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Amendment 0001 issued 26 June 2023.

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Defense Logistics Agency (DCSO-F) intends to purchase 7,140 metric tons (MT) of

Electrolytic Manganese Metal (EMM) flakes with a minimum manganese

(Mn) content of 99.00% by mass. The contractor shall deliver no more than 300 MT

per month and no more than 60 MT each day to the Government until the contractor delivers a total of 7,140 MT of EMM. This will be a Firm Fixed Price contract with a period of performance for a base period of 18 months with two (2) twelve (12) month option periods. The NAICS code for this action is 331110. Questions or clarifications in response to the solicitation must be submitted NLT June 7, 2023, at 12:00 PM EST. Questions received after June 7, 2023; will be considered invalid and will not receive a proper response. The offeror shall take care to ensure that mathematical calculations are correct. The price proposal shall be submitted using Attachment C: Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) Structure. Please submit all questions to wanda.willis@dla.mil, Christine.harpper@dla.mil and the DCSO-F2 Contracting inbox at DCSO-F2Contracting@dla.mil, with “SP8000-23-R-0007”” Electrolytic Manganese Metal (EMM) Clarification Request” in the subject line. Please submit your FINAL proposal to Wanda Willis at wanda.willis@dla.mil, Christine Harper at Christine.harper@dla.mil, and the DCSO-F2 Contracting inbox at DCSO-F2Contracting@dla.mil with solicitation number SP8000-23-R-0007: Proposal, in the Subject line NLT JUNE 26, 2023 AT 3:00 PM EST.

This requirement will be procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 12, Commercial Items. DCSO-F requires that all contractors doing business with the Acquisition Office must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in Systems for Award Management. For additional information and to register in SAM, please access the following website: http://www.sam.gov/. In order to register in SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this Acquisition Office, all offers must have a Unique Entity ID. A Unique Entity ID may be acquired free of charge by contacting Sam.gov online at https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration.