GASKET, SPIRAL WOUND

The contract is for the procurement of 20 units of a metallic/flexible graphite spiral wound gasket with part number M16265, rated for 0.750 NPS and 600 PSI, designated by NSN 5330-01-438-5299. The item must conform to current or previously valid revisions of the established part standard, with all units manufactured after the solicitation date required to meet the latest revision. Strict quality and packaging controls are enforced, including compliance with MIL-DTL-117, Type II, Class C, Style 1 for packaging, mandating a medium-duty, waterproof, greaseproof, and opaque sealed bag for all deliveries, including direct vendor delivery, foreign military sales, and stock shipments. This item is manually excluded from the First Destination Packaging program and is not eligible for standard commercial packaging. The contract prohibits the intentional addition of mercury or mercury-containing compounds, with limited exceptions for designated functional uses such as batteries, instruments, or weapon systems, and requires any portable fluorescent lamps or instruments containing mercury to be shockproof with a secondary containment barrier as per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Sampling and verification adhere to MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, Table 1, or a comparable zero-based sampling plan, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively; unspecified attributes are treated as major. Zero non-conformances are required in sampled lots unless otherwise specified. The contract incorporates technical and quality requirements from the DLA Master List, and all suppliers must ensure the item is free of asbestos, with any alternatives requiring formal approval under Clause L30 and Provision 4 conditions. The solicitation number is SPE7L3-26-T-124V, issued on July 21, 2026, with responses due by August 3, 2026, and delivery due within 154 days after delivery order. The contracting activity falls under the Department of Defense, specifically Land Supplier Operations Vehicle Support, with a place of performance in Tracy, CA, and primary point of contact Susan Diamond.