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KNIFE, DIVER'S

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SPE8E5-26-Q-0362Federal

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The contract is for the procurement of diver's knives under NSN 4220-00-372-0665, with a total quantity of ten units delivered in three separate shipments of one, three, and six units respectively. All items must be manufactured to drawing 921557 Revision F, with material specifications compliant with current standards as older military specifications have been obsolete for over sixty years; acceptable replacements include any modern bronze equivalent to MIL-B-16541 Grade A and varnished maple wood for wooden components. The knives require casting or forging using tooling SPE8E5-26-Q-0362, and vendors are directed to contact DLA for assistance with sourcing or tooling access. Strict dimensional tolerances apply based on size ranges for machined and cast parts, and angular tolerances are set at ±30 minutes. Sampling and inspection follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1 with zero non-conformances required unless otherwise specified, and attributes are assigned verification levels or AQLs consistent with critical, major, and minor classifications. Mercury and mercury-containing compounds are prohibited unless used in approved devices such as batteries, instruments, or sensors, and where used, must include secondary containment per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Packaging must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E with specific packaging codes, materials, and methods including bags made from MIL-B-117 compliant fabric and marking in accordance with MIL-STD-129. Shipments are destined to multiple U.S. Navy facilities including the USS Cheyenne, Naval Submarine Support Facility in Groton, and Naval Station Rota, with delivery required within thirty days of award. Transportation must use traceable means, prohibiting parcel post, and freight details are governed by specific DLA procedural notes. Pricing is firm fixed with zero variance allowed, and inspection and acceptance occur at the destination. The contract explicitly forbids intentional inclusion of mercury-containing substances unless in explicitly permitted components and mandates full and open competition. Technical and quality requirements referenced are incorporated from the DLA Master List, with revisions controlled by the solicitation or award date. Vendors are directed to the DIBBS portal for solicitation documents and to the DLA supply chain portal for casting and forging assistance.

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Ten diver’s knives, NSN 4220-00-372-0665, to be delivered in three shipments, compliant with modern specs, zero defects, no mercury, firm fixed price.

Agency

Department Of Defense → Defense Logistics AgencyView Agency

NAICS

332215 - Metal Kitchen Cookware, Utensil, Cutlery, and Flatware (except Precious) ManufacturingView NAICS

Place of Performance

UNIT 100178 BOX 1, FPO, AP, 96662, USA

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RFQ SPE8E5-26-Q-0362 for Knife, Divers

