Particle Count Verification Fluid

The Naval Sea Systems Command seeks 300 units of particle count verification fluid (5 mg/L ISO MTD, part number VHG-PCMTD-5-500 or technical equivalent) for delivery to Beaufort, SC by August 31, 2026. This is a Total Small Business set-aside, Firm Fixed Price commercial procurement under FAR Part 12.

Place of performance is Beaufort, SC (MCAS Beaufort, DoDAAC N48535). Delivery is required 180 calendar days from award. The fluid is a calibrated liquid for use with the Portable Oil Diagnostic System (PODS) bench to analyze particle contamination in hydraulic oil and phosphate ester systems. The procurement is all-or-none; partial quotes will be deemed unresponsive.

Offerors must be Original Equipment Manufacturers, authorized dealers, distributors, or resellers verified by OEM authorization letters. The fluid must be sourced from NIST RM 8631a mixed in hydraulic fluid and verified with NIST SRM 2806B per ISO 11171 section 6.8 Formula 4. Each contractor must provide calibration certification and certificate of conformance with calibration data per CDRL A001 (DID DI-QCIC-80798C) submitted concurrently with first delivery, in contractor format (MS-Excel, MS Word, or CD-ROM preferred).

Offerors must maintain active SAM registration without exclusions, provide a CAGE code, delivery date and lead time, pricing for all line items, and guarantee quote validity for a minimum of 30 days. Award will be made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis to the responsible offeror whose quote fully complies with solicitation requirements. Quotations must be submitted electronically (PDF or MS Word) to the email address in the posting; no telephone requests. The Procuring Contracting Officer is James Blakely, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Corona Division, Norco, CA. NAICS code 325199; PSC 6810.