Solicitation Amendment W911QY25RA0170002 SF 30.pdf

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

Offers 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 electronic communication 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 letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication 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 NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, 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.)

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

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

16C. DATE SIGNED

Previous edition unusable STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE PAGE OF PAGES

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

6. ISSUED BY CODE 7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X) 9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

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SECTION SF 30 BLOCK 14 CONTINUATION PAGE

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

The following changes have been made:

Miscellaneous text in this section has been added to:

A.1. The United States Government has a requirement for All Purpose-Personal Protective Equipment Modernization (AP-PPE Mod) cut and sew capability.

A.1.1. The Government plans to award a hybrid, single award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with firm-fixed-price (FFP). The anticipated ordering period will be a total of five (5) years. The minimum contract value will be $150.00.

A.1.2. This requirement and all orders are subject to the availability funds.

A.1.3. Proposals shall be valid for 180 days after the closing date of the solicitation. Contractors shall clearly indicate the period of validity.

A.1.4. Contractors will not be reimbursed for any proposal preparation costs.

A.1.5. Proposals Due Date and instructions: See Section L Proposal Submission.

A.2. The Government reserves the right to award one, two or no contracts at the Government's discretion.

Funds will be obligated for quantities ordered upon issuance of delivery orders and not by the basic contract.

A.3. This acquisition is 100% small business set aside with full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System NAICS Code is 315210, and the size standard is 750 employees.

A.4. The solicitation including amendments, exhibits and attachments listed in Section J, may be downloaded from SAM.gov.

A.5. Hand delivered or faxed proposals will not be accepted.

A.6. Any changes in the agreed upon arrangements are to be submitted to the Contracting Officer in advance for approval. In the event of any conflict or ambiguity between the contractors' technical proposal and the Government's Performance Specification, the Government's Performance Specification takes precedence.

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Section F - Deliveries or Performance

The following clauses were added:

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.247-62 Specific Quantities Unknown. (Apr 1984)

Specific Quantities Unknown (Apr 1984)

(a) For the purpose of evaluating "f.o.b. destination" offers, the Government estimates that the quantity specified will be shipped to the destinations indicated:

Estimated Quantity Destination(s)

TBD____________ _TBD at delivery order level

TBD____________ _TBD at delivery order level_

(b) If the quantity shipped to each destination varies from the quantity estimated, and if the variation results in a change in the transportation costs, appropriate adjustment shall be- made.

(End of clause)

The following clauses were deleted:

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities. Sep 1989

Section G - Contract Administration Data

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

G-1. Contract Administration

a. In no event shall any understanding or agreement, contract modification, change order, or other matter in deviation from the terms of this contract between the Contractor and a person other than the Contracting Officer be effective or binding upon the Government. All such actions must be formalized by a proper contractual document executed by the Contracting Officer.

b. The Email address of the Contracting Officer (KO) and Contract Specialist (KS) are:

Contracting Officer: Andrew Richard Email: andrew.j.richard12.civ@army.mil and Elizabeth Nordell Email: elizabeth.m.nordell.civ@army.mil

Contract Specialist: Christine Halamoutis Email: christine.m.halamoutis.civ@army.mil

c. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) payment office will be determined after date of award.

d. d. All contract administrative functions will be delegated to the cognizant Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) office in accordance with FAR 42.2. This contract will be administered by Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) identified in block 6 on page one of this contract.

Inquiries concerning normal contract administration should be referred to DCMA Administrative Contracting Officer, as follows:

TO BE IDENTIFIED AFTER AWARD

G.2. GOVERNMENT PROGRAM MANAGER

TBD UPON CONTRACT AWARD

G-2. CONTRACTOR'S CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION (TO BE COMPLETED BY

CONTRACTOR):

Name and Title:

Responsible Office:

Address:

Email:

UEI#:

CAGE#

G-3. PASTPERFORMANCE POINT OF CONTACT (POC):

Annual contract past performance evaluations will be performed by the Government. The Contractor shall identify a Point of Contact (POC) to participate in these on-line evaluations. This individual is required to register in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (http://www.cpars.csd.

disa.mil/) and respond to the Government evaluations in a timely manner. The contractor POC responsible for this action is:

