GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTIC

The contract solicits two aircraft fuel tanks with NSN 1560012532236 under solicitation SPE7M4-26-T-231B, with delivery required within 726 days FOB origin, inspection and acceptance also occurring at origin. The contractor must comply with the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, which take precedence over all other standards including ASTM D3951 for commercial packaging and MIL-STD-129 for labeling and marking. Packaging for hazardous materials must meet IP025 per FED-STD-313, while non-hazardous items must adhere to commercial packaging standards unless superseded by DLA requirements. Palletization must follow RP001, and all items must be marked per MIL-STD-130, with Item Unique Identification not required by the service customer. Sampling for quality conformance must follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, with AQLs of 0.1 for critical, 1.0 for major, and 4.0 for minor attributes; failure to meet zero non-conformance requirements in any sample lot may result in rejection. The contract includes a mandatory First Article Test requirement for one unit, with a fixed government evaluation cost of $2,500 applied to all offers regardless of whether a price is quoted, and no award will be made for this line item if the test is waived. The contractor must comply with stringent cybersecurity and information safeguarding requirements including DFARS 252.204-7012, covering the protection of covered defense information, cyber incident reporting, and compliance with NIST SP 800-171 assessments. The contract also mandates adherence to trafficking in persons prohibitions, employment eligibility verification, sustainable procurement, and hazardous material handling standards. Payment must be processed electronically through WAWF, and invoicing requires compliance with DFARS 252.232-7006. All packaging, marking, and shipping must follow MIL-STD-129 and the specified DLA directives, with delivery directed to DLA Distribution Warner Robins at Robins AFB, Georgia. The solicitation requires submission through DIBBS by July 16, 2026, and includes additional DFARS and FAR clauses related to equal opportunity, whistleblower protections, export control, and restrictions on acquiring equipment from