MMIII Cable Assembly, Spec

This solicitation, identified as SPRHA2-26-Q-0043, seeks 19 units of NSN 6150-01-453-1163, a MMIII Cable Assembly, under a total small business set-aside as defined by FAR 19.5, with the NAICS code 335311 assigned to the procurement. The contracting activity is the U.S. Air Force’s DLA Aviation at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and the sole point of contact is April Blakeley. The solicitation is open for offers from small businesses only, requiring all offerors to maintain current representations and certifications in the System for Award Management (SAM), including verification of business size status, independent price determination, and compliance with Buy American, Trade Agreements, and other federal restrictions. Compliance with supply chain security is mandatory under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, and prohibited entities under the American Security Drone Act may not be involved. Offerors must submit a first article (one unit) for testing and approval, with an associated cost of $1,500 evaluated separately, followed by production delivery of the remaining 19 units. Delivery timelines specify a 325-calendar-day window from contract award for first article submission and an additional 325 days from first article approval for production delivery, all under FOB Destination terms. The contract includes mandatory documentation requirements outlined in CDRLs A001 (First Article Test Report) and A002 (Counterfeit Prevention Plan), along with engineering data and testing records that must be retained for ten years. All items must conform to military standards for packaging (MIL-STD-2073-1), marking (MIL-STD-130), shipping (MIL-STD-129R with Code 39 barcoding), and labeling, including the proper application of NSN, CII, serial numbers, and manufacturer FSCM. Serviceable goods must be tagged with DD Form 1574 or DD Form 1574-1, avoiding green or red coloring. Payment must be submitted via Wide Area WorkFlow, using electronic methods including EDI or SFTP, and all shipments require adherence to hazardous material regulations under CFR Part 178 and UN standards. Items must be marked as Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) with specific handling instructions, and classified packaging must follow DoD 522