MAGNIFIER

The contract is for the procurement of 74 units of a pocket-type, folding 14x magnifier under solicitation SPE7L7-26-T-4447, with delivery required to the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The item is a commercial off-the-shelf product with catalog data available for evaluation, and the delivery schedule specifies an original requirement date of December 8, 2026, with a need ship date of January 19, 2027, and a total delivery time of 168 days under FOB Origin terms. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination, with sampling procedures governed by MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, assigning verification levels and AQLs for critical, major, and minor attributes. All packaging must conform to MIL-STD-2073-1E with a packaging code of U, using D3 unit containers and E5 intermediate containers, and all marking must comply with MIL-STD-129, including UCC/SCC-14 bar-coding, with no special marking required. Palletization must adhere to DLA’s RP001 packaging requirements, and preservation is limited to cleaning and drying only, with no additional preservation or cushioning materials. The contract prohibits the intentional addition of mercury or mercury compounds, except for specific functional uses in batteries, fluorescent lights, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or chemical analysis reagents as specified by NAVSEA; portable fluorescent lamps and instruments containing mercury must be shockproof and have a secondary containment boundary per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Cybersecurity requirements mandate compliance with CMMC Level 2 and NIST SP 800-171, enforced through clauses such as 252.240-7997 and 52.227-1 Alt II, with additional adherence to DFARS requirements for safeguarding covered contractor information systems. Affirmative obligations include compliance with FAR and DFARS clauses covering equal opportunity, trafficking in persons, employment eligibility verification, sustainable products, hazardous material identification, electronic invoicing via WAWF, and prohibition on hexavalent chromium and covered Chinese military company items. Payment is processed electronically through WAWF, with no alternative invoicing methods authorized. The contract prohibits unauthorized obligations and mandates accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. The award is anticipated to be