INSERTER AND REMOVE

The contract solicits one unit of an inserter and remover, spring, identified by NSN 5120015441563, for delivery within 20 days of award under FOB origin terms to the specified military supply section in New Orleans, Louisiana. The item must be sourced exclusively from approved manufacturers—TACTAIR FLUID CONTROLS INC with part numbers 42675-T11227 or 42675-T11227-1, or CHEMRING SENSORS AND ELECTRONIC with part number 42675-T11227—and is subject to strict technical and quality requirements mandated by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, which supersedes all other standards including ASTM D3951. The item must be packaged per ASTM D3951 and labeled per MIL-STD-129, with palletization conforming to RP001 DLA Packaging Requirements, while bare item marking must comply with RQ017. Sampling for inspection must follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1 using a zero-defect acceptance criterion; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively, with any unspecified attributes treated as major. The contract prohibits the use of additive manufacturing and does not allow parcel post shipping; transport must be via traceable means. Inspection and acceptance occur at destination, with payment processed through Wide Area Workflow requiring both an invoice and receiving report unless an exception applies. The solicitation is subject to the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment, mandates compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for cybersecurity, and enforces FAR and DFARS clauses covering whistleblower rights, cyber incident reporting, prohibited telecommunications equipment, and employment eligibility. Offerors must be registered in SAM, submit bids via DIBBS by the deadline, and disclose any non-domestic materials, while small business status representations are required but the procurement is not a set-aside. Deviations apply to several clauses including those governing subcontracting, NIST assessments, SAM maintenance, and trafficking in persons, and the contract explicitly excludes HUBZone price preferences unless waived by the offeror.