This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only the solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a formal solicitation will NOT be issued.

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) using FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; the Solicitation Number is W519TC25QPOWD for Black Powder Class 3 and Class 6 IAW MIL-DTL-223D.

The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-003. As a result of the updated Federal Acquisition Circular, a new clause, 52.204-27 Prohibition on a Byte Dance Covered Application (JUN 2023), has been incorporated into this solicitation and falls under 52.212-5.

The NAICS code for this procurement is 325920 Explosives Manufacturing. The small business size standard for this NAICS is 750. The Product Service Code is 1376 Bulk Explosives.

Offerors must be registered within the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of response to this solicitation. The website for SAM is https://www.sam.gov/.

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL

Description:

Please see attachment 0002 – Pricing Matrix for CLIN structure.

**See Attachment 0001 – Purchase Description , 26FEB2025,  Attachment 0005- RFQ Questionnaire – 26FEB2025, and Attachment 0008 – MIL-DTL-223D, 24FEB2025.

TYPE OF ACQUISITION AND CONTRACT

Award will be made using best value, resulting in a single award Firm Fixed Price Contract.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

Performance will be FOB Destination at the following:

300 Highway 361

Crane IN 47522

B3608

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Offerors shall submit the following in response to this solicitation:

Price – Offerors must submit Completed Price Matrix at Attachment 0002. All sections shall be completed. Prices shall be stated to 2 decimal places.

Completed Provision at Attachment 0003 – FAR 52.204-24, paragraph (d)(1) and (d)(2).

Completed Provision at Attachment 0004 – FAR 52.212-3 Alt 1, paragraph (b) only.

Completed Responses to the Questions provided in the RFQ Questionnaire in Attachment 0005.

PART ONE: EVALUATION FACTOR 1 – TECHNICAL

Quoters shall submit responses to the Responses to the RFQ Questionnaire provided at Attachment 0005 that correspond to this solicitation.

Do not include specific (individuals’) names of Government and/or Contractor personnel.

Do not include price/rates.

PART TWO: EVALUATION FACTOR 2 – PRICE

Quoters shall adhere to the Instructions on the Government provided Price Matrix

(Attachment 0002) and fully complete ALL required fields.

BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government will award one (1) Award to the offeror whose offer provides the best value to the Government using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach.

1. This order will be awarded based on technical acceptability and price.

2. The basis for technical acceptance is whether all the requested items are provided in the quote presented by the offeror. The items presented should match the technical specifications and not to exceed quantity.

3. Following, the determination of technical acceptance, the lowest price of the technically acceptable quotes will receive the award.

4. In accordance with Far 52.212-1(g), quotations are intended to be evaluated and the award made, without discussions, unless discussions are determined necessary.

5. Total Price is calculated as the sum of all CLINs added together.

6. The Government reserves the right to award based on the contractor’s location.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government will evaluate Quotations as follows:

FACTOR 1: TECHNICAL:

The Government will evaluate Factor 1, Technical, using the following criteria:

Demonstration of a clear understanding of the requirements and deliverables, and on the Offeror’s expressed ability to successfully perform. The offerors will be evaluated based on responses to three criteria: Technical Expertise/ Experience, Project Team, and Technical Approach.

If the Quotation sufficiently addresses the RFQ Questionnaire and demonstrates a clear understanding and ability to perform the requirement, then the Government will accept without further ex