SWITCH, LIQUID LEVEL

This contract, issued under solicitation number SPE7M1-26-U-4330 by the Department of Defense’s Maritime Supply Chain, is an indefinite-delivery contract for the procurement of one liquid level switch, identified by NSN 5930-01-406-5242 and part number LS-76725 from SETRA SYSTEMS, INC. The contract has a ceiling value of $350,000 and is structured as a small business set-aside under the WOSB program, with delivery required within 37 days of order issuance, FOB origin, and inspection and acceptance occurring at the destination point. The item is designated as a critical application component, and all packaging must adhere strictly to MIL-STD-2073-1E and marking to MIL-STD-129, with no special markings required beyond standard compliance. The unit of issue is each (EA), with no tolerance variance permitted on quantity, and the contract mandates electronic invoicing through WAWF. The contract includes stringent compliance requirements tied to hazardous materials, particularly prohibiting the intentional addition of mercury or mercury-containing compounds to the supplied hardware, except under explicit exceptions for functional uses in batteries, fluorescent lamps, sensors, weapon systems, or NAVALSEA-specified reagents; portable fluorescent lamps and instruments with mercury must be shock-proof and include a secondary containment barrier per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Safety Data Sheets must be submitted pre-award, and contractors must update the hazardous materials listing if any changes occur. Cybersecurity safeguards are enforced through DoD-specific clauses, including 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information and 252.240-7997 mandating NIST SP 800-171 assessment requirements. Additional clauses address employment eligibility, trafficking in persons, equal opportunity for workers with disabilities, sustainable product use, export control, and prohibition on acquiring equipment from Communist Chinese military companies. The contractor must affirm its small business status with CAGE and UEI codes and comply with all representations related to socioeconomic programs. Payment is routed using DoDAACs, and the contract includes provisions for prompt payment to small business subcontractors and clauses restricting arbitration agreements and unauthorized obligations. No evaluation factors or award criteria are disclosed, indicating this procurement is likely based on lowest price technically acceptable.