BLOWER, AIR BARRIER

The contract solicitation SPE8E7-26-T-3501 seeks the procurement of 26,000 units of a BLOWER, AIR BARRIER with NSN 4140-01-677-6586 under a Total Small Business Set-Aside, with a delivery requirement of 167 days after award and a final delivery date of February 4, 2027. All deliveries are to be made FOB origin to the DLA Distribution facility at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with government inspection and acceptance occurring at destination. Technical and quality requirements are governed by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements referenced through R and I numbers, with packaging and marking strictly conforming to MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, respectively. The packaging code U with E5 unit and intermediate containers and O outer packaging must be used, and items must be preserved in a clean and dry state without preservatives. Sampling for quality assurance must follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, applying zero non-conformance acceptance criteria unless otherwise specified, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0, respectively, and unspecified attributes treated as major. The contract incorporates multiple Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses addressing cybersecurity (NIST SP 800-171, safeguarding covered defense information), hazardous materials (hexavalent chromium prohibition, hazard communication labeling), subcontracting, electronic invoicing via WAWF, and whistleblower protections. Offerors must disclose UEI and CAGE codes, demonstrate small business status validated in SAM, and provide detailed representations if participating as a joint venture under socioeconomic programs or if providing covered defense telecommunications equipment. All submissions must be made through the DIBBS portal by the deadline of August 17, 2026, and contractors are required to submit hazard warning labels and Safety Data Sheets before award, along with continuous updates if product compositions change or regulations are revised. The solicitation does not include pricing information, evaluation factors, or contract type details, but specifies that all technical, quality, and compliance data must be fully documented and submitted as part of the offer, with no alternate or incomplete submissions accepted.