SOLICITATION NOTICE
13 -- Explosives
- Notice Date
- 2/12/2018
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 325920
— Explosives Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of Homeland Security, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), Procurement Division, PRO Bldg 93, 1131 Chapel Crossing Road, Glynco, Georgia, 31524, United States
- ZIP Code
- 31524
- Solicitation Number
- 70LGLY18QGLB00033
- Archive Date
- 3/7/2018
- Point of Contact
- Kara D. Lowther, Phone: 9122614542
- E-Mail Address
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kara.lowther@fletc.dhs.gov
(kara.lowther@fletc.dhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with format FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation 70LGLY18QGLB00033 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-97. This procurement is a 100% Small Business set-aside and the associated NAICS code 325920 with Size Standard 750 employees. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) has a requirement for the following supplies: Delivery: 30 days ARO; FOB Destination Address: 2400 Glynco Pkwy, Shipping & Receiving Warehouse, Glynco, GA 31524 Requirement: CLIN 0001: NONEL Shock Tub Lead Line-yellow, f10,000 feet (four 2,500 foot reels) Must have excellent reliability for Percussion Actuated Nonelectric Disrupter and other Explosive Ordnance Disposal or breaching requirements. CLIN 0002: Brand Name or Equal Electric Match - High output Electric Match igniter with two meter leg wires. May also be used to reliably initiate shock tube. Shock tube connectors included. 100 electric matches (one box-100 per box). CLIN 0003: Dyno Nobel Trojan Stinger 10 gram Cast Booster - Pentolite explosive cast in a molded plastic cylinder with a capwell that must accept most commercial electric and nonelectric blasting caps, minimum commercial N degree 8 strength or stronger, and issued in cards of 25. Boosters must have 5 year shelf life from date of manufacture. 325 boosters (thirteen cards - 25 boosters per card). CLIN 0004: Martin & Shaft Pull Fuse Lighters - Igniter of cardboard tube construction, single use, pull-string ripple wire friction type that accepts and initiates commercial safety fuse and military time fuse. Issued 100 igniters per box. 400 each (four boxes - 100 igniters per box) CLIN 0005: Brand Name or Equal Commercial Orange Safety Fuse 1,500 meters (six rolls - 250 meters per roll) Salient characteristics: Safety fuse with a black powder core wrapped in an orange textile cover Burns at a uniform rate of 40 seconds per foots CLIN 0006: Dyno Nobel Electric SP0 (instantaneous, aluminum shell, 12 foot lead wires) Instantaneous electric blasting caps with aluminum shell and 12 foot lead wires. Packaged 2 boxes of 25 caps each = 50 per box. 1,350 electric blasting caps (twenty seven boxes - 50 electric blasting caps, two boxes of 25 caps each). Shelf life maximum is 3 years from date of manufacture. CLIN 0007: Brand Name or Equal Nonelectric blasting caps - fuse type #8 150 non-electric blasting caps (three boxes - 50 caps per box) Salient Characteristics: fuse type #8 strength approximately 1 3/4 x 2.50 diameter Must readily accept commercial safety and military times fuses CLIN 0008: NONEL Primadet 500ms delay, 12-foot legs 75 each (three boxes - 25 per box) CLIN 0009: NONEL Primadet Instantaneous 0ms, 12-foot legs 50 each (two boxes - 25 per box) CLIN 0010: Brand Name or Equal Blasting Cap, Shock Tube -Instantaneous 100 foot length - instantaneous high strength M7 type military blasting cap. Olive Drab Green, Issued in boxes of 10 each. 80 Each (eight boxes - 10 per box) CLIN 0011: Goex Black Powder FFFF - Black Powder FFFF issued in one pound containers, 25 containers per case. 50-pounds (Two cases - Twenty-five 1-pound cans per case) CLIN 0012: Hodgson Titewad Double Base Smokeless Powder - Double base Double base smokeless powder packaged in 8-pound kegs, issued two kegs per box. 352-pounds (Twenty-two boxes - Two 8-pound kegs per box) CLIN 0013: Brand Name or Equal Cast Booster 90 gram (3.2 ounces) 224 boosters (Two cases - 112 boosters per case) Salient Characteristics: Booster must be waterproof minimum of a five year to unlimited shelf life issued in a case of 112 Velocity of detonation (VOD) should be 20,000 feet per second OR greater RDX, TNT, PET CLIN 0014: Brand Name or Equal Cast Booster 150 gram (5.3 ounces) 448 boosters (Eight cases - 56 boosters per case) Salient