Solicitation S-280C/G Vehicle Mounted Shelter

What they want

• Manufacture and deliver four shelter variants to the Government's TDP and ASTM E1975-22: shielded and unshielded, each with or without a Mobilizer Adapter Kit (contract line item numbers,? CLINs, 0021 to 0055)
• Estimated quantities by ordering period 1 to 5: shielded without kit 1, 3, 3, 3, 3 Each; unshielded without kit 1 Each in every period; shielded with kit 9, 3, 3, 3, 3 Each; unshielded with kit 1 Each in every period
• First article testing (FAT, tests on sample units before production): build 3 shielded test units, test 2 chosen by the Government, then deliver a First Article Test Report. CLIN 0011 is priced as 1 Lot
• Update and deliver the technical manual (TM 10-5411-207-13&P), a validation plan and report, provisioning data such as parts lists and a maintenance allocation chart, and logistics and packaging data (contract data requirements list items A001 to A016, CLIN 0061, 1 Lot, not separately priced)
• Deliver free on board (FOB) destination, meaning the seller pays delivery: about 75% to a U.S. destination (Sierra Army Depot, 74 Currant Street, Herlong, CA 96113, for planning) and about 25% outside the continental U.S. (for example Germany, Korea, Japan)
• Delivery times (Amendment 0001): FAT units no later than 240 calendar days after order; ordering period 1 production units 90 calendar days after the Government approves the FAT report or 120 calendar days after order, whichever is later; periods 2 to 5, 120 calendar days after order
• The contractor is not required to exceed 20 shelters per month unless the Contracting Officer agrees in writing to a higher rate
• After award: host a post award conference at the contractor's facility within 30 calendar days of award, and protect controlled unclassified information (CUI) under the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clause 252.204-7012

What they'll judge offers on

• Technical Factor: Subfactor 1, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding design (technical maturity, door seals, penetration treatments, validation data); Subfactor 2, manufacturing processes (assembly and welding methods, facility capacity). The two subfactors are equal weight
• Price Factor: total evaluated price (each CLIN unit price times its estimated quantity), checked for price reasonableness and unbalanced pricing

What to include when you submit

• Offer on the total quantity of all items; an offer for less than all items is treated as nonresponsive, and only one award will be made
• Acknowledge Amendment 0001 and Amendment 0002 before the response due date
• Fill in a unit price for every CLIN, including the separately priced first article CLIN 0011 (1 Lot)
• Include a brief price narrative: how you estimated the price, the major cost drivers and any relevant pricing history; certified cost or pricing data is not required
• Keep the proposal valid for at least 120 calendar days
• To ask for a first article waiver, send the First Article Waiver Worksheet (Section J) with supporting documents, such as an approved First Article Test Report, on company letterhead signed by a company agent
• To object to release of your unit prices under a Freedom of Information Act request, tell the Contracting Officer in writing before the response due date, with your reasons

After award, you must have

• Complete DoD Mandatory CUI training, sign a CUI non-disclosure agreement and handle CUI as DFARS 252.204-7012 requires From Attachment 0002 - Additional Guidelines for CUI.pdf: …contractors supporting this contract who receive, store, or generate CUI are required to take the DoD Mandatory…

Current contractor

No incumbent is named. The notice says this establishes a new five-year contract built to a Government-owned technical data package.

Not in the notice text

• Part of the solicitation (the middle, covering sections D through L, including the contract clauses and the Section L proposal instructions) was left out of the text read, and the technical data package (Attachment 0001_TDP_S-280 Shelters.zip) is access-controlled on SAM.gov. Check both on SAM.gov before bidding.
• Proposal format, volumes and page limits are in Section L, which was not read.
• The Provisioning SOW (Attachment 0004 - Provisioning SOW.pdf) was only partly read.
• Whether a firm without TDP access by the response due date can still send a proposal isn't stated in the text read.