INL Kyiv M2 Heavy Machine Guns

The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is an instrumental leader in the development of policies and programs to combat international narcotics and crime. The requirement is to provide direct support to the mobile firing teams against airborne threats. This acquisition will help equip the partner nation with much needed M2 machine guns. SUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTS The contractor shall fulfill the following substantive requirements (See Attachment A RFQ/SOW for a complete listing of requirements): Please reference Item Specification details in Attachment. New product only. M2s shall be manufactured to/comply with US Military specifications MIL-W-13855D / MIL-STD 810 for acceptance, manufacturer must conform to requirements of ISO 9001:2008 (design and manufacture of rifles and machineguns) for quality assurance. Manufacturer must be current supplier to US DOD (NSN:1005-01-511-1250) with current initial product inspection (IPI) on M2 machine guns from US Army Picatinny and manufacturer will supply certification of testing to MILSPEC, IPI, and applicable ISO 9001:2008 certification. IPI confirms weapon systems are produced to US DOD/DOW specification and will have interoperability with all other approved IPI systems/ OEMs. Seller must have proper registration to be able to offer product. Delivery All items shall be picked up from vendor location by State Department Freight Forwarder, DFS. Freight Forwarder Information and POC will follow after award and coordinated by the COR. Delivery shall be made FOB Origin as soon as possible but not later than 120 days from the date of contract award and in accordance with the instructions from the COR, post award. At minimum, contractor will conduct partial deliveries, given the schedule and quantity below as an example: 30 days ARO: 30 M2s 60 days ARO: 50 M2s 90 days ARO: 50 M2s 120 days ARO: 20 M2s Submission Requirements (please see details in the Attachment A � RFQ/SOW) Evaluation Criteria (please see details in the Attachment A � RFQ/SOW) After initial evaluation of quotes, the Contracting Officer may negotiate final terms with one or more contractors of the Government�s choice before issuing a purchase order. The Contracting Officer will not negotiate with any contractors other than those of the Government�s choice and will not use the formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15. The Government may perform a comparative evaluation to select the contractor that provides the best value, considering the evaluation factors below. The Contracting Officer may issue a purchase order to other than the contractor with the lowest proposed price. The Government will consider the following factors when selecting contractors for award. 1. Technical Specifications: Proposal must meet or exceed required technical specifications. 2. Delivery Timeline 3. Past Performance: INL/Kyiv values direct past performance in weapons and ammunition and with deliveries to Ukraine. The entity demonstrating export compliance experience specific to weapons and ammunition is favorable. 4. Price