ROPE, WIRE

The contract solicitation SPE4A5-26-T-173U seeks four units of ROPE, WIRE with NSN 4010-01-322-8831 from Lake Shore Systems, Inc., under NAICS code 332618, and is issued by the Department of Defense’s DLA Aviation, ASC Supplier Oper OEM Division. The procurement is a simplified acquisition with no set-aside designation, requiring delivery within 170 days after order date to the FOB destination address at DLA Distribution San Diego, 3581 Cummings Road, Building 3581, San Diego, CA 92136-3581, with a required ship date of November 15, 2026, and an original delivery target of March 3, 2027. The contract incorporates stringent technical and quality requirements from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, particularly RA001, and mandates tailored higher-level quality standards for both manufacturers and non-manufacturers under RQ001, requiring compliance with SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 tailored to AS9003. Inspection and acceptance are conducted at origin, with sampling performed using MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or equivalent zero-based plans, and acceptance criteria demand zero non-conformances for critical attributes assigned Verification Level VII or AQL 0.1. Packaging and marking must strictly follow MIL-STD-163, MIL-STD-2073-1E, and MIL-STD-129, with preservation methods designated as QUP 001 using ZZ codes for preservation, cleaning, and materials, and unit container E5. Mercury and mercury compounds are strictly prohibited, and all hazardous materials require labeling per 29 CFR 1910.1200 and the Hazard Communication Standard. Radioactive items must be labeled per MIL-STD-129. The contract enforces compliance with NIST SP 800-171 via Deviation 2026-O0025 and mandates Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 2 self-assessment under RD004. Safeguarding of covered defense information is governed by FAR 52.204-7012 (May 202