GEAR, WORM

The contract solicitation SPE7L5-26-T-4323 seeks the procurement of a bronze worm gear with one tooth, identified by NSN 3020-01-166-8394 and part number 60-400-0031-2 from Flowserve Corp, with a quantity of five units to be delivered within 60 days of the order. Delivery is to be made FOB destination to the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the same location. The gear must comply with DLA’s technical and quality standards as defined in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, and all packaging must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E including clean and dry preservation, jute wrapping, corrugated box unit containers, and intermediate endurant packaging. Marking must conform to MIL-STD-129 with no special labeling, and all shipments must be palletized according to DLA’s RP001 packaging requirements, including standardized barcoding with NSN and shipment data. The item is designated a critical application item, and the contract strictly prohibits the intentional addition of mercury or mercury-containing compounds except in specific exempted applications such as batteries, fluorescent lights, sensors, weapons systems, or chemically specified reagents, with portable mercury-containing devices requiring shockproof construction and a secondary containment barrier as mandated by NAVSEA 5100-003D. The contract is issued under a simplified acquisition framework and incorporates a range of mandatory federal and defense acquisition regulatory clauses including requirements for combating human trafficking, employment eligibility verification, sustainable purchasing, hazardous material identification, cybersecurity safeguards, and small business program representation. It mandates compliance with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard for any hazardous materials, requires submission of hazard warning labels and Safety Data Sheets prior to award, and enforces electronic invoicing exclusively through the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system. Offerors must be registered in SAM, disclose their UEI and CAGE codes, and certify their small business status if claiming socioeconomic status such as WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, or 8(a) participation; joint ventures must also provide UEIs for all participants. While no formal evaluation factors with scoring are specified, award will consider socioeconomic program eligibility and statutory compliance over price. The solicitation is issued by the Defense Logistics Agency through its Land Supplier Operations Engineers office, with a submission