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SOLICITATION

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29 Dec 2015

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3. SOLICITATION NO.

W91CRB-16-R-0002

Section A - Solicitation/Contract Form

CONTRACT DETAILS

CONTRACT TYPES:

a. Awards under this solicitation, W91CRB-16-R-0002, will be made on a full and open basis.

b. Phase 1: The Government may award up to three (3), firm fixed-price (FFP) contracts as a result of this solicitation.

c. Phase 2: The Government may down select from two (2) of the Phase 1 contract Awardees and award one (1) FFP, Requirements type contract for Generation II Advanced Bomb Suit (GEN II ABS) systems.

CONTRACT MAXIMUM: The Government may place requirements delivery orders for up to one thousand five hundred thirty-eight (1,538) GEN II ABS systems under CLIN0001 of the Phase 2 contract.

CONTRACT PHASES:

Phase 1

Solicitation responses evaluated Up to three (3) FFP Contracts Awarded Technical Data Package evaluated to ensure compliance to TSN Human Factors Evaluation conducted for all Phase 1 Awardees Characterization and First Article Testing (FAT) for up to two (2), Phase 1 Awardees.

Phase 2 o Award separate SRO Requirements production contract o Requirements production, Delivery Order 0001, for ninety (90) GEN II ABS o Requirements production of one thousand four hundred forty-eight (1,448) GEN II ABS systems available for future orders within four (4) year period of performance.

Dates to Note: In accordance with the SOW section 13.3, contract awardees shall meet the following requirements:

i. Post Award Conference - The Contractor shall coordinate, schedule and conduct a Post Award Conference (PAC) with the Government at the contractor's facility. The Government anticipates this conference to be conducted within twenty (20) calendar days of contract award.

ii. The Production Readiness Review (PRR)/Audit shall be conducted six (6) calendar days after receipt of final FAT and Inspection Report and Government approval.

Section B - Supplies or Services and Prices

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Each Technical Data Package (TDP)

FFP

This package includes Use & Care Manuals. Contractors shall prepare and submit the CLIN 0001 TDP deliverables in accordance with the Statement of Work and the Technical Statement of Need.

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 1 Lot Human Factor Eval. Deliverables

FFP

The Contractor shall manufacture and deliver the CLIN 0002 HFE deliverables in accordance with the Statement of Work/Technical Statement of Need.

0003 1 Lot OPTION First Article Test Deliverables

FFP

If an Awardee's option CLIN 0003 is exercised, the Awardee shall prepare and submit the CLIN 0003 FAT deliverables in accordance with the Statement of Work and the Technical Statement of Need.

The contractor shall deliver samples and materials sixty (60) days after CLIN 0003 is exercised.

0004 1 Each OPTION Production Process Package (PPP)

FFP

CLIN0004 will be exercised concurrently with the exercise of option CLIN 0003 for FAT. The Production Process Package shall be prepared in conjunction with the FAT build and is required ten (10) working days after the FAT submission, based on DCMA signed date on DD1222.

Section C - Descriptions and Specifications

STATEMENT OF WORK

Statement of Work:

Generation II Advanced Bomb Suit Statement of Work

1. BACKGROUND:

The Army is seeking to provide an immediate improvement in the bomb suit worn by Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Soldiers. The current Advanced Bomb Suit (ABS) was developed based upon a 29 December 1999 Operational Requirements Document (ORD). In response to the constantly changing and increased threats encountered, the Army has identified a need to improve and redesign the ABS ensemble to provide not only a higher level of protection, but also to improve the mobility and capability of the EOD Soldier. The Army is seeking improvements to the helmet and suit of the ABS as a system and, individually.

The current ABS weighs 74 lbs., comes in four (4) sizes for the suit, has a one size fits all helmet, and requires a non-integrated cooling system which is dependent upon available ice. The Generation II Advanced Bomb Suit (GEN II ABS) is a Non-Developmental Item (NDI) or an existing, complete designs that industry either has in production or is waiting for a requirement to begin production. The Army’s number one objective for the GEN II ABS is to reduce weight, by 15% to 40%, while improving form, fit, and function. Further, the Army is seeking an expanded sizing tariff for the helmet and suit (5th percentile female through 95th percentile male) to improve the fit and function for each EOD Soldier. Finally, the Army is seeking to leverage dramatic improvements in cooling system technology by incorporating an enhanced integrated cooling system into the suit. The Army is also interested in other attributes, like increased blast overpressure attenuation, heat and light flash, increased fragmentation, and impact protection to the head and spine due to impact with hard surfaces.

