RETAINER, PACKING

The contract pertains to the procurement of 427 units of a packaging retainer with NSN 5330001678173, issued under solicitation SPE7L3-26-T-148N by the Department of Defense’s Land Supplier Operations Vehicle Support office. Delivery is required within 329 days to New Cumberland, PA, under FOB Origin terms, with both inspection and acceptance taking place at the origin. The item is classified as a Type I shelf-life item with a 180-month non-extendable shelf life, requiring at least 153 months of remaining shelf life upon delivery. Packaging must strictly comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E and DLA Packaging Requirements RP001, using medium-duty, waterproof, greaseproof, opaque bags per MIL-DTL-117, Type II, Class C, Style 1. Preservation method is CLNG/DRY (Method 33), and no preservative materials are permitted. Packaging and preservation materials are prohibited from containing asbestos, ozone-depleting chemicals, or mercury compounds. Labeling must adhere to MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130N, including a 2D Data Matrix barcode and special marking code 32 for shelf-life items. A Certificate of Conformance, approved by the DCMA Quality Assurance Representative, must accompany each shipment, and all shipments must be submitted electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF). Item technical data is subject to export controls under ITAR or EAR, with access restricted to contractors holding US/Canada Joint Certification Program certification, having completed required DLA training, and having received explicit authorization from DLA. Cybersecurity requirements mandate CMMC Level 2 certification by a C3PAO, and the contractor must implement safeguarding controls per NIST SP 800-171, with deviations applied to several FAR and DFARS clauses including those on trafficking in persons, employment eligibility, sustainable products, and hazardous materials. The evaluation basis for award is not clearly defined in the provided documentation. Offerors must submit proposals via the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) by 17 August 2026, with no hard-copy submissions allowed, and must provide accurate UEI and CAGE codes, along with socioeconomic status representations verified in SAM. Pricing data is not populated in the solicitation, and the contract value cannot be determined from