Non-Metallic Hoses

This is a five-year Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract solicitation for the manufacturing of nonmetallic hoses designated by NSN 4720-01-476-2338 and part number 13502671, intended for use in the Avenger DP Weapon System. The contract is a 100% small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, requiring all offerors to be certified small businesses and to maintain active certification in the Joint Certification Program. The base quantity ranges from 470 to 710 units in the first year, with an additional 60 units per year for each of the subsequent four years, all subject to firm fixed pricing. Deliveries are to be made to the destination in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, with FOB destination terms placing transportation and risk on the government upon receipt. All units must be packaged and marked in strict compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129, including ISPM-15 compliant wood packaging, and must bear unique item identifiers conforming to MIL-STD-130 with machine-readable data elements for tracking and inventory. Contractors must submit proposals via electronic means, with the solicitation closing on June 10, 2026, and award anticipated to be made on a lowest price technically acceptable basis. The contract includes stringent technical, cybersecurity, and supply chain requirements. Contractors must comply with NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information and report cyber incidents as mandated. Export control regulations under ITAR and EAR apply to all technical data, and the use of prohibited equipment from designated foreign entities—such as Huawei, ZTE, Dahua, and DJI—is strictly forbidden and must be flowed down to all subcontractors. All engineering changes require formal proposals reviewed and approved by the Defense Contract Management Agency using designated RDMR forms. Packaging must meet precise dimensional and weight limits per MIL-STD-2073-1 Appendix J, with each unit packaged individually and labeled with proper identifiers. Invoicing must be submitted exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow, and prompt payment terms are incorporated with discount incentives. The contracting officer’s representative is Tamela Riggs, who also serves as the point of contact for drawings and correspondence, requiring CAGE code submission to obtain engineering specifications via encrypted email or the DoD SAFE portal. All