M2, M48, and M2A1 .50 Caliber Machine Guns (With Spares, Tools and Training)

The Purpose of Amendment 0010: The purpose of this amendment is: 1) Revise Section L.1.4.6 VOLUME III Price of the Solicitation: From:(4) The Offerors shall submit pricing in Attachment 0005 - M2 M48 M2A1 Price Matrix for all priced CLINs, including all specified quantities (price points) and quantity ranges, when applicable. The proposed price for production CLINs shall be inclusive of all fabricating, testing, inspection, packaging, and delivery of the solicited item. Each Offeror must propose a firm-fixed-price for all CLINs for all ordering periods. Failure to provide a price for any item/CLIN/ordering period may result in the offer not being considered for award. To:(4) The Offerors shall submit pricing in Attachment 0005 - M2 M48 M2A1 Price Matrix for all priced CLINs, including all specified quantities (price points) and quantity ranges, when applicable. For the Barrel CLINs, pricing should only be submitted for the M48/M2 Spare Barrel and M2A1 Spare Barrel. The Enhanced M2A1 Barrel is removed from the requirement at this time and no pricing shall be submitted for the Enhanced M2A1 Barrel at this time. The proposed price for production CLINs shall be inclusive of all fabricating, testing, inspection, packaging, and delivery of the solicited item. With the exception of the Enhanced M2A1 Barrel, which is removed from the requirement, at this time, each Offeror must propose a firm-fixed-price for all CLINs for all ordering periods. Failure to provide a price for any item/CLIN/ordering period may result in the offer not being considered for award. 2) Revise Attachment 0005 - M2 M48 M2A1 Price Matrix to remove Enhanced Barrels from the price evaluation 3) Revise Section M.3.3.5 Price Factor (2) Barrel CLINs of the Solicitation From:(2) Barrel CLINs (Multiple Quantity Ranges): The evaluated quantity for each CLIN will be based upon the Governments current estimated requirement. A weighted unit price will be calculated for each CLIN, by multiplying the proposed unit price for each quantity range, including the evaluated per unit rental value for Government property, by its assigned weight, summing the weighted unit prices for all quantity ranges within the CLIN and rounding that amount to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places). The weighted unit price will be multiplied by the evaluated quantity to compute the weighted evaluated price for each CLIN, which is rounded to the nearest whole dollar. To: (2) Barrel CLINs (Multiple Quantity Ranges): The evaluated quantity for each CLIN will be based upon the Governments current estimated Requirement, which with this Amendment excludes the Enhanced Barrel M2A1 at this time. A weighted unit price will be calculated for each CLIN, by multiplying the proposed unit price for each quantity range, including the evaluated per unit rental value for Government property, by its assigned weight, summing the weighted unit prices for all quantity ranges within the CLIN and rounding that amount to the nearest hundredth (two decimal places). The weighted unit price will be multiplied by the evaluated quantity to compute the weighted evaluated price for each CLIN, which is rounded to the nearest whole dollar. 4) Revise Section M of the Solicitation updating the Evaluated Royalty Amount (Reference revised chart in Section M, Paragraph M.3.3.5.C.(5)). From: (5) Evaluated Royalty Amount: In accordance with the license agreement between the U.S. Government and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), a 5% royalty fee for the use of GD-OTS M2A1 Kit TDP will apply to a portion of the M2A1 Machine Gun that comprises the M2A1 kit manufactured by an entity other than GD-OTS. Therefore, an evaluated royalty amount will be added to the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) of M2A1 Machine Guns, spare barrels, enhanced barrels, spare parts kits (SPs), individual spare parts (ISPs), and special tools kits for all Offerors. The royalty price adjustment will be calculated by applying a royalty rate of 5% to a portion of the weighted evaluated price/evaluated price of the M2A1 Machine Gun. The applicable portion subjective to the royalty is 33.00% of the weighted evaluated price/evaluated price of each M2A1 Machine Gun, 100.00% for each spare barrel, 100.00% for each enhanced barrel, 40.51% for each SP, 25.86% for each ISP, and 31.31% for each Special Tool Kit. To: (5) Evaluated Royalty Amount: In accordance with the license agreement between the U.S. Government and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), a 5% royalty fee for the use of GD-OTS M2A1 Kit TDP will apply to a portion of the M2A1 Machine Gun that comprises the M2A1 kit manufactured by an entity other than GD-OTS. Therefore, an evaluated royalty amount will be added to the Total Evaluated Price (TEP) of M2A1 Machine Guns, spare barrels, spare parts kits (SPs), individual spare parts (ISPs), and special tools kits for all Offerors. The royalty price adjustment will be calculated by applying a royalty rate of 5% to a portion of the weighted evaluated price/evaluated price of the M2A1 Machine Gun. The applicable portion subjective to the royalty is 33.00% of the weighted evaluated price/evaluated price of each M2A1 Machine Gun, 100.00% for each spare barrel, 40.51% for each SP, 25.86% for each ISP, and 31.31% for each Special Tool Kit. 5) The Government requests that the Solicitation Amendment be addressed, and Discussions be conducted, through the submission of FinalProposal Revisions. The Government hereby opens Discussions on 02 May 2024 and anticipates closing Discussions on 09 May 2024. Final Proposal Revisions shall be in writing and the Government intends to make award without obtaining further revisions. Offerors are cautioned that any changes submitted as a result of the Final Proposal Revision response may result in changes either positive or negative, to the overall evaluation. Responses to Evaluation Notices and Final Proposal Revisions are to be submitted through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/ no later than 09 May 2024 at 15:00 Eastern Standard Time. The steps to accomplish the submission are found at the link: https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/sol/Initiating_Final_Revisions.pdf . Any changes to the proposal, including additional or decreased costs/prices, must be clearly identified in the Final Proposal Revision submission. It will not be the responsibility of the Government to identify what has been changed based on this Discussion letter. Final Proposal Revisions are subject to the instructions set forth in Section L of the solicitation. **NOTE: Please provide clear, concise responses of no more than 50 pages for the Final Proposal Revisions. Any late responses are subject to solicitation provision FAR 52.215-1. The Purpose of Amendment 0009: - Update the closing date to 17 January 2024. - All other terms and condtions remain unchanged and in full effect. The Purpose of Amendment 0008: - Update Attachment 0016 with questions addressed. