W911QY-20-R-0007-0002.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

The purpose of this amendment is to add three (3) Questions and Answ ers to Section A.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 18-Mar-2020

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 W911QY20R0007

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

14-Feb-2020

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 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 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

18-Mar-2020

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W6QK ACC-APG NATICK

CONTRACTING DIVISION

BLDG 1 GENERAL GREENE AVENUE

NATICK MA 01760-5011

W911QY 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than item 6)

4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been modified:

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q1. Can the Government confirm Delivery Locations will be restricted to CONUS locations when the primary location is not used and NOT OCONUS? If OCONUS please provide alternative OCONUS delivery locations.

A1. Per page 24, F.1, the primary delivery location is Peckham Vocational Industries Inc., 7100 Millet Highway, Lansing, MI 48917. No alternate delivery locations exist at this time.

Q2. If a QPL Contractor is not successful in the initial award of this RFP will they still be eligible at a later date during an on-ramping period if they maintained their QPL status?

A2. Yes

Q3. Reference page 32, H.5 On/Off Ramping Procedures. If an on ramp is announced by the Government will current awardees be required to or have the option to re-submit a proposal?

A3. No. However, failure to participate in at least two (2) consecutive delivery order competitions may result in current vendors being off ramped. A contractor will not be deemed non-responsive if they notify the Contracting Officer that the cause of their nonresponsiveness is the result of having no additional MC-6 manufacturing capacity (page 32, Section H.5).

Q4. Reference page 20 INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS. Should CLINS 0002 through 0007 be

ACCEPT AT: DESTINATION?

A4. Yes, CLINs 0002 through 0007 will be updated to “accept at destination.”

Q5. Reference page 23, “OFFEROR'S PROPOSED DELIVERY SCHEDULE”. Line reads “required delivery date for CLIN 0006, if ordered;” Should it read “required delivery date for CLIN 0008, if ordered;” since CLIN 0008 is the First Production Lot 10 each.

A5. Yes, CLIN 0006 will be updated to CLIN 0008. See FAR Clause 52.211-8.

Q6. Reference page 18, D.1 PACKAGING AND MARKING. Page 24 F.1 DELIVERY LOCATIONS, page 43 Section J - List of Documents, Exhibits and Other Attachments.

“Preservation, Packaging and Marking of all Deliverables and reparable items must be in accordance with this contract and Attachment 0007 - Peckham General Vendor Shipping Instructions Rev 12a dated 30 April 2019.”

Attachment 0007 on beta.sam.gov for subject solicitation is Rev 12 dated 31 March 2019. Is there a Rev 12a dated 30 April 2019 or is beta.sam.gov attachment 0007 Rev 12 dated 31 March 2019 the most current revision?

A6. Yes, Attachment 0007 will be updated on beta.sam.gov to reflect Rev 12a dated 30 April 2019.

Q7. Please advise why the on-ramping procedures are different than on the recent T-11 IDIQ (Solicitation# W911QY-19-R-0012), where on-ramping was advised to be conducted at the three and six year point of the awarded contract. (Page 32, section H.5)

A7. There is currently no standard practice for developing an on/off-ramping strategy. The MC-6 on/off-ramping strategy was developed as a method to strengthen opportunities for industry to propose on future solicitation opportunities. The T-11 on/off-ramping strategy was determined to be the best strategy at the time.

Q8. Please confirm that there are no page limits requirements for any of the listed Volumes (Volume 1 - Volume 5).

(Page 55, section L.2.2)

A8. There are no page limit requirements for Volumes 1-5.

Q9. Please advise if only IDIQ's are considered relevant and similar efforts - or if Single Award Stand Alone contracts would be considered relevant work as long as the manufacturing of personnel parachute systems was the primary effort in performance and execution. (Section L.2.3, Page 57-58 'Volume 5: Past Performance")

A9. IDIQ or standalone contracts are both acceptable. Offeror(s) shall submit a list of up to three (3) Government contracts (prime and major sub- contracts) performed or awarded during the past five (5) years, which are relevant to the efforts required by this solicitation, specifically involving the manufacturing of personnel parachute systems (page 57, Section L.2.3).

