INSULATION SLEEVING, ELECTRICAL

The contract is for the procurement of electrical insulation sleeving identified by NSN 5970-00-954-1624 and part number M23053/5-107-0, with a required quantity of 25,530 feet to be delivered within 105 days ADO to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. The item is classified as a commercial item and must conform to the technical standards of SAE AS23053/5 Revision A dated November 1, 2018, and SAE AS23053C Revision C dated November 1, 2023. Sampling must follow MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based sampling plan, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively; unspecified attributes are treated as major. Mercury and mercury-containing compounds are strictly prohibited from intentional addition or direct contact with the product, except for functional uses in batteries, lamps, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, and NAVSEA-specified reagents, with portable devices containing mercury requiring shock-proof housing and secondary containment per NAVSEA 5100-003D. The use of Class I ozone-depleting chemicals is entirely forbidden. Item packaging, marking, and palletization must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, with special marking code 00 indicating no special labeling, unit containers supplied on reels or spools marked per MIL-STD-129, and preservation methods specified as BLK, Method 10, CLNG/DRY 1, with wrap material EA and no cushioning. The item is subject to DFARS clauses including the prohibition on covered defense telecommunications equipment, safeguarding of covered defense information, and the prohibition on hexavalent chromium, and must comply with NIST SP 800-171 DOD assessment requirements. Inspection and acceptance are to be performed at destination under FAR 52.246-2, with delivery FOB origin and a 10% quantity variance allowed. The solicitation explicitly prohibits additive manufacturing and requires submission of a Safety Data Sheet; failure to submit either renders an offer ineligible for award.