GASKET

This solicitation under contract number SPE7L1-26-T-944D seeks a single gasket, identified by NSN 5330-01-718-9803, for a critical application associated with the William E Williams Valve Corp LPD0009-11 component. The item must be delivered within five days of the original required delivery date of August 6, 2026, under FOB Origin terms to the USS Richard M McCool Jr LPD-29 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, with shipping addressed via both parcel post and freight channels. All supplies must comply with the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements referenced by R or I numbers, and must be free of asbestos, Class I ozone-depleting chemicals, and mercury or mercury-containing compounds except under specific enumerated exceptions. The gasket must be packaged per MIL-STD-2073-1E using specified codes for preservation, wrapping, and containment, labeled in accordance with MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130N, and marked with no special labeling. Hazardous materials must be labeled per OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, and radioactive items exceeding defined activity thresholds must bear additional markings. Destination inspection as mandated by FAR 52.246-2 applies, and government identification must be removed from any non-accepted items. The contract incorporates a comprehensive set of federal and defense acquisition regulations, including mandatory clauses on cybersecurity safeguards, whistleblower protections, disclosure limitations, prohibition of covered telecommunications equipment, and requirements for safeguarding controlled defense information per NIST SP 800-171. Contractors must comply with the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act, as well as submit all quotes exclusively through the DLA Internet Bid Board System by August 20, 2026. Payment must be processed electronically via the Wide Area Workflow system, and contractors must be registered in DLA’s Account Management & Provisioning System to access the Vendor Shipment Module. Offerors must validate their SAM representations, including small business and socioeconomic status, and submit a Safety Data Sheet prior to award, or risk being deemed nonresponsible. The solicitation is open to automated award unless First Article Test requirements are present, and the HUBZone price evaluation preference may be applied unless waived. All contractual obligations are governed by the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions Revision 105, dated May