COVER, THERMOSTATIC

The contract solicits the procurement of eight COVER, THERMOSTATIC units under solicitation SPE7L1-26-T-848Z, with a required delivery timeline of five days after award and delivery to the General Depot of Naval Supplies in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, under FOB Origin terms. The item is identified by NSN 2815-01-486-0463 and has a unit price of $8.000, with no variance permitted in quantity. Compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129 for marking is mandatory, requiring dry preservation, jute wrapping, E5 unit containers, and intermediate DO containers, with no special marking or additional cushioning. Mercury or mercury-containing compounds are strictly prohibited from direct contact with the supplied hardware except for functional uses in batteries, sensors, fluorescent lights, weapon systems, or NAVSEA-specified reagents, and any portable mercury-containing devices must be shock-proof and feature a secondary containment barrier per NAVSEA 5100-003D. The contract incorporates extensive safety, environmental, and cybersecurity requirements including prohibitions on hexavalent chromium and toxic materials, NIST SP 800-171 compliance for safeguarding covered defense information, and adherence to the FAR and DFARS clauses governing equal opportunity, trafficking in persons, employment eligibility, hazardous material identification, and electronic payment submission via WAWF. All deliveries must be shipped using U.S.-flag vessels, and the contractor must ensure full alignment with the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. The contracting officer is Kristina Derry of the Department of Defense’s Land Supply Chain, and proposals must be submitted electronically through DIBBS by the August 4, 2026 deadline, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the contractor’s origin. The solicitation includes multiple clauses related to cybersecurity, supply chain integrity, whistleblower protections, and restrictions on procurement from Communist Chinese military companies, along with requirements for Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code certification, and all offerors must affirm their size status and socioeconomic certifications if applicable.