STEM, FLUID VALVE

The contract solicitation SPE7MC-26-T-8956 seeks the procurement of 20 units of a STEM, FLUID VALVE with NSN 4820-01-460-0953, to be delivered within 136 days after order issuance under an FOB Destination term to the designated facility in Tracy, California. All deliveries must comply with stringent packaging and marking requirements per MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, using a D3 fiber drum with E5 plastic inner and intermediate packaging, and must be labeled with standardized 2D Data Matrix barcodes. Quality assurance mandates adherence to MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 for sampling, with zero non-conformances required for acceptance unless otherwise specified; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin, with manufacturers required to maintain an approved quality system such as SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001, and all technical and quality requirements are governed by the DLA Master List referenced via RA001. The contract enforces RQ001 tailored higher-level quality requirements applicable to both manufacturers and non-manufacturers, and includes RQ009 for origin-based inspection and RQ011 mandating removal of government identification from non-accepted items. The contract imposes comprehensive cybersecurity obligations under RD002, RD004, and RD005, requiring CMMC Level 2 compliance through either a self-assessment or a third-party assessment by a certified C3PAO, and mandates adherence to DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information. Export control is strictly enforced under SPE7MC-26-T-8956 Section B, designating the technical data as subject to ITAR or EAR, with distribution limited to contractors who hold a valid US/Canada Joint Certification Program credential, have completed mandatory DoD export control training, and received DLA authorization. Mercury and mercury-containing compounds are prohibited from contact with supplied hardware except in specifically exempted applications such as functional batteries, fluorescent lights, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or reagents specified by NAVSEA, with portable mercury-containing devices requiring shockproof construction and secondary containment per NAVSEA