Axle Assembly, Automotive, Driving

The solicitation SPRDL1-25-Q-0180-Amendment-0003 extends the offer submission deadline for the procurement of Axle Assemblies, Automotive, Driving to April 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. local time in Warren, MI, while maintaining all other terms of the original solicitation. The acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, designated by NAICS code 336350, and is managed by the DLA Land Warren office within the Department of Defense. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price arrangement with deliveries required within 120 days of award, and the primary delivery location is in Warren, MI, with Texarkana, TX as an alternate site. Contract performance includes compliance with stringent military packaging and preservation standards, specifically MIL-STD-2073-1 and Special Packaging Instruction AK17183293, requiring preservation, unitization, and marking in accordance with MIL-STD-129, Revision R, and Unique Item Identification (UII) per MIL-STD-130 using machine-readable data encoded to ISO, ANSI, and DoD specifications. Wood packaging must meet ISPM 15 heat-treatment standards with ALSC certification, and passive RFID tagging may be required under DFARS 252.211-7006. The offering must adhere to multiple federal acquisition regulations including prohibitions on ByteDance-covered applications and Kaspersky Lab equipment, whistleblower protections, subcontractor reporting requirements, Buy American Act restrictions, and Service Contract Labor Standards. Contractors must ensure supply chain traceability documentation is retained for ten years and submit all communications electronically via SAM-registered email. Inspection and acceptance occur at the origin facility, with the government retaining sole authority to verify conformance through the Contracting Officer and DCMA. All offerors must be SAM-registered, provide UEI and CAGE codes, and certify small business status, though no specific socioeconomic designations are disclosed. Pricing details remain blank, precluding a contract value estimate, and the award basis—whether LPTA or best value—remains undefined. The contract includes an unexercised option for additional quantities within a 365-day window post-award.