Custom Upright Double Bass

This contract is a Firm Fixed Price purchase order for a single Custom Upright Double Bass to be delivered to the United States Marine Band at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., with a mandatory delivery date on or before September 1, 2026. The solicitation, numbered M0026426Q0067, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 339992, requiring all offerors to qualify as small businesses and to submit a completed and signed Standard Form 1449 with pricing for CLIN 0001. Offerors must review and comply with Instructions to Offerors on pages 20–21 and Evaluation guidelines on pages 23–24, and respond to all applicable clauses and provisions outlined in the solicitation. The instrument must be handcrafted in the U.S.A., meet professional orchestral performance standards, withstand 250–300 pounds of string tension, resist warping under environmental conditions, and blend seamlessly with the Marine Band’s ensemble sound. The bass must include a removable bolt-on neck and carbon fiber stiffener, and be marked in compliance with MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129, including a machine-readable Data Matrix UID with enterprise identifier, serial number, and issuing agency code. Evaluation follows a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) methodology, where technical acceptability is determined by conformance to specifications, past performance, and compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements, with award going to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses related to procurement integrity, cybersecurity, human trafficking, sustainable products, small business representation, payment mechanisms, and DoD-specific prohibitions, all under deviations effective February–April 2026. Payment will be processed via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) using an invoice and receiving report, remitted to the Marine Barracks Washington DC SUP at 912 Charles Poor Street SE, with administrative and inspection functions handled by DoDAACs HQ0871, M00264, and M54900. All submissions must be sent electronically via email to Jacob Espinosa by 11:00 a.m. EST on May 22, 2026, and must include proper representations of small business size status, UEI and CAGE codes, and affirmations regarding