MODIFICATION
59 -- LIMITER SWITCHES "EXTEND CLOSING, ADD 1ST ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS"
- Notice Date
- 10/24/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- N00164 300 Highway 361, Building 64 Crane, IN
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N0016403R8704
- Response Due
- 11/5/2002
- Point of Contact
- Moellers, Brian, Code 1163WM, Tel 812-854-1812, Fax 812-854-3805 or e-mail moellers_brian@crane.navy.mil
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- Description
- AMENDMENT 02 Combined synopsis/solicitation N00164-03-R-8704 is hereby amended to extend the closing date for submission of proposals from 29 October 2002 at 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time to 05 November 2002 at 12:00PM Eastern Standard Time. Paragraph 3.16 is hereby added to the specifications as follows: 3.16 When an out of band (below Fc or above Fe) RF signal is presented at the RF input to the limiter switch (power level -5.0 +/- 0.5 dBm), the limiter switch shall limit the amount of in band (Fc to Fe) harmonics or spurious signals so that the video voltage output (as detected with a Super CVR P/N G258788) is below 200 millivolts, measured into a 93 +/- 1 ohm load. An approved Engineering Change Proposal with the above change to the specifications will be forthcoming. The following clauses and provision are added to the solicitation for first article requ irements: FIRST ARTICLE (GOVERNMENT TESTING) (NAVSEA) (SEP 1990) (a) For the purpose of this contract, the "First Article" is synonymous with the terms "preproduction model(s)" and "preproduction equipment". (b) The production equipment shall be manufactured with tools, material and methods which are the same as, or representative of the tools, material and methods which were used to manufacture the First Article. The First Article shall not be delivered for first article approval tests as provided for the clause of this contract entitled "FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--GOVERNMENT TESTING" (FAR 52.209-4) until after the Contractor has fully tested it, at its expense, to determine compliance with said requirements and it has been preliminarily accepted by the Contract Administration Office. The Contractor shall make a record of all data obtained during such tests in such form as is consonant with good engineering practice and furnish five (5) copies thereof. The cover sheet of each copy of this record shall be marked with this contract number and the item identification. One (1) copy shall be furnished to the Contract Administration Office at the time of inspection for preliminary acceptance, one (1) copy shall accompany the First Article on delivery thereof, and one (1) copy shall be furnished to the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division at the time of First Article delivery. WAIVER OF FIRST ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS (NAVSEA) (SEP 1990) If the First Article is waived by the Government, the Contractor shall deliver supplies that are identical or substantially identical to those previously accepted by the Government under the following contract(s): Contract(s)_________________ (Offeror to fill in contract number(s), as applicable. See the waiver provision below.) FAR 52.209-4 -- FIRST ARTICLE APPROVAL--GOVERNMENT TESTING (SEP 1989)--ALTERNATE I (JAN 1997) (a) The Contractor shall deliver 20 unit(s) of Lot/Item 0001 within 90 calendar days from the date of this contract to the Government at NSWC Crane, Attn: Mr. Scott Titzer, 300 Highway 361, Crane, IN 47522-5001 for first article tests. The shipping documentation shall contain this contract number and the Lot/Item identification. The characteristics that the first article must meet and the testing requirements are specified elsewhere in this contract. (b) Within 30 calendar days after the Government receives the first article, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, in writing, of the conditional approval, approval, or disapproval of the first article. The notice of conditio nal approval or approval shall not relieve the Contractor from complying with all requirements of the specifications and all other terms and conditions of this contract. A notice of conditional approval shall state any further action required of the Contractor. A notice of disapproval shall cite reasons for the disapproval. (c) If the first article is disapproved, the Contractor, upon Government request, shall submit an additional first article for testing. After each request, the Contractor shall make any necessary changes, modifications, or repairs to the first article or select another first article for testing. All costs related to these tests are to be borne by the Contractor, including any and all costs for additional tests following a disapproval. The Contractor shall furnish any additional first article to the Government under the terms and conditions and within the tim e specified by the Government. The Government shall act on this first article within the time limit specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. The Government reserves the right to require an equitable adjustment of the contract price for any extension of the delivery schedule or for any additional costs to the Government related to these tests. (d) If the Contractor fails to deliver any first article on time, or the Contracting Officer disapproves any first article, the Contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Default clause of this contract. (e) Unless otherwise provided in the contract, the Contractor -- (1) May deliver the approved first article as a part of the contract quantity, provided it meets all contract requirements for acceptance and was not consumed or destroyed in testing; and (2) Shall remove and dispose of any first article from the Government test facility at the Contractor's expense. (f) If the Government does not act within the time specified in paragraph (b) or (c) of this clause, the Contracting Officer shall, upon timely written request from the Contractor, equitably adjust under the Changes clause of this contract the delivery or performance dates and/or the contract price, and any other contractual term affected by the delay. (g) The Contractor is responsible for providing operating and maintenance instructions, spare parts support, and repair of the first article during any first article test. (h) Before first article approval, the acquisition of materials or components for, or the commencement of production of, the balance of the contract quantity is at the sole risk of the Contractor. Before first article approval, the costs thereof shall not be allocable to this contract for (1) progress payments, or (2) termination settlements if the contract is terminated for the convenience of the Government. (i) The Government may waive the requirement for first article approval test where supplies identical or similar to those called for in the schedule have been previously furnished by the Offeror/Contractor and have been accepted by the Government. The Offeror/Contractor may request a waiver. (j) The Contractor shall produce both the first article and the production quantity at the same facility. WAIVER OF FIRST ARTICLE REQUIREMENTS (GOVERNMENT TESTING) (NAVSEA) (JUL 2000) (a) If supplies identical or substantially identical to those called for in the Schedule have been previously furnished by the Offeror and have been accepted by the Government, the first article requirements may be waived by the Government. The Offeror shall identify below the contract (s) under which supplies identical or substantially identical to those called for have been previously accepted by the Government: Contract(s) (b) All offerors should submit an offer on the basis that first article requirements will not be waived (hereinafter referred to as OFFER A). Offerors who believe, on the basis of paragraph (a) above, that they may qualify for waiver of first article may also submit an offer on the basis that the first article requirements will be waived (hereinafter referred to as OFFER B). This solicitation contains separate delivery schedules for OFFER A and OFFER B. (c) Subject to considerations of responsiveness of offers and responsibility of Offerors and subject to other evaluation factors provided for in this solicitation, the price used in determining b est value to the Government will be either the price submitted for OFFER A or the price submitted by for OFFER B if the Government determines an offeror is eligible for first article waiver. The decision whether to grant a waiver is entirely at the discretion of the Government. (d) Offers will be evaluated so as to take into account the cost to the Government of testing the first article. The cost to the Government of such testing will be added to the price of all offers which include first article requirements. For the purpose of making this evaluation, it is estimated that $12,272.00 will be the cost to the Government for first article testing. (e) Any award resulting from this solicitation will state whether the first article requirements are or are not waived. In the event of waiver, all clauses and references to the first article will not be applicable. All other terms and conditions in the solicitation are unchanged.
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