41--FILTER,FLUID

The contract is for the procurement of eight fluid filters, identified by NSN 4130014689904 and part number 9377-4126 Rev A, supplied by Fluid Conditioning Products, Inc. from Lititz, PA, under solicitation SPE8E8-26-T-5003, issued on August 5, 2026, with responses due by August 17, 2026. The item is classified under NAICS code 333415 and is subject to simplified acquisition procedures. Delivery is required at the DLA Distribution New Cumberland Facility in Pennsylvania, with an FOB Destination term, inspection and acceptance also occurring at the destination. The need ship date is January 28, 2027, and the original required delivery date is February 10, 2027, with an overall delivery lead time of 163 days from award. The contract mandates strict adherence to MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129 for marking, including barcoding and hazard labeling, with preservation methods following ASTM D3951 under Preservation Code 10. No preservation materials or cushioning are required, and packaging must also comply with DLA’s RP001 palletization standards. The contract includes stringent restrictions on mercury and mercury-containing compounds, prohibiting their intentional addition or direct contact with the supplied hardware except in specific exempted applications such as batteries, fluorescent lights, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, and chemical reagents specified by NAVSEA. Portable fluorescent lamps and instruments containing mercury must be shockproof and include a secondary containment boundary per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Compliance with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) is required, particularly clauses addressing safeguarding covered defense information, cybersecurity incidents, hazardous material labeling per 29 CFR 1910.1200, and prohibition of covered telecommunications equipment. Invoicing must be conducted electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and all submissions by offerors must be made through the DLA Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS). The contracting officer will specify the contract type at award, though it is expected to be firm-fixed-price given the nature of the solicitation. Offerors must provide current Unique Entity Identifiers and CAGE codes and certify their small business status and socioeconomic classifications