Amended Solicitation_W911QY20R0035-0004_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 add questions and answ ers.

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 25-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 is extended, X 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.

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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).

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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

25-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)

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See Item 6

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W911QY20R0035

SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION A - SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The following have been modified:

A-1. The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Contracting Division (NCD) has a requirement to explore new Enhanced Small Arms Protective Insert (ESAPI) designs. This Request for Proposal (RFP), W911QY-20-R-0035, is for the procurement of ballistic tests reports in accordance with C-2(a)(b) and C-9 for the (ESAPI).

A-2. The Government intends to award one (1) DO Rated (See 15 CFR § 700.11), Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Type Contract, however, the Government reserves the right to award more or none as a result of this RFP.

A-3. This requirement is being pursued as a negotiated acquisition IAW FAR 15. The Government intends to award a contract without discussions with the Offeror, but reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

A-4. This acquisition is being set aside for Small Business. This noncommercial research & development requirement falls under PSC code AE22 – Product or Service Improvement - Applied Research/Exploratory Development. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this effort is 541715

– Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and the small business size standard is 1000 Employees. The Awardee must have the applicable NAICS code in its System for Award Management (SAM) assertions. In order to be the Awardee for this requirement, the Offeror must have an active SAM registration with current and complete FAR and DFARS Representations and Certifications (See Section K FAR 52.204-8 and DFARS 252.204-7007 for Representations and Certifications applicable to this solicitation) and be current on VETS-4212 filings (see FAR 22.1302).

A-5. In accordance with Section M, award will be made on a tradeoff (best value) basis, wherein evaluation factors are weighted in order of importance to the requirement. That is, Factor 1: Technical is the most important of all the factors and is more important than Factor 2: Past Performance; these two factors when combined are more important than Factor 3: Contract Price. (Technical Factor > Past Performance Factor > Contract Cost Factor).

A-6. This requirement is subject to the availability of funds. Proposals shall be valid for at least 120 days. Please annotate the last day the proposal will be valid. Firms will not be reimbursed for any costs associated with their proposal preparation.

A-7. All questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to luke.r.renzoni.civ@mail.mil and must be submitted no later than three (3) business days prior to the due date for proposal.

A-8. Competition in Subcontracting. The Offeror's attention is directed to FAR 52.244-5. The Offeror is required to compete subcontracts for this effort to the maximum extent practical. The offeror shall indicate subcontracts, materials, and equipment for which competitive quotes/proposals was/will be obtained in the Price Proposal.

A-9. Proposals are due by Monday 29 June 2020 @ 3:00 PM EST. Proposals must be emailed to the contract specialist Mr. Luke Renzoni @ luke.r.renzoni.civ@mail.mil and contracting officer Mr. Shawn Haubner @ shawn.p.haubner.civ@mail.mil.

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.

Questions & Answers – 15 June 2020

1. Question: In regards to Attachment 1 - Notice of Limited Distribution Materials, “Condition 1: The potential offeror qualifies by meeting the limited dissemination criteria stated in the distribution statement of the requested material.”

What is meant by “the limited dissemination criteria stated in the distribution statement of the requested material”?

Answer: Each Department of Defense distribution statement (A, B, C, D, E, or F) contains specific criteria as to whom materials may be released. Condition 1 of the PM SPE limited distribution material access policy states that IF (1) the potential responder provides verifiable evidence that they are within the group already designated as eligible for receipt of the material by the distribution statement itself, THEN (2) we will distribute the material to them.

Examples:

Example 1: The distribution statement of the requested material is C. Distribution Statement C states that the distribution is authorized to U.S. Government Agencies AND their contractors...

(1) The requesting entity provides VERIFIABLE evidence that they have an active contract with a U.S.

Government Agency (could be with DoJ, DoE, DoS, DoD, and so on). (2) The Government then verifies that claim via independent Government sources and upon verification distributes the requested material.

Example 2: The distribution statement of the requested material is D. Distribution Statement D states that the distribution is authorized to Department of Defense AND U.S. DoD contractors only...

The requesting entity provided VERIFIABLE evidence that they have a contract with a non-DoD U.S.

Government Agency (say DoJ). In this example, they would not qualify for distribution by Condition 1. If we were to give the requestor the documents, the requestor would have to be granted an exception via Condition 2.

Example 3: The distribution statement of the requested material is D. Distribution Statement D states that the distribution is authorized to Department of Defense AND U.S. DoD contractors only...

(2) The requesting entity provides VERIFIABLE evidence that they have an active DoD contract (e.g., DLA, Air Force, Navy). (2) The Government then verifies that claim via independent Government sources and upon verification distributes the requested material.

Questions & Answers – 25 June 2020

1. Question: Is there a realm of budget the government is looking to fund this for?

Answer: The government will not provide any details on the budget for this acquisition.

2. Question: Does the government want a best effort design based on past experience to supply the samples required or would this be a more comprehensive research program on top of the deliverables?

Answer: Please refer to the statement of work (SOW) and solicitation document for detailed requirements.

3. Question: What is the government's policy for this program to protect all details of design and equipment disclosed ie intellectual property (IP) for the contractor.

Answer: Please refer to the contract data requirements lists (CDRL) located in Section J of this solicitation and their Distribution Statement of “D”.

4. Question: Is a proposal able to be submitted without disclosing manufacturing systems/designs in order to protect IP?

Answer: Proposals are to be submitted in accordance with the Solicitation.

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