CONNECTOR, PLUG, ELECTRICAL

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Benchmark Connector Corporation (CAGE 08MA2) for the procurement of electrical plug connectors under NSN 5935012971938, with a total contract value of $477.60. The award was issued on July 21, 2026, under solicitation SPE7M5-26-T-329H, which originated as a request for quotations from DLA Land and Maritime’s Active Devices Division. The contract specifies delivery of 4 units under line item 0001 and 2 units under line item 0002, with all items required to be delivered within 20 days after delivery order (ADO), no later than July 13, 2026, under FOB Origin terms to Pearl City, HI 96782. Technical requirements mandate that connectors with removable crimp-type contacts must not have those contacts installed in the insert; instead, contacts and any spares must be packaged in a close-fitting, noncorrosive rigid container such as a vial or box and enclosed within the unit container. Packaging and marking must strictly follow MIL-DTL-55330, MIL-STD-2073-1E with specific data codes including QUP 001, preservation method 41, and unit container D3, while marking complies with MIL-STD-129 and palletization follows DLA’s RP001 guidelines. Acceptance occurs at destination per FAR 52.246-2, with sampling governed by MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or a comparable zero-based plan, assigning verification levels of VII, IV, and II for critical, major, and minor attributes respectively, with unspecified attributes deemed major. Non-accepted items must have government identification removed, and material manufactured by Bendix Corporation (CAGE 77820) with lot dates from January 1977 through February 1984 is explicitly prohibited. The contract incorporates multiple Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including 52.203-19 prohibiting certain internal confidentiality agreements, 52.222-50 and 52.222-54 with deviation 2026-O0038 addressing combating trafficking in