TEE, PIPE

The contract solicits 385 units of a copper alloy socket tee with a nominal pipe size of one inch, manufactured via a metal casting process requiring specialized tooling, under the NSN 4730-00-542-5250. This is a Firm Fixed Price solicitation issued as a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, with responses due by August 14, 2026, and delivery required within 100 days after award to the DLA Distribution Facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The item must comply with MIL-DTL-1183/9A(1) and MIL-DTL-1183K(2) standards, alongside QAP 13873 Revision D, and all technical and quality requirements referenced through RA001 from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. The supplier is obligated to provide one Certificate of Quality Compliance (COQC) per manufacturing lot, prepared per the Supplemental Quality Assurance Provision (SQAP), with no Certificate of Conformance or alternate releases permitted. Each COQC must be uploaded electronically into the iRAPT system and retained for four years. Packaging must conform to MIL-STD-2073-1E with specific preservation codes including Method 10, Cleaning/Drying Code 1, and Wrap Material CA, while marking adheres to MIL-STD-129 with no special marking required. Mercury or mercury-containing compounds are prohibited from intentional addition or direct contact with the hardware except in specified functional applications such as batteries, fluorescent lights, instruments, sensors, weapon systems, or NAVSEA-specified reagents; portable devices containing mercury must be shock-proof with a secondary containment per NAVSEA 5100-003D. The contractor is also barred from using covered applications on government or contractor IT systems unless an exception is formally authorized under OMB Memorandum M-23-13. All quotations must be submitted via DIBBS, and the supplier must complete all required representations including small business certifications if applicable. The Government will evaluate quotes based on past performance, delivery capability, and price to determine best value, with award potentially going to a non-lowest bidder. The WAWF system governs payment and receiving processes, and first destination transportation is utilized for shipping.