HOSE ASSEMBLY, NONME

The contract is for the procurement of six units of a non-metric hose assembly, part number AE3663161E0740, manufactured by Eaton Aeroquip LLC, under the NSN 4720-01-625-4116, with delivery required to Barstow, California, 257 days after order placement on March 31, 2027. The item is classified as a critical application and must fully comply with the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements referenced by R and I numbers, with sampling conducted per MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1 using zero-defect acceptance criteria unless otherwise specified; unspecified attributes are treated as major with an AQL of 1.0. Quality assurance is governed by FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance procedures, and government inspection and acceptance occur at destination. Packaging must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E with a preservation method of AE and dry cleaning, a unit container of E5, and a packaging code of U; all packaging, packing, and marking materials must be free of mercury or mercury compounds. Marking shall follow MIL-STD-129 with no special marking required, and palletization must meet DLA packaging requirements. The unit of issue is each, with no quantity variance permitted. Payment and invoicing must be processed through Wide Area WorkFlow, and the contract specifies no FOB destination but indicates origin as the delivery point. The solicitation operates under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable framework, with award dependent on meeting all technical and compliance thresholds at the lowest price. The contract incorporates multiple FAR and DFARS clauses, including safeguarding of contractor information systems, cybersecurity requirements under NIST SP 800-171, trafficking in persons, employment eligibility verification, sustainable products, and hazardous material safety data reporting, all subject to specific deviations. Offerors must disclose Unique Entity IDs and CAGE codes if supplying covered defense telecommunications equipment and must certify their small business status if applicable. The contract prohibits the use of mercury compounds, mandates compliance with U.S.-flag vessel requirements for ocean transport, and requires immediate reporting of cyber incidents and unauthorized disclosures. No formal Section C Statement of Work is provided, and technical specifications are embedded in referenced standards and clauses. The Contracting Officer is Rory O'Reilly, and proposals must be submitted electronically through D