-4024 (TACOM)

INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA)/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) TRAINING

(APR 2015)

All contractor employees and associated subcontractor employees must complete the DoD IA awareness training before issuance of network access and annually thereafter. All contractor employees working IA/IT functions must comply with DoD and Army training requirements in DoDD 8570.01, DoD 8570.01-M, and AR 25-2 within six months of employment. Within 10 days of completing the training, the Contractor shall provide certificates/proof of completion to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), if assigned to the contract, or the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO).

(End of Clause)

52.237-4000 (TACOM)

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING (CMR) (MAY 2013)

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract via secure data collection site. The contractor is required to completely fill in all required data fields in the format using the following web address:

https://cmra.army.mil . The required information includes the following:

(1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative;

(2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number;

(3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period;

(4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data;

(5) Direct labor hours (including sub-contractors);

(6) Direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including sub-contractors);

(7) Total payments (including sub-contractors);

(8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each sub-contractor if different);

(9) Data collection cost;

(10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information);

(11) Locations where contractor and sub-contractors perform the work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using standardized nomenclature provided on website);

(12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and

(13) Number of contractor and sub-contractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (by country).

Reporting inputs will be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year, beginning with 2013. Contractors may direct questions to the help desk at : https://cmra.army.mil and clicking on the “Send an Email” link which is located under the Help Resources ribbon on the right hand side of the login page.

[End of Clause]

Section E - Inspection and Acceptance

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 N/A N/A N/A Government 0002 N/A N/A N/A Government 0002AA N/A N/A N/A Government 0002AB N/A N/A N/A Government 0002AC N/A N/A N/A Government 0003 N/A N/A N/A Government

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.246-4 Inspection Of Services--Fixed Price AUG 1996

Section F - Deliveries or Performance

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS DODAAC

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002AA N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002AB N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002AC N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination NOV 1991 52.247-48 F.O.B. Destination--Evidence Of Shipment FEB 1999 52.247-55 F.O.B. Point For Delivery Of Government-Furnished

Property

JUN 2003

252.211-7007 Reporting of Government-Furnished Property AUG 2012

Section G - Contract Administration Data

252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions MAY 2013

Section I - Contract Clauses

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items MAY 2015 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items

JUN 2016

52.217-8 Option To Extend Services NOV 1999 52.222-1 Notice To The Government Of Labor Disputes FEB 1997 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans OCT 2015 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities JUL 2014 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor

Relations Act

DEC 2010

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards MAY 2014 52.222-44 Fair Labor Standards And Service Contract Labor Standards-

Price Adjustment

MAY 2014

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies To Ban Text Messaging While Driving

AUG 2011

52.227-1 Authorization and Consent DEC 2007 52.232-2 Payments Under Fixed-Price Research And Development

Contracts

APR 1984

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management

JUL 2013

52.245-1 Government Property APR 2012 52.249-1 Termination For Convenience Of The Government (Fixed

Price) (Short Form)

APR 1984

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations In Clauses APR 1984 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms JAN 1991 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

SEP 2011

252.204-7000 Disclosure Of Information AUG 2013 252.204-7003 Control Of Government Personnel Work Product APR 1992 252.204-7006 Billing Instructions OCT 2005 252.227-7015 Technical Data--Commercial Items FEB 2014 252.227-7037 Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data JUN 2013 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving

Reports

JUN 2012

252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel

JUN 2013

252.243-7001 Pricing Of Contract Modifications DEC 1991 252.245-7001 Tagging, Labeling, and Marking of Government-Furnished

Property

APR 2012

252.245-7002 Reporting Loss of Government Property APR 2012 252.245-7003 Contractor Property Management System Administration APR 2012 252.245-7004 Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal MAR 2015

Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments

LIST OF ATTACHMENT/EXHIBITS

DD FORM 1423, FEB 2001

CONTRACT DATA REQUIREMENT LIST, PREVIOUS EDITION MAY BE USED Form Approval OMB No. 0704-0188 The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 110 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Defense, Executive Services Directorate (0704-0188).

Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. Please do not return your form to the above organization.

Send completed form to the Government Issuing Contracting Officer for the Contract/PR No. listed in Block E.

A. CONTRACT LINE ITEM NO.: 0002AA

B. EXHIBIT: A C. CATEGORY: TDP ____ TM ____ OTHER _X___

D. SYSTEM/ITEM: Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Test E. CONTRACT/PR NO.: Solicitation W56HZV-16-T-0180

F. CONTRACTOR: N/A

1. DATA ITEM NO: A001

2. TITLE: Thermal Imaging Video

3. SUBTITLE: N/A

4. AUTHORITY: DI-SAFT-81126 5. CONTRACT REFERENCE: PWS Sections 1.4 and 5

6. REQUIRING OFFICE: RDTA-RS/W91ATL 7. DD250 REQ: DD

8. APP CODE: A 9. DIST. STATEMENT REQ: B

10. FREQUENCY: See #16 11. AS OF DATE: N/A

12. DATE OF FIRST SUBMISSION: See #16

13. DATE OF SUBS. SUBMISSION: N/A

14. DISTRIBUTION:

A. ADDRESSEE: David Skalny / RDTA‐RS/W91ATL

B. COPIES: 1

DRAFT: N/A

FINAL: 1

REG REPRO: N/A

15. TOTAL COPIES: 1

16. REMARKS: Contractor shall deliver to the Government COR, David Skalny, Thermal Imaging video for all Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Tests. The video shall be submitted to the COR within 7 days after testing.

