VALVE ASSEMBLY, MANI

The contract solicitation SPE7MC-26-T-011U seeks two units of a Valve Assembly, Manifold identified by NSN 4820-01-363-3949, with delivery required 102 days after contract award, targeting a need ship date of January 13, 2026, and an original delivery date of March 10, 2026. The items must be delivered FOB destination to DLA Dist San Joaquin at 25600 S Chrisman Road, Tracy, CA 95304-5000, and packaged and marked in strict compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, including specific preservation, packaging, and labeling requirements outlined in the packaging data codes. All technical data must be sourced from the official DLA repository, and the valve assembly must not be produced using additive manufacturing unless explicit authorization is granted by the contracting officer, as AM use disqualifies proposals outright. The solicitation incorporates numerous mandatory Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses related to equal opportunity, trafficking in persons, employment verification, sustainable products, hazardous material identification, cybersecurity safeguarding, changes, payment acceleration for small businesses, whistleblower rights, disclosure of information, cybersecurity incident reporting, safety notifications, sea transportation, and reflagging or repair work. Compliance with the Buy American Act and the Berry Amendment is required, with the Berry threshold reduced to $150,000, and non-domestic material must be disclosed. Contractors must comply with NIST SP 800-171 assessment requirements and FAR 52.240-93 for safeguarding contractor information systems. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination under FAR 52.246-2, with additional requirements including removal of government identification from non-accepted items. Payment processing must occur through the Wide Area Workflow system, requiring registration in SAM.gov and WAWF, and all offerors must maintain current representations in SAM, including small business and socioeconomic status, entity identifiers, CAGE code, and disclosure regarding covered defense telecommunications equipment. Quotations must be submitted by May 29, 2026, and while labeled as a request for information, responses are treated as binding offers subject to evaluation under potential HUBZone price preferences and automated award procedures, provided no first article test requirements are included