2. SCOPE:

The scope of work includes all procurement and production activities required to upgrade the current ABS through the manufacture of the soft armor, EOD suit, EOD helmet, integrated cooling system and other materials that shall constitute the GEN II ABS. Contractors must submit the entire GEN II ABS ensemble and not one or more individual components. The GEN II ABS must provide protection as required by the GEN II ABS Technical Statement of Need (TSN). The scope of this effort shall be accomplished through a two (2) phased period of performance that will result in a Single Responsible Offeror (SRO) whose proposal represents the best value to the Government. Phase 1 is a competitive acquisition with the award of up to three (3) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts. Phase 2 will award the SRO a four (4) year FFP Requirements contract for up to a maximum quantity of one thousand five hundred thirty-eight (1,538) GEN II ABSs. Initial production under the Phase 2 award for the FFP Requirement contract will be Delivery Order 0001 for ninety (90) GEN II ABSs.

Phase 1

Solicitation responses evaluated Up to three (3) FFP Contracts Awarded for:

o Technical Data Package (TDP) evaluated to ensure compliance to TSN o Human Factors Evaluation (HFE) conducted for all Phase 1 Awardees o First Article Testing (FAT) for up to two (2), Phase 1 Awardees.

o Award SRO Requirements production contract for:

o Requirements production for ninety (90) GEN II ABS systems and Use & Care

Manuals (Phase 2 CLIN 0001) o Requirements production for an estimated quantity of one thousand four hundred forty-eight (1,448) GEN II ABS systems available for future orders within four

(4) year ordering period.

Figure 1: GEN II ABS Two Phase Approach

2.1 Phase 1 Solicitation & Contract Award:

Offerors shall submit a complete proposal, as listed in section 2.1.1, for Government evaluation.

The Government may award up to three (3) FFP contracts, as listed in section 2.1.3, to the responsible Offerors whose proposals represent the best value to the Government.

The following information pertains to evaluations which will occur during Phase 1 contract administration.

Evaluation Criteria for Exercising Option CLIN 0003 for FAT testing. The determination to exercise an Awardee’s CLIN 0003 option will occur during Phase 1 contract performance.

The unilateral decision to exercise CLIN 0003 FAT Testing Option will be based on the results of the HFE. The exercise of the FAT testing option may occur for up to two (2) responsible Offerors whose highest rated HFE, which is significantly more important that price, represents the best value in a trade-off with price.

RFP

Submitted

RFP Technical Evaluations FFP Contract Awards

(Up to three (3)) HFE and option for FAT

TDP Deliverables HFE Deliverables

HFE Technical Evaluation

FAT Option Exercised for up to two contractors

FAT Deliveries SRO selected by

SSEB / Requirements Contract Issued

Requirements Contract / Army Production Qty. Produced

FY17 ‐ FY21

3Q – 4Q FY16

2Q – 3Q FY16

1Q – 2Q FY16

HFE Soldier Interaction

Production / Orders Issued

Phase 1

FAT Testing at ATC

In the event that two or more Offeror’s GEN II ABS designs are rated substantially equal to each other, the Technical Bomb Suit Sub-Factors 11, 12, 13, and 14 (which are all equal to each other) will be used to decide a final rank order. Once a rank order is established, a best value trade-off with price will be exercised to down-select to the Awardee(s). Up to two (2) Awardees’ CLIN 0003 Options are anticipated to be exercised; however the number of Options exercised will depend on proposed pricing and available funding at time of award.

In the event that a contractor’s GEN II ABS fails FAT, the Government may approve, a Contractor to re-submit the required FAT articles for delta testing (at the Contractor’s expense) per Statement of Work paragraph 9.1.1. Any redesign occurring as a result of the FAT failure cannot change the HFE item (other than to address the failing component) from the design which was originally presented for HFE. The Government will not go back and re-rank any contractor’s proposal due to any GEN II ABS design changes implemented based on a FAT failure.

Phase 1 Awardees are cautioned that exercising the option(s) may not necessarily be made to the lowest priced offeror(s). Phase I Awardees are also cautioned that Awards are contingent upon the availability of funding.

2.1.1 Required Proposal Contents for response to RFP:

One (1) GEN II ABS end item with all components sized to fit the 50th percentile male.

Material Testing Reports – See RFP Technical Proposal - See RFP Workmanship Proposal – See RFP Quality Assurance Proposal – See RFP Past Performance Proposal – See RFP Small Business Participation Proposal – See RFP Delivery Proposal – See RFP Price Proposal – See RFP

2.1.2 Address for above prototype GEN II ABS submission:

Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment Attn: David Holland / MAJ Chris Getter 10170 Beach Road, Building 328T Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 703-704-2373

DODAAC: W5K9Z9

NOTE: After an Offeror has scheduled shipment of their product samples, they shall submit an e-mail, to Mr. David Holland at david.m.holland.civ@mail.mil, which provides details of the shipment to include: the Prime Offeror’s Company Name, number of boxes, and Carrier Information (i.e. FedEx, hand delivery, etc.)

2.1.3 Phase 1: FFP Contract Structure:

Award of Contract: Up to three (3) FFP awards

CLIN 0001: TDP and Use & Care Manual CLIN 0002: Human Factors Evaluation (HFE) CLIN 0003: (Option): FAT (up to two awards) CLIN 0004: (Option): Production Process Package (for those Awardees whose option

CLIN 0003 is exercised.