Name and Title:

Email:

G-4. PLACE OFPERFORMANCE: The Contractor shall indicate below the manufacturing location and the estimated percentage of work to be performed there. Physical Address (Street, City, State, and Zip Code) Anticipated % of Total Work

G-5. PAYINGOFFICE/SUBMISSION OF MATERIAL INSPECTION AND RECEIVING REPORT

(DD FORM 250) At the time of each delivery of supplies, the Contractor shall prepare and furnish to the cognizant DCMA office a Material and Receiving Report (DD Form 250) in the manner and extent required by Appendix F, Material Inspection and Receiving Report, of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). Such reports will be, upon successful acceptance and inspection, signed by the authorized Government representative for acceptance and receipt of the items.(See DFARS clause 252.246-7000 in Section E). All DD250s shall be submitted via the Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) system to DCMA as reflected in the first page of award for payment processing. (See DFARS clause 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission for Payment Requests, in Section I of this contract).

Section I - Contract Clauses

Additional Information/Notes

The following clauses were added:

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date Alternate/ Deviation

Variation Effective Date

52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders. Mar 2020 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies Oct 2022

The following clauses were modified:

52.216-18Ordering.Aug 2020 hereby reads as follows:

Ordering (Aug 2020)

Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery (a) orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from through .Sept 2025 Dec 2030

All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event (b) of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

A delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when-(c)

If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government (1) deposits the order in the mail;

If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor's fax number; or(2)

If sent electronically, the Government either-(3)

Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice (i) is sent to the Contractor; or

Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor's email address.(ii)

Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the (d) contract.

(End of clause)

52.216-19Order Limitations.Oct 1995 hereby reads as follows:

Order Limitations (Oct 1995)

. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an (a) Minimum order amount of less than $150.00, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

. The Contractor is not obligated to honor-(b) Maximum order

Any order for a single item in excess of $20M;(1)

Any order for a combination of items in excess of $40M; or(2)

A series of orders from the same ordering office within days that together call for quantities (3) exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

If this is a requirements contract ( includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the (c) i.e., Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph

(b) of this section.

Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order (d) exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 30days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of clause)

52.216-22Indefinite Quantity.Oct 1995 hereby reads as follows:

Indefinite Quantity (Oct 1995)

This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the (a) period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the (b) Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no (c) limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period (d) shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; , that the Contractor shall not be provided required to make any deliveries under this contract after FY 2035.

(End of clause)

The following clauses were deleted:

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements. (Feb 1995)

Qualification Requirements (Feb 1995)

. "Qualification requirement," as used in this clause, means a Government requirement for (a) Definition testing or other quality assurance demonstration that must be completed before award.

One or more qualification requirements apply to the supplies or services covered by this contract. For (b) those supplies or services requiring qualification, whether the covered product or service is an end item under this contract or simply a component of an end item, the product, manufacturer, or source must have demonstrated that it meets the standards prescribed for qualification before award of this contract. The product, manufacturer, or source must be qualified at the time of award whether or not the name of the product, manufacturer, or source is actually included on a qualified products list, qualified manufacturers list, or qualified bidders list. Offerors should contact the agency activity designated below to obtain all requirements that they or their products or services, or their subcontractors or their products or services, must satisfy to become qualified and to arrange for an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to meet the standards specified for qualification.

(Name) W.L. Gore Certification

(Address) ____

If an offeror, manufacturer, source, product or service covered by a qualification requirement has (c) already met the standards specified, the relevant information noted below should be provided.

Offeror's Name ____

Manufacturer's Name____

Source's Name ____

Item Name ____

Service Identification ____

Test Number (to the extent known)____

Even though a product or service subject to a qualification requirement is not itself an end item under (d) this contract, the product, manufacturer, or source must nevertheless be qualified at the time of award of this contract. This is necessary whether the Contractor or a subcontractor will ultimately provide the product or service in question. If, after award, the Contracting Officer discovers that an applicable qualification requirement was not in fact met at the time of award, the Contracting Officer may either terminate this contract for default or allow performance to continue if adequate consideration is offered and the action is determined to be otherwise in the Government's best interests.

