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CYLINDER, COMPRESSED
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This contract covers the procurement of 74 units of compressed gas cylinders specifically designed for aviators' breathing oxygen. These cylinders are commercial items incorporating stringent technical and quality requirements based on Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency standards. The cylinders must meet specified packaging and palletizing standards, including vertical palletization on contractor-supplied hardwood pallets conforming to federal specifications and Military Handbook MIL-HDBK-774 Load Type IX guidelines. Banding material specifications, surface treatment, and painting must comply with Compressed Gas Association standards, ensuring durability and safety. Additionally, the cylinders must be shatterproof with defined thread sizes and be free of intentional mercury exposure as per environmental and safety requirements. Delivery is set for 214 days from contract award, with shipment FOB origin to the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Inspection and acceptance will occur at the destination, following quality assurance sampling plans in line with MIL-STD-1916 and ASQ standards, requiring zero non-conformances. Markings and labeling must comply with MIL-STD-129 and Department of Transportation regulations. The contract allows for specific packaging exceptions and mandates the removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies. Overall, the contract ensures adherence to strict military and federal specifications to guarantee product safety, performance, and compliance throughout production, packaging, and delivery.
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2083 NORMANDY DRIVE DOOR 113 TO 134, NEW CUMBERLAND, PA, 17070-5002, USSet-Aside
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CYLINDER, COMPRESSED GAS, AIR, BREATHING
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
RQ001: TAILORED HIGHER LEVEL CONTRACT QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
(MANUFACTURERS AND NON-MANUFACTURERS)
RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES
THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT HAVE A SHELF LIFE REQUIREMENT
THE CYLINDERS SHALL BE PALLETIZED VERTICALLY ON
CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PALLETIZING MATERIALS.
EXCEPTION TO DSCR CONTRACT CLAUSE 52.211
9G22(A)(2) PALLETIZATION.
THE CYLINDERS SHALL BE PALLETIZED VERTICALLY ON
NEW CONTRACTOR FURNISHED PALLETS CONFORMING TO
FED SPEC NN-P-71C, TYPE V, CLASS 1, GRADE A,
GROUP IV, SIZE 2 (FIGURE 6 PAGE 23) WITH THE
FOLLOWING MINIMUM DIMENSIONAL LIMITATIONS BASED
ON STANDARDS FOUND IN ASTM-D-6199:
1. HARDWOOD DECKBOARDS--MINIMUM THICKNESS OF
11/16 INCH, SPACED EQUAL DISTANCE APART NOT TO
EXCEED 1 1/2 INCHES BETWEEN BOARDS.
2. STRINGERS--MINIMUM THICKNESS OF 1 1/2 INCHES
AND MINIMUM WIDTH OF 3 1/2 INCHES.
3. STRINGERS--SPACING SHALL BE AS SPECIFIED IN
BASIC SPECIFICATION WITH A MAXIMUM OUTSIDE
DIMENSION OF THE TWO INSIDE STRINGERS NOT TO
EXCEED 8 INCHES.
THE VERTICAL PALLETIZING OF THE CYLINDERS SHALL
BE ACCOMPLISHED PURSUANT TO CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
OUTLINED FOR GAS CYLINDERS IN MILITARY HANDBOOK
MIL-HDBK-774. THE TYPE OF LOADING SHALL BE LOAD
TYPE IX (FIGURE 14 PAGE 46). BANDING OF THE
PALLET LOAD WITH 3/4 INCH IN LIEU OF 1 1/4 INCH
WIDE STEEL BANDING STRAPS IS AUTHORIZED.
TREATMENT AND PAINTING OF CYLINDERS SHALL BE BY
ANY METHOD/SYSTEM THAT WILL PROVIDE A FINISH
THAT WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF COMPRESSED
GAS ASSOCIATION TB-17-2000. TESTS 1, 3, 5, 6
AND 8 APPLY.
SPE4A7-26-T-394S
SECTION B
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).
THIS ITEM IS IDENTIFIED AS A COMMERCIAL ITEM (TO INCLUDE 'COMMERCIAL
OF A TYPE')
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.
PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY: CYLINDER, OXYGEN,
NONSHATTERABLE.
SHATTERPROOF FEATURE: INCLUDED
CYLINDER STYLE DESIGNATOR: CYLINDRICAL TYPE
THREAD SIZE AND SERIES/TYPE DESIGNATOR: 0.250 ANPT INTERNAL
UNIT OF ISSUE = EACH (EA), ONE EA IS AN EMPTY COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER,
FOR AVIATORS BREATHING OXYGEN AS SPECIFIED ABOVE.
AVOX SYSTEMS INC 53655 P/N 10015136
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 7016706905 0001 EA 74.000
NSN/MATERIAL:8120017345759
DELIVERY (IN DAYS):0214
DELIVER FOB: ORIGIN
QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%
INSPECTION POINT: DESTINATION
SPE4A7-26-T-394S
SECTION B
PR: 7016706905 PRLI: 0001 CONT’D
ACCEPTANCE POINT: DESTINATION
PREP FOR DELIVERY:
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E
QUP:001 PRES MTHD:ZZ CLNG/DRY:Z PRESV MAT:ZZ
WRAP MAT:ZZ CUSH/DUNN MAT:ZZ CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:Z
UNIT CONT:ZZ OPI:M
INTRMDTE CONT:ZZ INTRMDTE CONT QTY:ZZZ
PACK CODE:U
MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129.
SPECIAL MARKING CODE:ZZ -ZZ Special Requirements
PALLETIZATION SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT
PACKAGE/MARK/LABEL IAW D.O.T. REQUIREMENTS. MIL-STD 129 REQUIREMENTS ARE APPLICABLE. SEE ITEM DESCRIPTION FOR ADDITIONAL MARKING AND LABELING REQUIREMENTS
CYLINDERS THAT DO NOT LEND THEMSELVES TO USE OF A U.N. CERTIFIED 4G FIBERBOARD BOX DUE TO SIZE, WEIGHT, CONFIGURATION, ETC., SHALL BE PALLETIZED LOAD TYPE IX IAW MIL-STD-147.
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:12/29/2026 Original Required Delivery Date:12/29/2026
SPE4A7-26-T-394S NSN/Part Number: 8120-01-734-5759 Quantity: 74 EA Purchase Request: 7016706905QTY: 74 Delivery: 214 days ADO
