CIRCUIT BREAKER

The contract under solicitation number SPE7M1-26-U-4640 is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) procurement for 33 units of the Eaton Corporation AQB-A50-10H circuit breaker, designated under NSN 5925-01-242-7456. The item is a critical application component with a 50A frame size, rated for 250V DC and 500V AC at both 60Hz and 400Hz, and must meet DLA’s technical and quality requirements as defined in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. The contract strictly prohibits the use of any Class I ozone-depleting substances in design, manufacturing, or cleaning processes unless written approval is obtained from the Contracting Officer, and explicitly forbids the intentional addition of mercury or mercury-containing compounds to the hardware, except for functional uses in batteries, fluorescent lights, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or NAVSEA-specified chemical reagents, with portable mercury-containing devices requiring shockproof construction and secondary containment as per NAVSEA 5100-003D. All items must be packaged and marked in strict accordance with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, using dry preservation method 41, government brown cushion/dunnage, unit container D3, and no special marking. Delivery is FOB origin with an 88-day performance window, inspection and acceptance to occur at destination, and quantity variance is fixed at zero percent. The contract carries a maximum value of $350,000 with a guaranteed minimum of four units, though no unit price is specified in the base contract, with pricing to be established at the delivery order level. Electronic invoicing via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) is mandatory, and compliance with cybersecurity standards including NIST SP 800-171 and safeguarding of covered defense information is required as per DFARS clauses. The solicitation requires offerors to provide valid UEI and CAGE codes, complete socioeconomic representations, and adhere to federal prohibitions on trafficking, hazardous substances, hexavalent chromium, and acquisition from certain Chinese military companies. All submissions must be submitted electronically through the DLA DIBBS portal by the August 6, 2026 deadline, and the contract incorporates multiple deviation-modified FAR and DFARS