SWITCH, ELECTRICAL

The contract solicitation SPE7M8-26-T-5171 seeks the procurement of three electrical switches, identified by NSN 5930-00-477-3086, with delivery required 135 days after order placement to the DLA Distribution Center in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The item falls under NAICS code 335313 and is subject to stringent technical, packaging, and safety standards, including compliance with MIL-DTL-28786 for switch performance, MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and preservation, and MIL-STD-129 for marking, labeling, and barcoding. All packaging must adhere to DLA’s RP001 requirements, and hazardous materials are strictly regulated under the Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), with exceptions only for certain functional mercury-containing components like batteries, fluorescent lamps, and instrument controls specified by NAVSEA, which must include a secondary containment boundary. Mercury or mercury-containing compounds may not be intentionally added or come into direct contact with supplied hardware. The contractor must submit Safety Data Sheets compliant with Federal Standard No. 313 and OSHA requirements prior to award, and any changes to material composition must be reported immediately. All shipments must be labeled per MIL-STD-129 with no special marking codes applied, and invoice submissions are mandated through the Wide Area WorkFlow system only. The contract includes multiple federal acquisition regulation clauses covering equal opportunity, combating human trafficking, employment eligibility verification, sustainable products, cyber safeguarding, export control, and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment and hexavalent chromium. Contractor representations are required regarding small business status, UEI and CAGE codes, and compliance with prohibitions on supplying defense items from Communist Chinese military companies. The offeror must provide complete data packages for both approved and alternate parts, and while historical pricing data exists from prior procurements, no current unit price is provided in the solicitation. The deadline for proposal submission is July 16, 2026, via the DLA Internet Bid Board System, with all evaluations to be conducted under a simplified acquisition framework without a stated evaluation factor weighting structure.