W91CRB-24-R-0024 DRAFT SOLICITATION INFORMATION_Ballistics NonBallistics Testing.pdf

DRAFT SOLICITATION

Ballistics/Non-Ballistics Testing Aberdeen Test Center (ATC)

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD

This is a draft solicitation only, which, as part of market research, is being issued in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 10. This is not a solicitation/request for proposal and no contract shall be awarded from this Sources Sought. All comments and questions on the draft PWS being posted, interested parties should be sent to Sherri Martinez, Contract Specialist, at sherri.d.martinez.civ@army.mil and Todd Strasavich, Contracting Officer todd.m.strasavich.civ@army.mil. All responses should be received no later than Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 10:00 AM EDT. All questions and comments must be in Microsoft Word or Excel and sent to the email listed above; no telephone calls will be accepted. No office calls or one on one meetings shall be requested or held related to this draft solicitation. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this request, nor will the Government compensate any respondent for any costs incurred in developing the information provided to the Government.

Purpose: Draft solicitation –Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) is one of the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) foremost test and training ranges supporting DoD, non-DoD and commercial material developers by testing a broad spectrum of equipment throughout the life cycle, from concept through deployment.

Depending on the number of questions received, a solicitation is expected to be released on System for Award Management (SAM) within a few months. Proposals submitted prior to the official solicitation release will not be accepted. Questions regarding additional details on the release of the solicitation on SAM.gov will also not be addressed.

Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground ACC-APG issued multiple award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (MAIDIQ) with firm-fixed-price (FFP) CLINs on May 16, 2019 with a total value of $9,900,000.00. Contract number W91CRB-19-D-0022 was awarded to H.P. White Laboratory Inc. Contract number W91CRB-19-D-0024 was awarded to Oregon Ballistic Laboratories, LLC. Contract number W91CRB-19-D-0023 was awarded to Chesapeake Testing Services, Inc. These contracts provide non-personal services to perform ballistic lot acceptance testing of personal body armor for Army sponsored requirements that protect the Soldier against a variety of threats. These services were provided to the U.S. ATC, a subordinate of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC).

The intent of this draft solicitation is to receive only questions and comments on the draft RFP for Ballistics/Non-Ballistics Testing. In addition, feedback is requested on the enclosed “Price List” and the pricing of labor for such services as it relates to each commodity category.

Business Size Standard: The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services. The size standard is $10M. If another NAICS is more appropriate, please provide that suggestion.

While the primary Product Service Code (PSC) for this requirement is H984 Other Quality Control, Testing, and Inspection- Clothing, Individual Equipment, and Insignia– Miscellaneous, portions of this work will also include the following PSCs:

H913 - Other Quality Control, Testing, and Inspection- Ammunition and Explosives

Industry Day: This acquisition is not scheduled to have an Industry Day yet.

Estimated Dollar Value: Not to exceed $10 Million.

Estimated Period of Performance: The period of performance will be four (4) years from date of award.

Place of Contract Performance: There are multiple places of performance which are determined at the delivery/task order level.

Contract Type: At this time, this requirement is anticipated to be a MAIDIQ contract with cost-plus fixed fee (CPFF) and some firm fixed price (FFP) task orders.

Major Support Services: Perform personal protective equipment ballistic and non-ballistic testing that provides protection against a broad range of ballistic threats. Ballistic threats include handgun and rifle ammunition, right circular cylinders, and fragment simulating projectiles.

Testing shall be provided for the following commodity categories: 1) head protection, 2) soft armor, 3) hard armor, 4) non-ballistic, 5) environmental, and 6) mechanical. The attached DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) lists the expected major functional areas for which contract support will be required. Interested sources must submit comments and questions on the draft solicitation.