HELMET, FLYER'S

The Defense Logistics Agency is soliciting 76 units of the FLYER’S HELMET with NSN 8415-01-694-3163 under solicitation SPE1C1-26-T-1173, a small business set-aside with a DO-C9 priority rating and a delivery deadline of five days after award, targeting an original delivery date of May 19, 2026. The procurement is governed by the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions Revision 104 and incorporates mandatory FAR and DFARS clauses addressing compliance with labor, safety, environmental, and cybersecurity standards, including prohibitions on trafficking in persons, mandatory employment eligibility verification, hazardous material handling, hexavalent chromium restrictions, export controls, and NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity assessments. Contractors must comply with the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act, with the Berry Amendment threshold reduced to $150,000, requiring full disclosure of any non-domestic materials in quotations. Packaging and labeling must adhere to ASTM D3951 for non-hazardous items and TQ requirement IP025 for hazardous materials, with all items palletized to RP001 standards and marked per MIL-STD-129 and 29 CFR 1910.1200 for hazardous substances. Delivery is FOB destination, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the final point of receipt, and all payment requests must be submitted electronically via Wide Area Workflow using web entry, EDI, or FTP, with cost vouchers or invoice-receiving report combinations as required by line item type. All offerors must maintain active SAM registration, provide current entity identification including CAGE code and unique entity identifier, and ensure they are not suspended or debarred. Technical data, if applicable, must be accessed via the DLA portal at pcf1x.bsm.dla.mil/cfolders, and inquiries should be directed to Jennifer Scarpello at DLA. The contract also mandates compliance with electronic submission of payment documents, prohibitions on mandatory arbitration agreements, and restrictions on sourcing items from Communist Chinese military companies.