61--SWCS BATTERY SET

RRANTY OF DATA--BASIC (MAR 2014)|2||| EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUN 2020)|2||| TRANSPORTATION OF SUPPLIES BY SEA (JAN 2023)|2||| FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--GOVERNMENT TESTING (SEP 1989)|7|1|0001|180 |CRANE (N00164)|||| PROGRESS PAYMENTS (NOV 2021)|4||||| AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)|2||| LIST OF AWARD ATTACHMENTS|5|||||| LIST OF SOLICITATION ATTACHMENTS|5|||||| ALTERNATE A, ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (NOV 2023)|13|||||||||||||| ROYALTY INFORMATION (APR 1984)|1|| ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2024)|13|335911|1250|||||||||||| COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOTICES AND CERTIFICATION (DEVIATION 2018-O0015)(MAY 2018))|1|| INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION (NOV 2021)|2||| TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)|1|FIRM FIXED PRICE| ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1984)|3|||| NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE, EMERGENCY PERPARDENESS, AND ENRGY PROGAM USE (APRIL 2008))|2||X| THE FOLLOWING CLINS ARE ADDED TO THIS SOLICITATION: 0001AB FIRST ARTICLE TEST 1 LO NSP(GOVERNMENT - DESTRUCTIVE) 0001AC PRODUCTION LOT TEST 1 LO NSP(GOVERNMENT - DESTRUCTIVE) CLAUSES HAVE BEEN ADDED 5252.215-9401 EVALUATION OF FIRST ARTICLE TESTING (JUNE 2003) (a) Offerors are advised that the contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will require first article testing. This requirement may be waived by the Contracting Officer when supplies identical or similar to those called for have previously been delivered by the offeror and accepted by the Government. Therefore, offerors can submit alternative offers, one including testing and approval and the other excluding testing and approval. If the Government waives the requirements for first article unit(s), test plans, testing and test report(s) for eligible offerors, the prices set forth below in paragraph (g) will be used in evaluating offers. In addition, all provisions relating to first article testing will be deleted from the resulting contract. (b) Offerors shall identify these identical or similar supplies by the contract number, agency, national stock number, contract award date, and contract delivery date. CONTRACT AGENCY NSN CONTRACT CONTRACT NUMBER AWARD DATE DELVIERY DATE _______________ _____________ _____________ ________________ _______________ _______________ _____________ _____________ ________________ _______________ _______________ _____________ _____________ ________________ ________________ (c) ( ) The Government is responsible for first article testing under this contract. The cost to the Government of this testing will be a factor in the evaluation of offers, as it will be added to the offers requiring first article testing. The estimated cost of this testing is $( ). (X) The contractor is responsible for first article testing under this contract, (d) The approved first article ( ) serve as a manufacturing standard, (e) Earlier delivery, if required in case of waiver of first article, shall not be a factor in the evaluation for award. (f) The prices for first articles and first article tests in relation to production quantities shall not be materially unbalanced, if first article test items or tests are to be separately priced. (g) Unit price offered if First Article is waived: $( ). 1. The resultant award of this solicitation will be issued bilaterally,requiring the contractor's written acceptance prior to execution. 2. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a "DO" ratedorder certified for national defense use under the Defense Priorities andAllocations System (DPAS). See 52.211-14, Notice of Priority Rating forNational Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use. 3. In addition to the Section L and M in the RFP, please see the attachedSection L and M. DD 1423. 4. The complete RFP package must be signed and returned prior to the closingdate. Emailed proposals are acceptable. NECO quotes will NOT be accepted andwill be determined non-responsive. Do NOT fax proposals. 5. This procurement has First Article Test requirements. 6. Production Lot Testing in accordance with the Specification incorporatedIn Section C is required. The production lot test samples or report mustBe presented to the Government Quality Assurance Representative(GQAR) byThe scheduled delivery date for supplies cited elsewhere in the contract.The Contracting Officer shall notify, in writing, of the approval,Conditional approval, or disapproval of the samples or report within 180 daysof receipt of same. The rights and obligations of, and remedies available tothe C Contractor and the Government are those detailed in FAR Clause52.246-2Inspection of Supplies-Fixed Price incorporated by reference in thisContract with respect to approval or disapproval of the Production Lot Testing.Shipment of the Production Lot shall be accomplished as soon as notification of approval of samples or test reports. Samples that aredestroyed in testing will not be returned to the Contractor. Samples that arenot destroyed through testing will be returned at contractor's expense viacommercial collect Bill of Lading. ( The GQAR is authorized to provide approval or disapproval of a productionLot and report when Block 7 of the DD Form 1423 is Coded SS) ( Production lot test samples that are not destroyed in testing and thatsatisfy contract requirements may be delivered as part of the total contractquantity). 7. Delivery is as follows:The production Lot (minimum 920 cells), test samplesare due - 150 days after date of order. Additional Production Lots are due 60 days after the previous production lotsubmittal. Delivery of the sample lot - 30 days after approval. This schedule takes precedence over the 330 day delivery schedule on theschedule page. There will be four lots of 6 sets. 8. All contractual documents (i.e. contracts, purchase orders, taskorders, delivery orders, and modifications) related to the instant procurementare considered to be "issued" by the Government when copies are eitherdeposited in the mail, transmitted by facsimile, or sent by other electroniccommerce methods, such as email. The Government's acceptance of the contractor's proposal constitutes bilateral agreement to "issue" contractualdocuments as detailed here in. \ 1. SCOPE 1.1 This contract/purchase order contains the requirements for manufacture or refurbishment and the contract quality requirements for the SWCS BATTERY SET . 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 Order of Precedence - In the event of a conflict between the text of this contract/purchase order and the references and/or drawings cited herein, the text of this contract/purchase order must take precedence. Nothing in this contract/purchase order, however, must supersede applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained. 2.2 Applicable Documents - The document(s) listed below form a part of this contract/purchase order including modifications or exclusions. 2.2.1 Documents, drawings, and publications supplied are listed under "Drawing Number". These items should be retained until an award is made. 2.2.2 "Document References" listed below must be obtained by the Contractor. Ordering information is included as an attachment to this contract/purchase order. 2.2.3 Specification Revisions - The specification revisions listed under "Documents References" below are the preferred revision. Older and/or newer r evisions ar