O-RING

The contract solicits seven O-rings with NSN 5331-00-548-5764 and part number Griswold Industries 86184 P/N 00968J, designated as a critical application item, under solicitation SPE7L1-26-T-948F, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Land Supply Chain. Delivery is required within five days after receipt of order at the destination address in Suffolk, Virginia, with FOB Origin terms applicable despite a mentioned FOB Destination reference. The item must comply with stringent technical and quality requirements from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, including specific packaging standards per MIL-DTL-117, Type II, Class C, Style 1—a medium-duty, waterproof, greaseproof, opaque bag—due to sensitivity to ultraviolet light, applicable to direct vendor delivery, foreign military sales, and stock shipments. The O-ring must be free of asbestos and hexavalent chromium, with a non-extendable shelf life of 180 months requiring at least 85% remaining life at time of receipt, and must be marked with the special shelf-life code 32 in accordance with MIL-STD-129. Packaging and marking must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E and RP001 DLA Packaging Requirements, and transportation complies with DFARS 252.247-7023. The contract mandates compliance with extensive cybersecurity and information security requirements including DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information, DFARS 252.240-7997 for NIST SP 800-171 assessments, DFARS 252.204-7018 prohibiting covered defense telecommunications equipment from Chinese military companies, and provisions for whistleblower rights, electronic payment submissions via WAWF, and prohibitions against mandatory arbitration and confidential non-disclosure agreements. Offerors must submit Safety Data Sheets for hazardous materials to avoid disqualification and confirm compliance with sourcing, domestic content requirements under the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment with a lowered $150,000 threshold, and register via the DLA AMPS system to access the Vendor Shipment Module. The solicitation is not a small business set-aside and may qualify for automated award if no first article testing