Q10. L.3.2.2 requires completion of Section E 52.246-11. There is nothing in that clause that is to be completed by the Offeror. What should be done to comply with L.3.2.2?

A10. See revised language at page 59, Section L.3.2.2.

Q11. Section L.2.3 requires FAR Clause 52.219-28 in Section I to be completed. FAR Clause 52.219-28 has no sections that the Offeror needs to respond to before contract award. 52.219-28 is also only included in Section I by reference. How should the Offeror meet this requirement in Section L.2.3?

A11. Offeror(s) shall complete the required representation located in paragraph (g) of FAR clause 52.219-28.

Additionally, FAR clause 52.219-28 has been changed to read by Full Text.

Q12. Section M.3.5 says a past performance rating of “unacceptable” is not considered eligible for award. Section M.4.2.4 does not have a rating available for selection of “unacceptable”. What ratings for past performance relevancy and confidence are not eligible for award?

A12. Section M.3.5 has been updated to reflect the ratings listed in Section M.4.2.4.

Q13. Section H.3 advises "should the government issue delivery orders within 60 days of each other and final delivery has not occurred, the delivery will be issued reflecting the economic quantity pricing the total quantity of all relevant delivery orders" why has the standard 30 days of allowance been changed to 60 days? The Offeror believes this change does not take Economy of Scale into thorough consideration and the potential complications that can arise with this longer time period in place.

A13. The allowance for the MC-6 has been updated to 30 days. See Section H.3.

Q14. Section E advises a CLIN 0000. The Offeror has not located a corresponding CLIN within this solicitation.

Will the Government please advise what efforts and performance are required for CLIN 0000?

A14. CLIN 0000 represents the Maximum contract value of $150,000,000.00. This CLIN is for administrative purposes only and is not to be priced.

Q15. Section L.2.1.1 states that "proposals are due NTL 12:00 p.m. EST 16 March 2020" The offeror requests that a two week extension be granted regarding the proposal submission date as the Offeror needs additional time to review the latest revisions of all drawing to ensure submission of the most accurate and competitive quote for the Government.

A15. Proposals will now be due NTL 12:00 p.m. EST 30 March 2020. See Sections A.9 and L.2.1.1.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #2:

Q1. Primary Delivery location is Peckham Vocational Industries however, “The Government reserves the right to change delivery addresses”. Without confirmation that Final Delivery Locations will be restricted to CONUS locations the Contractor IAW FOB: Destination will assume the risk delivery locations can be subject to OCONUS locations (e.g. Okinawa, Japan or Aviano, Italy). In order to provide the best value to the Government the Contractor requires confirmation that Delivery Locations will be restricted to CONUS locations. This has been done on previous contracts including W911QY-19-D-0046. When the Primary Delivery Address is not used will Final Delivery Locations be restricted to CONUS locations?

A1. Deliveries will only be to CONUS, no OCONUS deliveries will be made.

Q2. As a Small Business concern we request the Solicitation W911QY-20-R-0007 be amended to include FAR 52.232-13 -- Notice of Progress Payments and FAR 52.232-16 -- Progress Payments.

A contract award will require that the contractor expend a substantial amount of cash during the predelivery period which will have a significant impact on its working capital. Given the Small Business participation commitment by the government and the level of investment that must be made by these small businesses, the option to be able to request progress payments would have a positive impact on small business ability to participate. Will the government include the Progress Payment option?

A2. No, the Government will not include FAR 52.232-13 and FAR 52.232-16.

Q3. There are several drawing revisions listed that are not the most current revisions of those components. Please advise if the government experienced some oversight, or if the lower revisions listed are the ones the offeror is expected to adhere to.

A3. Due to an error in the drawing database, the correct drawing list was not generated properly. The government has redistributed the most recent drawing revisions.

(End of Summary of Changes)