If an offeror, manufacturer, source, product or service has met the qualification requirement but is not (e) yet on a qualified products list, qualified manufacturers list, or qualified bidders list, the offeror must submit evidence of qualification prior to award of this contract. Unless determined to be in the Government's interest, award of this contract shall not be delayed to permit an offeror to submit evidence of qualification.

Any change in location or ownership of the plant where a previously qualified product or service was (f) manufactured or performed requires reevaluation of the qualification. Similarly, any change in location or ownership of a previously qualified manufacturer or source requires reevaluation of the qualification.

The reevaluation must be accomplished before the date of award.

(End of provision)

52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.

(Alternate I)

(Jan 2025)Alternate I(Mar 2020)

Alternate I . As prescribed in (c)(2), substitute the following paragraph (h)(1) for (Mar 2020) 19.309 paragraph (h)(1) of the basic clause:

(h)(1) The Contractor represents its small business size status for each one of the NAICS codes assigned to this contract.

NAICS Code Small business concern (yes/no)

315210 ____

[ ]Contracting Officer to insert NAICS codes.

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (Nov 2020)

Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) (a) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

The use in this solicitation or contract of any [insert regulation name] (48 CFR ) clause with (b) ____ ____ an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

Section L - Instructions, Conditions, & Notices to Offerors or Quoters

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Government provided AP - PPE Patterns

Vendors shall request a copy of the patterns via an email request to the following US government personnel: , , and christine.m.halamoutis.civ@army.mil andrew.j.richard12.civ@army.mil elizabeth.m.

,nordell.civ@army.mil

The following government personnel shall be included on any email requests as a cc: emmanuel.kumfa.

civ@army.mil

Vendors shall state the vendor contact information in any requests. Vendor information shall include:

Vendor Name Vendor

POC Name Vendor

POC email address

The US government will respond to valid requests via email on how to retrieve the patterns via DOD

SAFE.

Note: Government patterns will be provided in electronic format in a recent Gerber AccuMark version.

For contractors without access to compatible AccuMark CAD and/or plotting capabilities it is recommended to utilize a 2nd party Pattern Service for pattern conversion and/or plotting.

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1. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

a. Offerors may submit only one written technical and cost proposal, electronically via email to the point of contact(s) identified in Section L, (without citations for or linkages to websites) in response to the SOW, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) and all other requirements specified in the solicitation.

b. Each paragraph shall be single spaced and shall be separated by at least one blank line. A standard, 12-point minimum font size applies. Times New Roman font is required. Tables and illustrations may use a reduced font size no less than 8-point and may be produced in landscape mode.

c. The following volumes of material shall be submitted:

Volum e

Title Digital Copies

Maximum Pages

I W. L. Gore Certification 1 2

II Technical 1 20

III Quality 1 20

IV Past Performance 1 20, excluding

PPQs

V Cost/Price No page limit

VI

Solicitation, Offer and Award Documents, and Certifications / Representations

1 No page limit

NOTE: Pages that exceed the required page limitations will not be evaluated. Additional pages over the maximum allowed will be removed or not read and will not be evaluated by the Government.

d. Proposal Submission: All proposal submissions are due on August 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time via email to christine.m.halamoutis.civ@army.mil, andrew.j.richard12.civ@army.mil and elizabeth.m.

nordell.civ@army.mil. It is the Offeror's responsibility to assure its proposal is received by the date and time specified above. In accordance with FAR 15.208, if your proposal is not received at the initial point of entry to the Government by the exact date and time specified above, it may be determined late, may not be evaluated, and may not be considered for Award. Proposal, as the term is used here, means ALL factors and parts of the solicitation, inclusive of subcontractor proposal submissions.

All question related to the submission of this proposal shall be submitted by July 31, 2025.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov and have a SAM Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. For further information regarding registration for SAM visit the System for Award Management website at http://www.sam.gov/ and register or create a user account.

In order for proposals to receive full consideration for award, the Offeror shall ensure that the information furnished in support of the proposal is factual, accurate, complete and defensible. Failure to provide the information requested by the solicitation may render the Offeror's proposal incomplete and ineligible for further consideration for award.

