COUPLING, PIPE, SLIP JOINT

The contract pertains to the procurement of one unit of a slip joint pipe coupling, identified by NSN 4730013250447, under solicitation SPE7M3-26-T-7250, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Fluid Handling Division. Delivery is required within 149 days after order placement, with a hard deadline of December 13, 2026, and shipment must occur FOB Origin. The item must be delivered to the designated receiving warehouse in Tracy, California, where government personnel will conduct both inspection and acceptance. Packaging must comply with ASTM D3951, but all DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements take precedence, and all containers must be marked and labeled per MIL-STD-129, including proper barcoding for automated tracking. Palletization must follow DLA’s RP001 requirements. The contract explicitly prohibits the intentional use or direct contact of mercury or mercury-containing compounds, except for functional applications in batteries, fluorescent lights, sensors, weapon systems, or Navsea-specified chemical reagents, with portable fluorescent lamps and instruments requiring shockproof design and a secondary containment boundary per NAVSEA 5100-003D. The contract includes a comprehensive set of Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses governing compliance, safety, and administration, including requirements for safeguarding contractor information systems, preventing human trafficking, verifying employment eligibility, sustainable product use, hazardous material identification, and electronic systems maintenance. The contracting officer will determine the contract type, and while the solicitation is classified as non-commercial, it allows for socioeconomic set-asides, requiring offerors to submit representations regarding small business status, HUBZone, WOSB, SDVOSB, or 8(a) eligibility. Mandatory invoicing is through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, and compliance with DFARS clauses related to hazardous material labeling, radioactive material notification, and cybersecurity (NIST SP 800-171) is enforced. Offerors must possess a valid Unique Entity ID and CAGE code if providing covered defense telecommunications equipment or services, and must affirmatively represent any such involvement. No contract value is formally stated in the solicitation, and all technical and quality specifications are subject to the latest version of the DLA Master List referenced at the official portal.