AMENDMENT 0002

The purpose of Amendment 0002 to WlSQKN-23-R-0005 is to provide an approval to the following request received. 

QUESTION 1: We are presently waiting for a price for a major item from our supplier which prevents us from being able to complete our quote on time. Therefore, GD-OTS Canada kindly requests on an extension of one week, until October 25th , 2023. 

ANSWER 1: The USG concurs with GD-OTS extension request from 18 October 2023 to 25 October 2023. 

AMENDMENT 0001

The purpose of Amendment 0001 to W15QKN-23-R-0005 is to provide answers to the following questions received.

QUESTION 1: In order to provide a complete response to solicitation W15QKN-23-R-0005, GD-OTS Canada kindly requests on an extensionuntil October 18th , 2023. Extra time would also allow us to receive responses from our suppliers which are often long to obtain.

ANSWER 1: The closing date for the proposal submission is extended to 18 October 2023 at 4:00pm EST.

QUESTION 2: During the last contract, a FFP with EPA option was offered to you, which you have accepted. Would you agree to receive an option with EPA for this contract to?

ANSWER 2: The Government is reviewing the request and will provide a response under a forthcoming amendment.

QUESTION 3: Section C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT, 2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS, 2.1 SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: 2.1.1 MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications for the 5.56mm M1037 in the SOW refer to MIL-PRF-32409 Cartridge, 5.56mm, M1037 Ball SRTA 24 Oct 2016 w/ AMENDMENT 1 24 oct 2016 vs Attachment 0004 - PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION MIL-PRF-32409 with AMD. 2 - 5.56mm SRTA M1037Specifications for the 7.62mm (M973/M974) in the SOW refer to MIL-PRF-71167C Cartridge, 7.62MM: Short Range Training 01 Nov 2017 w/AMENDMENT 2 Ammunition Ball M973 Cartridge, 7.62MM: SRTA Tracer M974 vs Attachment 0005 - PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION MIL-PRF-71167C with AMD. 3 - 7.62mm SRTA M973-M974

ANSWER 3: Section C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT, 2.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS, 2.1 SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, AND OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: 2.1.1 MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS has been corrected to reflect the below documents that coincide with Attachments 0004 and 0005 in Section J.

MIL-PRF-32409 Cartridge, 5.56mm, M1037 Ball SRTA w/ AMENDMENT 2, 13 Sep 2022

MIL-PRF-71167C Cartridge, 7.62MM: Short Range Training w/ AMENDMENT 3 Ammunition Ball M973 Cartridge, 7.62MM: SRTA Tracer M974, 29 Sep 2022

QUESTION 4: Attachment 0009-GFP W15QKN23R0005: Attachment does not include M4 and M249 which are required to execute our tests.

ANSWER 4: Attachment 0009-GFP W15QKN23R0005 has been updated to include M4 and M249 as per revised Attachment 0009.

QUESTION 5: We are considering an EPA on Copper and Exchange rate (USD/CAD) as per previous 5.56mm & 7.62mm SRTA contract.

ANSWER 5: Section H has been revised to include H.3 Currency Fluctuation terms.

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The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), on behalf of the The Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS), intends to procure a sole source contract to the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), 100% subcontracted to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems - Canada (GD-OTS CA) (CAGE: 0F875) for the following 5.56mm and 7.62mm Short Range Training Ammunition (SRTA) cartridges:
5.56mm SRTA, M1037 Clipped, National Stock Number (NSN): 1305-01-582-7499, Department Of Defense Identification Code (DODIC) AB67 (lead
free primer)
5.56mm SRTA, M1037 Linked, NSN: 1305-01-651-5896, DODIC AC10 (lead free primer)
7.62mm SRTA, M973/M974 Tracer, 4:1, NSN: 1305-01-459-9535, DODIC AA37
7.62mm SRTA, M973 Ball, NSN: 1305-01-579-4056, DODIC AB60