FILTER ELEMENT,AIR

This solicitation, issued by the Department of Homeland Security’s SFLC Procurement Branch 2, seeks air filter elements and related hardware under solicitation number 70Z08526Q30086B00 for the U.S. Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center, with deliveries required at 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Building 88, Receiving Room, Baltimore, MD 21226. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order classified as a HUBZone small business set-aside with price evaluation preference under NAICS code 334519, and it incorporates multiple socioeconomic set-asides including Total Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business, and Women-Owned Small Business programs. All submitted quotes must comply with FAR commercial item clauses including 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5, along with mandatory flow-down provisions for contractor ethics, executive compensation reporting, prompt payment, and subcontracting for commercial items. Offerors must maintain an active SAM.gov registration with a validated Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and Taxpayer Identification Number throughout the solicitation, award, performance, and payment phases. The items required include air conditioning filter elements and other hardware such as drain tubes, gas springs, and flat belts, each specified with their National Stock Number and part number, with exact quantities defined and no substitutions permitted without explicit approval from USCG SFLC technical experts. Packaging must adhere strictly to MIL-STD-2073-1E, with air filter elements individually cushioned in a double layer of 3/4 inch bubble wrap and packed in ASTM-D5118 double-wall fiberboard boxes; all items must be individually labeled and marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129R, clearly displaying the NSN, item name, part number, purchase order number, quantity, unit of issue, and the phrase “COAST GUARD SFLC MATERIAL CONDITION (A).” Shipping must be FOB Destination with all freight and delivery costs included in the line-item price, and deliveries must occur Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Invoicing is mandatory through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP), with additional copies sent to the