COUPLING, SHAFT, FLEXIBLE

This contract pertains to the procurement of a flexible shaft coupling designated for use on DeLaval equipment, identified by NSN 3010-01-051-8585 and part number SBS2534 or SBS5234, supplied by CIRCOR PUMPS NORTH AMERICA LLC. The item is classified as a critical application component and must comply with stringent technical and quality requirements referenced from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, which are incorporated by their R or I identifiers. Strict prohibitions exist against the intentional addition of mercury or mercury-containing compounds to the hardware, with narrow exceptions for functional components like batteries, fluorescent lights, sensors, weapon systems, and authorized chemical reagents; any portable devices containing mercury must be shock-proof and feature secondary containment per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Packaging must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129 standards, with specific preservation, wrapping, and labeling directives, and palletization must follow DLA’s RP001 packaging requirements. The delivery is FOB origin with zero quantity variance, requiring shipment to Warner Robins Air Force Base in Georgia by January 19, 2027, with a contractual delivery window of 168 days from the contract date. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 333612, with the Department of Defense’s Land Supply Chain as the contracting agency, and all transportation logistics are governed by DLA procedures C19 and C20.