Winchester Magnum Rifles Draft SOW.docx

STATEMENT OF WORK

BOLT ACTION RIFLE SYSTEM

OR

BARRELED ACTION

United States Secret Service (USSS)

1.0 SCOPE

The United States Secret Service (USSS) requires the acquisition of a rifle or Barreled action that meets the specifications outlined in this Statement of Work. Intended scope of contract award is to provide a total of up to 200 rifles and five (5) magazines per gun throughout the life of this contract to the USSS, and other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) components. The Initial purchase will be for the system chambered in .300 Winchester magnum to include replacement barrels. The Secret Service will test the system in both .300 Winchester Magnum and .300 Norma Magnum to ensure that if a caliber upgrade is required the system will meet the requirements. The contract shall be for a minimum of five (5) years. This Statement of Work delineates performance criteria and testing to be used for the evaluation of the firearm.

2.0 REQUIREMENTS

2.1 General. The USSS has a requirement for a multi-Caliber rifle, for use in all environmental conditions. The weapon shall be commercially available and in serial production. All weapons procured under this solicitation shall be of new manufacture. Rebuilt, overhauled, remanufactured, or "seconds" shall not be accepted.

Only two (2) specific nomenclature firearms from each offeror shall be submitted for solicitation testing and considered for contract award.

2.2 Testing. The specifications that are subject to testing under this contract will be set forth in the Official Solicitation. The USSS Office of Training - Firearms Policy and Development Section will conduct all testing; however, the USSS reserves the right to use an outside laboratory to conduct performance verification if it deems necessary.

The successful offeror(s) agrees to allow the USSS to release testing data of their firearm samples to Department of Defense, and federal law enforcement agencies. Release of this data will be on a case-by-case basis and will only be forwarded after receipt of a request on official agency or department letterhead. Requests to the USSS will state that the "Information is requested for official use only and will not be disseminated outside the requesting agency (i.e. Federal agencies, etc.) or department.

2.2.1 Solicitation Test. The solicitation testing will verify that initial firearm samples supplied by each competing offeror meet the minimum requirements of this Statement of Work (SOW). Offeror's samples will then be rated on their ability to meet and/or surpass all performance parameters. Those performance characteristics listed under Basic Compliance criteria shall be certified by the offeror and/or evaluated by Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) conducted by the USSS. Major performance characteristics are requirements that will be ascertained by functional testing of the firearms. Testing may be halted for any sample (and the associated samples rejected) if a firearm fails any basic compliance or major requirement (as determined by the USSS). Testing will be halted for any sample (and the associated samples rejected) if a firearm exhibits hazardous and/or unsafe attributes (as determined by the USSS). The USSS Office of Training will reserve the right to retain one solicitation sample from each offeror. All solicitation samples from successful offeror(s) will become property of the United States Secret Service Office of Training upon receipt and will not be returned.

2.2.2 First Article Test (FAT). The specifications described in this SOW will serve as the FAT and will be verified for First Article samples received under the contract. All FAT samples must meet the requirements set forth in the official solicitation and exhibit performance that is comparable to what was demonstrated during solicitation testing for all requirements during FAT. The Government reserves the right to decrease the amount of testing it performs under the FAT protocols. All samples submitted pursuant to FAT will become property of the USSS upon receipt and will not be returned. The Government may invoke its right to require the Contractor conduct a FAT for the following conditions:

a. First five (5) production samples after solicitation.

b. Design change of the firearm or components.

c. Design change of manufacturer's production process and/or equipment.

d. Relocation of manufacturer's production facility.

e. Major firearm quality defects, recalls, and/or any other substandard performance issues.

f. A production lapse of six (6) months or more.

g. Manufacturer changes supplier of critical components (receiver, barrel, recoil system, and internal mechanism parts that affect firing or cycle of operation).

The Government will be responsible for conducting a FAT if it is invoked for condition "a". The Contractor will be responsible (under Government supervision) for conducting the FAT for all other conditions and will be responsible for all associated expenses to include testing, shipping costs, administrative/processing costs, and any other expenses associated with FAT and/or firearm quality issues.

2.2.3 Limited Technical Inspection (LTI). During the contract term, if the manufacturer of the weapon modifies the rifle in any way, the contractor shall be required to notify the USSS Office of Training - Firearms Policy and Development Section, the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative and the Contracting Officer at least sixty (60) days in advance of any changes in material, make up, or specifications of the weapon prior to delivery. The specifications designated for LTI in the official solicitation will be verified for each production sample received during the duration of the contract. All contract production samples must meet the requirements set forth in the official solicitation and exhibit performance that is comparable to what was exhibited during solicitation testing for all requirements during LTI. The Government reserves the right to increase the amount of testing it performs under the LTI protocols up to the full amount of testing set conducted during all phases of solicitation testing. Firearms will be inspected in their entirety for general contract compliance.

If the new modifications do not pass the Government's testing (via LTI or further), the Government reserves the right to reject the modifications. If the Government refuses the modifications, then the Contractor shall continue to deliver in accordance with the original contract specification.

2.3 Quality Management System (QMS).

2.3.1 The manufacturer shall have a QMS in place that enables the organization to identify, measure, control, and improve key manufacturing processes.

2.4 Quality Control (QC)/Quality Assurance (QA).

2.4.1 The offeror(s) shall provide a current QC/QA process synopsis including examples of their quality plans for the manufacturing of USSS firearms with their solicitation sample. Submission of a complete copy of the manufacturer's Quality Manual or a copy of the manufacturer 's ISO certification will fulfill this requirement.

2.5 Warranty.

2.5.1 The offeror(s) shall warranty the firearm for at least ten (10) years from the date of delivery of the firearm to the Government and or the discharge of ten thousand (10000) rounds whichever comes first. The manufacturer shall replace any firearm that has a gross failure of the receiver, bolt assembly and chassis system within the warranty period due to defects in material or workmanship. The warranty shall cover and provide the USSS, with every firearm purchased, a compliment of any and all parts prescribed by the successful offeror's maintenance schedule and or replaced during the selection process. Additionally, should any new part be manufactured to rectify any unforeseen defect or deficiency, the successful offeror shall provide the USSS, if accepted, with the "upgraded" part, for every firearm purchased.

2.5.2 During the period of the warranty, the Government will ship defective item(s) back to the manufacturer's facility for repair or replacement. The successful offeror shall be responsible for all shipping charges. A courier with parcel tracking, from pickup to delivery (such as FEDEX or UPS) must be used and the parcel must be delivered utilizing overnight or next day service.

2.5.3 The receiver shall be warranted for the life of the weapon.

2.6 Non-Disclosure.

Serial numbers provided for the weapons purchased by the U.S. Secret Service shall not be released without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer and the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR).

2.7 Sample Size.

2.7.1 Solicitation Test. The sample size for the solicitation submittal shall be three (3) firearms and five (5) magazines per firearm.

2.7.2 First Article Test (FAT). The sample size for the FAT submittal shall be three (3) firearms and five (5) magazines per firearm.

NOTE: Samples shall be delivered to: Rowley Training Center; 9200 Powder Mill Road; Laurel, MD 20708

2.8 Documentation. The following documentation shall be supplied with each firearm model submitted for solicitation (unless otherwise noted):

2.8.1 Technical proposal containing the following (supplied with solicitation only).

2.8.2 Company profile for the manufacturer.

2.8.3 Description of manufacturing facilities and capabilities of the manufacturer.

2.8.4 Description of proposed firearm (product data sheet).

2.8.5 Operator's/User's Manual (one (1) per firearm). The contractor shall provide operator manual documentation, written in English, including, but not be limited to, description of the weapon, nomenclature, , maintenance, inspecting at the operator's level, lubricating, troubleshooting, and safety. This documentation shall be provided in the form of a well-organized presentation document specifically addressing the weapons being delivered under this contract and shall be provided in both printed copy and electronic format.

2.8.6 Parts list detailing all the firearms components nomenclature and parts numbers.

2.8.7 An exploded view drawing detailing the assembly of the firearm parts.

2.8.8 Maintenance procedures detailing a preventative maintenance protocol for replacement or adjustment of parts and recommended solvents and lubricants. This will be the basis for the manufacturer to determine the quantity of spare parts to supply with the firearm samples and will be adhered to during solicitation reliability/durability function fire testing.

2.8.9 Armorer's Overhaul/Rebuild Manual. The manual shall detail all procedures and gauging requirements necessary for overhaul/repair of the firearm.

Supplied at solicitation: Two (2) printed copies and one (1) copy in electronic format.

Supplied with FAT only: Six (6) printed copies and one (1) copy in electronic format.

2.8.10 Copy of manufacturer's QC/QA process synopsis, Quality Manual, or ISO certificate as detailed in Section 2.4.1.

2.8.11 Certificate of Conformance (C of C) stating that the firearm samples meet all Statement of Work Basic Compliance requirements.

2.8.12 Repair Parts Price List (by nomenclature description and manufacturer part number) of all firearms components and assemblies to be used by USSS for repair and maintenance of the firearm throughout its anticipated service life. Pricing shall be good for the duration of the contract, including Option Years.

NOTE: All solicitation sample packaging and documentation sent with the samples shall be clearly identified with the Contractor's name and solicitation number.

2.9 Supplemental Items. The following items shall be supplied with each firearm model submitted for solicitation and FAT testing:

2.9.1 All potential spare parts (excluding trigger assembly, barrel, and receiver) needed to support reliability/durability testing outlined in Section 2.2.

2.9.2 Two sets of special tools (if needed, for complete disassemble/reassemble of the firearm), gauge, and sight adjustment tools (solicitation and FAT only).

2.9.3 Lot sizes for receiving firearms under the contract shall be a minimum of twenty (20) firearms and no more than one hundred (100) per shipment.

2.9.4 Orders shall be delivered to the USSS within sixty (60) days and warranty returned items shall be returned to the USSS within thirty (30) days.

2.10 Training & Documentation.

The successful offeror shall provide armorer training no later than 30 days prior to first delivery of weapons at no additional cost to the Government.

2.10.1 Training shall be provided to no less than five (5) designated armorers, on-site at the USSS Office of Training - Firearms Policy and Development Section location, or the offeror's manufacturing facility. Training duration shall be no longer than five (5) days in length. This training shall include, but not be limited to, complete and detailed assembly and disassembly of the weapon, diagnosis and resolution of malfunctions, fitting of parts, training in the functioning and engineering of the design, symptoms of impending malfunctions, necessary tools and their proper use, and necessary dimensions and tolerances. The training shall be available for the duration of the contract.

2.10.2 The manufacturer shall prepare and supply an inventory of spare parts based on the initial first year's purchase of rifles and any other parts as recommended by the manufacturer and the government.

2.10.2.1 Tools:

2.10.2.2 The successful offeror(s) shall supply all special tools, in sets of five (5), required to service the weapon. This includes but may not be limited to gauges, jigs, barrel wrenches, vice jaws, factory headspace gauges, etc. Additionally, manufacturer shall include detailed chamber drawings and Rockwell Hardness specifications.

2.10.2.3 All tools and spare parts shall be delivered to the USSS/RTC Armory no later than 30 days prior to the first delivery of rifles.

Physical Characteristics.

OPTION A: Complete Weapons System

2.10.2.4 Operating System- Bolt Action

2.10.2.5 Calibers: 300 Winchester magnum and 300 Norma Magnum. (With potential for 300 PRC)

2.10.2.6 The weapons system must be offered in a Right- and Left-hand configuration.

2.10.3 The Offeror Must manufacture the receiver. (Site inspection of the manufacturing facility required upon request by the government.)

2.10.3.1

2.10.3.2 All metal parts of the weapon shall have a dark subdued, rust/corrosion resistant finish. The finish shall be unaffected by commercially available gun cleaning solvents, such as Simple Green, used in heated ultrasonic cleaning tanks. Flaking, peeling, blotching, etc. of the finish is unacceptable

2.10.3.3 Dimensional Requirements:

2.10.3.3.1 Weight (no heavier than, w/o accessories) ……….... 15lbs 8 oz

2.10.3.3.2 Barrel length (min-max)……………………………..24 to 27 Inches

2.10.3.3.3 Accuracy- 0ne (1) Minute of Angle maximum.

2.10.3.4 Barrels must be stainless steel, carbon wrapped barrels are acceptable, and a maximum of 27 inches in length. Barrels must be threaded to accept a Thunder Beast Arms muzzle brake. Barrel changes shall be able to be completed at the armorers’ level with minimal tooling. All barrels will be marked for caliber and have a unique identifying number.

2.10.3.5 Barrel Life shall be as follows:

2.10.3.5.1 300 Winchester Magnum- objective 2000 rounds, threshold 1600 rounds.

2.10.3.5.2 300 Norma Magnum objective 1400 rounds, threshold 1100 rounds.

2.10.3.6 Chambers:

2.10.3.6.1 300 Winchester Magnum. This chamber shall be of SAAMI minimum body dimension with a free bore 0.160 thousand of an inch.

2.10.3.6.2 300 Norma Magnum shall be to C.I.P. specifications.

2.10.3.7 The weapons system must have a manual safety. The Safety cannot be located within the trigger guard.

2.10.3.8 Trigger:

2.10.3.8.1 The trigger configuration shall be Single stage.

2.10.3.8.2 The trigger cannot be wider than the trigger guard.

2.10.3.8.3 The trigger shall be free of both perceptible creep, as well as perceptible over-travel

2.10.3.8.4 The trigger pull shall not measure less than 2.0 pounds, nor more than 3.0 pounds, The trigger may be adjustable outside the range if it can be adjusted within the range.

2.10.3.9 The magazine release shall securely retain the magazine in the magazine well.

2.10.3.10 The magazine shall be capable of being inserted directly into the magazine well by the operator with one hand,

2.10.3.11 Receiver and hand guard-. The weapon shall be equipped with a Mil-Std-1913 Picatinny attachment rail on the top of the receiver for mounting of optics, lasers, etc. The rail shall have either a 20 minute of angle or 10 milliradian forward angle. The rail shall mate to or be integral with the scope base and provide a minimum of 21 inches of rail at the 12 o’clock position.

2.10.3.11.1 The handguard assembly shall have the ability to attach Mil-Std-1913 Picatinny rail segment along the length of the handguard at the 3:00 and 9:00 o'clock positions simultaneously.

2.10.3.11.2 The handguard portion shall either have an integral or add on ARCA Swiss rail or R-Lock system in the 6:00 o’clock position.

2.10.3.11.3 The vendor shall provide a minimum of three rail segments, two short rails with a minimum of 5 Picatinny slots and one long rail with a minimum of ten slots.

2.10.3.11.4 When assembled to the weapon, the upper most rail of the handguard assembly shall align and be at the same height as the rail on the receiver. A one-piece receiver/handguard assembly is acceptable, the above rail positioning interfaces are present, and handguard portion meets the minimum length requirement detailed in Section 2.11.1.16.

2.10.3.12 Buttstock. The butt stock shall be adjustable for length of pull, rotate for cant and have a cheek piece adjustable for height as well as articulate left to right. The butt stock shall fold, preferable to cover the bolt handle.

2.10.3.13 Sling Mount. The weapon shall be supplied with means to mount a sling to the buttstock, the rear area of the receiver, and the handguard, via quick-detach sling swivel.

OPTION B: Barreled Actions:

2.10.4 Operating System- Bolt Action.

2.10.5 Calibers: 300 Winchester magnum and 300 Norma Magnum. (with potential for 300 PRC)

2.10.6 The Offeror must manufacture the receiver. (Site inspection of the manufacturing facility required upon request by the government.)

2.10.7 The actions must be offered in a Right- and Left-hand configuration.

2.10.8 The receiver/barrel must be configured in a Remington 700 long action “footprint” and be compatible with the Accuracy International AICS Chassis system

2.10.9 Dimensional Requirements:

2.10.9.1.1 Weight (with trigger and muzzle break) …8.4 pounds maximum

2.10.9.1.2 Barrel length (min-max)………………………24 to 27 Inches

2.10.9.1.3 Accuracy-0ne (1) Minute of Angle maximum.

2.10.10 The offeror shall provide a Mil-Std-1913 Picatinny Scope base that mates with the 20 MOA top rail on the Accuracy International AICS Chassis system.

2.10.11 the offeror shall provide pre-fitted replacement barrels that are chambered, head spaced and are interchangeable on all receivers. all barrels shall be free of cracks, seams, and other injurious defects and the bore and chamber shall be free of pockets, rings, bulges, and other deformations.

2.10.12 Barrels must be stainless steel, carbon wrapped barrels are acceptable, and a maximum of 27 inches in length. Barrels must be threaded to accept a thunder Beast Arms muzzle break. All barrels will be marked for caliber and have a unique identifying number.

2.10.13 Barrel Life shall be as follows: 300 Winchester Magnum- objective 2000 rounds, threshold 1600 rounds. 300 Norma Magnum objective 1400 rounds, threshold 1100 rounds

2.10.14 Chambers:

2.10.14.1 300 Winchester magnum. This chamber shall be of SAAMI minimum body dimension with a free bore 0.160 thousand of an inch.

2.10.14.2 300 Norma magnum shall be to C.I.P. specifications.

2.10.14.3 The barrel shall be free of cracks, seams, and other injurious defects and the bore and chamber shall be free of pockets, rings, bulges, and other deformations.

2.10.15 All metal parts of the weapon shall have a dark subdued, rust/corrosion resistant finish. The finish shall be unaffected by commercially available gun cleaning solvents, such as Simple Green

2.10.16 Extreame, used in heated ultrasonic cleaning tanks. Flaking, peeling, blotching, etc. of the finish is unacceptable.

2.10.17 The weapons system must have a manual safety. The Safety cannot be located within the trigger guard.

2.10.18 Trigger:

2.10.18.1.1 The trigger configuration shall be Single stage.

2.10.18.1.2 The trigger cannot be wider than the trigger guard.

2.10.18.1.3 The trigger shall be free of both perceptible creep, as well as perceptible over-travel (backlash).

2.10.18.1.4 The trigger pull shall not measure less than 2.0 pounds, nor more than 3.0 pounds, The trigger may be adjustable outside the range if it can be adjusted within the range.

2.10.18.1.5 The trigger shall hold the Stricker assembly in the cocked position until the trigger is pulled.

2.10.18.1.6 The trigger cannot be wider than the trigger guard.