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense → Defense Logistics Agency
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OfficeUSA
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KNIFE, DIVERS
RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
(IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE
DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB
AT:
http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx
FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS.
RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT
RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES
THE DRAWING(S) LISTED BELOW ARE AVAILABLE AT
DLA DURING "OPEN SOLICITATION ONLY".
TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE DRAWING(S)<(>,<)>
FOR EBS SOLICITATIONS USE URL
HTTPS://WWW.DIBBS.BSM.DLA.MIL/RFQ/
SAMPLING:
THE SAMPLING METHOD SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-1916 OR ASQ
H1331, TABLE 1 OR A COMPARABLE ZERO BASED SAMPLING PLAN UNLESS OTHERWISE
SPECIFIED BY THE CONTRACT. IF THE APPLICABLE DRAWING, SPECIFICATION,
STANDARD, OR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISION (QAP) SPECIFIES CRITICAL, MAJOR
AND/OR MINOR ATTRIBUTES, THEY SHALL BE ASSIGNED VERIFICAITON LEVELS OF
VII, IV AND II OR AQLS OF 0.1, 1.0 AND 4.0 RESPECTIVELY. UNSPECIFIED
ATTRIBUTES SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS MAJOR UNLESS SAMPLING PLANS ARE
SPECIFIED IN APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS. FOR MIL-STD-1916, THE MANUFACTURER
MAY USE THE ATTRIBUTE OR VARIABLE INSPECTION METHOD AT THEIR OPTION OR
PER THE CONTRACT. MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 MAY BE USED TO SET SAMPLE LOT
SIZE, BUT ACCEPTANCE WOULD BE ZERO NON-CONFORMANCES IN THE SAMPLE LOT
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT.
NAVY STANDARD DRAWING TOLERANCES; UNLESS
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, TOLERANCES FOR MACHINED
DIMENSIONS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
UNDER SIX (6) INCHES
DECIMAL: .XX + OR .01 INCH.
DECIMAL: .XXX + OR .005 INCH.
FRACTIONAL: + OR 1/64 INCH.
SIX (6) TO 24 INCH
DECIMAL: .XX + OR .02 INCH.
DECIMAL: .XXX + OR .010 INCH.
FRACTIONAL: + OR 1/32 INCH.
24 INCH AND OVER
DECIMAL: .XX + OR .03 INCH.
DECIMAL: .XXX + OR .015 INCH.
FRACTIONAL: + OR 1/16 INCH.
ANGULAR (ALL): + OR 0 DEGREES 30 MINUTES.
TOLERANCE FOR CASTINGS DIMENSIONS SHALL BE
AS FOLLOWS:
UNDER TWO (2) INCH: +1/16 AND -1/16 INCH.
TWO (2) TO FIVE (5) INCH: +3/32 AND -1/16 INCH.
FIVE (5) TO EIGHT (8) INCH: +1/8 AND -3/32 INCH.
EIGHT (8) TO 12 INCH: +3/16 AND -1/8 INCH.
12 TO 15 INCH: +1/4 AND -3/16 INCH.
OVER 15 INCH: +1/4 AND -1/4 INCH.
Casting/forging may be required to manufacture this NSN and tooling is
SPE8E5-26-Q-0362
SECTION B
SUPPLY/SERVICE: 4220-00-372-0665 CONT'D
typically involved. The government may not have this special tooling. For sourcing, tooling, materials or other information, please submit a Casting and Forging Assistance Request at either https://www.dla.mil/Aviation/Offers/Engineering/Forging-and-Casting/ or Land & Maritime Supply Chains DSCC.cast.forge@dla.mil.
RD003, COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION POTENTIALLY APPLIES
MERCURY OR MERCURY CONTAINING COMPOUNDS SHALL
NOT BE INTENTIONALLY ADDED TO<(>,<)> OR COME IN DIRECT
CONTACT WITH<(>,<)> ANY HARDWARE OR SUPPLIES FURNISHED
UNDER THIS CONTRACT. EXCEPTION: FUNCTIONAL MERCURY
USED IN BATTERIES, FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, REQUIRED
INSTRUMENTS; SENSORS OR CONTROLS; WEAPON SYSTEMS;
AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS REAGENTS SPECIFIED BY NAVSEA.
PORTABLE FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND PORTABLE INSTRUMENTS
CONTAINING MERCURY SHALL BE SHOCK PROOF AND CONTAIN
