93--STOPLOG SEALS

The contract for STOPLOG SEALS, issued under solicitation number 140R3026Q0045 by the Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Regional Office within the Department of the Interior, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 339991, requiring all offerors to be certified as small businesses with up to 600 employees. The scope involves the fabrication and delivery of U-shaped neoprene stoplog seal assemblies and hollow core drill bits sized from 3/8” to 1” for replacement at the Brock Reservoir Gate on Interstate 8. All items must be newly manufactured, conform to Reclamation design drawings 423-D-789 through 423-D-802, and meet material specifications including a Shore “A” durometer hardness of 60–70, tensile strength of at least 2,500 lbs/in², and a compression set of no more than 30% after 70 hours at 225°F. Delivery is required within 90 days of contract award to the Bureau of Reclamation’s Yuma Area Office in Arizona, with F.O.B. Destination terms placing the risk of loss on the contractor until receipt at the destination. The contract is administered under simplified acquisition procedures, indicated by the RFQ format, and incorporates a range of FAR clauses governing commercial item procurement, compliance, and payment. Key clauses include those for small business set-asides, whistleblower rights, prohibitions on inverted domestic corporations and trafficking in persons, and mandates for electronic invoicing through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) without any permitted attachments. Payment will be processed electronically via EFT, with accelerated payments to small business subcontractors required. The award will be made to the most advantageous offeror based on price and technical compliance, not solely on lowest price. The contracting officer is Maribel Ruble, with Harris Abellon serving as the primary contract administration point of contact. Offerors must maintain a valid UEI in SAM, comply with security and confidentiality requirements including the protection of trade secrets under DOI-AAAP-0028, and certify adherence to prohibitions on lobbying payments. No contract value is specified in the available documentation, and no option quantities or pricing details are provided for the listed line items.