MIXING MACHINE, FOOD, ELECTRIC

This procurement is a Department of Defense/DLA Troop Support Subsistence solicitation for a food mixing machine, electric, identified as NSN 7320-01-533-3388 and associated with ITW Food Equipment Group LLC part numbers HL600 and HL600-2STD. It is issued under solicitation SPE3SE-26-T-1288 as a total small business set-aside under NAICS 333241, with quotes due by the stated response deadline and submission required through DIBBS. The requirement calls for one unit, priced as CLIN 0001/0002 in the provided records, with a delivery time of 20 days after receipt of order and an original required delivery date of 09/22/2026. The item is a floor-model mixer configured for 440V, 60Hz, three-phase power and includes a standard accessory package consisting of a 60-quart stainless steel bowl, 60-quart beater, 60-quart wire whip, and 60-quart dough hook. The ship-to location is USS Porter DDG 78 at FPO AE 09582, with vessel shipment instructions requiring fastest traceable means and no parcel post use. The solicitation incorporates DLA technical and quality requirements through RA001 and RP001, and packaging/marking rules require ASTM D3951 packaging unless overridden by DLA master list requirements, MIL-STD-129 marking, and palletization under RP001. Inspection and acceptance are at destination, with FAR 52.246-1 applying. The contract also includes several commercial and defense clauses affecting compliance and performance, including notice of total small business set-aside, authorization and consent alternates, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, safeguarding of covered contractor information systems, covered defense telecommunications representations, hazard warning labels, and Buy American/balance of payments requirements. Additional special conditions address domestic sourcing and Berry Amendment-related restrictions, cybersecurity and cyber incident reporting, exclusion screening through SAM, trafficking in persons prohibitions, confidentiality restrictions, and a statement that covered defense information may potentially apply. Offerors are expected to provide a realistic delivery schedule, may submit price break information for possible increased-quantity award consideration, and must disclose any non-domestic material basis in their quote. Payment and receiving are handled through WAWF, with the local contract administrator identified for support and invoicing.