W911PT24Q00500001 - Solicitation Amendment.pdf

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

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)

30-105-04EXCEPTION TO SF 30

APPROVED BY OIRM 11-84

STANDARD FORM 30 (Rev. 10-83) Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

This amendment is issued to update the Statment of Work, see summary of changes

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 7

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 04-Apr-2024

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA15C. DATE SIGNED15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of Contracting Officer)(Signature of person authorized to sign)

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., Street , County, State and Zip Code) X W911PT24Q0050

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

28-Mar-2024

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

X The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offer X is extended, is not extended.

Offer 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 1 copies of the amendment; (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 APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) 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 date, 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.)

10A. MOD. OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO.(If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY

3. EFFECTIVE DATE

04-Apr-2024

CODE

ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND-WVA

ATTN: CCTA-HDW/BLDG 10

1 BUFFINGTON STREET

WATERVLIET NY 12189-4050

W911PT 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

W911PT24Q0050

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 30 - BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

The following have been modified:

SPECIFICATION

Statement of Work For

Thermogravimetric Analysis Instrument

1.0 Background

1.1 To facilitate analysis of the development of new trivalent chrome coatings and improve analysis of composites, polymers, coating baths, and lubricants the Government requires a high-capacity thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) system.

2.0 Purpose

2.1 This Statement of Work is to define the requirements and deliverables to be used in the selection and procurement of a TGA instrument to be installed at DEVCOM AC WESC Benét Laboratories (Bldg. 115). Installation will be performed by the system manufacturer.

3.0 Requirements

3.1 The contractor shall provide a thermogravimetric analysis system with the following required minimum specifications:

3.1.1 Thermogravimetric Analysis

3.1.1.1 Sample weight capacity of 1000 mg

3.1.1.2 Weighing precision of +/- 0.01%

3.1.1.3 Automated batch analysis capability of at least 25 samples with automated contamination-free pan punching of metal pans, to include copper pans

3.1.1.4 Software should include an auto-tare feature to tare each pan unattended

3.1.1.5 Linear heating rates from 0.1 to 200 C/min

3.1.1.6 Ballistic heating rate capable of 1000 C/min

3.1.1.7 Fast cooling rates with forced air from 1000 C to 35 C in 15 minutes or less

3.1.1.8 Low dynamic baseline drift (< 10 microgram)

3.1.1.9 Signal resolution: 0.002 micrograms

3.1.1.10 Sensitivity: <0.1 microgram

3.1.1.11 Temperature range: ambient to 1100 C

3.1.1.12 Temperature accuracy: +/- 1 C

3.1.1.13 Isothermal temperature precision +/- 0.1 C

3.1.1.14 Furnace type: infrared-radiation heating

3.1.1.15 Must employ a horizontal purge gas flow to minimize buoyancy effects from a purge gas

3.1.1.16 Gas delivery manifold: integrated purge gas delivery control accommodating two simultaneously installed gases incorporated into the instrument with purge gas programmable with operating software. Gas delivery control must allow for automated switching between the gases during an experiment

3.1.1.17 TGA must be easily interfaced to a mass spectrometer or FTIR

3.1.1.18 Furnace should have an internal quartz liner to permit direct operation as an evolved gas analysis furnace.

3.1.1.19 TGA must have push button automatic loading and unloading of sample pan

3.1.1.20 Must include operating software which allows for the instrument to be fully calibrated and verified automatically, without the need for operator presence, calibrating temperature and weight

3.1.1.21 Modulated TGA for kinetics analysis capability

3.1.1.22 An integrated electromagnet for Curie Point temperature calibration

3.1.1.23 Ability to use pans up to 250 microliter volume to fit large samples on the thermobalance

3.1.1.24 Include an accessories kit, including some TGA pans

3.1.2 Analysis workstations with all required software licenses for the instrument

3.1.2.1 Workstation shall include all required components for operation, including but not limited to computer and monitor

3.1.2.2 Software must be capable of full instrument control, data analysis, and data archiving. Software in combination with the workstation must allow for complete stand-alone system operation

3.1.2.2.1 Instrument control software must provide complete

control over all acquisition parameters

3.1.2.3 Software licenses: One (1) instrument control license and one (1) data analysis licenses are required

4.0 Installation

4.1 On-site installation will be performed by the manufacturer at DEVCOM AC WSEC

Benét Laboratories located at Watervliet Arsenal, NY, 12189.

