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Solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-27LB is a Request for Quotations issued by the DLA Aviation, ASC Commodities Division, for the procurement of 10,000 searchlights under NSN 6230008925244. These items are designated as critical application items and must adhere to MIL-DTL-16938F specifications. The procurement includes a First Article Test requirement, and offers that do not provide a separate price for this testing will be evaluated under the assumption that no additional charge applies. Delivery is required within 321 days, with FOB, inspection, and acceptance all occurring at the origin. The contract mandates strict quality and safety standards, requiring manufacturer inspection systems to comply with SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001. Sampling will be conducted per MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, with a maximum lot size of 100 units. Packaging and marking must follow MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, with a specific prohibition on the use of mercury or mercury compounds in preservation and packaging. Additionally, the government will not evaluate or award contracts to offerors using additive manufacturing for these items. Eligible HUBZone small businesses may receive a price evaluation preference per FAR 52.219-4.

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DLA Aviation seeks 10,000 searchlights meeting MIL-DTL-16938F specifications within 321 days.

NAICS

335139 - Electric Lamp Bulb and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

Place of Performance

2083 NORMANDY DRIVE DOOR 113 TO 134, NEW CUMBERLAND, PA, 17070-5002, USA

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SPE4A6-26-T-27LB Request for Quotations

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → ASC COMMODITIES DIVISION
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OfficeUSA
Office AddressUSA
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RQ017: PHYSICAL IDENTIFICATION/BARE ITEM MARKING
RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
(IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE
DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB
AT:
http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx
FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.
RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT
RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES
Item Unique Identification is not required by request of the Service customer. DFARS 252.211-7003(c)(1)(i) applies.
MERCURY OR MERCURY CONTAINING COMPOUNDS SHALL
NOT BE INTENTIONALLY ADDED TO<(>,<)> OR COME IN DIRECT
CONTACT WITH<(>,<)> ANY HARDWARE OR SUPPLIES FURNISHED
UNDER THIS CONTRACT. EXCEPTION: FUNCTIONAL MERCURY
USED IN BATTERIES, FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, REQUIRED
INSTRUMENTS; SENSORS OR CONTROLS; WEAPON SYSTEMS;
AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS REAGENTS SPECIFIED BY NAVSEA.
PORTABLE FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND PORTABLE INSTRUMENTS
CONTAINING MERCURY SHALL BE SHOCK PROOF AND CONTAIN
A SECOND BOUNDARY OF CONTAINMENT OF THE MERCURY OR
MERCURY COMPOUND. (IAW NAVSEA 5100-003D).
SAMPLING:
THE SAMPLING METHOD SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-1916 OR ASQ
H1331, TABLE 1 OR A COMPARABLE ZERO BASED SAMPLING PLAN UNLESS OTHERWISE
SPECIFIED BY THE CONTRACT. IF THE APPLICABLE DRAWING, SPECIFICATION,
STANDARD, OR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISION (QAP) SPECIFIES CRITICAL, MAJOR
AND/OR MINOR ATTRIBUTES, THEY SHALL BE ASSIGNED VERIFICAITON LEVELS OF
VII, IV AND II OR AQLS OF 0.1, 1.0 AND 4.0 RESPECTIVELY. UNSPECIFIED
ATTRIBUTES SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS MAJOR UNLESS SAMPLING PLANS ARE
SPECIFIED IN APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS. FOR MIL-STD-1916, THE MANUFACTURER
MAY USE THE ATTRIBUTE OR VARIABLE INSPECTION METHOD AT THEIR OPTION OR
PER THE CONTRACT. MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 MAY BE USED TO SET SAMPLE LOT
SIZE, BUT ACCEPTANCE WOULD BE ZERO NON-CONFORMANCES IN THE SAMPLE LOT
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT.
SPE4A6-26-T-27LB
SECTION B
RQ001: TAILORED HIGHER LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
(MANUFACTURERS AND NON-MANUFACTURERS)
RQ009: INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE AT ORIGIN
CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE PROCEDURES (FAR 52.246-15) ARE AUTHORIZED,
UNLESS WITHELD BY A QUALITY ASSURANCE LETTER OF INSTRUCTION.
EXCEPTION DATA:
ALL REFERENCES TO MIL-P-15071 SHOULD READ MIL-M-15071; MIL-E-15130,
ENAMEL, HAS BEEN REPLACED BY FED SPEC TT-E-490;
