N0016424RJN17 – MK 255 MOD 1 AA17 5.56MM RRLP CARTRIDGE - FSC 1305 - NAICS 332992

Issue Date: 14 August 2024 - Closing Date: 28 August 2024 - Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division intends to solicit this contract on a full and open competition basis IAW FAR 6.203 after exclusion of sources as a small business set-aside IAW FAR 19.502-2.

The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division intends to procure 5.56mm cartridges, Reduced Ricochet Limited Penetration (RRLP), MK 255 MOD 1, DODIC AA17, to support the mission requirements of the Naval Special Warfare Command (WARCOM) and the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The Government anticipates this procurement will culminate in the award of a five (5)-year, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) supply contract, in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. The units procured under this requirement shall be manufactured in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs), and Performance Specification. Delivery terms are F.O.B Destination, Inspection and Acceptance performed at origin. Data deliverables are in accordance with Contract Data Requirements Lists, DD 1423s and will not be separately priced.

Delivery requirement is 750 boxes (1 box = 1,740 rounds) 180 days after receipt of fully funded order, and 1000 boxes every 60 days thereafter until the order is complete. In the event the Government places another order while deliveries are still outstanding on any previous order, delivery will begin no earlier than 60 days after the latest scheduled delivery date for current production runs ordered under the same contract. Early delivery will be allowed and encouraged at no additional cost to the Government.

As part of the proposal submission, 2,500 cartridges will be required as product samples. The product sample must be in conformance to all specifications and standards outlined in the

Request for Proposal (RFP). Product samples will be evaluated with a two (2)-step process. Product samples that pass the Go/No-Go criteria will then be evaluated under the full evaluation criteria. Product samples shall be provided at no cost to the Government.

The Government intends to award to the responsible offer whose offer constitutes the best value to the Government, considering technical, past performance, and price-related factors. The items being purchased will be manufactured and packaged in accordance with a technical data package (TDP), including Specification DTL-JXNN-F17-0020 REV A CHG 0, Statement of Work, and associated drawings. Military packaging shall be required for these components. The TDP has been posted to SAM.gov via the PIEE Solicitation Module along with this synopsis.

This procurement falls under the National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB). A Pre-Award Safety Survey will be required prior to award of the contracts to ensure contractor compliance with the requirements of DFARS 252.223-7002 and 252.223-7003.

All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency.

Contractors must be properly registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and the Joint Certification Program (JCP) in order to receive the controlled attachments. Offerors may obtain information on SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866- 606-8220 or via the internet at https://www.sam.gov. Information about the JCP is located at https://www.public.dacs.dla.mil/portal/

The solicitation and associated controlled documents will be posted on Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE formerly known as WAWF) Solicitation Module at https://piee.eb.mil. The solicitation notice will flow to SAM.gov, but the actual posting will be in PIEE. Proposals shall be submitted through the Solicitation Module in PIEE.

Information regarding how to set up a vendor registration is included in this link: DoD Procurement Toolbox https://dodprocurementtoolbox.com/site-pages/solicitationmodule. Choose Vendor Access Instructions.

Further training is available at this link:

https://pieetraining.eb.mil/wbt/xhtml/wbt/sol/index.xhtml.

All changes that occur to competitive actions prior to the closing date will be posted to Contract Opportunities on https:/sam.gov/ via the PIEE Solicitation Module. For within scope changes made after the closing date, only those offerors that provide a proposal will be provided any changes or amendments and considered for future discussions and / or award.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to Devin Wilson, Code 0232, telephone (812) 227-0679, e-mail devin.m.wilson15.civ@us.navy.mil. Reference the above solicitation number when responding to this notice.

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