A SECOND BOUNDARY OF CONTAINMENT OF THE MERCURY OR
MERCURY COMPOUND. (IAW NAVSEA 5100-003D).
FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION APPLY
DETAILED DRAWING
Item shall be made in accordance with drawing 921557, however the drawing calls out to material specifications that have been cancelled for over 60 years, MIL-B-16541 (for Grade A Bronze) and MIL-I-763 (for Wood). For MIL-B-16541 any current Bronze specification equivalent or better than MIL-B-16541 Grade A is acceptable. For the Wood (any hardwood provided it’s Maple Varnished is acceptable). There currently is a vendor that has produced these knives for many years without issue DESCO (See attached catalog sheet), part is available through DESCO distributor W.S. Darley (CAGE 15852).
TDP Rev B Gen 2 IAW BASIC DRAWING NR 80064 921557 REVISION NR F DTD PART PIECE NUMBER:
TDP Rev B Gen 2 IAW REFERENCE QAP 13873 QAP-EQ003 REVISION NR D DTD 02/09/2023 PART PIECE NUMBER:
DLA issues this document using the DoD authorized unit of issue, please refer to the following URL to determine the corresponding ANSI X12 unit of issue.
https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dla.mil%2FPortals%2F104%2FDocuments%2FDLMS% 2FeApplications%2FLogDataAdmin%2FUnitofIssueandPurchaseUnit.xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK
ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT.
0001 4220-00-372-0665 1.000 EA $ _______________ $ ______________
KNIFE,DIVER'S
PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price
QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%
INSPECTION POINT: DESTINATION
ACCEPTANCE POINT: DESTINATION
FOB: ORIGIN DELIVERY DATE: 30 DAYS ADO
PREP FOR DELIVERY:
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E
SPE8E5-26-Q-0362
SECTION B
SUPPLY/SERVICE: 4220-00-372-0665 CONT'D
QUP:001 PRES MTHD:31 CLNG/DRY:1 PRESV MAT:00
WRAP MAT:CA CUSH/DUNN MAT:JC CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:C
UNIT CONT:D3 OPI:O
INTRMDTE CONT:E5 INTRMDTE CONT QTY:AAA
PACK CODE:U
MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129.
SPECIAL MARKING CODE:00 -00 No special marking
BAGS SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM TYPE 1, 2, OR 3, CLASS B, STYLE 1, OR TYPE 1 OR 2, CLASS C,STYLE 1, I/A/W MIL-B-117
PARCEL POST ADDRESS:
V21832
USS CHEYENNE SSN 773
UNIT 100178 BOX 1
FPO AP 96662
US
VESSEL SHIPMENT. TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD PROC NOTE C19. FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD PROC NOTE C20 AND
CONTRACT
FREIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS:
V21832
USS CHEYENNE SSN 773
DLA VENDORS: USE VSM FOR
US
RDD 777 SHIPMENT. SHIP BY FASTEST TRACEABLE MEANS. DO NOT USE PARCEL POST.
M/F: (TCN) V2183261537174
RDD: 777
PROJ: JK5 TP 2
SUPP ADD: YNWK01 SIG: A
FOR GOVERNMENT USE ONLY: (IPD) 06
DIC: A4A DIST: E9B ADV: FC: CR
ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT.
0002 4220-00-372-0665 3.000 EA $ ______________ $ ______________
KNIFE,DIVER'S
PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price
QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%
INSPECTION POINT: DESTINATION
ACCEPTANCE POINT: DESTINATION
FOB: ORIGIN DELIVERY DATE: 30 DAYS ADO
PREP FOR DELIVERY:
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E QUP:001 PRES MTHD:31 CLNG/DRY:1 PRESV MAT:00 WRAP MAT:CA CUSH/DUNN MAT:JC CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:C UNIT CONT:D3 OPI:O INTRMDTE CONT:E5 INTRMDTE CONT QTY:AAA PACK CODE:U MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129. SPECIAL MARKING CODE:00 -00 No special marking
BAGS SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM TYPE 1, 2, OR 3, CLASS B, STYLE 1, OR TYPE 1 OR 2,
SPE8E5-26-Q-0362
SECTION B
SUPPLY/SERVICE: 4220-00-372-0665 CONT'D
