Spring Hatch SOC

The Spring Hatch SOC, solicited under number SPMYM326Q4055, is a Department of Defense procurement issued by DLA Maritime - Portsmouth for the supply of a specialized spring component and associated data deliverables, with a strict requirement that all items conform to technical specifications detailed in Attachments 1 and 2 (TDP PNTDP0165 and TDP PNTDP0166), as well as Exhibits A and B. The contract is a 100% small business set-aside, exclusively available to Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns under NAICS code 336611, and includes mandatory compliance with numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses concerning cybersecurity, whistleblower protections, Buy American requirements, prohibitions on inverted corporations and Maduro regime business, and the use of Wide Area Workflow for electronic invoicing. Items must be produced without the use of additive manufacturing unless explicit prior approval is granted, and all deliveries are subject to zero-defect acceptance criteria, with lot rejection triggered by even a single flaw. Performance is required within 180 calendar days of award, with delivery to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, under FOB Contractor Destination terms. Quality systems must comply with ISO-9001, reinforced by ISO-10012 or ANSI-Z540.3 with ISO-17025 calibration standards, and all materials must be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129 for military packaging or ASTM-D-3951 for commercial packaging, including traceability via permanent markings or tags linked to Objective Quality Evidence. The contractor is bound to handle sensitive technical data under strict NNPI protections, prohibiting copying, external transmission, or access by foreign nationals, with all documents required to be returned to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard upon contract completion. Government inspection occurs first at the contractor’s facility by DCMA in Philadelphia, followed by final destination acceptance in Kittery, Maine, with acceptance not final until either higher-level inspections are completed or 180 days have passed since delivery. The contracting officer point of contact is Gary Chandler, with invoicing and compliance activities governed by FAR 252.232-7006 and other detailed contractual clauses governing payment, legal jurisdiction, material traceability, and subcontracting practices.