53--COVER,ACCESS

The contract solicitation SPE7L1-26-T-896U is a total small business set-aside for the procurement of 37 units of a cover assembly for body, fuel, and air 600-gallon tanks, identified by NSN 0001S00000052, with a first article test requirement included at no additional cost. Delivery is to be made FOB origin to the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, PA, with a delivery window of 738 days as required or as ordered, and acceptance occurs at the contractor’s origin site under government inspection per FAR 52.246-2, including mandatory first article testing conducted by the government at Hill AFB. The solicitation incorporates strict technical and quality requirements from the DLA Master List, packaging standards including MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130N for labeling and identification, and ASTM D3951 for non-hazardous packaging, with hazardous materials subject to FED-STD-313 and TQ IP025. The contractor must comply with export control regulations under ITAR or EAR, limiting access to technical data to entities with approved US/Canada Joint Certification Program certification, completed DLA training, and authorized access. Quality assurance demands ISO 9001:2015 certification, prohibition of ozone-depleting chemicals, and implementation of configuration change management, while all work must adhere to DFARS prohibitions on covered defense telecommunications equipment and Buy American requirements. The contractor is required to use WAWF for invoicing, submit electronic proposals via DIBBS, and comply with cybersecurity requirements through CMMC Level 2 certification as a C3PAO, with additional compliance under FAR clauses for employment eligibility, trafficking prevention, sustainable purchasing, hazard communication, and small business representation. The contract includes clauses for changes, subcontracting, unenforceable obligations, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, and authorization and consent for government use of technical data, with deviation 2026-00038 applied to multiple clauses. Offerors must self-certify as small businesses under NAICS 336411, disclose any joint venture partners with their UEI and CAGE codes, and certify status under WOSB, EDWOSB, SDVOSB, or HUBZone programs if applicable. No specific contract value is listed due to missing unit pricing,