MEDAL SET, SERVICE

The contract is for the procurement of 3,000 sets of the Armed Forces Reserve, National Guard Service Medal Set, consisting of a regular-size medal and service ribbon, identified by NSN 8455-00-227-1713. The deliverables must strictly conform to multiple military specifications including MIL-DTL-3943K, MIL-DTL-3943/231D, MIL-S-3951D, MIL-DTL-11589F, MIL-DTL-11589/13J, MIL-DTL-14633G, and MIL-STD-129R(3), with all technical and quality requirements drawn from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. Each medal set must be mounted on a white sulfite board or equivalent, sealed in a snug-fitting plastic sleeve, and placed in a blue cobalt colored paperboard box, with forty sets packed in a commercial-grade intermediate box and optionally palletized in shipping containers that meet strength and protection standards to prevent corrosion or damage during transport and storage. Packaging must follow MIL-STD-2073-1E with preservation method 10 (clinging/drying) and no desiccants or corrosion inhibitors. Clear labeling is mandatory per MIL-STD-129, requiring NSN, CAGE code, item nomenclature, contractor name, packing date, contract number, lot number, shipment number, and contractor address on respective packaging levels, with barcoding applied to NSN, CAGE, and lot numbers as defined in MIL-HDBK-129. A permanent delivery address must be affixed to each shipping container, and pallets, if used, must be 4-way winged types per MIL-HDBK-774. Five first article samples must be submitted for testing, with contractor notification of acceptance or rejection issued within 30 calendar days of receipt. Delivery is FOB destination to Arizona Industries for the Blind in Phoenix, AZ, with a 158-day delivery window from award. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination under FAR 52.246-2, with sampling governed by ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2008. Invoicing must be submitted via WAWF, and the contractor must comply with cybersecurity requirements under 252.204-7012 and