BUSHING, SLEEVE

The contract solicitation SPE4A7-26-T-329X calls for the procurement of 8 units of a BUSHING, SLEEVE with NSN 5365-01-665-7933, designated as a Critical Application Item per Basic Drawing 96916 22D2607, Revision DTD 11/18/2010, and part number 22D2607-2. Delivery is required within 20 days after order placement, with FOB Destination terms applying to both the parcel post address in FPO AP 96306-1204, USA, and the freight shipping address at the U.S. Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Japan. The item must comply with all technical and quality requirements outlined in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, identified by R or I numbers, and adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E packaging standards with specific preservation, packaging, and handling data including QUP 001, preservation method 31, and unit container BL. Marking must follow MIL-STD-129 with no special marking required, and palletization must conform to DLA Packaging Requirements for Procurement (RP001). Sampling and inspection are strictly defined: the manufacturing inspection system must comply with at minimum SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 tailored to SAE AS9003, and sampling must follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1 using a zero-based approach unless otherwise specified. While ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 may determine sample size, acceptance requires zero non-conformances in the sample. All inspection and acceptance are performed at origin, making compliance during production critical. The contract mandates adherence to NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding covered defense information and requires a basic assessment under DFARS 252.204-7012, with summary scores uploaded to SPRS. Offerors must also comply with Buy American and Balance of Payments Program requirements, disclose foreign ownership or control, and avoid any use of additive manufacturing, which disqualifies bids. Invoicing must be processed via WAWF with both receiving reports and invoices submitted unless an exception applies, and contractors must be registered in SAM. The solicitation specifies