TUBE, METALLIC

The contract calls for the delivery of metallic tubes meeting strict technical and quality specifications, including seamless, annealed, and cold-drawn copper-nickel alloy (90-10), Type 1, Class 200, Grade 1, with a nominal outside diameter of 10.750 inches and a nominal wall thickness of 0.187 inches. Each tube must be a minimum of 66 inches and a maximum of 96 inches in length, with a maximum operating pressure of 200 psi. The product must conform to military specifications and DLA’s Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with sampling conducted under MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ Z1.4 using a zero non-conformance acceptance criterion. Continuous identification marking is mandatory every three feet along each length, including the producer’s name and trademark, specification, composition and temper, size, contract number, NSN, seam type, and heat or lot number. If the material is further processed, the subsequent processor’s information must also be added. A Certificate of Quality Compliance is required for each manufacturing lot and must be submitted electronically via iRAPT, with a hard copy included with delivery and available for Government review at the point of acceptance. Packaging must comply with MIL-C-3993 and DLA RP001, using preservation Level A and marking per MIL-STD-129, including Data Matrix barcodes. The use of ozone-depleting chemicals and intentional mercury or mercury compounds is strictly prohibited, except for specific authorized uses in batteries, instruments, or analytical reagents as defined by NAVSEA, with portable mercury-containing devices requiring a secondary containment and shockproof design. Deliveries are due 46 days after award and must be shipped FOB Origin to the DLA Distribution facility at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The acquisition is subject to full and open competition under simplified acquisition procedures, with cybersecurity compliance mandatory as outlined in NIST SP 800-171 and DFARS 252.204-7012, and offerors must maintain active self-assessments in the Supplier Performance Risk System. All data requirements, including certificates and inspection documentation, are included in the item price. The Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses in effect include those governing contract type, system for award management maintenance, pricing of modifications, transport by sea, cybersecurity, and contractor responsibility for whistleblower rights and information safeguarding, with no set-aside or socioeconomic exceptions