2. PROPOSAL FILES

a. Format. The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each volume shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each volume shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and Request for Proposal (RFP) number in the header and/or footer. A Table of Contents should be created using the Table of Content feature in MS Word. MS Word (doc) files shall use the following page setup parameters:

Margins - Top, Bottom, Left, Right - 1"

Gutter - 0"

From Edge - Header, Footer 0.5"

Page Size, Width - 8.5"

Page Size, Height - 11"

The following additional restrictions apply:

b. File Packaging. All of the proposal files shall be compressed(zipped) into one file entitled proposal zip using WinZip version 6.2 or later, or as separate uploads in their native format, i.e., doc, xls, ppt, etc.

Files shall be in read-only format, using PDF files. All price breakdown information to aide in the cost /price evaluation shall be submitted in Microsoft Office Excel Read/Write format and viewable in

Microsoft Excel. Each volume shall be labeled with the volume number, date, and the offeror's name. **Please note - Self extracting exe files are not acceptable.

c. Content Requirement. All information shall be confined to the appropriate file. The offeror shall confine submissions to essential matters, sufficient to define the proposal in a concise manner, to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each proposal. Each file of the proposal shall consist of a Table of Contents, Summary Section, and the Narrative discussion. The Summary Section shall contain a brief abstract of the file. Proprietary information shall be clearly marked. Offerors are cautioned that the government will not consider or evaluate any information that exceeds the margin, font or number of pages allowed. Indices to include table of acronyms, table of contents, cross-reference matrices between the proposal and the solicitation may be used to ensure that all pertinent sections of the proposal are fully understood. The table of acronyms, table of contents, and cross-reference matrices do not count towards page limits. The cross-reference matrix shall identify the location of all major topics provided in each factor.

The Offeror shall provide sufficient detail in a clear and concise manner to completely and logically address the evaluation factors and criteria. The Government does not desire excess verbiage, unnecessary and elaborate brochures, or lengthy, repetitious, disorganized presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and clear offer. Such presentations may be construed as an indication of the Offeror's lack of understanding of the requirement. All Offerors are reminded that unsupported promises to comply with the contractual requirements will not be sufficient. Proposals shall not merely parrot back the contractual requirements, but rather their proposal shall support any statements relating to the proposed performance.

The Offeror shall include cost information ONLY in Volume IV Cost/Price. The inclusion of cost data in other factors will result in the removal of each page or tab containing the cost data and the pages and tabs will not be evaluated or considered.

Each Volume (file) shall be a stand-alone document or workbook (for cost data) and clearly and completely provide the requested information. The Government will evaluate each file in accordance with the evaluation criteria described in Section M of this solicitation.

The Offeror shall provide their proposal, segregated by factor, as follows:

(i) Volume I - W. L. Gore Certification

The contractor must provide a copy of their current certification

(ii) VOLUME II - Technical.

The contractor shall provide a Technical and Management Approach clearly demonstrating how the Government's requirement will be met. The volume shall be organized into the following sections:

Phase I : Factor I - W. L. Gore Certification

In order to be able to produce and deliver ensembles under this contract, the prime contractor or its industry partner must provide documentation showing current certification from W. L. Gore that it is authorized to use its material for cut and sew purposes. This is a mandatory requirement of this procurement. If the offeror does not demonstrate that they meet the requirement at the time of proposal submission, they will be eliminated from consideration for award and no additional volumes of the offeror's proposal will be evaluated.

Phase II: Factors II-IV

Factor 2: Technical/Cut & Sew Manufacturing - The Technical/Cut & Sew Manufacturing Factor will receive a combined technical/risk rating of each Offeror's approach to performing the cut and sew manufacturing effort for the IFS to the SOW. IAW the SOW each.

a. The contractor's narrative discussion shall describe its existing manufacturing capability, along with its ability to produce and deliver garments either as a prime or with cut and sew partner(s)and to ensure that management controls are in place to ensure effective producibility with no work stoppage. The offeror shall provide a proposed risk reduction method that documents the offerors process to reduce the chances that the production facility will stop production for more than five(5) consecutive days or more than fifteen (15) days within a thirty (30) day period.

b. The offeror shall provide a narrative which describes in sufficient details its production and manufacturing capability. It shall describe its production capability, to include production processes, procedures and capacity in producing the IFS over the period of performance for the contract and in the quantities anticipated in subsequent delivery orders, and to include personnel and equipment plans. The proposed method shall document the offerors ability to maximize production capacity for each size and describe how a surge requirement will be met from 1,000 to 5,500 integrated foot ware systems every 90 days should the need arise. The government will evaluate the offeror's experience in producing and assembling items of this type and whether or not the offeror's manufacturing capability is internal to the offeror's company or if some or all parts of the manufacturing process will be the responsibility of a subcontractor. The offeror's shall describe their ability to immediately being production of the IFS systems, their approach to effectively manage subcontractors (if applicable), materials ordering, production schedules, shipping and delivery, and the process utilized for accurate invoicing.

c. The offeror shall describe the equipment available to support the production efforts and identify any long-lead items/materials it will require. The Offeror must delineate, in detail, its plans to manage the storage of the government furnished material to be provided shortly after award of the contract and for the life of the contract, inclusive of all subsequent delivery orders. This includes a discussion of the processes that are in place relative to government furnished property management and tracking. Also, the packaging, handling, storage, and shipment of the completed ensembles, which are critical for meeting the shelf-life requirements, these are clearly defined within the SOW/MIL-DTL 43976D, dated 24July2018.

d. The Offeror's narrative shall demonstrate their planned approach to the first article considerations, as well as the government's production lot testing.

e. Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)/Contract Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS). The offeror shall provide an IMS/CWBS, which includes the offeror's proposed plan to implement the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW) for the effort within the associated schedule constraints. The IMS/CWBS shall include defined dates and timeframes for all contract tasks, milestones, reviews and deliverables.

d. Program Risk. The offeror shall describe its approach to address the technical and schedule risks associated with the requirements of the contract. The proposal shall identify potential program risks and plans to develop and to manage risk mitigation strategies

(ii) Volume II - Quality. The Offeror is responsible for including sufficient details (without reference to contract price) to allow for a complete and accurate evaluation.

The Contractor shall demonstrate how its Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Quality Management System processes, procedures, and controls will ensure that all AP-PPE Mod ensembles in all configurations are produced and manufactured to quality standards as defined in the AP-PPE Mod SOW Attachment 0001 of the solicitation. The offeror's narrative must also demonstrate the existence of process controls for repeatability during the manufacturing and assembly process, inventory management, inspection of parts, and assemblies for the acceptance of ensembles.

The proposal shall provide a narrative discussion that addresses how the Offeror shall maintain a quality management system, ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification, which will be incorporated in FAR 52.246-11, Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement to ensure the AP-PPE Mod ensembles meet the requirements of the Government's SOW and document the level of quality that will be employed during the production of the AP-PPE Mod garments. The Offeror shall submit a Quality System Plan (QSP) that demonstrates how this system will be implemented. The Offeror's QSP will not count towards the page count limitation. The Government reserves the right to incorporate the QSP in any contract that may result from this solicitation. The Offeror must provide a copy of their current ISO9001 certification to be considered for award.

The Offeror shall identify how it intends to implement in-process and final inspection procedures to assess the quality of the product (i.e. through monitoring, inspecting and correcting identified deficiencies).

(iii) Volume III - Past Performance. This volume shall contain recent and relevant past performance information. The prime offeror shall submit no more than three (3) contract past performance efforts (narratives). Of the three (3) contract past performance efforts(narratives) submitted, only one (1) can be from a major subcontractor. The offeror may submit multiple DOs/TOs under one (1) contract number, however, each DO/TO is considered a standalone effort and will be evaluated independently. The specific DO/TO number must be provided for the effort. If only an IDIQ contract number is submitted, the government will not evaluate that past performance effort.

Recent, the Government defines recent as any contract which has been performed within the last three (3) years of the issuance of this solicitation.

Relevant efforts are defined as services/efforts that are the same as or similar to the effort (as compared to North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 315210 required by the RFP and/or efforts that demonstrate the Offeror's ability to perform cut and sew operation of military (preferably

Chemical and Biological) W.L. Gore manufactured stretch materials/garments of high volume and utilizing fabrics that provide protection against military unique and toxic industrial chemicals. Some of the factors in determining similarities include: the nature and extent of the work involved, skill sets required, contract dollar value, contract duration, and supported organization.

