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BALLOON, METEOROLOGI
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This contract involves the procurement of 508 meteorological balloons, identified by NSN 6660-00-663-8158 and part number KCI-30N, manufactured by Kaymont Consolidated Industries, Inc. The delivery is expected within 110 days with FOB origin shipping to the Defense Logistics Agency's distribution center in Tracy, California. Inspection and acceptance will occur at the destination. The balloons are subject to specific technical and quality requirements as outlined by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, including sampling methods in accordance with military standards MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, and strict packaging and marking instructions per MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-2073-1E. The contract mandates a non-extendable 24-month shelf life (Type I, Code M) and prohibits the use of mercury or mercury compounds in preservation and packaging. Packaging and palletization must comply with DLA packaging requirements and special packaging instructions to ensure safe transit and storage. The contract provides detailed data on unit of issue, packaging, marking, and handling protocols, including zero-tolerance for non-conformance in sample inspections unless otherwise specified. The purchase request number is 7016285976, with a firm delivery date of September 6, 2026. The contracting agency is the ASC Commodities Division under the Department of Defense, with primary contact Katisha Carter for communications. Overall, this acquisition is tightly controlled with rigorous quality assurance, packaging, and delivery standards to meet DoD requirements for meteorological balloon supply.
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REC WHSE 57, TRACY, CA, 95304-5000, USSet-Aside
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BALLOON,METEOROLOGICAL
RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
(IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE
DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB
AT:
http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx
FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.
RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT
RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES
RQ017: PHYSICAL INDENTIFICATION/BARE ITEM MARKING
SAMPLING:
THE SAMPLING METHOD SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-1916 OR ASQ
H1331, TABLE 1 OR A COMPARABLE ZERO BASED SAMPLING PLAN UNLESS OTHERWISE
SPECIFIED BY THE CONTRACT. IF THE APPLICABLE DRAWING, SPECIFICATION,
STANDARD, OR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISION (QAP) SPECIFIES CRITICAL, MAJOR
AND/OR MINOR ATTRIBUTES, THEY SHALL BE ASSIGNED VERIFICAITON LEVELS OF
VII, IV AND II OR AQLS OF 0.1, 1.0 AND 4.0 RESPECTIVELY. UNSPECIFIED
ATTRIBUTES SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS MAJOR UNLESS SAMPLING PLANS ARE
SPECIFIED IN APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS. FOR MIL-STD-1916, THE MANUFACTURER
MAY USE THE ATTRIBUTE OR VARIABLE INSPECTION METHOD AT THEIR OPTION OR
PER THE CONTRACT. MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 MAY BE USED TO SET SAMPLE LOT
SIZE, BUT ACCEPTANCE WOULD BE ZERO NON-CONFORMANCES IN THE SAMPLE LOT
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT.
Item Unique Identification is not required by request of the Service customer. DFARS 252.211-7003(c)(1)(i) applies.
RS016: Shelf-life requirement RS001 for a TYPE I (CODE M) item with a shelf life of 24 months (non-extendable) applies to this item.
KAYMONT CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. 0JEA8 P/N KCI-30N
DLA issues this document using the DoD authorized unit of issue, please refer to the following URL to determine the corresponding ANSI X12 unit of issue.
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dla.mil%2FPortals%2F104%2FDocuments% 2FDLMS%2FeApplications%2FLogDataAdmin%2FUnitofIssueandPurchaseUnit.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK
SPE4A6-26-T-50B7
SECTION B
PR: 7016285976 PRLI: 0001 CONT’D
CLIN PR PRLI UI QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE.
0001 7016285976 0001 EA 508.000
NSN/MATERIAL:6660006638158
DELIVERY (IN DAYS):0110
DELIVER FOB: ORIGIN
QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%
INSPECTION POINT: DESTINATION
ACCEPTANCE POINT: DESTINATION
PREP FOR DELIVERY:
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E
QUP:001 PRES MTHD:33 CLNG/DRY:1 PRESV MAT:00
WRAP MAT:00 CUSH/DUNN MAT:00 CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:0
UNIT CONT:BE OPI:M
INTRMDTE CONT:E5 INTRMDTE CONT QTY:AAA
PACK CODE:U
MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129.
SPECIAL MARKING CODE:32 -32 Type I, shelf life
PALLETIZATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT
PACKAGE IAW DGSC-JGTA-001 SPECIAL PACKAGING INSTRUCTION.
TGI DATA:
Replaced by ZD080
TECHNICAL HISTORY/ DATA:
IP056: MERCURY OR MERCURY COMPOUNDS ARE PROHIBITED IN PRESERVATION, PACKAGING, PACKING AND MARKING.
PARCEL POST ADDRESS:
W62G2T
W1A8 DLA DIST SAN JOAQUIN
25600 S CHRISMAN ROAD
REC WHSE 57
TRACY CA 95304-5000
US
FOR TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD DLAD PROC NOTE C19. FOR FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD PROC NOTE
C20 AND CONTRACT
FREIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS:
W62G2T
W1A8 DLA DIST SAN JOAQUIN
25600 S CHRISMAN ROAD
REC WHSE 57
TRACY CA 95304-5000
US
SPE4A6-26-T-50B7
SECTION B
PR: 7016285976 PRLI: 0001 CONT’D
Need Ship Date:09/06/2026 Original Required Delivery Date:09/06/2026
SPE4A6-26-T-50B7 NSN/Part Number: 6660-00-663-8158 Quantity: 508 EA Purchase Request: 7016285976QTY: 508 Delivery: 110 days ADO