48--VALVE,BALL

The contract pertains to the procurement of a ball valve under NSN 7HH 4820-01-544-8190, with a solicitation number of NO0104-26-R-ZB00 issued by the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, under the Department of Defense. It is a small business set-aside with a DPAS rating of DO-A3 and a requested delivery schedule of 540 days under FOB destination terms. The acquisition is governed by a negotiated RFP process with an offer submission deadline of June 11, 2026, and requires cost proposals to be submitted via email. The item is specified under NAICS code 332919 and must comply with stringent technical and quality requirements, including material standards such as ASTM-B369 Alloy C96400, QQ-N-286 Form 2, and SAE AMS-6931, alongside mandatory certifications and traceability for all components. The contractor must adhere to quality systems per ISO-9001 or, as an alternative, MIL-I-45208, and implement calibration controls per ISO-10012 or ANSI-Z540.3 with ISO-17025. All material verification, traceability, and nondestructive testing must be subject to 100% inspection, with acceptance criteria based on zero defects per lot. The contractor is required to maintain and submit an Item Unique Identification (IUID) per MIL-STD-130 and comply with packaging and marking directives per MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129, including inclusion of the 13-digit contract order number, CLIN, and SubCLIN on all labels. Special handling protocols apply for electrostatic discharge-sensitive components, requiring compliance with ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021. The contract mandates a Certificate of Compliance attesting to adherence with all invoked specifications and drawings, and requires the contractor to maintain the total equipment baseline configuration, submitting proprietary design drawings in electronic C4 format. The government retains full inspection rights at source for subcontracted work and may utilize AbilityOne Program support contractors for contract closeout, with access to proprietary offeror data. Federal clauses such as 252.226-7001, 252.2