The volume shall not exceed twenty (20) pages, excluding Past Performance Questionnaire Forms.

This volume shall be organized into the following sections:

Section1 - Contract Descriptions. This section shall include the following information:

a) Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and UEI Number. If the work was performed as a subcontractor, also provide the name of the prime contractor and Point of Contact (POC) within the prime contractor organization (name, and current address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers).

(b) Government contracting activity, and current address, Procuring Contracting Officer's name, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers.

(c) Government's technical representative/Contracting Officer's Representative and current email address, telephone, and fax numbers.

(d) Government contract administration activity and the Administrative Contracting Officer's name, and current e-mail address, telephone, and fax number.

(e) Government contract administration activity's Pre-Award Monitor's name, and current e-mail address, telephone, and fax numbers.

(f) Contract Number and, in the case of Indefinite Delivery type contracts, GSA contracts, and Blanket Purchase Agreements, include Delivery Order Numbers.

(g) Contract Type (specific type such as Fixed-Price (FP), Cost Reimbursement (CR), Time & Material (T&M),etc.). In the case of Indefinite Delivery contracts, indicate specific type (Requirements, Definite Quantity, and Indefinite Quantity) and secondary contract type (FP, CR, T&M, etc.).

(h) Awarded price/cost.

(i) Final or projected final price/cost.

(j) Original delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion or work.

(k) Final or projected final, delivery schedule, including dates of start and completion of work.

(2) Section 2 - Performance. Offerors shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed in Section 1, Contract Description, describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is relevant to the requirement of this RFP.

(a) For any contracts that did not/do not meet original schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective action(s)taken to avoid recurrence. The offerors shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. All Requests for Deviation and Requests for Waiver shall be addressed with respect to causes and corrective actions. The offeror shall also provide copy of any Cure Notices or Show Cause Letters received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action implemented by the offeror or proposed subcontractor. The offerors shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination.

(b) For all contracts, the offeror shall provide data on all manufacturing warranty returns. Data shall delineate total number of warranty returns, number of Could Not Duplicate (CND), number of failures attributable to GFE component failures, and number and nature of failures attributable to the offeror's delivered product.

(3)Past Performance Questionnaire. For all contracts identified in Section 1, Contract Descriptions, a Past Performance Questionnaire maybe completed and submitted. The offeror shall complete Part I of the Past Performance Questionnaire and e-mail the questionnaire to the technical representative responsible for the past/current contract. The POCs shall be instructed to electronically complete Part II of the questionnaire and e-mail the entire questionnaire to the AP-PPE inbox no later than the proposal due date, to christine.m.halamoutis.civ@army.mil, andrew.j.richard12.civ@army.mil and elizabeth.m.

The offeror shall include in their Past Performance Volume a list of all the POCs nordell.civ@army.mil.

who were sent a questionnaire. The POC List shall include the following fields: Solicitation Number;

Company Name; Contract Number; Government Agency; POC Last Name, First Name; POC Title; POC Telephone Number; POC E-mail Address; and Date E-Mail to POC (month/day).

(4)Section 4 - New Corporate Entities. New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its offices and employees. However, in addition to the other requirements in this section, the offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. Information should be included in the files described in the sections above. Letters of Commitment shall be included in the proposal for these employees in order to be considered.

(5)Submissions. Offerors are discouraged from providing points of contact with another contractors' facility, i.e., in case an offeror (or one of his/her team members) is in a subcontract with another contractor who has submitted a proposal on the same requirement. Offerors shall provide and submit the prime contract number and all Governmental agency POCs in lieu of subcontract numbers or prime contract POCs in situations as described above.

(6) Past Performance Information regarding Subcontracting. For proposed major subcontractors, recency and relevancy is defined as above. A major subcontractor is defined as an entity that will be performing 40% or more of the work, as related to cost/price.

