PLUG, MACHINE THREAD

The contract calls for the procurement of three units of a plug and valve cap, identified by the National Stock Number 5365014499840 and part number MS18229-16NCL, manufactured in accordance with Technical Data Package Revision A Generation 2 and the non-government standard MS18229 Revision C dated July 17, 2024. Delivery is required within 58 days of order receipt, with an original delivery date of November 29, 2026 and a need ship date of October 11, 2026, under FOB Origin terms to the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The items are classified as a critical application and must strictly comply with all technical and quality requirements outlined in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, which are incorporated by reference. Manufacturing inspection systems must meet at minimum the requirements of SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 tailored to SAE AS9003, and no parts may be produced using additive manufacturing unless specifically authorized. The product must be free of intentional mercury or mercury-containing compounds, except for functional uses in batteries, instruments, or components explicitly authorized by NAVSEA, and any portable devices containing mercury must be shock-proof with a secondary containment boundary as per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Packaging must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E with specified preservation methods, unit containers, and intermediate packaging codes, and all marking must follow MIL-STD-129 with no special marking required. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin, governed by FAR 52.246-2, and sampling must follow MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or a comparable zero-based plan, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively; unspecified attributes are treated as major. Offers are evaluated under pass/fail gates including submission of a Safety Data Sheet and the prohibition against additive manufacturing, while HUBZone small business concerns are eligible for price evaluation preferences. All offers must be submitted via DIBBS by August 13, 2026, and awarded contracts require electronic invoicing and receiving reports through WAWF. Contractors must also comply with mandatory representations in SAM related to former