Characteristics: booster must be waterproof minimum of a five year to unlimited shelf life issued in a case of 56 Velocity of detonation (VOD) should be 20,000 feet per second or greater RDX, TNT, PETN CLIN 0015: Brand Name or Equal Cast Booster 454 gram (1.0 pound) 168 boosters (Six cases - 28 boosters per case) Salient Characteristics: booster must be waterproof minimum of a five year to unlimited shelf life issued in a case of 28 Velocity of detonation (VOD) should be 20,000 feet per second or greater RDX, TNT, PETN CLIN 0016: Dyno AP Emulsion-A 1¼ x 8-inch 8-ounce Cartridge A detonator sensitive, all-purpose, water resistant, packaged emulsion explosive that has a long shelf life and is a good substitute for dynamite. Approximate VOD of 15,400 feet per second. 100 cartridges (Five boxes - 20 cartridges per case) CLIN 0017: Dyno Nobel Unimax/Unigel 1¼ x 8-inch 8-ounce Cartridge Dyno Nobel Unimax or Unigel dynamite 1¼ x 8 cartridge issued 24 cartridges per box. AN added. 176 cartridges (Three cases - 88 cartridges per case) CLIN 0018: Kinestik Kinepak 8 ounce cartridge(solid oxidizer and liquid fuel) Kinepak binary (two parts) consists of one 8 ounce ammonium nitrate cartridge with one liquid nitromethane tube issued in cases of 75 each. 225 cartridges (Three cases - 75 cartridges per case) CLIN 0019: Brand Name or Equal Pre-Mixed Ammonium Nitrate/Fuel Oil (ANFO) Factory mixed blasting explosive, type B, 1.5D, in environmentally re-sealable 50 pound pail 250-pounds (Five 50-pound pails) CLIN 0020: Brand Name or Equal Composition C4 M112 Block 90 blocks (Nine boxes - Ten 1¼-pound blocks per box) Salient Characteristics: A 1.25 pound pressed under 12,000 psi for 5 minutes, plus 1-3% taggants. Must be U.S. Military Specification C4 Packaged in olive drab green mylar shrink wrap bags with a 2-inch (51-millimeter) strip of pressure-sensitive adhesive tape protected by a removable paper cover on one face. CLIN 0021: Brand Name or Equal Sheet Explosive 63% PETN-based C6 thickness Twenty pounds (One twenty pound roll) Salient Characteristics: Sheet explosive 63% PETN-based,.250 inches thick, C-6 (6 grams per square inch), issued in 20-pound rolls. CLIN 0022: Brand Name or Equal Sheet Explosive 88% RDX-based C6 Thickness 60 pounds (Three 20-pound rolls) Salient Characteristics: Sheet explosive 88% RDX-based.250 inches thick, C-6 (6 grams per square inch) issued in 20-pounds rollsCLIN 0001: CLIN 0023: Dyno Primacord 10 Detonating Cord - 50 grains per foot Detonating cord with a PETN explosive core weighing not less than 50 grains-per-foot confined in a textile covering and issued in 1,000 foot rolls. 12,000 feet (Six boxes - Two 1,000 foot rolls per box) CLIN 0024: Brand Name or Equal Potassium Chlorate 1-pound Used as an oxidizer in colored flame compositions, flash powders, and most commonly as the oxidizer in colored smokes. Contains 0.2% PCP anti-cake 75 pounds (Seventy-five 1-pound containers) CLIN 0025: Brand Name or Equal Nitromethane (liquid for binaries) Salient Characteristics: 99.99% pure, green dye. Ships as a 3, Flammable Liquid. Issued in 1-gallon jug. 16 gallons (Sixteen 1-gallon jugs, 4 jugs per box) CLIN 0026: Tannerite Brand Binary Exploding Target ½-pound 20 each (One box - Twenty ½-pound targets per box) CLIN 0027: K9 Glass Jar 4" Tall 16oz Straight Sided Glass jars with plastic lids are ideal for powdery explosives, TNT, Comp B, etc. 24 jars (Two boxes - 12 jars with lids per box) CLIN 0028: K9 Composition B ( Hexolite ) Composition B (60% RDX, 40% TNT) Cyclotriamethylene-trinitramine (RDX), Trinitrotolulene (TNT), Wax U.S. Military Specification Comb B - Peanut Brittle Style Packaged in 1 pound bags 1 pound (One 1-pound bag) CLIN 0029: K9 Tetryl, 1.1D, UN0208 Tetryl, UN0208, Tetryl (Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine), 1.1D. ½-pound (One ½-pound container) CLIN 0030: Brand Name or Equal Tritonal, TNT (80%) and Aluminum Powder (20%) Commonly used in military ordnance 1-pound (One 1-pound container) CLIN 0031: Tannerite Brand Binary Exploding Target 1-pound 80 each (Two 4-case Volume Specials, ten 1-pound targets per case) CLIN 0032: Shipping Minimum Requirements • All initiators, igniters, and blasting caps must be received within 180 days of the date of manufacture unless otherwise specified in the item description. • All explosives must be received within 180 days of the date of manufacture unless otherwise specified in the item description. • All individual explosives must be of the same manufacturer lot number or date shift code. • All explosives must be the strength, percentage, and weight specified in the item description. • Where a specific explosive product name is mentioned, the exact match must be provided. • All explosives must be shipped in the manufacturer's factory-sealed original containers marked with the corresponding lot number or date shift code. Where partial cases are the only option, the factory-sealed specific requirement may be waived. • Explosives must be delivered in the full case unit of issue or quantity specified in the item description. To preserve the integrity of the full case unit of issue, quantities requested may be rounded up, or where a partial case is the only option, this specific requirement may be waived with the prior written approval of the FLETC Procurement Division (PRO) and consent of the ATF National Academy or FLETC CTD. • Explosives may not be omitted or substituted without written approval of the FLETC Contracting Office with consent of the ATF National Academy or FLETC CTD. • All explosives must arrive in one shipment; partial or split orders are not authorized. This may necessitate using multiple vehicles. IMORTANT: Some items listed on the solicitation are brand name specific while others are Brand Name or Equal. Please see the attached Justification & Approval and minimum specifications listed above for minimum product requirements. **FAR 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies is applicable to this solicitation. Therefore, the offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products in the table found in FAR 52.212-3(f)(2). Submission of Information: 1) Provide manufacturer specifications and photo attachments with quote. 2) Name of Company, Address and DUNS Number. 3) Point of Contact, email and Phone Number. 4) Check the appropriate box found within HSAR 3052.209-70 (f) Disclosure, which is provided in full text below, and return this page with quote. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.225-25, 52.232-33. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. HSAR 3052.205-70 Advertisements, Publicizing Awards, and Releases. (SEP 2012) HSAR 3052.209-70 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH CORPORATE EXPATRIATES (JUNE 2006) is applicable to this acquisition and provided in full text: PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS WITH CORPORATE EXPATRIATES (JUN 2006) (a) Prohibitions. Section 835 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395, prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from entering into any contract with a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation as defined in this clause, or with any subsidiary of such an entity. The Secretary shall waive the prohibition with respect to any specific contract if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security. (b) Definitions. As used in this clause: Expanded Affiliated Group means an affiliated group as defined in section 1504(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (without regard to section 1504(b) of such Code), except that section 1504 of such Code shall be applied by substituting `more than 50 percent' for `at least 80 percent' each place it appears. Foreign Incorporated Entity means any entity which is, or but for subsection (b) of section 835 of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395, would be, treated as a foreign corporation for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Inverted Domestic Corporation. A foreign incorporated entity shall be treated as an inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a series of related transactions)- (1) The entity completes the direct or indirect acquisition of substantially all of the properties held directly or indirectly by a domestic corporation or substantially all of the properties constituting a trade or business of a domestic partnership; (2) After the acquisition at least 80 percent of the stock (by vote or value) of the entity is held- (i) In the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic corporation, by former shareholders of the domestic corporation by reason of holding stock in the domestic corporation; or (ii) In the case of an acquisition with respect to a domestic partnership, by former partners of the domestic partnership by reason of holding a capital or profits interest in the