TUBE, METERING

The contract solicitation SPE4A5-26-T-163K seeks the procurement of 19,000 units of TUBE, METERING with NSN 6680014083036, to be delivered FOB destination to DLA Distribution in New Cumberland, PA, within 171 days after order placement, with a mandated ship date of November 15, 2026, and an original delivery target of February 14, 2027. All items must comply strictly with MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129 for marking, including barcoding and hazard labeling, with no special marking required beyond standard compliance. Packaging must adhere to DLA’s RP001 requirements and prohibit any mercury or mercury compounds in preservation, packaging, or marking per IP056, though functional use in batteries, fluorescent lamps, sensors, or NAVSEA-specified instruments is permitted if equipped with shockproof secondary containment as mandated by NAVSEA 5100-003D. Sampling and quality verification follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, with zero non-conformances required in sample lots unless otherwise specified, and critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II with corresponding AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination point by the government, with the contractor responsible for full compliance with all technical, preservation, and marking standards. The contract utilizes Type of Contract Alternate I and incorporates multiple FAR and DFARS clauses addressing equal opportunity, trafficking in persons, hazardous materials, cybersecurity compliance per NIST SP 800-171 with deviation 2026-O0025, sustainable products, and subcontracting for commercial items. Invoicing must be submitted through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and the solicitation requires electronic submission via DIBBS by May 27, 2026, with technical documentation uploaded through the PCF1x portal. No pricing is pre-determined, and offers must be submitted without a bidset, implying a competitive quote process where unit price is to be determined by proposers. The NAICS code is 334519, and while socioeconomic representations are required in Section K, no