ARMREST, AIRCRAFT

The contract is for the procurement of 10 aircraft armrests, part number 1A458-0586AP, manufactured by IPECO HOLDINGS LIMITED, with NSN 1680992175711, under solicitation SPE4A7-26-T-632D. This is a total small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 336413, and the requirement is critical for aviation applications, necessitating FAA airworthiness approval. The item must conform to Technical Data Package Rev A Gen 1 and Quality Assurance Provision 13873, with mandatory submission of a Certificate of Airworthiness and Conformance for FAA Certified Parts. Supply chain traceability documentation must be retained in accordance with DLA Directive Procurement Notes #C03 (August 2016), and the item must be marked per FAA Bare Item Marking Requirements. Sampling and inspection follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, with zero non-conformances required for acceptance unless otherwise specified; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II with corresponding AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0, respectively. Unspecified attributes are treated as major. Packaging and marking must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, using specified codes for preservation, wrapping, cushioning, and unit containment, with palletization under DLA Packaging Requirements RP001. The delivery point is Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, with FOB Origin terms and a required delivery timeframe of 122 days from solicitation issuance, with a scheduled delivery date of December 18, 2026. Payment and receiving reports must be processed electronically via Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), and invoicing adheres to electronic submission requirements. The contractor must comply with ISO 9001:2015 or an equivalent quality system, and submission of a Safety Data Sheet is mandatory prior to award; failure to provide it results in non-responsibility. The contract includes provisions for whistleblower rights, cybersecurity safeguards (including NIST SP 800-171 assessments), prohibition of hexavalent chromium and hazardous materials without proper labeling per OSHA standards, export controls, and restrictions on telecommunications equipment from