Amended Solicitation_W911QY20R0035-0001_ESAPI.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 include questions and answ ers along w ith guidance regarding “Request for Access to Limited Distribution Materials”.

1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

J 1 3

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

BY 08-Jun-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 W911QY20R0035

X 9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

15-May-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 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 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

08-Jun-2020

CODE

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.

CODE

See Item 6

FACILITY CODECODE

EMAIL:TEL:

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time has changed from 15-Jun-2020 03:00 PM to 22-Jun-2020 03:00 PM.

The following have been added by full text:

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 6/8/20

Questions & Answers - 08 June 2020

1. Question: Can the government provide a copy of SPS VTP AR PD 13-01F as listed in the Statement of Work section C-2 “Requirements”?

Answer: Please refer to the two (2) attachments “Notice of Limited Distribution Materials” and “Request for Access to Limited Distribution Materials” attached in Section J of this solicitation.

Suspense for Submission of Attachment 2 is 15 June 2020 and shall be emailed to Luke Renzoni at luke.r.renzoni.civ@mail.mil.

2. Question: In regards to Section C-2(b) “ESAPIs shall” (1) Be designed for a standalone configuration (no hard armor), does the government mean “no soft armor”?

Answer: Yes. The government means “no soft armor”.

Date for Solicitation submissions has been extended to 22 June 2020 @ 03:00PM.

SECTION J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The Table of Contents has changed from:

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Exhibit A CDRL - A001 Monthly

Progress Reports

1 30-SEP-2019

Exhibit B CDRL - B001 Technical Data Package

1 30-SEP-2019

Exhibit C CDRL - C001 Ballistic Acceptance Test Report

1 10-JAN-2020

Exhibit D CDRL - D001 Final Technical Report

1 30-SEP-2019

to:

Exhibit/Attachment Table of Contents

W911QY20R0035

DOCUMENT TYPE DESCRIPTION PAGES DATE

Exhibit A CDRL - A001 Monthly

Progress Reports

1 30-SEP-2019

Exhibit B CDRL - B001 Technical Data Package

1 30-SEP-2019

Exhibit C CDRL - C001 Ballistic Acceptance Test Report

1 10-JAN-2020

Exhibit D CDRL - D001 Final Technical Report

1 30-SEP-2019

Attachment 1 Notice of Limited Distribution Materials

3 08-JUN-2020

Attachment 2 Request for Access to Limited Distribution Materials

1 08-JUN-2020

(End of Summary of Changes)

W911QY-20-R-0035

Attachment 1

NOTICE OF LIMITED DISTRIBUTION MATERIALS

This solicitation contains documents designated by competent authority as restricted in distribution. The Government views these distribution restrictions as necessary to ensure the Operational Security (OpSec) of sensitive information that potentially could cause harm to U.S. Soldiers, the U.S. Government, or U.S. Government interests, if the Government does not prejudicially limit distribution.

Access Requests

To gain an access determination for any limited distribution materials, all interested offerors must complete the enclosed Request for Access to Limited Distribution Materials. The purpose of this form is to provide the Government with verifiable evidence of the following:

Condition 1: The potential offeror qualifies by meeting the limited dissemination criteria stated in the distribution statement of the requested material.

OR

Condition 2: The potential offeror is capable of manufacturing (in the United States) Buy American Act and Berry Amendment compliant end items or end item components similar to that desired by this Solicitation as evidenced by production for the commercial sector or for a contract with any U.S. Government entity (federal, state, or local).

Access Determinations

See Figure 1 for a graphic representation of this process. If the information provided by the potential offeror enables Government verification of Condition 1 above, the Government will authorize immediate dissemination of the requested materials.

If the interested offeror does not qualify by Condition 1 or provides insufficient evidence to enable Government verification of Condition 1, the Government will examine the information provided for demonstrable evidence that the potential offeror meets Condition 2.

