TRAINING AID, SMALL

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Medical Supply Chain FSH under DLA Troop Support, is soliciting five red training knives designed as simulation devices for hand-to-hand combat, identified by NSN 6910-01-470-6255 and classified as weapons training equipment. The item must be molded from silicon/epoxy resin/rubber with a red molded-in color for clear visual identification during training, and it must comply with the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, specifically incorporating referenced R or I numbers. Packaging and marking must follow commercial standards per MIL-STD-2073-1E and the Medical Marking Standard No. 1, which supersedes MIL-STD-129, with each unit sealed in protective packaging and packed in commercial shipping containers suitable for safe, low-cost delivery. Delivery is required within 20 days after order placement at FOB destination, with the place of performance located in Glen Jean, WV, 25846-0000. The solicitation, numbered SPE2DH-26-T-5204 and issued on July 15, 2026, with responses due by July 22, 2026, is designated as a Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 336413 and may be eligible for automated award, with potential application of the HUBZone price evaluation preference. All contractors must comply with stringent cybersecurity and compliance clauses including safeguarding covered defense information, reporting cyber incidents, prohibiting covered telecommunications equipment, and adhering to whistleblower rights, anti-trafficking, and equal opportunity requirements. Invoicing and receipt must be processed electronically through WAWF, with suppliers required to maintain active SAM registration and comply with DPAS priority rating requirements as a rated order. Contractors are also obligated to adhere to hazard communication labeling standards and ensure all materials delivered meet the specified technical and quality benchmarks without deviation.