SPRING, FLAT

This contract solicitation, issued under solicitation number SPE7L4-26-T-6221 by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, LSO Combat Vehicles and Armament, seeks quotations for 300 flat springs identified by NSN 5360014175739 and part numbers 12365291 from BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. and AMZ Alabama Inc. The procurement is structured as a small business set-aside and falls under the category of automated simplified acquisitions, with the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions Revision 105 (May 20, 2026) governing all terms and conditions. Delivery is required within 165 days ADO, with a need ship date of February 2, 2027, and the items must be delivered FOB origin to Arizona Industries for the Blind in Phoenix, Arizona. No variance in quantity is permitted—exactly 300 units must be supplied. The offeror must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E packaging standards and MIL-STD-129 marking requirements, with intermediate containers limited to no more than 100 items each. The item must be packaged and palletized per DLA Packaging Requirements for Procurement (RP001), and no special marking is required. The contract incorporates critical technical, quality, and compliance clauses, including RA001 for DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, RC001 for Source Approval Request documentation, and RQ011 regarding removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies. Security and information handling are mandated through DFARS clauses such as 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information and cyber incident reporting, 252.240-7997 for NIST SP 800-171 DOD assessment requirements with deviation 2026-O0025, and 252.204-7018 prohibiting acquisition of covered defense telecommunications equipment. Environmental mandates include prohibition of hexavalent chromium under 252.223-7008. Domestic acquisition restrictions under the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment apply, with the Berry Amendment threshold reduced to $150,000. Cybersecurity, whistleblower protections, payment submission via WAW