Wooden Winged Pallets

The U.S. Department of Defense, through DLA Distribution Acquisition Operations, is procuring 6,480 units of 24x24 inch and 12,960 units of 16x26 inch wooden wing pallets under a firm-fixed-price solicitation set aside entirely for small businesses under NAICS code 321920. The contract requires strict compliance with ANSI MH1 Part 9, MD00100452 Revision C, and DoD Manual 4140.65, mandating that all pallets be constructed from Class 3 heat-treated lumber, assembled with 2-inch ring shank nails at specified joints, and marked with an ISPM 15 compliant stamp on opposing sides. Deliveries must be shipped FOB destination to the DLA San Joaquin Base Supply in Tracy, California, with a 30-day lead time after order receipt, and must include the contract number clearly marked on all packaging and documentation. Invoicing is exclusively conducted through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and failure to comply with marking, packaging, or certification standards results in rejection and potential cost liability to the contractor. The evaluation will follow a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach, where offers must first be determined technically acceptable based on adherence to product specifications and past performance, before price is considered. Technical acceptability requires conformance to all physical and functional requirements outlined in the solicitation, while past performance is evaluated using CPARS and FAPIIS data, with “unknown” records treated as acceptable. The solicitation prohibits contractors from incorporating their own products into future DLA specifications unless explicitly authorized in writing and imposes strict confidentiality obligations regarding any non-public information received. All submissions must be submitted electronically in three separate volumes—Technical/Business Capability, Past Performance, and Pricing & Administrative—by 1:00 PM EST on March 13, 2026, with questions due by March 9, 2026. The contract includes standard FAR clauses covering small business set-aside, System for Award Management (SAM) maintenance, subcontractor debarment prohibitions, and prohibitions on inverted domestic corporations, but no specific pricing, total contract value, or CAGE code is disclosed in the solicitation, as these are to be provided by offerors.