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full effect. Submissions are still due 16 January 2024 at 1500 EST. The Purpose of Amendment 0007: - Extend the closing date from 10 January 2024 to 16 January 2024 at 1500 (3:00 pm) EST. - Update Attachment 0016 with questions addressed. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full effect. The Purpose of Amendment 0006: - Update Attachment 0016 addressing questions that have been addressed. -Update Section L to reflect W15QKN24R0005 as the posting language for PIEE. -Note: Submissions are still due 10 January 2024. -All other terms and conditions remain unchanged and in full effect. The Purpose of Amendment 0005: - Post Exhibit H - Contract Data Requirement List & DID's for CDRLS A001 to A030. - Proposal Due Date remains 10 January 2024. The Purpose of Amendment 0004: - Extend the response date to January 10th 2024. - Update Attachment 0016 addressing questions asked since last amendment. - Updating the SOW with the answer to one of the questions that was addressed. - Updating Section L and M in the Solicitation. - Updating Attachment 0005 of the Pricing Matrix with the OCONUS OPNET. All other aspects of the solicitation and previous amendments remain unchanged and in full effect. __________________________________________________________________________ The Purpose of Amendment 0003: - Extend the response date to January 4th 2024 to accomodate for the TDP delay. - Updating and consolidating all questions from Attachment 0017 and adding them into Attachment 0016. Attachment 0017 will be deleted. All subsequent questions and answers will be updated as a revised Attachment 0016. __________________________________________________________________________ The Purpose of Amendment 0002: - Revise Attachment 0011 Use and Non-Disclosure Agreement For Government Technical Data to reflect the correct Solicitation Number (W15QKN-24-R-0005). - Revise the Executive Summary of the Solicitation (Page 3 of 179) of the subject solicitation to display the correct URL for accessing information on obtaining a certified DD2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement as "go to https://www.dla.mil/Loigistics-Operations/Services/JCP/DD2345Instructions" click on documents, and follow instructions provided. - Section J Attachment 0017, Solicitation Questions and Answers 4 is incorparted into Solicitation. __________________________________________________________________________ The Purpose of Amendment 0001: - Is to extend the response date to December 4th 2023 to mitigate the delay in furnishing TDP's. - Revise Attachment 0002 Non-Disclosure and Non-Use to reflect the correct Solicitation number (W15QKN-24-R-0005). - Update Attachment 0005 M2 M48 M2A1 Pricing Matrix to M2 M48 M2A1 Pricing Matrix FINAL (Please use this attachment and disregard the original). - Section J Attachment 0016, Solicitation Questions and Answers 1-3 is incorporated into the Solicitation. __________________________________________________________________________ The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of Project Manager Soldier Lethality Crew Served Weapons (PM SL) is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) W15QKN-24-R-0005 for the manufacture of M2, M48 and M2A1 Machine Guns and support packages including spare barrels, enhanced barrels, spare parts (SP) packages, special tools and gauges (STG) packages, maintenance support items (MSI), and operator and field maintenance training for each weapon variant. This procurement will be a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Proposals will be due 30 days from release of solicitation. To obtain copies of the Technical Data Package (TDP) marked Distribution D, Offerors will be required to e-mail the following documents to the Point of Contact listed below: Completed and signed AMSTA-AR- Form 1350 Technical Data Request Questionnaire; Non-Disclosure and Non Use Agreement (NDA), to be executed by an authorized representative of the respondent's firm; and Signed and approved DD Form 2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement. A copy of the company's State/Provincial Business License, Incorporation Certificate, State Tax Identification Form, or other documentation which verifies the legitimacy of the company must also accompany the DD Form 2345. Refer to the Pre-solicitation synopsis for additional information. Please provide proposals in accordance with the directions in the solicitation. The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of Project Manager Soldier Lethality Crew Served Weapons (PM SL) is issuing Request for Proposal (RFP) W15QKN-24-R-0005 for the manufacture of M2, M48 and M2A1 Machine Guns and support packages including spare barrels, enhanced barrels, spare parts (SP) packages, special tools and gauges (STG) packages, maintenance support items (MSI), and operator and field maintenance training for each weapon variant. This procurement will be a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Proposals will be due 30 days from release of solicitation. To obtain copies of the Technical Data Package (TDP) marked Distribution D, Offerors will be required to e-mail the following documents to the Point of Contact listed below: Completed and signed AMSTA-AR- Form 1350 Technical Data Request Questionnaire; Non-Disclosure and Non Use Agreement (NDA), to be executed by an authorized representative of the respondent's firm; and Signed and approved DD Form 2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement. A copy of the company's State/Provincial Business License, Incorporation Certificate, State Tax Identification Form, or other documentation which verifies the legitimacy of the company must also accompany the DD Form 2345. Refer to the Pre-solicitation synopsis for additional information. Please provide proposals in accordance with the directions in the solicitation. Point of Contacts for this Solicitation are: Jacalyn B. Dyda, Contracting Officer, email: jacalyn.b.dyda.civ@army.mil, and Michael Grace, Contracting Specialist, email: michael.f.grace4.civ@army.mil,