domestic partnership; and (3) The expanded affiliated group which after the acquisition includes the entity does not have substantial business activities in the foreign country in which or under the law of which the entity is created or organized when compared to the total business activities of such expanded affiliated group. Person, domestic, and foreign have the meanings given such terms by paragraphs (1), (4), and (5) of section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively. (c) Special rules. The following definitions and special rules shall apply when determining whether a foreign incorporated entity should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation. (1) Certain stock disregarded. For the purpose of treating a foreign incorporated entity as an inverted domestic corporation these shall not be taken into account in determining ownership: (i) Stock held by members of the expanded affiliated group which includes the foreign incorporated entity; or (ii) Stock of such entity which is sold in a public offering related to an acquisition described in section 835(b)(1) of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395(b)(1). (2) Plan deemed in certain cases. If a foreign incorporated entity acquires directly or indirectly substantially all of the properties of a domestic corporation or partnership during the 4-year period beginning on the date which is 2 years before the ownership requirements of subsection (b)(2) are met, such actions shall be treated as pursuant to a plan. (3) Certain transfers disregarded. The transfer of properties or liabilities (including by contribution or distribution) shall be disregarded if such transfers are part of a plan a principal purpose of which is to avoid the purposes of this section. (d) Special rule for related partnerships. For purposes of applying section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act, 6 U.S.C. 395(b) to the acquisition of a domestic partnership, except as provided in regulations, all domestic partnerships which are under common control (within the meaning of section 482 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated as a partnership. (e) Treatment of Certain Rights. (1) Certain rights shall be treated as stocks to the extent necessary to reflect the present value of all equitable interests incident to the transaction, as follows: (i) warrants; (ii) options; (iii) contracts to acquire stock; (iv) convertible debt instruments; and (v) others similar interests. (2) Rights labeled as stocks shall not be treated as stocks whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so to reflect the present value of the transaction or to disregard transactions whose recognition would defeat the purpose of Section 835. (f) Disclosure. The offeror under this solicitation represents that [Check one]: __ it is not a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.108-7001 through 3009.108-7003; __ it is a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.108-7001 through 3009.108-7003, but it has submitted a request for waiver pursuant to 3009.108-7004, which has not been denied; or __ it is a foreign incorporated entity that should be treated as an inverted domestic corporation pursuant to the criteria of (HSAR) 48 CFR 3009.108-7001 through 3009.108-7003, but it plans to submit a request for waiver pursuant to 3009.108-7004. (g) A copy of the approved waiver, if a waiver has already been granted, or the waiver request, if a waiver has been applied for, shall be attached to the bid or proposal. (End of clause) Offerors shall provide a statement of compliance with FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons, requirements and confirm subcontractors will accomplish a statement of compliance upon award. Offeror must be registered in The System for Award Management (SAM) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the SAM, it may do so through The System for Award Management (SAM) website at http://www.sam.gov. The Government intends to award an "all-or-none" Firm-Fixed Price purchase order resulting from this solicitation. Quotes shall be submitted electronically via email kara.lowther@fletc.dhs.gov and are due no later than February 20, 2018: 3:00 PM EST.
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- Address: 2400 Glynco Parkway, Glynco, Georgia, 31524, United States
- Zip Code: 31524
- Zip Code: 31524
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