DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY 

HEADQUARTERS 

8725 JOHN J. KINGMAN ROAD 

FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA 22060-6221 

 

 

 October 2, 2019

AMENDMENT NO. 002

(METALLURGICAL GRADE MANGANESE ORE)

TO

NEGOTIATED SOLICITATION FOR 

STOCKPILE MATERIALS

UNDER

DLA-STOCKPILE MATERIALS-001-(NEGOTIATED)

The above referenced solicitation DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(Negotiated), issued September 21, 

2017, is hereby amended to offer metallurgical grade manganese ore for sale under the Negotiated 

Solicitation. This amendment applies to the solicitation only for the offering of metallurgical grade 

manganese ore, as follows:

1. Section A.1., Introduction (May 19), paragraph a., is deleted for metallurgical grade manganese 

ore and replaced with the following:

a. Section A.1., Introduction (Metallurgical Grade Manganese Ore) (OCT 19) a. The Defense 

Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Strategic Materials, is soliciting offers for the sale of approximately 

322,024.56 short dry tons (SDT) of metallurgical grade manganese ore in Fiscal Year 2020. The 

offering will open on every third Tuesday of each month at 09:30am, local time, Fort Belvoir, VA, 

and offers will be due the following Monday, at 09:30am, local time, Fort Belvoir, VA. Offers must 

be submitted electronically through the DLA Strategic Materials online sales site at 

https://www.strategicmaterialssales.dla.mil; however see Section C.1. of this Solicitation Amendment 

for further information. In the event that DLA Strategic Materials is closed at that time, offers will be 

processed in accordance with Section C.6.d. of the Negotiated Solicitation.

2. Section A.1., Introduction (MAY 19) is revised for metallurgical grade manganese ore to add 

the following as paragraph c.:

Section A.1., Introduction (Metallurgical Grade Manganese Ore) (OCT 19), paragraphs c.:

c. Offers to purchase material under this Amendment No. 002 (Metallurgical Grade 

Manganese Ore) to Solicitation DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(Negotiated) (Negotiated 

Solicitation) shall be made on a fixed price basis, with a maximum contract period of 24 

months (730 calendar days) and a thirty (30) calendar day removal of material schedule 

required. The contract period shall commence on the date that the Notice to Proceed is 

issued. Material must be removed in accordance with Section E. All offers will be 

evaluated as specified in Section C.8. to the Negotiated Solicitation, as revised by this 

Amendment No. 002 (Metallurgical Grade Manganese Ore).
DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(Negotiated)

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3. Section A.5., Inspection (MAY 19) is amended to add the following for metallurgical

grade manganese ore:

Section A.5. Inspection (Metallurgical Grade Manganese Ore) (OCT 19)

a. Manganese ore is currently available for sampling and inspection. Offerors or their

designees must register to visit the site prior to sample and inspection of the material.

Requests for an appointment must be made by submitting a Material Sampling Request

through the DLA Strategic Materials Website at:

https://www.dla.mil/Strategic-Materials/Resource/Sampling-Requests.aspx

b. Offerors or their designees, at their expense, are encouraged to inspect the material and

take a sample prior to placing an offer. Interested parties shall provide containers and the

equipment necessary to obtain each required sample. Samples will be obtained in the

presence of and under the direction of a DLA Strategic Materials representative. Sampling

size requests must be submitted to DLA Strategic Materials for approval prior to retrieval.

c. All information will be sent by email. The Government reserves the right to limit the

number of individuals granted access to the storage location.

Offerors or their designees will not be charged a fee for sampling the material, but will be

required to provide the Government with any elemental analysis results from the sample

testing. The Government does not warrant any samples to be representative of an entire

pile.

4. Section C.5. Minimum Quantity (MAY 19) is amended to change the title of this section and to add

the following for metallurgical grade manganese ore:

Section C.5. Minimum Quantity and Moisture Determination (Metallurgical Grade Manganese

Ore) (OCT 19)

The minimum offer quantity is 10,000 short dry tons (SDT). Offerors shall specify in its offer 

whether it elects to sample any awarded material for moisture or whether it elects to waive a 

moisture determination and accept the Government’s inventory moisture analysis of record of 

2.91% by weight. See Section F.4. of Solicitation Amendment No. 001 for Metallurgical 

Grade Manganese Ore. 

5. SECTION E – MATERIAL REMOVAL (MAY 19) is revised specifically for metallurgical grade

manganese ore, as follows: 

SECTION E – MATERIAL REMOVAL

E.1. Removal of Material (OCT 19)

a. The Contractor is required to take delivery of all material offered under this Solicitation

Amendment and resulting contract. The contract period will be approved by a DLA

Strategic Materials representative with the contract period beginning on the date of the
DLA-Stockpile Materials-001-(Negotiated)

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Notice to Proceed. If a contractor is awarded all 322,024.56 short dry tons (SDT) of 

metallurgical grade manganese ore the contract period beginning on the date of the Notice 

to Proceed shall not exceed twenty-four (24) months (730 calendar days).

6. Section F.6. Adjustment for Variation in Quantity or Weight (MAY 19) is re-dated (OCT 19) and

revised to add the following for metallurgical grade manganese ore at Wenden, AZ:

The Government reserves the right to vary the quantity or weight available for delivery under the 

contract from the quantity or weight listed in the awarded contract. The Government weight of 

record of the material is 322,024.56 short dry tons (SDT).

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