The potential offeror meets Condition 2 if they provide verifiable evidence that they have manufactured Buy American Act and Berry Amendment compliant end items or end item components similar to that desired by the Solicitation. The potential offeror may cite, in priority order, such production for any Government entity (federal, state, or local) or for the commercial sector. Citation of production does not equal verifiable evidence. If the Government cannot independently verify the claims in a submitted Request for Access to Limited Distribution Materials, the Government will reject the potential offeror’s claims for access. However, if the Government can independently verify that the potential offeror meets the criteria of Condition 2, the Government may, at its discretion, authorize a distribution exception to that offeror.

Figure 1: Access determination process for limited distribution materials.

All distribution exceptions incur risk to the Soldier, the U.S. Government, or U.S Government interests. Therefore, the Government is not obligated to grant any exceptions.

The Government only authorizes distribution exceptions when the Government deems the risk posed by the exception as outweighed by the potential gains from additional Industry competition or innovation achievable only through the assumption of risk associated with the distribution exception.

In all cases where the Government assumes the OpSec risk and grants a distribution exception, the Government requires that the recipients disallow any additional dissemination of received documents without prior, written, Government consent.

Because of this restriction on further dissemination, the Government will not disseminate restricted dissemination documents to third-party consultants who must, by the very nature of their business, further disseminate the information to others to accomplish their business objectives.

If the potential offeror cannot or does not provide verifiable evidence that they meet either Condition 1 or Condition 2 stated above, the Government will not assume any additional OpSec risk, and the Government will notify the vendor that they do not meet the requirements of the distribution statement for receipt of the requested materials.

If a request for access is denied, a vendor may submit an updated questionnaire with more complete information and noted changes. The Government will review the updated request in the same manner as the original request.

The Government uses all available information to make its determinations, including information retrieved from open sources and Government access restricted databases.

The Government has no obligation to assume any OpSec risk and reserves the right to not grant a dissemination exception for any reason including the following specific examples:

1) Vendor provided information that is not verifiable or is different from the information obtained from verification sources.

2) Vendor claims are demonstrably false.

3) Vendor has no verifiable U.S. based manufacturing capability.

4) Vendor has no demonstrated or verifiable ability to manufacture any like end items or end item components.

5) Vendor does not provide sufficient information for a risk-based decision.

6) Vendor has no intention of manufacturing or submitting a bid for the manufacture of the solicited goods.

7) Vendor is a third-party consultant.

W911QY-20-R-0035

Attachment 2

REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO LIMITED DISTRIBUTION MATERIALS

Please fill out all information as completely and accurately as possible. The Government will use the information provided to assess eligibility for receipt of limited distribution materials. In some cases, the Government may find sufficient evidence of potential benefit to the Government to grant access to limited distribution materials even when the eligibility determination is negative.

The Government uses all available information to make its determinations, including information from this request and information retrieved from open sources and Government access restricted databases.

All distribution exceptions incur risk to the Soldier, the U.S. Government, or U.S Government interests.

Because of this, the Government is not obligated to grant any such exceptions.

1) Is your company currently under contract with a U.S. Government Agency?

Yes No

2) If you answered yes to question 1, please provide the following information for at least one contract in the following priority order: DoD, Department of Homeland Security, any other U.S. Government Agency.

Contract number and name and contact information for the Contracting Officer Representative for each contract.

3) If you are not currently under contract with a U.S. Government Agency, but your company has been under contract with a U.S. Government Agency in the past, please provide the following information for that past contract in the following priority order: DoD, Department of Homeland Security, any other U.S. Government Agency.

Contract number and name and contact information for the Contracting Officer Representative for each contract.

4) What is your company name, DUNS, Cage #, and intended purpose or need for the requested documents?

Please provide sufficient information to enable independent Government verification of your claims. The Government reserves the right to deny any request to preserve operational security. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in request denial.

5) Will you have the ability to manufacture the items required by this solicitation in compliance with the Buy American Act (USC, Title 41, Sections 8301–8305) and the Berry Amendment (USC, Title 10, Section 2533a)?

Please provide sufficient information to enable independent Government verification of your claims. The Government reserves the right to deny any request to preserve operational security. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in request denial.

Signature and Date: