High-Rate Material Testing System

GENERAL INFORMATION TO OFFERORS OR QUOTERS1. Responses must set forth full, accurate and complete information as required by this solicitation (including attachments). Responses shall include the contractor?s Cage Code and Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number. Examine the entire solicitation carefully. The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001. An active SAM.GOV account is required in order to be eligible for award. 2. Responses must be plainly marked with the Solicitation Number and the date and local time set forth for bid opening or receipt of proposals in the solicitation document.3. Information regarding the timeliness of response is addressed in the provision of the solicitation entitled either Late Submission, Modification and Withdrawal of Bid or Instructions to Offerors Competitive Acquisitions.4. Procurement Information This Procurement is full and open competition. The applicable NAICS code is 334515.5. Issuing Office U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey ATTN: Marcus Edmundson Office Symbol: ACC-NJ-JA Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000Title: Contract Specialist Email: marcus.l.edmundson.civ@army.mil6. Point of Contact for Contracting Officer: Name: Wilson Au Title: Contracting Officer Email: wilson.w.au.civ@army.mil7. Questions to this combined synopsis solicitation are due no later than June 16, 2023 by 3:00 PM EST and shall be sent electronically to the points of contacts under paragraphs 5 (Issuing Office) and 6 (Point of Contact Information) above. **PLEASE COPY ALL POCS**. Telephone inquiries shall not be accepted, and no response will be provided via this medium. Any questions submitted past the due date shall not guarantee a response.8. Responses to this notice are due no later than July 21, 2023 by 4:00 PM EST and shall be Submitted/Upload to Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE). All other forms of submission (e.g. paper copy(ies), email submission to any POC listed above) shall be discarded without being opened/read and shall be considered invalid and SHALL NOT be considered for award. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested; a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. W15QKN-23-Q-0030 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02, dated March 16, 2023. This requirement shall be competed on full and open basis under NAICS code 334515 with a size standard of 750 employees. The U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ intends to competitively award one (1) firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order for need of a high rate material testing machine that meets the below criteria the following CLINs and Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. Amendment 0001 - Please be advised that the solicitation closing date has been extended for one (1) week from 7 July 2023 at 4:00 P.M. EST until 14 July 2023 at 4:00 P.M. EST. In addition, the following question was asked: Question: Can you advise us the manufacturer name for this bid?Answer: There is no manufacturer name for this bid. Only a list of requirements to be met. Amendment 0002 - Please be advised that the solicitation closing date has been extended for one (1) week from 14 July 2023 at 4:00 P.M. EST until 21 July 2023 at 4:00 P.M. EST. Amendment 0001 and Amendment 0002 are both attached. The following questions have been asked: Question: ?There is specific security training for the contractor listed in the Picatinny Arsenal Solicitation W15QKN-23-Q-0030 on the topics of AT Level 1, iWatch, and OPSEC. CDRL A001 refers. These must be completed within the first 45 days after contract award. Are all three available at the links in Sections 8.3, 8.6 and 8.11, respectively, for AT Level 1, iWatch and OPSEC?What we would also like to know is how many hours is it expected for these 3 training modules to take to complete.?Answer:AT Level I Training: http://jkodirect.jten.mil/ (1 hour)iWatch: iWATCH Trng for Contractors (6APR15).pptx |milBook Home (milsuite.mil) (15 minutes)OPSEC Level I training is online (approx 45 mins). OPSEC Level II training is a 3-day course (3 full days). OPSEC Level I: OPSEC Awareness for Military Members, DOD Employees and Contractors GS130.16https://www.cdse.edu/Training/Operations-Security/OPSEC Level II:Must have completed OPSEC Level I Course, GS130.16.To receive OPSEC Level II training, contact the 1st IO Command (url below) regarding training dates, locations and availability. They will be able to direct you as to what is available and how to get into a class.https://www.1stiocmd.army.mil/Home/osetraininghttps://www.1stiocmd.army.mil/Home/osetraining?csrt=17010539806792452569Amendment 0003 has been attached.