Product Description (Concertainers).docx

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

All sources may submit a proposal or quote as applicable. However, the Republic of Korea (ROK)-United States (U.S.) Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) does not permit the U.S. Government to grant Invited Contractor or Technical Representative Status to any offeror for this requirement. All sources submitting a proposal or quote, as applicable, including U.S. source, must already have, or obtain the requisite business licenses directly from the ROK Government, and conduct business in accordance with all applicable ROK laws, including but not limited to, rules and policies regarding labor, taxation, and immigration. Any contractor not already doing business in Korea must submit adequate verification in its initial proposal or quote that it has the requisite business licenses directly from the ROK Government to perform the contract and the capacity to conduct business in accordance with all applicable ROK laws, including but not limited to, rules and policies regarding labor, taxation, and immigration. If the initial proposal does not fully demonstrate this authorization and capacity, it will not be further considered for award. Whether an offeror demonstrates this authorization and capacity shall be determined by the Contracting Officer.

Proposed price shall be provided by local currency (Korean Won).

Notice to Offerors Regarding Logistics Cost Sharing (LCS) Program This solicitation is conducted under the LCS program and will result in a contract between the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the contractor. ROK will directly pay the contractor. No appropriated funds of the United States (US) shall be obligated for payment due under this contract. In accordance with the International Agreement between the US and ROK, titled “Amendment to the Implementing Agreement between the United States Forces Korea and the Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense Concerning Logistics Cost Sharing” (hereinafter “International Agreement”), signed by the parties on 14 October 2015:

"The parties hereby agree that all LCS work must be accomplished in the ROK or its territorial waters and that all equipment and supplies that are to be acquired with ROK Government funds shall be manufactured in the ROK, and all LCS service work shall be carried out by Korean contractor(s), the Korea Railroad Corporation, or the ROK military. The term ‘Korean contractor(s)’ is defined as an entity, that, including its parent, is a domestic corporation under the Korean Tax Act and whose domestic status is recorded in the Certified Copy of Register or its successor document. A parent is defined as an entity that holds more than 50/100 of the total issued and outstanding shares in another company, as reflected in the Stock Change Certificate.”

Product Description/ Salient Characteristics Concertainers for US Army Materiel Support Command-Korea NAICS Code: 237990 PSC Code: 5680 Busan Storage Center, South Korea

1.0 Requirement:

The awarded contractor shall provide timely delivery of requested material to the address below. The Government is procuring Concertainers.

A Concertainer is a collapsible wire mesh container with a heavy-duty fabric liner. Once filled with sand, gravel, or soil; Concertainers are used as a temporary to semi-permanent levee or blast wall against small-arms fire and/or explosives. Other names for concertainers are rapidly deployable barrier material, rapid assembly, protective wall, and wall protective rap barriers.

2.0 Objective:

The objective of this contract is to acquire concertainers for military operations and training. Acquisition of the concertainers provides a rapid response capability for protection of critical assests. The concertainers support the temporary modification of defensive positions, defending critical assets such as Theater Sustainment Repair and Return (TSRR), Theater Sustainment Maintenance Program (TSMP), Care of Supplies in Storage (COSIS), Air Defense Artillery (ADA) and Battle Damage Assessment and Repair (BDAR).

3.0 Technical Requirements:

3.1 The concertainers must possess the following features and specifications:

3.1.1. The offeror’s proposal must address, each of the following features and capabilities enumerated below and listed in the technical requirements table. The proposal must address each by either stating the proposed system’s specification or by narrative description. Note that a blanket statement that the proposed solution meets the technical requirements listed in the solicitation is insufficient.

3.1.2. Must meet or exceed the specifications.

3.1.2.1 The concertainers should be coated to ASTM A 856.

3.1.2.2 The concertainers should be able to handle high explosives, shaped charges when properly filled with sand, gravel or soil.

3.1.2.3 The concertainers should, defend against Rocket propelled Grenades and other threats when properly filled with sand, gravel or soil.

3.1.2.4 The concertainers should be able to stop a 60,000lbs- 64,900lbs Vehicle crash at speeds up to 45-51 MPH when properly filled with sand, gravel or soil.

3.1.2.5 The concertainers should be able to withstand caliber weapon systems from 5-31mm when properly filled with sand, gravel or soil.

3.1.2.6 The concertainers must with stand 50-125MM Mortar shells when properly filled with sand, gravel or soil..

3.1.2.7 Easy to recover and displace

3.1.2.8 The concertainers should be lined with non-woven, UV-Resistant geotextile with a life span of three years.

**Some pertinent specifications of the concertainers should be able to meet or exceed are shown in the below.

3.2. Deliverables

3.3 WALL, PROTECTIVE, RAPPID PROPERTIES:

Product Specifications

OVERALL LENGTH: ≥ 27700.00 MILLIMETERS NOMINAL

OVERALL HEIGHT: ± 2010.00 MILLIMETERS ≤ 2200.00 MILLIMETERS NOMINAL

OVERALL WIDTH: ≤ 2130.00 MILLIMETERS NOMINAL

RESITANCE: ALL WEATHER RESISTANCE

WIRE THICKNESS ≥ 5MM: MESH SIZE ≥76.2 MM X 76.2 MM; COIL SIZE 4MM HARD STEEL; JOINING PINS (± .005)3MM AND 4MM GALVINIZED HARD STEEL; 2 MM GEOTEXTILE HEAVY DUTY NON-WOVEN

COLOR: ARMY GREEN

MATERIAL: STEEL AND PLASTIC

SURFACE TREATMENT: ZINC

INCONSPICUOUS AND EASY TO RECOVER

RECOVERABLE FORMAT SO THAT YOU CAN QUICKLY RELEASE THE FILL SIMPLY BE REMOVING A PIN

4.0 DELIVERY/LOGISTICS.

4.1 The contractor shall deliver the data/supplies /services to:

MATERIAL SUPPORT COMMAND-KOREA

BUSAN STORAGE CENTER

APO AP 96260-5384

ATTN: (M. EDWARD SHIPP STORAGE DIVISION CHIEF)

4.2 Inspection and Acceptance of the items will be conducted at destination by authorized government personnel.

4.3 The government shall receive all items on or before four (4) weeks after receipt of the order (ARO).