2.2 Phase 1 (CLIN 0001 - TDP, CLIN 0002 - HFE)

2.2.1 CLIN 0001 – TDP: Pre-FAT dry layups from smallest size to largest size

The Contractor shall submit their TDP and Use & Care Manuals within fifteen (15) days after contract award except for the Two (2) requisite TDP end items which shall now be delivered with the CLIN #2 HFE samples 50 days after contract award, instead of with CLIN #1 Pre- FAT/TDP. The Contractor shall receive approval of the TDP prior to submitting their HFE items. Offerors shall reference the Technical Statement of Need (TSN) for the complete TDP requirement list.

2.2.2: CLIN 0002 - HFE: The HFE samples shall be delivered within fifty (50) days after contract award. HFE is intended to allow Soldiers to assess the form, fit, comfort, wear, durability of the GEN II ABS. During the HFE PM SPE will also conduct an attribute study and provide new equipment training across the period of time it takes to accomplish the HFE based on Soldier availability. At the end of the HFE, based upon the summarized ratings, event team observations, and Soldier feedback, each candidate GEN II ABS System will receive a complete evaluation and rank order. The Government will use the results of the HFE to determine if it will exercise an Offeror’s Option CLIN 0003 - FAT. Option CLIN 0003 FAT will be exercised for up to two (2) vendors/awardees.

Phase 1 Human Factors Evaluation (HFE):

1. The Army Research Laboratories (ARL) will conduct an HFE/User Evaluation (UE) to assess the form, fit, comfort, wear, durability, and compatibility between Gen II ABS Sub- Components when the sub-components are worn together. This evaluation will be completed utilizing approximately twenty four (24) Soldiers as well as up to six (6) combined Airmen, Sailors and Marines and will be based upon a predetermined set of obstacles and tasks to be performed such as rendering safe functioning ordnance, mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) while using specialized EOD tools and equipment in tight or restrictive mobility areas maintaining both balance and dexterity. Soldiers will participate in various events designed to evaluate the Offeror’s Gen II ABS System’s ability to meet the requirements outlined in the

RFP.

2. The eight (8) specific features/criteria that will be evaluated as part of the HFE/UE are:

o Physical Comfort;

o Ability to Move/Maneuver;

o Compatibility with other components and equipment;

o Ease of donning and doffing;

o Minimization of heat retention/ cooling system effectiveness;

o Minimization of moisture retention;

o Range of Motion/Dexterity o Overall acceptability/suitability for mission use

During the HFE, an Offeror’s Gen II ABS will be assessed for each of the first seven (7) of the eight (8) specific features/criteria listed above. The result of these assessments will be utilized to determine the eighth specific feature/criteria, the overall acceptability/suitability for mission use.

As a reflection of the subjective nature of individual preferences, each Soldier participating in the above HFE/UE will assess and provide a rating for a Gen II ABS system based upon each of the eight (8) criteria listed above. The overall, HFE rank order established by Soldiers will be used to determine the highest rated Soldier system.

3. During the HFE/UE, each Soldier will participate in each event while wearing a different, candidate Gen II ABS System, and, during the HFE/UE, every candidate Gen II ABS will be evaluated. The events in which Soldiers will participate including new equipment training on the application of the Use and Care Manual as well as on the fit and use of the bomb suit components, equipment compatibility trials, range of motion assessment, Individual Movement Techniques (IMT) trials, compatibility trials, and other relevant events.

Questionnaires will be administered to each event participant at the end of training, upon completion of each exercise, and at the end of the HFE/UE. At the end of the HFE/UE, based upon the summarized ratings, event team observations, and Soldier feedback, each candidate Gen II ABS System will receive a complete evaluation and be rank ordered.

2.2.3 TDP and HFE Deliverables/Ship to Address:

TDP

o Complete TDP, five (5) printed and bound copies of the Use and Care Manual and one (1) electronic version on a CD or DVD in PDF or MS Word file format.

TDP items shall be delivered to:

Product Manager Soldier Protective Equipment Attn: Mike Daniti, David Holland, MAJ Chris Getter 10170 Beach Road, Building 328T Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 703-704-2373

DODAAC: W5K9Z9

HFE:

o Seven (7) complete GEN II ABS systems and four (4) helmets with hard and soft (as specified in the TSN) shell carrying cases shall be delivered fifty (50) days after contract award. The suits are required in the following sizes: See TSN, Sizing Sections 3.12.1 and 3.12.2 for helmet and suit respectively.

o Twenty (20) printed and bound copies of the Use and Care Manual and one (1) electronic version on a CD or DVD in PDF or MS Word file format. Manuals will be used as part of the HFE by Soldiers.

