GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTIC

The contract solicitation SPE7M5-26-T-313L seeks 89 permanent magnet loudspeakers identified by NSN 5965-00-636-2181 under a total small business set-aside, with the solicitation posted on July 9, 2026, and responses due by July 20, 2026. Delivery is required within 60 days after receipt of order, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the contractor’s origin under FOB Origin terms, and title transferring to the government upon shipment. The item must comply with stringent technical and quality standards including MIL-STD-1916 for sampling, with zero non-conformances required in the sample lot unless otherwise specified; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II with corresponding AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0. Packaging must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, including UCC-128 or Data Matrix barcoding, and all containers must be marked appropriately with government identification removed from non-accepted items. The product must not contain any Class I ozone-depleting substances unless expressly approved by the Contracting Officer, and mercury or mercury-containing compounds are strictly prohibited from direct contact with the hardware unless functionally essential under NAVSEA 5100-003D, in which case portable devices must have a secondary containment boundary. The government requires first article testing at SPAWARCEN Charleston, with a fixed evaluation cost of $60,000 added to all offers, and product verification testing under DLAD 52.246-9004 may be invoked post-award. Environmental and safety requirements encompass compliance with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard for hazardous materials and adherence to the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements for additional specifications. The contract prohibits the acquisition of covered defense telecommunications equipment from communist Chinese military companies and mandates compliance with safeguarding requirements for covered defense information under 252.204-7012, including cyber incident reporting. All offers must be submitted electronically through DIBBS, and contractors are required to represent their small business status, though no completed representations are present in the solicitation. Unit pricing and contract value are not disclosed, and the final contract type remains undetermined pending award.