OBTURATOR

The contract pertains to the procurement of an obturator, identified by NSN 1095-14-553-3917 and part number 44037313, manufactured by THALES DMS FRANCE SAS, under solicitation SPE7LX-26-U-8681. It is a total small business set-aside with a North American Industry Classification System code of 336413, issued by the Department of Defense’s Strategic Acquisition Program Directorate. The requirement is for nine units to be delivered FOB origin within 154 days, with no variance allowed in quantity. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination, and all items must comply with the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, which supersede other standards. Packaging must adhere to ASTM D3951 and MIL-STD-129, with palletization following DLA’s procurement packaging requirements, and the unit of issue is each. The item is classified as a critical application, subject to strict configuration control via engineering change proposals and variance requests, and demilitarization protocols apply as it is a Category I munitions item. Sampling for quality assurance must follow MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based plan, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II respectively or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0; unspecified attributes are treated as major. While MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 may determine sample size, acceptance requires zero non-conformances unless otherwise specified. The contract includes mandatory compliance with DLA’s packaging and identification guidelines, including the removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies, and all documentation must reference the current revision of the DLA Master List effective as of the solicitation issue date. The point of contact for inquiries is Theodore Misiolek, and the solicitation response deadline is July 23, 2026.