CONNECTING ROD, PISTON

The contract solicits 30 connecting rods for pistons, identified by NSN 4130014770311 and part numbers 5H46-202 and 5MH120-434ITEM21, under solicitation SPE8E9-26-T-3329, with a required delivery date of February 28, 2027, and a need ship date of February 1, 2027, amounting to a 167-day delivery window after order. The item is classified as a critical application item and must be shipped FOB origin, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the destination facility located at the DLA Distribution DDSP New Cumberland Facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Packaging must strictly comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E, with specified preservation methods, cleaning procedures, and container codes, while marking follows MIL-STD-129, including mandatory GS1 barcode labeling with SSCC and GTIN for unit and intermediate containers; no special marking is required. Mercury or mercury-containing compounds are prohibited from direct contact with the item except for approved functional uses such as batteries, sensors, or instruments specified by NAVSEA, and any portable devices containing mercury must be shockproof with a secondary containment barrier per NAVSEA 5100-003D. The contract incorporates a range of Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses covering equal opportunity, trafficking in persons, employment eligibility, sustainable products, hazardous material identification, cybersecurity safeguards including NIST SP 800-171, protection of covered defense information, prohibition of hexavalent chromium, export controls, and restrictions on acquiring telecommunications equipment from certain Chinese military companies. Offerors must comply with the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements referenced by R or I numbers, submit all hazardous material data sheets and labels as required by 29 CFR 1910.1200, and represent their small business status and socioeconomic designations in SAM if applicable. All proposals must be submitted electronically through the DLA Internet Bid Board System by August 17, 2026, and invoicing post-award must be done exclusively via Wide Area WorkFlow. The contract includes clauses requiring compliance with whistleblower protections, disclosure of information, limitations on arbitration agreements, and controls on government personnel work product, and explicitly prohibits the use of covered defense telecommunications equipment from prohibited entities.