KEY, MACHINE

This contract, identified by solicitation number SPE4A6-26-T-49Y8, is a simplified acquisition issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation under the Department of Defense for the procurement of 79 units of a critical pump part, NSN 5315010777996, manufactured by Carver Pump Company. The item is designated as a critical application component and must comply with stringent technical, quality, and packaging standards. All technical and quality requirements are incorporated by reference from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, and compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129 for marking is mandatory. The unit of issue is each, with a fixed quantity of 79, and delivery is due 166 days after order placement, with a need ship date of November 1, 2026, and original delivery date of November 5, 2026. The item is to be delivered FOB origin to the designated DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with inspection and acceptance occurring at destination. The contract prohibits the intentional use or contact of mercury or mercury compounds in the item, its preservation, packaging, or marking, with narrow exceptions for functional uses in batteries, fluorescent lights, certain instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, and NAVSEA-specified reagents. Portable mercury-containing devices must be shockproof and maintain a secondary containment boundary per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Sampling and inspection must follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1 using a zero-defect acceptance criterion unless otherwise specified, with verification levels and AQLs strictly defined based on attribute classification. Cybersecurity requirements under DFARS 252.204-7012 and 252.204-7020 mandate adherence to NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 for safeguarding controlled unclassifed information, including mandatory reporting of cyber incidents and submission of assessment scores to the Supplier Performance Risk System. Contractors must also comply with hazardous material labeling per OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, disclose use of covered defense telecommunications equipment, and ensure their employees are informed of whistleblower protections. Offerors must be registered in SAM, provide a valid UEI and CAGE code, certify their small business status if applicable, and submit quotations