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30 JAN 2023 - Solicitation W519TC-23-R-0003 is being amended to extend the Solicitation Due date from 31 January 2023 at 4:00pm Central Time to 7 February 2023 at 4:00pm Central Time.

06 JAN 2023 - Solicitation W519TC-23-R-0003 is being amended to extend the Solicitation Due date from 17 January 2023 to 31 January 2023 at 4:00pm Central Time.

13 DEC 2022 - Solicitation W519TC-23-R-0003 is being amended to provided Industry Q&A at Attachment 0012 in Section J. Please see the Attachments/Links tab to review the amended solicitation and Attachment 0012. **

The Army Contracting Command - Rock Island, on behalf of the Project Director Joint Bombs, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, is issuing a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP), W519TC-23-R-0003, for the MS3314 Suspension Lug (NSN: 1325-00-116-4452), and the MK3-0 Suspension Lug (NSN: 1325-00-684-1364) and is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside.

The applicable NAICS code is 332993, Ammunition (Except Small Arms) Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,500 employees. The RFP will solicit proposals for up to two Fixed Price (FP) with Economic Price Adjustment (FP-EPA), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract(s) which will consist of five one-year ordering periods to cover Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 - 2028 requirements. The total minimum guaranteed quantity (MGQ) is a combined quantity of 25,000 Suspension Lugs to consist of a combination of MS3314 and MK3-0 Suspension Lugs. If two awards are made, each awardee will receive 12,500 Suspension Lugs as the MGQ which will consist of a combination of MS3314 and MK3-0 Suspension Lugs. The MGQ will be awarded in the first delivery order(s) which will be issued at or near the time of the IDIQ contract award(s).

First Article Test (FAT) will be required. FAT shall be completed 210 days after issuance of the Delivery Order. FAT Reports are required to be submitted for U.S. Government disposition 240 days after issuance of the Delivery Order. FAT Report approval is required before production can commence. Production deliveries are required to begin 365 days after issuance of Delivery Order. All quantities awarded shall be delivered within 12 months of the start of production.

The Technical Data Package (TDP0 associated with the MS3314 and MK3-0 Suspension Lug are classified as Distribution D, Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense (DOD) and U.S. DOD Contractors Only. These documents contain technical data whose EXPORT is restricted by the Arms Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C. SEC 2240 Et Seq. Violations of these export laws are subject to severe penalties. Dissemination shall be in accordance with provisions of DoD Directive 5230.25. If Offerors want to be certified in order to receive the Technical Information for this solicitation, they must fill out a registration form at: https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/DD2345Instructions/.

Once the RFP is issued in SAM.gov, the Offeror must request explicit access through the "attachments/links" tab in SAM.gov under RFP W519TC-23-R-0003, in order to obtain the Technical Information for this solicitation. Further, an Offeror must have an approved DD form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, on file with the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to be granted access to the Technical Information. Restricted technical data will not be available to an Offeror who has not been certified.

The points of contact for this action are Kelly Clifton, Contract Specialist, email kelly.k.clifton.civ@army.mil and Bridget Kramer, Procuring Contracting Officer, email bridget.l.kramer.civ@army.mil.