Reactive Armor Tiles (RAT)

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The United States Army Contracting Command-Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) is issuing solicitation W56HZV-21-R-0202 that will result in the award of a single three-year Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contract for production, testing, and delivery of the M19E1, XM44 and XM1218E1 Reactive Armor Tile sets.

Please review the solicitation in its entirety and complete all required and applicable sections before proposal submission.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR SB SET-ASIDE:

This competitive RFP is a 100% small business set-aside. Offerors are strongly encouraged to ensure that the offeror is a small business based on the size standard for the NAICS Code assigned to this RFP. Reference 13 CFR Part 121, and the clauses and relevant FAR references contained within this solicitation. Ensure that your firm fits the definition including but not limited to any affiliations (domestic or foreign). The Small Business Administration determines whether an entity qualifies as a small business concern by counting its receipts, employees, or other measures including those of all its domestic and foreign affiliates, regardless of whether the affiliates are organized for profit. 13 C.F.R. 121.103(a)(6). SBA has a specific set of rules that explain when another person, business or entity is considered an affiliate for size standard purposes. SBAs rules on affiliation for its programs (except SBIR and STTR) are found at 13 C.F.R. 121.103.

SOLICITATION QUESTION AND ANSWERS:

A question-and-answer period is available until 1700 EST, 28 OCT 2022. Email the Contract Specialist and/or Contracting Officer listed in the Solicitation.  Questions and answers will be posted publicly to the solicitation page at SAM.gov. Questions that are received by this office after the deadline may not be answered prior to the Proposal Due Date and Time.

CAUTION:

It is incumbent upon any interested parties to periodically access this solicitation page at SAM.gov in order to obtain any amendments that may be issued.  Failure to obtain any solicitation amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for proposal receipt may render a proposal nonresponsive and result in rejection of the same.