HFE items shall be delivered to:

U. S. Army Aberdeen Test Center Building 358 400 Colleran Road Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005

POC:

Kelly Hacker, 410-278-8641, Kelly.e.hacker.civ@mail.mil Dave Nottleman, 410-278-4584, David.l.nottleman.civ@mail.mil

DODAAC: W81C5M

2.3 Phase 1 CLIN 0003 - First Article Testing (Option):

2.3.1 Phase 1 will begin upon notification that the Contractor’s option CLIN 0003 - FAT is exercised. FAT testing will include Blast, Pressure, Fragmentation, Heat and Light Flash, Flame Testing and FAT (Ballistic and Non-ballistic testing) at the Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) Lab. Designs that pass FAT will receive a FAT Approval letter. Those Awardees whose option CLIN 0003 is exercised shall deliver samples and materials, defined in section 2.3.2, within sixty (60) days after CLIN 0003 is exercised.

2.3.2 FAT Deliverables

FAT: The Contractor shall deliver the following FAT deliverables within sixty (60) days after exercise of Option CLIN 0003:

FAT LAT

Quantity Type Quantity Type

V B a ll is ti c Te st in g

Chest 16 Shoot pack + blast shield 3 end item

Groin 46 Shoot pack + blast shield 10 end item

Neck 48 neck shaped shoot pack 8 end item

Face Shield (Transparent) 16 end item 2 end item

Area between transparent armor and helmet shell if applicable 23 end item 3 end item

Helmet shell 24 end item 4 end item

Front Arms, Front Sides Torso, Front Sides Abdomen/Pelvis, Front Sides Neck 24 15"x15" shoot pack 6 end item

Back of Arms, Back Torso, Back of Neck, Top of feet 24 15"x15" shoot pack 4 end item

Front Upper Legs 24 15"x15" shoot pack 6 end item

Front Lower Leg 24 15"x15" shoot pack 4 end item

Rear Legs 16 15"x15" shoot pack 4 end item

D es tr u ct iv e te st

Blast 5 complete suit and helmet (50th percentile male) 0

Non-ballistic Impact Protection, Head 9 complete helmets 9 Complete helmets

Non-ballistic Impact Protection, spine/back 6

3 each of smallest size and largest size spines 0

Flame/Heat Protection, Suit Shell Materials 1 Sq. yd. of material 0

Flame/Heat Protection, Helmet 1 Helmet shell with outer cover if applicable 0

High Wear Area materials 3 1 each knee, sole of foot, top of foot 0

N o n ‐d es tr u ct iv e te st

Weight complete suit and helmet (50th percentile male)

Vision/Optics 0

Electrostatic Discharge Resistance (Wearer to ground) 0

Suit Outer Shell (outer facing/exposed) 0

Colors 0

Hearing Protection 0

Helmet Retention 0

Lighting 0

Interface and Interoperability 0

Table 2: FAT and LAT Requirements

Note 1: If multiple subcontractors are to be utilized on the GEN II ABS construction, complete, clearly labeled samples of their portion of the work must be submitted.

Note 2: All FAT samples must be accompanied with a DD1222 signed by DCMA.

Production Process Package (option CLIN 0004) - The PPP submission shall be prepared in conjunction with the First Article build, and is required ten (10) working days after FAT submission (based on DCMA signed date on DD1222).

2.3.3 Address for above FAT deliverables and for production Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) deliverables is:

CONTACT INFORMATION

DODACC: W81C5M

U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center Building 358 400 Colleran Road Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005

Points of Contact Kelly Hacker

410-278-8641; DSN: 298

Kelly.e.hacker.civ@mail.mil

Dave Nottleman

410-278-4584; DSN: 298

David.l.nottelman.civ@mail.mil

2.4. Phase 2 Production:

The aforementioned Phase 1 process outlined above transitions the GEN II ABS effort from the testing phase to the production phase. The Government reserves the right to not award the Phase 2 contract.

Evaluation Criteria of Phase 2 Gen II ABS Production: The Government intends to down-select to an SRO GEN II ABS from Phase 1. Results from Phase 1 FAT Testing for which a contractor’s proposal, determined to have met all of the requirements defined in the GEN II ABS TSN, acceptable for Phase 2 Delivery and Small Business Participation and whose highest rated system-level HFE, which is significantly more important than Phase 2 price, represents the best value in a trade-off with Phase 2 price.

In the event both Phase 1 Awardees’ system level HFE evaluation results from Phase 1 are determined to be “substantially equal”, with both Offeror’s systems having passed the FAT Test and having met all the requirements defined in the GEN II ABS TSN, the Technical Bomb Suit Sub-Factors 11, 12, 13, and 14 (which are all equal to each other) will be used to decide a final order per Table 4. Then a best value trade-off with price will be used to determine the SRO.

The Government reserves the right to not award the Phase 2 production based on results of FAT from Phase 1.

Phase 1 Awardees are cautioned that the Phase 2 award may not necessarily be made to the lowest priced, Phase 1 Awardee/offeror. Offerors are also cautioned that Award is contingent upon the availability of funding.

