GAGE, PRESSURE, DIAL

The contract solicitation SPE4A5-26-T-159M seeks 23 units of a pressure dial indicating gage, identified by NSN 6685-01-132-0168, to be delivered FOB origin with delivery required within 171 days after order, targeting a need ship date of November 15, 2026, and an original delivery deadline of December 18, 2026. The item is to be delivered to the DLA Distribution DDSP New Cumberland Facility in Pennsylvania, with inspection and acceptance also occurring at the destination. Packaging must strictly comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-PRF-23199E, including preservation, marking, and barcoding per ISO/IEC 16388, while palletization aligns with DLA’s RP001 requirements and marking adheres to MIL-STD-129 with no special marking codes applied. Mercury and mercury compounds are strictly prohibited from direct contact with the product or its packaging, with exceptions limited to functional uses in batteries, lamps, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or NAVSEA-specified reagents, and any portable mercury-containing devices must have shock-proof construction and a secondary containment barrier per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Sampling for quality assurance follows MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based plan, with unacceptable levels requiring zero non-conformances in the sample lot even if MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 is used for lot sizing; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II (or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively), with unspecified attributes treated as major. Technical and quality requirements referenced by R or I numbers are incorporated from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. The solicitation enforces compliance with the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act, and requires adherence to DFARS and FAR clauses prohibiting trafficking in persons, mandating employment eligibility verification, restricting hazardous materials, ensuring sustainable sourcing, safeguarding contractor information systems, and requiring electronic submission of payments through WAWF. The offeror must validate all representations in SAM, including small business status and exclusion from providing covered defense telecommunications equipment. The contract is