Shipping and storag

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is soliciting quotations for the procurement of 41 shipping and storage containers (NSN 6KH 8145-01-484-0911) manufactured per CAGE code 05259 and drawing 657E001. Responses are due by April 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM local time at Building 1, Room 2223, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Contractors must obtain approved engineering source approval from the design control activity prior to award, and those without an existing approved Source Approval Request (SAR) package must submit one with their proposal to be deemed technically acceptable. The solicitation includes a First Article Test requirement with an estimated government testing cost of $10,000 to be added to all offerors' prices. Award will be based on the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer, with past performance serving as a secondary evaluation factor. The procurement is designated as unrestricted under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as a DO rated order.

This is an unrestricted procurement with no set-aside designations applied. Contractors must comply with multiple federal requirements including hazardous material identification, packaging and marking per MIL-STD-2073 and MIL-STD-129, preservation requirements, cyber incident reporting, covered defense information safeguarding, and unique item identification (UID) marking with data matrix symbology. Delivery is required to DLA Distribution at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania (W25G1U). The containers have a 0-00 shelf life classification, and the requisition number is 26078-0016. While no specific budget or award value is disclosed in the solicitation notice, the procurement involves 41 units of specialized shipping and storage containers with a First Article Test cost component of $10,000.