Phase 2: FFP Contract Structure:

CLIN 0001: Production: (one thousand five hundred thirty-eight (1,538) GEN II ABS systems.

LAT requirements for production quantities are shown in Table 2 above.

2.4.1. Production CLIN 0001: The FAT approved SRO shall begin delivery of the production quantity of ninety (90) GEN II ABS end items and all associated components of the end item, as well as Use & Care Manuals, not later than (NLT) sixty (60) days after contract/delivery order award in accordance with the following delivery schedule.

2.4.2. Production under CLIN 0001: The maximum ordering quantity is one thousand five hundred thirty-eight (1,538) GEN II ABS end items over a four (4) year ordering period. The Government intends to issue Delivery Orders (DO) upon successful completion of the initial ninety (90) CLIN 0001 production quantity.

NOTE: A FAT approval remains valid for three hundred sixty five days (365) from the last date of production, at which time the Awardee is responsible for re-submitting their FAT articles, at their cost, for testing. PM SPE will use CLIN 0001 of the requirements contract to procure GEN

II ABS components and end items in order to sustain the one thousand five hundred thirty eight (1,538) authorized systems throughout the U.S. Army and the other Military Services.

2.4.3 Address for LAT Approved Production Items. CLIN 0001 Production items shall be submitted in a DD1222 format to the following address:

CONTACT INFORMATION

DODACC: W912H7

Peckham, Inc.

PM-SPIE Staging Facility 7100 Millett Highway Lansing, MI 48917

Points of Contact Sara Trimmer/Jim Gustafson Peckham Inc.

517-316-4315/4072

Mike Daniti PM Soldier Protective Equipment 508-233-4804 michael.j.daniti.civ@mail.mil

3. REQUIREMENTS

3.1 The GEN II ABS end item and components shall meet all of the requirements of the TSN for the GEN II ABS, dated 15 September 2015, and this SOW. The absence of any inspection requirements shall not relieve the Contractor of the responsibility of ensuring that all products and supplies submitted to the Government for acceptance comply with all requirements of the contract. Sampling inspection, as part of manufacturing operations, is an acceptable practice to ascertain conformance to requirements; however, this does not authorize the submission of known defective material, either indicated or actual, nor does it commit the Government to accept defective material. If there is a conflict between the stated requirements of the contract and the Quality Manual, the more restrictive requirement shall apply.

3.2 Workmanship. The Contractor shall verify and validate that all fabrication procedures will yield quality workmanship and safety of the service person using the item. All materials to be used in the construction shall consist of quality levels to assure conformance to all requirements, unless otherwise authorized. All workmanship shall be conducted to eliminate and avoid human induced defects. Manufacturing practices shall be capable of consistently yielding product that conforms to all requirements in this SOW, TSN GEN II ABS dated 15 September 2015 and internal specifications for the product and their components. Continual improvement shall also be a constant focus of the manufacturing practices. All component materials shall be properly marked, identified, and protected during storage. Materials shall be produced and integrated to extend durability, and provide consistency of appearance throughout life. Material layers shall be free of contaminants (such as, but not limited to: foreign object debris, media not associated with the technical data package, loose fragments of component materials, operator elements not part of component materials) which may result in de-lamination between layers. Material interfaces shall be compatible and shall ensure ease of use. The product shall be free of foreign objects, tears, stains, holes or other imperfections of end items when examined subjected to deconstruction and visual examination in accordance with the product specification and the term and conditions of the contract. This section is applicable to all material or components of the product whether furnished by the Prime Contractor or by any of their suppliers or subcontractors.

3.3 Shipping and Packaging Instructions: The Contractor shall use ASTMD-3951 for shipping and packaging of the GEN II ABS. Marking shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-129 and palletization shall in accordance with MIL STD-147. See Section 22, Exhibit 6, PEO Soldier Staging Facility, Peckham Vocational Industries, Lansing, MI, General Vendor Shipping Instructions; Revision: 6, dated 1 June 2015.

3.4 Ownership and Support

3.4.1 Service Life and Reliability: The finished GEN II ABS shall have a service life of three hundred sixty-five (365) days of continuous use in all types of typical military field environments. If not impacted by fragmentation, blast overpressure, flame/heat, and ballistic projectiles, no operational mission failures shall occur.

3.4.2 Shelf Life: The minimum shelf life of all components and materials in the finished GEN II ABS shall be ten (10) years. The components and materials shall suffer no degradation in performance after storage for a period of ten (10) years.

3.4.3 In addition, the Contractor and its subcontractor(s) shall ensure that the finished end item is shipped, following Government LAT approval, in a timely manner to ensure that no less than ninety (90) percent (allowing for rounding to whole months) of the shelf-life is still remaining at time of receipt by the first Government activity. Any delivery from a Contractor not having at least ninety (90) percent shelf-life remaining shall be considered nonconforming and cause for rejection.

