WIRE ROPE ASSEMBLY,

The contract solicits 10 units of a wire rope assembly, single leg, identified by NSN 4010-01-443-0443, under solicitation SPE4A5-26-T-174P issued by the Department of Defense’s ASC Supplier Oper OEM Division. The requirement is for a critical application item per drawing number 02708-9319-26 Revision A, and delivery must be completed within 109 days from the award date, with FOB Origin shipping terms to the consignee, Industries of the Blind Inc., located in Greensboro, NC. The procurement falls under NAICS code 332618 and is not a small business set-aside, though submissions are subject to socioeconomic representation requirements in SAM. Technical and quality specifications are governed by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with mandatory compliance to standards including MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging, MIL-STD-129 for marking, and SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 tailored to AS9003 for quality systems. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin, with destination inspection also required under FAR 52.246-2. Sampling must follow MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based plan, with acceptance criteria of zero non-conformances for all attributes, and unspecified attributes are treated as major. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses including those governing whistleblower rights, cybersecurity safeguarding, combatting trafficking in persons, and controlled disclosure of information, with multiple deviations applied under Deviation 2026-00038. The Berry Amendment and Buy American Act restrictions apply, and the contractor must comply with NIST SP 800-171 DOD Assessment Requirements and the Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems. Additive manufacturing is prohibited, and all materials must be domestically sourced in accordance with applicable defense acquisition policies. Packaging and marking instructions specify preservation method 10, cleaning/drying method 1, and unit container E5 OPIO, with no special marking. Payment must be requested via WAWF using the specified formats for fixed-price line items, and all offers must be submitted through DIBBS by the deadline of May 28, 2026. The vendor must