B01 Solicitation Amendment No. 2 Attachment_Responses to Industry_Gun Barrel MDI Booth.pdf

Responses to Industry (Amendment 2)

Ques�on 1: SOW: Paragraph 2: The descrip�on in this paragraph pertains to a gun barrel unit located at Watervliet. This descrip�on does not apply to the ATC unit. I assume that paragraph 1 & the details outlined in paragraphs 6.1 through 6.9 supersedes paragraph 2.

Response 1: This system is designed for the magne�c par�cle inspec�on of 360-inch-long gun tubes and weighing up to 5000 pounds. The system is equipped with a 10,000 ampere FWDC magne�zing power supply complete with reversing DC demagne�za�on.

Ques�on 2: SOW Paragraph 5.2: The statement is the contractor shall dispose of all waste generated from uncra�ng, unpacking, and installing the machine. Please clarify if we are responsible for removing these items. I would think not since ATC will be uncra�ng the unit, but I want to make certain of this.

Response 2: The Government has a dumpster for disposal of most packing materials. If a large crate is used that cannot be easily broken apart to fit in a dumpster, the Government may request that some materials be removed when final set up is performed.

Ques�on 3: SOW Paragraph 5.2.3 & Ques�on 4 on the Changes Page: The paragraph specifically states the contractor shall perform acceptance tests and onsite training. Ques�on 4 states that the contractor is not responsible once the system is in place. I take this to mean that as a contractor either myself or my staff will be onsite to train ATC personnel. I’ve been contacted by other companies without qualified personnel to perform the training per the paragraph. They are interpre�ng the ques�on 4 response to mean they do not have to provide training.

Response 3: The intent of paragraph 5.2.3 is that the Government will be moving the machine from the delivery vehicle to its final loca�on in the building and hooking up air/electric supply. For the machine to be finalized for opera�on, the Government is looking for the contractor to show full opera�on of the machine. The first step is system calibra�on by the contractor. Then ATC, with inspectors and crane crew, will move cannon tubes and go through the inspec�on of a cannon tube with the contractor while tes�ng func�onality of each por�on of the system. By training, the Government is looking for instruc�on on how to operate any unique func�ons of the machine.

Ques�on 5: SOW Paragraph 6.4.1: Per my work with ATC they require the coil to have (2) UV/White Light lamps mounted to the coil. In addi�on, they want rota�on controls and fluid applica�on nozzle mounted to the coil. We will provide a coil with the features described. My concern is other vendors will interpret this to mean that the (2) lights are part of the inspec�on enclosure described in paragraph 6.5. and will not mount the lights to the coil itself.

Response 5: Sec�on 6.4.1 is specific to the coil and states “The coil must also have a fluid applica�on nozzle, UV-A flood lights and a REL C4 Magnum Go or equal 120 volt plug in light.”

Ques�on 6 on Changes Page: The OEM of the unit requires a deposit of 30% upon order; 60% payment upon acceptance tes�ng & 10% net 30 days a�er delivery. As a small business we are not in the posi�on to finance the unit for 10 months. This is based on the 9 months build schedule plus the 1 month payment term desired by ATC. I respec�ully request ATC reconsider a 50% deposit upon ordering with

50% due at �me of delivery. Please note that I am willing to discuss payment terms. The terms must be accepted by Gould Bass though.

Response 6: The Government will set up a contract with mul�ple billing units against Firm Fixed Price line items that can be billed more than once un�l billing unit is complete.