53--GASKET

The contract is for the procurement of a gasket with NSN 5330-01-157-7325, quantity of 408 feet, under solicitation SPE7M1-26-U-4027, issued by the Department of Defense’s Maritime Supply Chain. This is a total small business set-aside with a NAICS code of 339991, and delivery is required within 69 days FOB origin. The item is classified as a critical application component, and mercury or mercury-containing compounds are strictly prohibited unless explicitly exempted for functional uses such as batteries, fluorescent lights, sensors, weapon systems, or NAVSEA-specified reagents; portable devices containing mercury must include shockproof construction and a secondary containment barrier per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Asbestos is entirely forbidden. Packaging must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-DTL-117, Type II, Class C, Style 1, ensuring the item is sealed in a medium-duty, waterproof, greaseproof, opaque bag to protect against UV degradation, applicable to direct vendor delivery, foreign military sales, and stock shipments. Marking is required per MIL-STD-129 with no special markings designated, and the quantity variance allows for plus or minus 10 percent. Inspection and acceptance occur at destination, and the unit of issue is feet. The contract includes compliance with DLA’s master list of technical and quality requirements, referenced by R or I numbers, whose version is controlled by the solicitation or award date depending on acquisition size.