66--THERMOSTAT,FLOW CONTROL

This contract is for the procurement of one thermostat, flow control, identified by NSN 6685-01-339-1227, under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) firm-fixed-price arrangement with a five-year base period and an overall maximum contract value of $350,000. The item is classified as a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) product and is designated as a critical application item. The contracting activity is the ASC Commodities Division of the Department of Defense, solicited under SPE4A6-26-R-XB61, with responses due by August 3, 2026. The contract requires delivery of one unit within 59 days after the date of order, with FOB destination terms, and the inspection and acceptance points are both set at the destination. Packaging must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129 for marking, labeling, and barcoding, with palletization following DLA Packaging Requirements for Procurement (RP001), and no special marking is required. The thermostat is sourced from two approved vendors: Oshkosh Defense LLC and Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc., each with their respective part numbers. The contract incorporates numerous federal acquisition regulation (FAR) and defense federal acquisition regulation supplement (DFARS) clauses covering critical compliance areas including sustainable products, prohibition of hazardous substances like hexavalent chromium and fluorinated aqueous film-forming foams, Buy American Act requirements with deviations, export control, restrictions on procurement from Xinjiang, cybersecurity obligations under 252.239-7098, and requirements for entity identification through UEI and CAGE codes registered in SAM. Offerors must comply with packaging standards, provide documentation for source approval, and ensure removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies. Payment is governed by electronic funds transfer via the System for Award Management, with invoicing mandatory through Wide Area Workflow. Evaluation for award will consider past performance as the most important factor, followed by cost and delivery schedule, using a best-value trade-off methodology. Special requirements include antiterrorism awareness training, safeguarding covered defense information, compliance with the Defense Priorities and Allocations System, and prohibitions on using prohibited supply chain sources. All data submissions must be made through the DIBBS portal, with a 15 MB file size limit for email submissions.