3.4.4 The Contractor and its subcontractors shall not incorporate, integrate nor include in the manufacturing of any subassembly or end item, shelf-life expired raw materials, and or parts. If shelf-life expiration for raw materials is not defined in this specification, the recommended shelf-life expiration from the raw material source shall be honored. Any delivery or end item found to have been manufactured with expired material from a Contractor shall be considered non-conforming and cause for rejection.

3.4.5 Health and Safety: The GEN II ABS shall be safe for human use and shall not contain any harmful materials.

3.4.6 Safety: The GEN II ABS shall be designed so that under all conditions or normal use and under a likely fault condition, including human error, it protects against the risk of hazards. The potential for injury while assembling, donning/doffing, cleaning and maintaining the GEN II ABS shall be eliminated or minimized to the maximum extent. There shall be no loose parts that would be susceptible to snagging.

3.4.7 Hazardous Materials: Hazardous materials that can be exposed to personnel or the environment during any operational (to include fabrication, transportation, and setup/tear down) or maintenance procedures, or exposed as a result of damage to the equipment, or requiring special disposal procedures, shall be kept to an absolute minimum, consistent with operational requirements. Environmentally acceptable substitutes shall be used whenever possible without degrading operational function and maintaining cost effectiveness. Hazardous material exposed to personnel shall be controlled to levels below the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Permissible Exposure Limits. The GEN II ABS shall not present any uncontrolled health hazard throughout the life-cycle of the item. The following shall be considered and factored into the design of the GEN II ABS.

a. Avoid the use of materials that cause skin irritation or allergies

b. Utilize materials that are resistant to fire, fungus, bacterial growth, etc. and

c. Allow for easy cleaning and/or replacement of parts that could present health hazards to the wearer.

4. DELIVERY AND PERFORMANCE

4.1 Required Delivery Date for Production Quantities. Required delivery date will be set forth within each DO at the time awarded.

4.2 The Government reserves the right to order the quantity of specific sizes required to best meet the needs of Soldiers. This may or may not be in the size tariffs specified in the SOW. The Government is constantly reviewing the size tariffs to ensure the correct quantities of equipment are being provided.

4.3 Lot Configuration.

4.3.1 The Government will indicate the lot quantity and any applicable restrictions. Mix sized lots are allowed upon approval by the Government.

4.3.2 Lot Testing. The required items for LAT are outlined at TSN section 4.1.7, Tables III and IV. Each production lot shall be subject to LAT. Failure to meet the ballistic requirements will result in rejection of the lot and issuance of Corrective Action Request (CAR) by Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) at the prime Contractor’s facility. All test articles shall be delivered to ATC (SOW paragraph 2.2.3). NOTE: Prior to contract award the Government will produce a Lot Acceptance Test Plan, which will be reviewed with the Contractor Awardee after Award of the Requirement Production Contract.

4.3.3 GEN II ABS Protection Shoot pack Construction: See Table III in the TSN.

4.4 First Article Testing. The Government expects FAT approvals to take one hundred and five

(105) days from the date of receipt of FAT items by ATC.

4.5 Size Requirements. The GEN II ABS shall be produced with a threshold of four (4) sizes and an objective of six (6) sizes See TSN Section 3.12. The sizes and quantities that are required for FAT and LFT/IOT are outlined in Table 2. Additional sizes may be required.

4.5.1 GEN II ABS Size Requirements: See Sections 1.3 and 3.12 in the TSN.

5. SAFETY

5.1 The Contractor shall certify that safety is inherent in the design and fabrication of the GEN II ABS is achieved in accordance with Federal and Industry standards and regulations. The Contractor shall implement a System Safety Program that applies to the applicable safety design requirements and management controls. The Contractor shall develop and maintain documents that demonstrate early hazard identification, evaluation, and elimination or control to preclude injury or death to user/operators or maintainers of the GEN II ABS system.

5.2 All Material/Product Safety Data Sheets shall be included in the PPP, Section 10.5 and outlined under the sections 3.4.5 and 3.4.6 above and TSN section 4.17 Health Hazards. All safety documents shall be made available to the Government for review and or audit.

6. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

6.1 Safeguarding. The Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all Government equipment, information and property provided for Contractor use.

6.2 Disclosure. Neither the Contractor nor any of its subcontractor’s providers shall disclose or cause to disseminate any information concerning operations of military activities and or sensitive performance requirement. Such action(s) could result in violation of the contract and possible legal actions.

6.3 Inquiries, Comments & Complaints. All inquiries, comments or complaints arising from any matter observed, experienced, or learned of as a result of or in connection with the performance of this contract, the resolution of which may require the dissemination of official information, shall be directed to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and the Contracting Officer

(KO).

6.4 Authorized Points of Contact. The Contractor shall only conduct business with designated Government personnel listed as Points of Contact (POC). Names of authorized personnel shall be provided to the Contractor by the Government, in writing, and updated as necessary throughout the contract period.