17. PRICE GROUP: N/A

18. ESTIMATED TOTAL PRICE: N/A

OMB No. 0704-0188 The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 110 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Defense, Executive Services Directorate (0704-0188).

Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. Please do not return your form to the above organization.

Send completed form to the Government Issuing Contracting Officer for the Contract/PR No. listed in Block E.

A. CONTRACT LINE ITEM NO.: 0002AB

B. EXHIBIT: A C. CATEGORY: TDP ____ TM ____ OTHER _X___

D. SYSTEM/ITEM: Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Test E. CONTRACT/PR NO.: Solicitation W56HZV-16-T-0180

F. CONTRACTOR: N/A

1. DATA ITEM NO: A002

2. TITLE: Digital Video

3. SUBTITLE: N/A

4. AUTHORITY: DI-MISC-81275 5. CONTRACT REFERENCE: PWS Sections 1.4 and 5

6. REQUIRING OFFICE: RDTA-RS/W91ATL 7. DD250 REQ: DD

8. APP CODE: A 9. DIST. STATEMENT REQ: B

10. FREQUENCY: See #16 11. AS OF DATE: N/A

12. DATE OF FIRST SUBMISSION: See #16

13. DATE OF SUBS. SUBMISSION: N/A

14. DISTRIBUTION:

A. ADDRESSEE: David Skalny / RDTA‐RS/W91ATL

B. COPIES: 1

DRAFT: N/A

FINAL: 1

REG REPRO: N/A

15. TOTAL COPIES: 1

16. REMARKS: Contractor shall deliver to the Government COR, David Skalny, Digital video for all Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Tests. The video shall be submitted to the COR within 7 days after testing.

17. PRICE GROUP: N/A

OMB No. 0704-0188 The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 110 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Defense, Executive Services Directorate (0704-0188).

Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. Please do not return your form to the above organization.

Send completed form to the Government Issuing Contracting Officer for the Contract/PR No. listed in Block E.

A. CONTRACT LINE ITEM NO.: 0002AC

B. EXHIBIT: A C. CATEGORY: TDP ____ TM ____ OTHER _X___

D. SYSTEM/ITEM: Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Test E. CONTRACT/PR NO.: Solicitation W56HZV-16-T-0180

F. CONTRACTOR: N/A

1. DATA ITEM NO: A003

2. TITLE: Test Report

3. SUBTITLE: N/A

4. AUTHORITY: DI-SAFT-81125 5. CONTRACT REFERENCE: PWS Sections 1.4 and 5

6. REQUIRING OFFICE: RDTA-RS/W91ATL 7. DD250 REQ: DD

8. APP CODE: A 9. DIST. STATEMENT REQ: B

10. FREQUENCY: See #16 11. AS OF DATE: N/A

12. DATE OF FIRST SUBMISSION: See #16

13. DATE OF SUBS. SUBMISSION: N/A

14. DISTRIBUTION:

A. ADDRESSEE: David Skalny / RDTA‐RS/W91ATL

B. COPIES: 1

DRAFT: N/A

FINAL: 1

REG REPRO: N/A

15. TOTAL COPIES: 1

16. REMARKS: Contractor shall deliver to the Government COR, David Skalny, a test report detailing results of all Li-Ion 6T Battery Bullet Penetration Tests. The test report shall be submitted to the COR within 7 days after testing.

17. PRICE GROUP: N/A

Section K - Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors

252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD

Officials

NOV 2011

252.209-7008 Notice of Prohibition Relating to Organizational Conflict of Interest--Major Defense Acquisition Program

DEC 2010

Section L - Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Bidders

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016 52.214-34 Submission Of Offers In The English Language APR 1991 52.214-35 Submission Of Offers In U.S. Currency APR 1991 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference FEB 1998 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations In Provisions APR 1984 252.215-7007 Notice of Intent to Resolicit JUN 2012

52.233-4001 HQ-AMC LEVEL PROTEST PROCEDURES (OCT 2013)

Complete AMC Protest Procedures can be found at: http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/COMMANDCOUNSEL.asp

An agency protest may be filed with either the contracting officer or to HQAMC but not both following the procedures listed on the website above.

[End of Provision]

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

52.209-4011 (TACOM)

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY AND ELIGIBILITY FOR AWARD (JUL 2016)

(a) The Government will award a contract to the offeror that:

(1) submits the lowest evaluated offer if award is based on price only, or the offer that provides the best value to the Government if factors in addition to price are identified elsewhere in this solicitation, and

(2) submits a bid or proposal that meets all the material requirements of this solicitation, and

(3) meets all the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104.

(b) To make sure that an offeror meets the responsibility criteria at FAR 9.104 the Government may:

(1) arrange a visit to the offeror’s plant and perform a preaward survey;

(2) ask the offeror to provide financial, technical, production, or managerial background information.

(c) If the offeror does not provide the Government with the data requested within 7 days from the date the requested is received, or if the offeror refuses to have an onsite visit to the offeror’s facility, the Government may determine the offeror to be nonresponsible.

(d) If the Government visits the offeror’s facility, please make sure that current certified financial statements and other data relevant to the bid or proposal available for Government personnel to review.

(End of Provision)