U.S. Army Materiel Command, Natick Contracting Division, Attn: AMSSB-ACN, Natick, MA 01760-5011

16 -- PARACHUTE, RESERVE, PERSONNEL SOL DAAD15-99-R-0004 DUE 051499 POC Margaret C. McIntosh, Contracting Officer, (508) 233-5918 E-MAIL: MIRPS QPL QUALIFICATION, mamcinto@natick-amed02.army.mil. Modification to requirement synopsized March 4, 1999 for Parachute, Reserve Personnel (Modified Improved Reserve Parachute System (MIRPS)). NSN: 1670-01-420-4256, P/N: 11-1-4012-1. The Government anticipates an award of a one year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract, minimum quantity 6000 each. This is a 50 percent small business set-aside, restricted to the approved sources on QPL 6645. Sources on QPL 6645 will need to re-qualify unless evidence of successful production and acceptance of the T-10-R, P/N 62C 4317-10, parachute, within the last two years, is documented. In order to receive the Technical Data MIRPS QPL QUALIFICATION: Contractors seeking qualification to Part Number (P/N) 11-1- Package (TDP) contractors must submit a signed Non-Disclosure Statement.4012-1 shall submit one complete parachute assembly (Qualification Sample) manufactured to the TDP. A letter of intent to submit a Qualification Sample must be provided to the Contracting Officer no later than 14 May 1999. Thesample shall be sent to: Natick Soldier Center, AMSSB-RAD-D (N), ATTN: John Riley, Natick, MA 01760-5017, TEL (508) 2334258, no later than 25 June 1999. A letter of transmittal of the sample must be sent to the Contracting Officer, AMSSB-ACN-M, ATTN: Margaret McIntosh, Natick, MA 01760-5011. The Qualification requirements stated in this document for P/N 11-1-4012-1 are for a period of 3 May 1999 to 25 June 1999 and take precedence over other specific qualification requirements as specified in MILP6645. The sample shall be inspected to the criteria specified in paragraphs 4.5 sub paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of MIL-P-6645. Any rejection of a component assembly of the sample shall be cause for rejection of the sample. The following provide the qualification requirements: a. The letter of intent to submit a qualification sample must include the following: the letter must be on letterhead with company's name and address along with a point of contact. There must be the complete addresses of all plant facilitiesused in the cutting, sewing and final assembly of the sample. b. A test report in accordance with MIL-STD-831 for the sample must be included along with a certificate stating the sample was manufactured within the previous 90 day period. The test report must itemize the various assembly operations conducted at each plant if more than one plant was involved in the manufacture of the sample. c. P/N 11-1-4012-1 shall be manufactured to the TDP, which includes MIL-P-6645 and its subsidiary documents. There is no age requirements for materials used to manufacture the sample. OD, OG and CG 483 colors may be interchanged. However, certificates of compliance for the materials used in the construction of the sample are required. d. The Contracting Officer, Margaret McIntosh, will notify the contractor results of the inspection. After the notification (provided the sample passes), the contractor shall submit to a mandatory plant inspection. If the sample fails, the contractor shall be notified of the failure and the reason for the failure. PLANT INSPECTION, The plant inspection consists of the following: a. A review of the management structure to ascertain if there is technical and administrative expertise to produce life support parachute items for the Army. b. The plant shall be inspected for: manufacturing facilities in general, stockroom facilities, sewing repair facilities (including a maintenance repair person), in house materials laboratory and outside certified laboratories, shipping facilities (preservation and packaging), QC provisions used, training of production workers and a review of work stations and procedures. Additional plant inspection and acceptance criteria may be presented to the contractor at the time of the plant inspection. Previous plant inspections conducted by other agencies, including the Army, or ISO standards shall not be acceptable or used in the plant inspection review process. This plant inspection may serve to eliminate future plant inspections for other QPL certifications. c. The Contracting Officer shall notify the contractor their eligibility to submit a proposal on Part Number 11-1-4012-1. All qualifications, including plant inspection, must be completed no later than 30 Jul 1999. The contractor will be notified by Air Force 82 listing to QPL 6645. Posted 05/03/99 (W-SN326897). (0123)

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