RETAINER

This contract, issued under solicitation SPE4A7-26-T-545C by the Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency, requires the supply of nine retainers identified by NSN 2810-00-887-1542, with a unit price of $9.00 and total contract value of $81.00. Delivery is due within 334 days, FOB origin, with zero variance allowed in quantity, and inspection and acceptance occur at the destination—the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. All items must comply with strict packaging and marking standards per MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, and palletization must adhere to DLA packaging requirements. The contract explicitly prohibits mercury or mercury-containing compounds in the product, preservation, packaging, and marking processes, except for specific functional uses such as batteries or instruments as defined by NAVSEA, which must include secondary containment. Sampling and quality verification must follow MIL-STD-1916 or equivalent zero-based inspection methodologies, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II respectively, or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0. Only approved sources—TRANSAERO INC, TRIUMPH ACTUATION SYSTEMS, and ACE PRECISION INC—are authorized to supply the item; all other offerors must submit full source approval requests with technical data packages to DSCR. The item must be physically marked according to RQ017 requirements, and all documentation must reference the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. The contract specifies a deadline for responses on July 13, 2026, with award anticipated for a delivery date of June 13, 2027.