SPACER, PLATE

The contract is for the procurement of two SPACER, PLATE units with NSN 5365-01-435-8520 under solicitation SPE4A5-26-T-285U, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency’s ASC SUPPLIER OPER OEM DIVISION. The requirement is for delivery within five days of award, with FOB ORIGIN terms applying due to its nature as a Foreign Military Sales requirement for the United Kingdom, and delivery is directed to RAF Brize Norton. The item is subject to technical and quality specifications outlined in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with the applicable revision controlled by the solicitation issue date or award date. Sampling must follow MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or a comparable zero-based plan, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively; unspecified attributes are treated as major. Acceptance requires zero non-conformances if using MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4, and manufacturers may choose between attribute or variable inspection methods. Item Unique Identification is not required per DFARS 252.211-7003(c)(1)(i), but bare item marking per RQ017 is mandatory. Packaging must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E with specific preservation, wrapping, and container codes, and marking must comply with MIL-STD-129 without special markings. Palletization follows DLA Packaging Requirements for Procurement (RP001). The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses including cybersecurity safeguards under 252.204-7012, prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment, whistleblower rights, and restrictions on arbitration agreements. Offerors must be registered in SAM, affirm their small business status, and comply with the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act, with the Berry threshold set at $150,000. Compliance with NIST SP 800-171 and hazardous material handling requirements is mandatory. Invoicing and payment must be processed through Wide Area Workflow, requiring both invoice and receiving report submissions unless an exception applies. The award will be automated, potentially utilizing HUBZone price evaluation preferences, and solicitation responses are due by July 2