5.0 Training

5.1 The contractor shall provide system startup and familiarization for at least three Benét employee on all modes of operation and any required instrument maintenance.

6.0 Warranty

6.1 The Contractor shall offer a standard commercial warranty, including onsite service warranty on labor, parts, and materials for a minimum period of one (1) year from the date of installation. Additionally, the contractor shall provide application and technical support free of charge.

7.0 Written Deliverable

7.1 The Contractor shall provide written certification that the installed instrument meets the quoted specifications IAW DI-MISC-81356A.

8.0 General Requirements and Information

8.1 The period of performance of the contract shall commence upon award of the contract and shall be completed upon delivery and installation of the Thermogravimetric Analysis system, which shall occur within 150 days from award of the contract.

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 17-Apr-2024 04:00 PM to 24-Apr-2024 04:00 PM.

The following have been added by reference:

52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Deviation 2023-O0008)

FEB 2024

52.222-19 Child Labor -- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FEB 2024 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program FEB 2024 252.225-7013 Duty-Free Entry--Basic NOV 2023 252.225-7035 Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance Of

Payments Program Certificate--Basic

FEB 2024

252.225-7036 Alt VI Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Balance of Payments Program (FEB 2024) Alternate VI

FEB 2024

252.233-7001 Choice of Law (Overseas) JUN 1997

The following have been added by full text:

52.222-18 CERTIFICATION REGARDING KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD LABOR FOR LISTED END

PRODUCTS (FEB 2021)

(a) Definition.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service--

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

(b) Listed end products. The following end product(s) being acquired under this solicitation is (are) included in the List of Products Requiring Contractor Certification as to Forced or Indentured Child Labor, identified by their country of origin. There is a reasonable basis to believe that listed end products from the listed countries of origin may have been mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor.

Listed end product Listed countries of origin

(c) Certification. The Government will not make award to an offeror unless the offeror, by checking the appropriate block, certifies to either paragraph (c)(1) or paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.

( ) (1) The offeror will not supply any end product listed in paragraph (b) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in a corresponding country as listed for that end product.

( ) (2) The offeror may supply an end product listed in paragraph (b) of this provision that was mined, produced, or manufactured in the corresponding country as listed for that product. The offeror certifies that it has made a good faith effort to determine whether forced or indentured child labor was used to mine, produce, or manufacture such end product. On the basis of those efforts, the offeror certifies that it is not aware of any such use of child labor.

(End of provision)

252.225-7000 BUY AMERICAN--BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM CERTIFICATE (FEB 2024)

(a) Definitions. Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item, component, critical component, critical item, domestic end product, foreign end product, qualifying country, qualifying country end product, and United States, as used in this provision, have the meanings given in the 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program--Basic clause of this solicitation.

(b) Evaluation. The Government--

(1) Will evaluate offers in accordance with the policies and procedures of Part 225 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement; and

(2) Will evaluate offers of qualifying country end products without regard to the restrictions of the Buy American statute or the Balance of Payments Program.

(c) Certifications and identification of country of origin.

(1) For all line items subject to the Buy American and Balance of Payments Program--Basic clause of this solicitation, the Offeror certifies that--

(i) Each end product, except those listed in paragraphs (c)(2) or (3) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that each domestic end product listed in paragraph (c)(4) of this provision contains a critical component or a critical item; and

(ii) For end products other than COTS items, components of unknown origin are considered to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States or a qualifying country. For those end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".

(2) The Offeror certifies that the following end products are qualifying country end products:

Line item No. Country of origin

(3) The following end products are other foreign end products, including end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products. For those foreign end products that do not consist wholly or predominantly of iron or steel or a combination of both, the Offeror shall also indicate whether these foreign end products exceed 55 percent domestic content, except for those that are COTS items. If the percentage of the domestic content is unknown, select "no".

Exceeds 55% Line item No. Country of origin domestic content (If known) (yes/no)

(4) The Offeror shall separately list the line item numbers of domestic end products that contain a critical component or a critical item (see Federal Acquisition Regulation 25.105).

Domestic end products containing a critical component or a critical item:

Line Item Number

[List as necessary]

(End of provision)

The following have been deleted:

52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement

Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Deviation 2023-O0008)

DEC 2023

52.222-19 (Dev) Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies

(DEVIATION 2020-O0019)

NOV 2023

252.225-7001 Buy American And Balance Of Payments Program--Basic JAN 2023

(End of Summary of Changes)