NSN 4730012539953
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Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
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The Department of War's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) at Columbus, Ohio, plans to issue a solicitation for a firm-fixed-price indefinite quantity contract (IQC) to procure the Repair Kit, Pipe, Emergency (NSN 4730012539953) under NAICS code 332996, with a small business size standard of 550 employees. This contract is intended to support stock replenishment needs over a five-year period, including a three-year base period plus two one-year option periods. The acquisition will be awarded on an all-or-none basis, open to unrestricted competition, and will be conducted under FAR Part 15 negotiation procedures rather than commercial item acquisition policies. The estimated annual demand is 1,330 units, and the delivery requirement is within 100 days of order. Pricing must be provided for various quantity ranges, with inspection performed at the source and acceptance at the destination, and shipping terms are free on board at origin. Offerors must meet several technical and quality requirements, including shipping product with at least 85% shelf life remaining, providing detailed patching material reports per DLA standards, submitting safety data sheets, and conforming to hazardous communication standards under 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200. Contractors are also responsible for employee training on these requirements and for proper packing, marking, and shipment of hazardous materials. The solicitation will be released electronically on DLA's Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS) around June 30, 2026, remaining open for 30 days for proposal submissions via email, limited to 10MB. Interested vendors may access technical data and drawings through DIBBS and DLA collaborative platforms and should direct questions or proposals to the designated contracting officer, Tyler Bender. The NSN is subject to the Trade Agreement Act, and the award will be based on best-value tradeoff evaluation procedures outlined in the solicitation.
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PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Notice from the Department of War, Defense Logistics Agency, Strategic Acquisition Program Directorate (SAPD) at DLA Columbus, Ohio. The SAPD/ZAA Division is intending to issue a solicitation for the following National Stock Number listed in Table 1. The purpose of this contract is to establish a five (5) year long-term contract via indefinite quantity contract (IQC) for DLA Stock replenishment.
TABLE 1:
NSN Item Name PSC NAICS Small Business Size Standard
4730012539953 Repair Kit, Pipe, Emergency 4730 332996 550 Employees
Classification: Unrestricted and Full and Open Competition
This acquisition will be awarded on an all or none basis.
The solicitation will be for a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) with a three-year base period and two (2) 1-year option period. The electronic solicitation will be released on DLA’s Internet Bid Board System (DIBBS).
Solicitation Particulars:
This solicitation will be issued as a FAR 15 Contracting by Negotiation. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.
The evaluation will be conducted through full tradeoff procedures and awarded to the offeror(s) presenting the best value. The Government will evaluate offers following the evaluation procedures that will be outlined in Section M of the solicitation.
Offerors will be required to comply with the following Technical and Quality Requirements:
- Shelf Life: The NSN has a shelf life of 24 months (non-extendable). The depots must receive materiel in at 85% shelf life after all processing completed. The contractor must not ship material if it is received at the depot between 80-85% shelf life per processing time. Therefore, it will be recommended for the contractor to ship material for at least 90% of the shelf life.
- Contractors must provide DLA reports on A-A-50434 specifying particular size and amount of patching material to meet the pass/fail criteria.
- Safety data sheets will be required to be submitted.
- Hazardous communication standard labels will be required to be submitted.
- Suppliers are required to train their employees on the new safety data sheets, hazardous communication labels, and requirements of 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200.
- The Contractor will be required to pack, mark, and ship the hazardous materials.
Estimated Annual Demand Quantity (eADQ): 1,330
Required Delivery: 100 Days
Interested parties will be required to provide pricing for the following quantity ranges per NSN.
1st Range: 50-124; 2nd Range: 125-299; 3rd Range: 300-499; 4th Range: 500-1,330
Inspection at Source/Acceptance at Destination
First Destination Transportation Requirements
Free on Board: Origin
This NSN is subject to the Trade Agreement Act.
The solicitation will be made available on the internet at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil under Requests for Proposal (RFP) SPE7MX26R0060 on or around the solicitation date of June 30, 2026. The solicitation will remain open for 30 days, allowing time for potential offerors to review the solicitation and related attachments and if applicable, submit proposals. The solicitation will include associated drawings and specifications that may have unique characteristics. In order to obtain the technical data, contractors will require access to the Tech Data tab at https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil and DLA Collaboration Folders (cFolders) at https://pcf1.bsm.dla.mil/cfolders/.
Please see the attached Product Item Description (PID) for technical details on the NSN.
Submission of proposals by email is the only acceptable submittal. Once the solicitation is issued, all proposals submitted via email shall be addressed to tyler.bender@dla.mil and shall not exceed 10MB. If there are any questions regarding this pre-solicitation notice, contact tyler.bender@dla.mil or (614) 257-8150.