SPRING, HELICAL, COMP

The contract solicitation SPE7L1-26-T-534X seeks two helical compression springs with NSN 5360-99-455-4965 for delivery to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, within five days of order placement under FOB ORIGIN terms. The item is governed by stringent technical and quality requirements drawn from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, which supersedes general standards like ASTM D3951 where applicable. Packaging and marking must strictly adhere to MIL-STD-129 for labeling, barcoding, and transaction control number inclusion, while preservation methods follow DLA Packaging Requirements for Procurement (RP001) and include desiccants and vapor corrosion inhibitors. A complete prohibition on the intentional introduction of mercury or mercury-containing compounds into the supplied springs is enforced, with narrow exceptions for functional uses in batteries, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or NAVSEA-specified reagents; portable fluorescent lamps or instruments containing mercury must be shockproof and feature a secondary containment boundary per NAVSEA 5100-003D. All deliveries are subject to destination inspection and acceptance, with contractors required to submit receiving reports through Wide Area WorkFlow and comply with DFARS Appendix F and FAR 52.246-2. Cybersecurity obligations under 252.204-7012 mandate implementation of NIST SP 800-171 controls and reporting of cyber incidents involving covered defense information, with flow-down requirements to subcontractors. The contract also includes clauses on trafficking in persons, employment eligibility, equal opportunity, hazardous material identification, sustainable products, and safeguarding government information. Offerors must hold a valid UEI and CAGE code, represent their small business status accurately in SAM.gov, and comply with all applicable FAR and DFARS clauses, including those addressing contractor compensation, whistleblower rights, and disclosure of information. Proposals must be submitted electronically via DIBBS by May 22, 2026, with no physical submissions accepted, and no pricing data is currently available in the solicitation, leaving unit and extended prices to be proposed by offerors. Ocean transport must utilize U.S.-flagged vessels unless a waiver is granted, and all submissions must include complete data packages for both approved and alternate parts, as no existing data is available for this item.