CHANGE MIL SPEC MIL-S-16938C PARA 6.2.1(D) TO READ "QUANTITY OF
ONBOARD REPAIR PARTS REQUIRED IF DIFFERENT FROM 3.11."
RQ017: PHYSICAL IDENTIFICATION/BARE ITEM MARKING
THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT HAVE A SHELF LIFE REQUIREMENT
4.2 First article inspection. First article inspection shall consist of examinations and tests specified in 4.5 and 4.6. 4.3 Sampling. Source: https://assist.dla.mil -Downloaded: 2025-07-25T12:13Z Check the source to verify that this is the current version before use. MIL-DTL-16938E 11 4.3.1 Lot.
For purposes of sampling, a lot shall consist of not more than 100 searchlights offered for delivery at one time.
4.3.2 Sampling for conformance inspection. A random sample of searchlights shall be selected from each lot and shall be subjected to each of the inspections specified in 4.4. Unless otherwise specified in the contract (see 6.2), sampling and inspection shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-1916, verification level (VL) IV or ASQ H1331, Index Value of 1.0.
CRITICAL APPLICATION ITEM
TDP Rev A Gen 1 IAW BASIC SPEC NR MIL-DTL-16938F REVISION NR F DTD 08/26/2025 PART PIECE NUMBER: TYPE I , SYMBOL NO. 297
DLA issues this document using the DoD authorized unit of issue, please refer to the following URL to determine the corresponding ANSI X12 unit of issue.
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dla.mil%2FPortals%2F104%2FDocuments% 2FDLMS%2FeApplications%2FLogDataAdmin%2FUnitofIssueandPurchaseUnit.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK
CLIN PR PRLI UI QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE.
0001 7018248854 0001 EA 10.000
SPE4A6-26-T-27LB
SECTION B
PR: 7018248854 PRLI: 0001 CONT’D
NSN/MATERIAL:6230008925244
DELIVERY (IN DAYS):0321
DELIVER FOB: ORIGIN
QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%
INSPECTION POINT: ORIGIN
ACCEPTANCE POINT: ORIGIN
PREP FOR DELIVERY:
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E
QUP:001 PRES MTHD:10 CLNG/DRY:1 PRESV MAT:00
WRAP MAT:00 CUSH/DUNN MAT:NA CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:D
UNIT CONT:E5 OPI:M
INTRMDTE CONT:E5 INTRMDTE CONT QTY:AAA
PACK CODE:U
MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129.
SPECIAL MARKING CODE:01 -01 Fragile
PALLETIZATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT
IP056: MERCURY OR MERCURY COMPOUNDS ARE PROHIBITED IN PRESERVATION,
PACKAGING, PACKING AND MARKING.
PARCEL POST ADDRESS:
W25G1U
W1A8 DLA DISTRIBUTION
DDSP NEW CUMBERLAND FACILITY
2083 NORMANDY DRIVE DOOR 113 TO 134
NEW CUMBERLAND PA 17070-5002
US
FOR TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD DLAD PROC NOTE C19. FOR FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD PROC NOTE
C20 AND CONTRACT
FREIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS:
W25G1U
W1A8 DLA DISTRIBUTION
DDSP NEW CUMBERLAND FACILITY
2083 NORMANDY DRIVE DOOR 113 TO 134
NEW CUMBERLAND PA 17070-5002
US
Need Ship Date:03/08/2027 Original Required Delivery Date:01/23/2028
CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST THE NUMBER OF UNITS SHOWN SIGNIFIES THE
TEST REQUIREMENT. SEE FAR CLAUSE 52.209-3 CITED IN SECTION A OF THIS
SOLICITATION FOR THE ACTUAL QUANTITY REQUIRED.
SPE4A6-26-T-27LB
SECTION B
PR: PRLI: CONT’D
DLA issues this document using the DoD authorized unit of issue, please refer to the following URL to determine the corresponding ANSI X12 unit of issue.
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dla.mil%2FPortals%2F104%2FDocuments% 2FDLMS%2FeApplications%2FLogDataAdmin%2FUnitofIssueandPurchaseUnit.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK
CLIN PR PRLI UI QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE.
0002 0000000000 EA 1.000
NSN/MATERIAL:0001S00000053
DELIVERY (IN DAYS):0030
THIS LINE ITEM SIGNIFIES THE FIRST ARTICLE TEST REQUIREMENT (FAT). SEE
CLAUSES FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE FAT REQUIREMENT. OFFERS THAT DO
NOT CITE A PRICE FOR THIS LINE ITEM SHALL BE EVALUATED UNDER THE
ASSUMPTION THAT THERE IS NO SEPARATE CHARGE FOR THE FAT. IN THE EVENT
THE FAT REQUIREMENT IS WAIVED, NO AWARD WILL BE MADE FOR THIS LINE ITEM.
THE NUMBER OF UNITS SHOWN APPEARS AS “1 EA”. THIS QUANTITY SIGNIFIES
THE TEST REQUIREMENT. OFFERORS WILL FIND THE ACTUAL QUANTITY REQUIRED
BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FAT LINE ITEM PER FAR 52.209-3 OR 52.209-4 IN
SECTION A OF THIS SOLICITATION.
DELIVER FOB: ORIGIN
QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%
INSPECTION POINT: ORIGIN
ACCEPTANCE POINT: ORIGIN
Need Ship Date:00/00/0000 Original Required Delivery Date:00/00/0000
SPE4A6-26-T-27LB NSN/Part Number: 6230-00-892-5244 Quantity: 10 EA Purchase Request: 7018248854QTY: 10 Delivery: 321 days ADO

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