53--RING,WIPER

The contract is for the procurement of 46 wiper rings, identified by NSN 5330-00-516-8268 and part number S11065-0003, under solicitation SPE7LX-26-U-8799, issued by the Department of Defense’s Strategic Acquisition Program Directorate as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5. The procurement is structured as an Indefinite Delivery Contract with a maximum value of $350,000 and a guaranteed minimum quantity of six units once binding. Deliveries must be completed within 55 days after order placement under FOB Origin terms, with shipments directed to locations specified on individual order documents. The work is subject to the Defense Logistics Agency’s Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions Revision 105, and all offers must be submitted through DIBBS. The solicitation mandates compliance with detailed technical and quality standards referenced in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, including tailored higher-level quality requirements for both manufacturers and non-manufacturers, and configuration management protocols requiring formal requests for any engineering changes, deviations, or waivers. All supplies must conform to MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129 for marking, with specific preservation and packaging codes mandated including medium-duty, waterproof, opaque bags per MIL-DTL-117 for UV-sensitive items. Sampling and inspection follow MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent 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. Acceptance requires zero non-conformances if MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 is used. The manufacturer’s quality system must meet ISO 9001:2015 or an equivalent standard. Prohibitions on hexavalent chromium, toxic materials, and covered defense telecommunications equipment are enforced through specific clauses, alongside requirements for cyber security safeguarding, whistleblower rights, trafficking prevention, and employment eligibility verification. Contractors must be registered in SAM, use WAWF for electronic invoicing, and comply with DPAS priority ratings and hazardous materials labeling under 29 CFR 1910.1200. Additive