6.5 Records Maintenance & Availability. U.S. Government records, copies of original results and reports, verified original data, corrected data, and corrected supporting final reports are maintained by the Contractor, but remain the property of the U.S. Government. These files/results must be surrendered to the COR when requested.

6.6 Awareness Training (AT) / Operations Security (OPSEC).

6.6.1 All Contractor employees, including subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, or controlled access areas shall complete AT Level I awareness training within forty-five (45) days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever applies. The Contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected Contractor employee and subcontractor employee to the COR/Anti- Terrorism Officer (ATO) (or to the KO, if a COR is not assigned) within sixty (60) calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at https://atlevel1.dtic.mil/at.

6.6.2 The Contractor and all associated subcontractors’ employees shall comply with applicable installation, facility, and area commander installation and facility access and local security policies and procedures (provided by the Government representative). The Contractor shall also provide all information required for background checks to meet installation access requirements to be accomplished by the installation Provost Marshal Office, Director of Emergency Services, or Security Office. The Contractor workforce must comply with all personal identity verification requirements as directed by Department of Defense (DoD), Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA), and/or local policy. In addition to the changes otherwise authorized by the changes clause of this contract, should the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) at any individual facility or installation change, the Government may require changes in Contractor security matters or processes.

6.6.3 The Contractor and all associated subcontractors shall brief all employees on the local iWATCH program (training standards provided by the requiring activity ATO). This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the COR/ATO. This training shall be completed within forty-five (45) calendar days of contract award and within forty-five (45) calendar days of new employees’ commencing performance, with the results reported to the COR/ATO no later than sixty (60) calendar days after contract award or new employees’ commencing performance.

6.6.4 The Contractor will implement an employee verification process, whether through background checks or other similar processes and provide a written response explaining how the verification process was completed and attest to the trustworthiness of the workforce, within forty-five (45) days of contract award.

7. CONTACTING OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE: The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting contract.

8. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict of Interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the KO immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual or potential OCI and shall promptly submit a plan to the KO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor’s mitigation plan shall be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the KO and in the event the KO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the KO may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCI.

9. FIRST ARTICLE TEST AND CONFORMANCE INSPECTIONS.

All FAT, LAT, and conformance inspections shall be conducted per the contract, TSN, and Contractor internal requirements. Tests, inspections, and procedures used are subject to Government review and approval. The Contractor shall provide test data, traceability to materials, and procedures that verify the outcome contained in all Certificates of Conformance.

The Contractor shall produce all products in accordance with an approved FAT and Production Process Package (PPP) or equivalent system. The Government reserves the right to suspend or revoke production authorization for non-compliance with the contract requirements.

9.1 Initial FAT shall be conducted at ATC and will be paid for by the Government. If the initial FAT fails, it will be the Contractor’s responsibility to pay for additional testing to become FAT qualified.

9.1.1 FAT Failure. In the case of a FAT failure, DCMA Quality Assurance Representative (QAR) will issue a Corrective Action Report (CAR) to the Contractor (see 9.2 and 9.2.1). Based on the severity of the failure and the Contractor’s ability to correctly identify the root cause, at the KO’s discretion, the Contractor shall re-submit the required FAT articles for delta testing (at the Contractor’s expense). The Contractor’s CAR response and FAT articles shall meet the Government’s requirements before FAT approval is granted. Schedule delays incurred, due to the failure of product not fully meeting the Government requirement, are the responsibility of the Contractor.

9.1.2 Accounting For Items Consumed in Testing. The Contractor shall pay for the transportation and the test articles consumed, expended, and/or otherwise rendered unusable as a result of testing.

9. 2 Corrective Action Request. Upon receipt of a CAR from DCMA, the Contractor shall conduct a complete failure analysis and provide the CAR response to the KO, DCMA (QAR, Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), PM SPE QA, and COR in accordance with SOW Exhibit 4. The Government will determine whether to approve/reject the CAR within ten (10) working days from receipt.

9.2.1 The Contractor shall include all salient information for failure analysis (i.e. detailed failure analysis methodology, testing, root cause analysis, corrective action plan and validation plan, etc.) to assess the effectiveness of the corrective action and proposed disposition of the failed item and lot, and containment actions. The Contractor shall include in the CAR documented evidence that rejected items are not sold to other USA Military Services, General Services Administration (GSA) and other venues in which Soldiers/Units may buy replacements using individual or unit funds. CAR procedures and delivery timeline are outlined in SOW Exhibit 4.

9.3 Production Authorization. A production authorization remains in effect and acceptance may continue unless:

9.3.1 The Contractor fails any single LAT. The KO will notify DCMA that acceptance shall be withheld after a LAT failure. The Contractor shall segregate the material of the lot in question from all other production lots in process, conduct a failure analysis, and provide a CAR response to the COR, DCMA, Program Manager Soldier Protective Equipment (PM SPE) QA and the KO in accordance with SOW Exhibit 4. PM SPE QA and the KO will determine if the CAR response is technically acceptable within thirty working days. If it is not found to be technically acceptable, the Contractor will be notified by the COR or KO to resubmit the CAR response.

