SLEEVE, SWITCH

The contract solicitation pertains to the procurement of 287 units of a sleeve switch under NSN 5365-01-286-5849, with a delivery requirement of 128 days after award to the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The acquisition is administered under solicitation SPE4A7-26-T-618C, issued August 5, 2026, with responses due by August 13, 2026, and is processed electronically through DIBBS under a simplified acquisition framework. The contract incorporates extensive technical and quality mandates from the DLA Master List, including packaging compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1E and marking per MIL-STD-129, with preservation classified as CLNG/DRY and packaging coded as a box with an outer packaging indicator of M. The item is subject to export control under ITAR or EAR, restricting technical data access to contractors with approved JCP certification, completed DLA training, and authorization from DLA. Compliance with DFARS 252.225-7048 is mandatory, and disclosure of foreign national access is strictly controlled. The solicitation mandates strict adherence to safety and regulatory requirements, including compliance with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) for hazardous materials, adherence to the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act for sourcing, and submission of complete Safety Data Sheets, failure of which renders an offeror nonresponsible. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination under FAR 52.246-2, requiring zero non-conformances in sampling per MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331. The contract includes numerous FAR and DFARS clauses covering contract type, small business representation, employment eligibility verification, combating trafficking, sustainable products, cybersecurity safeguarding (DFARS 252.204-7012), and prohibitions on covered defense telecommunications equipment. Invoicing is exclusively through WAWF, and the award is expected under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with no price data provided in the solicitation. Only small business offerors are eligible for socioeconomic set-asides, and any offer using additive manufacturing must first receive Engineering Support Activity approval. The delivery term is FOB Destination, with the FONDA requirement based on FOB Origin for transportation logistics,