CABLE ASSEMBLY, SPEC

The solicitation seeks the procurement of 12 units of a special-purpose electrical cable assembly under NSN 5995-01-699-3498, with delivery required within five days of award to multiple locations at Fort Hood, Texas. The contract is a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5 and is governed by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions Revision 105. The item must be manufactured in strict accordance with detailed technical drawings and specifications, including a basic drawing numbered NR 19207 12635640, Revision D dated April 29, 2019, and multiple referenced drawings with varying revisions. Quality control requires sampling per MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or a comparable zero-based sampling plan, with verification levels assigned as critical (VII or AQL 0.1), major (IV or AQL 1.0), and minor (II or AQL 4.0). Unspecified attributes are deemed major unless otherwise defined. Destination inspection is mandatory under FAR 52.246-1, and the contractor must comply with all technical and quality requirements identified by R or I numbers from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. The contract imposes stringent cybersecurity, export control, and packaging obligations. Covered Defense Information applies, requiring compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding and cyber incident reporting, and the contractor must hold a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 certification as a certified third-party assessment organization. Technical data associated with this item is subject to export controls under ITAR or EAR, and only offerors with an approved US/Canada Joint Certification Program (JCP) certification, who have completed the DOD training on export-controlled data and the DLA questionnaire, and have received explicit approval from the DLA controlling authority may access or handle such data. Packaging and marking must conform to MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, including specific preservation methods, unit containers, and palletization standards, with special requirements such as coiling the assembly to a 10-inch diameter and securing tethered caps. The solicitation applies Buy America provisions, prohibits hexavalent chromium and toxic materials, and mandates electronic invoicing through W