CLASS C,STYLE 1, I/A/W MIL-B-117
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E
QUP:001 PRES MTHD:31 CLNG/DRY:1 PRESV MAT:00
WRAP MAT:CA CUSH/DUNN MAT:JC CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:C
UNIT CONT:D3 OPI:O
INTRMDTE CONT:E5 INTRMDTE CONT QTY:AAA
PACK CODE:U
MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129.
SPECIAL MARKING CODE:00 -00 No special marking
BAGS SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM TYPE 1, 2, OR 3, CLASS B, STYLE 1, OR TYPE 1 OR 2, CLASS C,STYLE 1, I/A/W MIL-B-117
PARCEL POST ADDRESS:
N68316
NAVAL SUBMARINE SUPPORT FACILITY
NEW LONDON
BOX 300
GROTON CT 06349-5300
US
SHIP BY TRACEABLE MEANS. DO NOT USE PARCEL POST.
FREIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS:
N68316
NSSF SUPPLY DEPT
BLDG 33 AROGONAUT ROAD
GROTON CT 06349-5000
US
M/F: (TCN) N68316612672B1
RDD: 149
PROJ: JK5 TP 3
SUPP ADD: SIG: A
FOR GOVERNMENT USE ONLY: (IPD) 12
DIC: A4A DIST: 9B ADV: FC: QR
ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT.
0003 4220-00-372-0665 6.000 EA $ ______________ $ _______________
KNIFE,DIVER'S
PRICING TERMS: Firm Fixed Price
QTY VARIANCE: PLUS 0% MINUS 0%
INSPECTION POINT: DESTINATION
ACCEPTANCE POINT: DESTINATION
FOB: ORIGIN DELIVERY DATE: 30 DAYS ADO
PREP FOR DELIVERY:
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E QUP:001 PRES MTHD:31 CLNG/DRY:1 PRESV MAT:00 WRAP MAT:CA CUSH/DUNN MAT:JC CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:C UNIT CONT:D3 OPI:O INTRMDTE CONT:E5 INTRMDTE CONT QTY:AAA PACK CODE:U MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129. SPECIAL MARKING CODE:00 -00 No special marking
BAGS SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM TYPE 1, 2, OR 3, CLASS B, STYLE 1, OR TYPE 1 OR 2, CLASS C,STYLE 1, I/A/W MIL-B-117
SPE8E5-26-Q-0362
SECTION B
SUPPLY/SERVICE: 4220-00-372-0665 CONT'D
PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E
QUP:001 PRES MTHD:31 CLNG/DRY:1 PRESV MAT:00
WRAP MAT:CA CUSH/DUNN MAT:JC CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:C
UNIT CONT:D3 OPI:O
INTRMDTE CONT:E5 INTRMDTE CONT QTY:AAA
PACK CODE:U
MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129.
SPECIAL MARKING CODE:00 -00 No special marking
BAGS SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM TYPE 1, 2, OR 3, CLASS B, STYLE 1, OR TYPE 1 OR 2, CLASS C,STYLE 1, I/A/W MIL-B-117 PKGING DATA MIL-STD-2073-1E QUP:001 PRES MTHD:31 CLNG/DRY:1 PRESV MAT:00 WRAP MAT:CA CUSH/DUNN MAT:JC CUSH/DUNN THKNESS:C UNIT CONT:D3 OPI:O INTRMDTE CONT:E5 INTRMDTE CONT QTY:AAA PACK CODE:U MARKING SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-129. SPECIAL MARKING CODE:00 -00 No special marking
BAGS SHALL BE FABRICATED FROM TYPE 1, 2, OR 3, CLASS B, STYLE 1, OR TYPE 1 OR 2, CLASS C,STYLE 1, I/A/W MIL-B-117
PARCEL POST ADDRESS:
V55568
EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL MOBILE
UNIT EIGHT EODMU
EIGHT PSC 819 BOX 10
FPO AE 09645-0010
US
VESSEL SHIPMENT. TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD PROC NOTE C19. FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION SEE DLAD PROC NOTE C20 AND
CONTRACT
FREIGHT SHIPPING ADDRESS:
V55568
NAVSTA ROTA SPAIN MU 8
COMM 34 956 82 2881 SUPPLY DEPT
BLDG 55 NAVAL STATION ROTA
ROTA 11500
ES
M/F: (TCN) V555686166S170
RDD:
PROJ: WK5 TP 2
SUPP ADD: SIG: A
FOR GOVERNMENT USE ONLY: (IPD) 05
DIC: A41 DIST: 9B ADV: FC: PE
GOVT USE
External External External Customer RDD/ ITEM PR PRLI PR PRLI Material Need Ship Date. 0001 7017022793 0001 N/A N/A N/A 06/05/2026
0002 7016836134 0001 N/A N/A N/A 05/21/2026
0003 7017319097 0001 N/A N/A N/A 07/01/2026

SPE8E5-26-Q-0362 NSN/Part Number: 4220-00-372-0665 Quantity: 1 EA Purchase Request: 7017319097QTY: 6 Delivery: 30 days ADO

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