This solicitation is for the procurement of clin **** tile, blank, 24x36. The award will be issued bilaterally, requiring the contractor's written acceptance. All contractual documents are considered issued when copies are deposited in the mail, transmitted by facsimile, or sent electronically. Government acceptance of the contractor's proposal constitutes bilateral agreement. If the requirement is packaged at a location different from the offeror's address, the offeror must provide the facility's name, address, and CAGE code. The contract will be certified for national defense under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS). Offerors must have a valid US security clearance of classified or higher. Offerors whose company size is greater than the size standard for the applicable NAICS in FAR **** (**** employees) shall submit a small business subcontracting plan with their proposal. Government source
inspection is required. The contract contains detailed requirements for design, manufacture, and performance of the tile, including specific requirements for vacuum and gasket grooves, and mercury-free material. First article and production lot tests are required. A certificate of conformance (COC) or certificate of acceptance (COA) must accompany each item. The contractor is responsible for all
inspection requirements, unless otherwise specified. The government reserves the right to perform any
inspections deemed necessary. Records of all
inspection work must be kept complete and available to the government during performance and for four years after final delivery. Ordering information for document references is available from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoD SSP). Cancelled documents, commercial specifications, ordnance standards, and other publications may be obtained from various sources. Requests for classified documents must be submitted to the cognizant Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC). Specific requirements for mercury-free material are detailed, including testing procedures for mercury contamination. The supplier must provide a certificate of conformance (COC) or certificate of acceptance (COA) with each item. Supplier format is acceptable. COC/COA shall provide test reports certifying conformance of material samples to requirements, and documentation for traceability of each unit to the material batch that produced it. COC/COA satisfies the laboratory material testing part of the receipt
inspection process. Per approval letter, no receipt
inspection material laboratory testing is required.