(iv) Volume IV Cost/Price

All price information shall be addressed within the price volume only. The Government will evaluate each Offeror's proposal to determine the Total Evaluated Price (TEP). Offerors shall use the price template provided as Attachment03 - Proposal Template with CLIN Structure, to prepare its price proposal. While there is no page limit for the Price Proposal, offerors must provide the necessary detail and supporting information to address the solicitation requirements and to allow a complete analysis of each line-item price, this should be limited to 3 pages if the offeror is able to provide sufficient details.

(1) Electronic Copy. Electronic links are only permissible within the Cost Volume. If files contain links, the links must be intact and maintained through all revisions. The Offeror shall not include pivot tables in Excel spreadsheets. The Offeror shall provide a completed price template provided as Attachment 03 - Proposal Template with CLIN structure, to prepare its price proposal.

(2) Compliance. Failure to comply with the RFP requirements for Cost information may result in an adverse and reduce or eliminate of being selected for assessment of an offeror's proposal its chance the information in award. Offerors shall ensure that presented this volume is consistent and correlates with the in the proposal volumes.information contained other

(3) General Instructions. In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.402and 15.403-1, certified cost or pricing data are not required based on the fact that adequate competition is expected for this procurement. Information other than certified cost or pricing data may be provided in the contractor format providing that sufficient information is made available. The information submitted shall be prepared following the instructions in FAR 15.403-5.If after receipt of proposals the Contracting Officer determines that there is insufficient information available to determine price reasonableness and none of the exceptions at FAR15.403-1 apply, the Offeror may be required to submit cost or pricing data. Additionally, in the event that adequate competition is not obtained, the Contracting Officer may incorporate FAR 52.215-20 entitled, "Requirements for Cost or Pricing Data or Information Other Than Cost or Pricing Data," into the solicitation and request a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing Data. There are no page limitations for this volume. Proposal information included in this volume which is not directly related to Cost will be disregarded.

(v) VOLUME V - SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARDDOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS

/REPRESENTATIONS

Certifications and Representations -Each offeror shall complete (fill-in and signatures) the solicitation sections indicated below using the file (without modification to the file) provided with the RFP. An authorized official of the firm shall sign the SF 33 and all certifications requiring original signature. An Acrobat PDF file shall be created to capture the signatures for submission.

(1) Section I - Executive Summary: A letter will include:

a. Master Index: A master index that identifies the location of all major topics provided in each volume.

b. Statement of Compliance: Each offer will include a statement indicating complete compliance with the solicitation in the administrative volume, or detailed analysis of any objections, exceptions, contingencies, or additions.

c. Authorized Negotiators: Offerors will provide a list of authorized negotiators with their position title and phone/email contact information

(2) Section II - Solicitation Documents

Each offeror will complete blank lines and provide signatures for the contract sections indicated without modification to the files. An authorized official of the firm will sign the Standard Form 33, amendments and all certifications requiring original signature. If this individual is not an officer of the company, the proposal will be accompanied by some form of written evidence of the individual's authority to bind the company, under contract, to a particular course of action. This might include such evidence as a written delegation of said authority, signed by an officer of the company. An Adobe Acrobat file, ".pdf" will be created to capture the signatures for submission in the administrative volume.

a. Originating RFP section: A signed and completed Solicitation/Contract Form and any subsequent amendments.

b. Contract Administration Data Section G: Insert the required information in the spaces provided.

c. Section K: Provisions/Clauses: Complete all the required certifications, representations, and acknowledgments for the prime contractor.

(3) Section III - Company Points of Contact (POC) The offeror will provide Company points of contact (POC), Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) POCs, Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) POC's, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number and TIN for prime and subcontractors.

(4) Section IV - Representations and Certifications The offeror will complete representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM). In SAM, the offeror will enter the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort and complete the Representations and Certifications information appropriately. Then, print the Representations and Certifications documentation for the volume. Offerors must be registered in the SAM under the applicable NAICS for this requirement, to be determined responsive and responsible at time of proposal submission. Please refer to the website: https://www.sam.gov/.

(5) Section VI - Signed Teaming Agreements

If applicable, the offeror will provide a copy of all pages within signed teaming agreements with subcontractors. The agreement should outline the type of work, complexity and approximate percentage level of work assigned to the subcontractor. Also, it must identify which socio-economic categories the sub contractor qualifies for under NAICS code 315210 as well as the subcontractor's POC with the address, phone, email and CAGE for verification-if necessary.

