PLUG, PIPE

This contract, issued under solicitation SPE7M0-26-T-034G by the Defense Logistics Agency’s Maritime Supply Chain ESOC Buys, requests nine units of a plug, pipe item identified by NSN 4730-01-473-3586, to be delivered FOB origin within five days of order receipt to the Carrier Outfitting Material Support Center in Suffolk, Virginia. The procurement operates under the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions Revision 105 and is structured as a Request for Quotation, potentially eligible for automated award due to the absence of first article testing requirements. All supplies must comply with DLA packaging requirements outlined in RP001, MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging, and MIL-STD-129 for marking, with no special markings required. The item must not contain mercury or mercury-containing compounds except in explicitly authorized applications such as batteries, fluorescent lights, sensors, or chemical reagents specified by NAVSEA, and any portable devices containing mercury must have shockproof design and a secondary containment boundary per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Government identification must be removed from non-accepted supplies, and any hazardous materials must be labeled in accordance with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, with exceptions allowed under specific federal statutes. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination, and FAR 52.246-1 applies. Payment must be processed electronically via WAWF, requiring both an invoice and receiving report for fixed-price line items. The contractor must maintain current SAM registration and comply with all required representations, including small business status and prohibitions on acquiring covered defense telecommunications equipment. Cybersecurity obligations include safeguarding covered defense information per FAR 252.204-7012 and aligning with NIST SP 800-171 assessment requirements under a specified deviation. The solicitation mandates immediate submission via DIBBS, prohibits parcel post shipping, and requires delivery by the fastest traceable means. All technical and quality requirements are governed by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, referenced by R or I designators. The contract incorporates a comprehensive set of FAR and DFARS clauses addressing whistleblower rights, information control, export controls, prohibition of hexavalent chromium, payment levies, subcontracting for commercial items, and restrictions on mandatory arbitration agreements. A Safety Data Sheet must be submitted prior to award, or