45--HEATER,WATER,ELECTR

This solicitation, numbered SPE8E8-26-T-5055, is a Request for Quotations issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Construction & Equipment (LGTNG II), seeking three electric water heaters identified by NSN 4520-01-590-7140 under a total small business set-aside. The items are required for delivery to the DLA Distribution DDSP New Cumberland Facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with an original delivery date of December 13, 2026, and a need ship date of February 1, 2027, corresponding to a 167-day ADO timeline. The procurement is structured as a simplified acquisition, governed by the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions Revision 105, and incorporates technical and quality requirements from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, including RA001 for specifications, RP001 for packaging standards, and RQ011 for the removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies. Packaging and marking must strictly comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, with specific preservation, containment, and hazardous material labeling requirements tied to 29 CFR 1910.1200 and other regulatory standards. All items must be shipped FOB origin, and payment must be processed electronically via the Wide Area Workflow system, with electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports mandated. The solicitation imposes strict pass/fail criteria: offers involving additive manufacturing are ineligible, failure to submit a Safety Data Sheet prior to award renders the offeror nonresponsible, and any alternate parts require a complete data package for both approved and alternate items. The contract includes numerous FAR and DFARS clauses addressing cybersecurity, export controls, hazardous substances, whistleblower protections, cyber incident reporting, prohibited equipment sourcing, and labor standards, with specific emphasis on NIST SP 800-171 compliance and prohibition of hexavalent chromium. The contract is subject to the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment requirements, with the Berry threshold set at $150,000, and offerors must validate their SAM representations, including small business status, and certify compliance regarding covered telecommunications equipment. Offers must be submitted through the DIBBS portal by August 17, 2026, and the Government has indicated this acquisition may be awarded automatically