GASKET

This contract solicits a gasket identified by NSN 5330009468344, classified as a commercial item, with a strict requirement for manufacturing to the current revision of the applicable military or consensus part standard, and acceptance of previously manufactured hardware only if it met the then-current standard at the time of production. The item is designated as a critical application with a non-extendable Type I shelf life of 96 months, requiring specific packaging per MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-DTL-117, Type II, Class C, Style 1 to protect against UV degradation, with marking per MIL-STD-129 including special code 32 for shelf-life compliance. Packaging and palletization must adhere to DLA’s RP001 standards, and sampling follows MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 with zero non-conformances required unless otherwise specified. The gasket must be free of mercury and mercury compounds except for enumerated exempted uses, and absolutely no asbestos or class I ozone-depleting chemicals are permitted. Delivery is required in two separate shipments—188 units to Barstow, CA with a need ship date of August 12, 2028, and 570 units to Cherry Point, NC with a need ship date of September 18, 2026—both due by March 27, 2027, with no variance permitted in quantity, delivered FOB origin, and inspected and accepted at destination. The contract mandates full and open competition, and all technical and quality requirements are governed by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements referenced in RP001 and RA001.