Purchase GMS Industrial Supply GMSE9099 or Equal

This contract under solicitation number 47QSSC26Q0140 is a total small business set-aside for the purchase of GMS Industrial Supply, Inc. GMSE9099 or equal, issued by the General Services Administration’s Supply Chain Management Contracting Division. The solicitation is restricted to small businesses under NAICS code 339940 with a size standard of 750 employees or fewer, and compliance with FAR 19.5 set-aside requirements is mandatory. All offers must be submitted electronically to cara.fowler@gsa.gov by the response deadline of May 5, 2026, and must include both the completed RFQ form and Attachment 1, the MIL-STD-129 signed on page 8. Evaluation follows a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) approach, where administrative and technical compliance are pass/fail criteria—failure in either results in elimination—and award is made solely to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offer. The item must meet all specified technical and quality standards, and any "or equal" proposal must provide sufficient documentation to demonstrate equivalence to the brand-name product. Delivery is FOB Destination, CONUS, with performance taking place in Kansas City, Missouri. Packaging, marking, and shipping must strictly adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129R, including mandatory 2D PDF417 barcodes, accurate labeling of NSN, CAGE, part number, contract number, preservation method and date, gross weight, and proper hazardous material identifiers. Wood packaging must comply with ISPM 15 standards, and hazardous materials require DOT HMR and OSHA HCS compliance. All contractors must maintain current SAM.gov registration, provide their Unique Entity Identifier, and comply with security, cybersecurity, and labor requirements including Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems, Personal Identity Verification, and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment. The contract incorporates numerous FAR clauses addressing subcontracting limits, whistleblower rights, equal opportunity, Buy American, and trafficking in persons, with no specific contract value stated. Payment will occur via electronic funds transfer in accordance with federal procedures, and invoices must be submitted as directed under the Prompt Payment Act.