Solicitations, Offer and Award Documents and Certifications/Representations shall not be addressed separately from that submitted in VOLUME V - SOLICITATIONS, OFFER AND AWARD

DOCUMENTSAND CERTIFICATIONS /REPRESENTATIONS.

Section M - Evaluation Factors for Award

Miscellaneous text in this section has been modified to:

BASIS FOR AWARD (Section M)

The award will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the four evaluation factors ranked in their order of importance:(1) Technical (Cut & Sew Manufacturing), (2) Quality,(3) Past Performance and (4) Cost/Price. Technical is more important than quality, quality is more important than past performance. All of the non-cost/price factors when combined are approximately equal to Cost /Price, in accordance with FAR 15.304(e)(2). The Government is willing to pay more if an increase in the technical merit of the proposal under the Best Value Continuum tradeoff process justifies and is in the best interest of the Government. However, the Cost/Price Factor may become more significant in contributing to the source selection decision if competing proposals are technically comparable.

To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than "Acceptable" must be achieved for the technical and quality factors. Past Performance must receive a rating of no less than Unknown Confidence.

NOTE: Offerors are being cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price offered. It is anticipated that only one (1) award will be made.

ALL NON-PRICED FACTORS COMBINED ARE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO COST/PRICE.

C. FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED

The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate each proposal: Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below. The Government reserves the right to make award based upon the Cost/Price factor in the event that the Technical, Quality and Past Performance evaluation results of all the offerors' proposals are substantially the same.

Evaluation Factors and Supporting Information

Evaluation Factor

Rating Method

1 W. L. Gore Certification Acceptable or Unacceptable

Technical (Cut & Sew Manufacturing) (Factor)

Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method

3 Quality (Factor) Combined Technical/Risk Rating Method

Past Performance (Factor)

Confidence Rating

5 Cost/Price (Factor) Price Reasonableness

Phase I : Factor 1 - W. L. Gore Certification

In order to be able to produce and deliver ensembles under this contract, the prime contractor or its industry partner must provide documentation showing current certification from W. L.

Gore that it is authorized to use its material for cut and sew purposes. This is a mandatory requirement of this procurement. If the offeror does not demonstrate that they meet the requirement at the time of proposal submission, they will be eliminated from consideration for award and no additional volumes of the offeror's proposal will be evaluated.

Phase II: Factors 2-5

Factor 2: Technical/Cut & Sew Manufacturing - The Technical/Cut & Sew Manufacturing Factor will receive a combined technical/risk rating of each Offeror's approach to performing the cut and sew manufacturing effort for the IFS to the SOW.

Offeror's ability to provide safe storage, protection and management of the high volume of Government Furnished Material to be provided under the contract will be evaluated. Also, the packaging, handling, storage, and shipment of the completed ensembles are critical for meeting the shelf-life requirements, these are clearly defined within the SOW.

Program risk will be evaluated to ensure the offeror has a sufficient approach to address the technical and schedule risks associated with the requirements of the contract. This is inclusive of the offeror's ability to immediately being production of the IFS systems, their approach to effectively manage subcontractors (if applicable), materials ordering, production schedules, shipping and delivery, and accurate invoicing. The government will also evaluate the risk reduction method proposed to reduce the chances that the production facility will stop production for more than five (5) consecutive days or more than fifteen (15) days within a thirty (30) day period. The government will evaluate the offeror's planned approach to the first article tests, as well as the government's production lot testing.

The government will evaluate the proposed method to maximize production capacity for each size and describe how a surge requirement will be met from 1,000 to 5,500 integrated foot ware systems every 90 days should the need arise. The government will evaluate the offeror's experience in producing and assembling items of this type and whether or not the offeror's manufacturing capability is internal to the offeror's company or if some or all parts of the manufacturing process will be the responsibility of a subcontractor, IAW the SOW.

Factor 3: Quality Factor. The Quality Factor will receive a combined technical/risk rating of each offeror's approach to quality. The AP-PPE Mod ensembles are critical life support items and hence require implementation of higher-level contract quality requirements.