The COR or KO will notify the Contractor upon Government acceptance of the CAR response and if production may resume. When a lot fails LAT, the Lot associated with it is subsequently rejected. The rejected lot and all associated components are therefore rejected in total and no component parts may be used in the production of any other lot, or any other Government contract without written Government authorization. Failed lots shall not be delivered and products failed shall not be commingled with other lots. The Government reserves the right to revoke acceptance of any and all items that may contain the root cause failure mode, and to require the Contractor to replace all affected units at the Contractor’s expense, including transportation costs. Failures occurring during Government testing are also subject to this requirement.

9.3.2 The Contractor fails LAT requirements on two (2) consecutive lots. Consecutive lots are defined by production dates and not testing dates. Should this occur, the Government will withhold acceptance and may immediately cease all production (Stop Acceptance) from the Contractor. The KO will notify DCMA and request them to issue a CAR. The Contractor shall segregate the material of the lot in question from all other ongoing production lots, conduct an analysis, and submit a CAR response to the COR, KO, DCMA, and PM SPE QA. The CAR and subsequent Government decision shall follow the same provisions outlined in the sections above.

9.3.3 A pattern of negative trending or failure is demonstrated outside of the two (2) failed consecutive lots rule: This includes statistically significant shifts in performance, whether improvement or degradation. Should this occur, the Government will withhold acceptance and may immediately cease all production (Stop Acceptance) from the Contractor. The DCMAQAR will issue a CAR detailing the rationale for withholding acceptance. The Contractor shall segregate the material of the lots in question from all other ongoing production lots, conduct an analysis, and submit a CAR response to the KO, DCMA, and the COR no later than (NLT) fifteen (15) working days after notification of failure. The CAR and subsequent Government decision shall follow the same provisions outlined above. Schedule delays due to the provisions of a pattern of negative trending or failure are the sole liability of the Contractor.

9.3.4 A Contractor is not in production with an approved FAT design for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) consecutive days. When multiple designs have been approved over the course of the contract, each design production time shall be self-contained. Non-production under this stipulation will result in automatic revocation of the FAT approval.

10. QUALITY ASSURANCE

10.1 Quality Management System (QMS). The Contractor shall have a QMS that follows the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 52.246-11. As such, the Contractor shall establish, document, implement and maintain a QMS and continually improve its effectiveness in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008. All requirements of the contract apply to subcontractors and suppliers. The Contractor shall ensure that all applicable quality requirements, associated specifications, and any other contractual agreements are conveyed contractually to their subcontractors and suppliers, and that compliance is verified by the Contractor. The Contractor shall monitor, assess, and audit quality and reliability at all subcontractor and supplier facilities. The Contractor shall include a description of the Quality Assurance Strategy to be implemented at each contractually required review, to include Statistical Process Control (SPC), Pareto Charts and other metrics employed to control critical processes. The Government reserves the right to audit products and processes, as well as the QMS, at any stage of contract performance. The Contractor shall maintain a calibration system in accordance with ANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006 or equivalent to ensure that all test/inspection, measurement, and diagnostic equipment; including all accessories and ancillary equipment, are calibrated, identified, labeled and traceable to national measurement standards from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

10.2. Quality Audits. The Government reserves the right to audit the Contractor’s QMS for all products/processes related to the contract. These audits may be of the QMS, a particular process, or the product. These reviews and audits by the Government will not relieve the Contractor of their responsibility. A Production Readiness Review (PRR) Audit (SOW 15.4) is required prior to full rate production. Passing the PRR Audit is required in order to receive written authorization from the Government to proceed to full production.

10.3. Subcontractor and Supplier Management. The Contractor shall develop and maintain a Subcontractor and Supplier Management Plan (SMP). The SMP shall include Subcontractor and Supplier selection, qualification, management/surveillance strategy, rating system. The SMP shall specifically state component/product acceptance requirements (if not already specified in the contract or performance specification) for Subcontractor/Suppliers and emphasis shall be placed on product verification at the Subcontractor/Supplier level in order to identify and correct defects at the earliest point of inspection and test. The contractor shall provide clear representation of the production flow identifying the who, what and where of the materials (see Section 20, Berry Amendment Compliance in this document and the Buy America Act) required to manufacture the product. This documentation is applicable to both Phase 1 and Phase 2 as illustrated in Figure 1. All procedures describing the activities needed to implement the SMP shall be submitted in their entirety.

Subcontractor Management Plan shall include, but not limited to the following information:

1. Quality control/technical requirements

2. Subcontractor and or Supplier Selection Criteria

3. Subcontractor and or Supplier Qualification Standards

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