Solicitation_Dial Bore Gage Assembly Kit Drawing NSN: 5280-01-560-1762

The United States Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal is soliciting proposals for a two-year firm-fixed-price requirements contract to procure the Dial Bore Gage Assembly Kit Drawing, identified by National Stock Number 5280-01-560-1762 and Part Number 12901228. This solicitation is exclusively set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 332994, with all proposals due by June 17, 2026, following an amendment that extended the original deadline. Access to the Technical Data Package, which is essential for proposal development, is strictly controlled and classified as Export Controlled Distribution D; prospective offerors must obtain approval through SAM.gov and hold valid certification under the United States/Canada Joint Certification Program. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to the Contract Specialist, with no hard copies, faxes, or hand deliveries accepted, and must adhere to strict formatting guidelines, including Microsoft Office 2013 or PDF formats, file naming restrictions, and a maximum email size of 10 megabytes. Compliance with Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) handling standards, as detailed in DoD guidelines and referenced NIST SP 800-171 requirements, is mandatory, and all contractors must maintain current representations in SAM.gov, including socio-economic certifications and foreign ownership disclosures. The contract requires adherence to military packaging and marking standards including MIL-STD-2073-1 and MIL-STD-129, with wood packaging materials subject to ISPM-15 heat-treatment and official marking. Delivery schedules are critical, with the first article test report due within 150 days of award and subsequent production deliveries required within either 180 days (without first article approval) or 330 days (with first article approval). The government will evaluate proposals primarily based on delivery schedule performance, giving it significantly more weight than price, and will use a trade-off process to select the best value offeror. First article approval is mandatory, and failure to submit or obtain approval may result in contract default. Acceptance inspections occur at the contractor’s origin facility, using calibration equipment traceable to national standards, and all items must meet ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent quality management system requirements, with applicable clauses flowed down to subcontracts. Payment will be processed through WAWF, using electronic funds transfer, with accelerated payment provisions available to small businesses.