Headset, electrical

The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, through office SPE7M5, is soliciting quotes for 44 each H-173C/AIC electrical headsets (NSN 5965-01-087-2684, line 0001), with quotes due November 27, 2026 via DIBBS. The solicitation carries No Set-Aside Used. The item is a critical application item and qualified products list item, so components must come from qualified manufacturers, and commercial substitutes are not acceptable without prior written approval.

The procurement is a unilateral indefinite delivery contract below the simplified acquisition threshold, with a one-year period, a guaranteed minimum of 6 each, an estimated annual quantity of 44 each, and an estimated two delivery orders with a minimum order quantity of 11 each. The contract maximum value is $350,000. Recent awards ranged from $104 to $316 per unit. Delivery is required within 83 days, FOB Origin, with inspection and acceptance at destination. The headsets must conform to MIL-DTL-83511B(1) Revision B dated 06/28/2019. The solicitation is AIDC type under PSC 5965 and incorporates the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions Revision 106, hazardous material identification procedures, and DFARS provisions on telecommunications equipment, cybersecurity, small business rerepresentation, and transportation by sea using U.S.-flag vessels. Requisition number 1000247758 is referenced, and the notice was posted November 13, 2026.