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TRICON TYPE I CONTAINER

Waiver type - Procurement: Nonavailability

Agency: DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) (97AS) • Product Service Code (PSC) : 8150 | Last Modified: 05/23/2023

Procurement Summary

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support proposes to acquire a quantity of two (2) Tricon, Container/Freight Container under solicitation/contract number SPE8ED23Q0387/SPE8ED23P0599. No domestic offers were received, and award is proposed to be made on a nonqualifying country end product.

Waiver Rationale Summary

No offers for a domestic end product were received in response to subject acquisition that was conducted using full and open competition after exclusion of sources. Historically, offers have not been submitted for a domestic end product for this National Stock Number, as there is no domestic market for this item. This is due to manufacturing limitations and the unavailability and cost of sourcing steel domestically as required by DFARS 252.225-7001 for domestic end products.

Did / Will the solicitation include one of the standard BAA provisions announcing the agency’s intention to provide a price preference for domestic end products and construction material?

Yes

Was a sources sought or Request for Information issued?

No

OMB Determination

Consistent with Policy

Product

FREIGHT CONTAINERS

NAICS

332439 - Other Metal Container Manufacturing

Date Submitted

05/17/2023

Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)

TRICON TYPE I CONTAINER. RA001: THIS DOCUMENT INCORPORATES TECHNICAL AND/OR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS (IDENTIFIED BY AN 'R' OR AN 'I' NUMBER) SET FORTH IN FULL TEXT IN THE DLA MASTER LIST OF TECHNICAL AND QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOUND ON THE WEB AT: http://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Offers/eProcurement.aspx FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE OR THE AWARD DATE CONTROLS. FOR LARGE ACQUISITIONS, THE REVISION OF THE MASTER IN EFFECT ON THE RFP ISSUE DATE APPLIES UNLESS A SOLICITATION AMENDMENT INCORPORATES A FOLLOW-ON REVISION, IN WHICH CASE THE AMENDMENT DATE CONTROLS. RP001: DLA PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR PROCUREMENT RQ011: REMOVAL OF GOVERNMENT IDENTIFICATION FROM NON-ACCEPTED SUPPLIES THIS NSN IS PROCURED AS FULLY COMPETITIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A MILITARY / FEDERAL SPECIFICATION/STANDARD. SEE SECTION L, CLAUSE 52.211-2 FOR ORDERING SUCH DATA. SAMPLING: THE SAMPLING METHOD SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MIL-STD-1916 OR ASQ H1331, TABLE 1 OR A COMPARABLE ZERO BASED SAMPLING PLAN UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY THE CONTRACT. IF THE APPLICABLE DRAWING, SPECIFICATION, STANDARD, OR QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISION (QAP) SPECIFIES CRITICAL, MAJOR AND/OR MINOR ATTRIBUTES, THEY SHALL BE ASSIGNED VERIFICAITON LEVELS OF VII, IV AND II OR AQLS OF 0.1, 1.0 AND 4.0 RESPECTIVELY. UNSPECIFIED ATTRIBUTES SHALL BE CONSIDERED AS MAJOR UNLESS SAMPLING PLANS ARE SPECIFIED IN APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS. FOR MIL-STD-1916, THE MANUFACTURER MAY USE THE ATTRIBUTE OR VARIABLE INSPECTION METHOD AT THEIR OPTION OR PER THE CONTRACT. MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 MAY BE USED TO SET SAMPLE LOT SIZE, BUT ACCEPTANCE WOULD BE ZERO NON-CONFORMANCES IN THE SAMPLE LOT UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT. MERCURY OR MERCURY CONTAINING COMPOUNDS SHALL NOT BE INTENTIONALLY ADDED TO<(>,<)> OR COME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH<(>,<)> ANY HARDWARE OR SUPPLIES FURNISHED UNDER THIS CONTRACT. EXCEPTION: FUNCTIONAL MERCURY USED IN BATTERIES, FLUORESCENT LIGHTS, REQUIRED INSTRUMENTS; SENSORS OR CONTROLS; WEAPON SYSTEMS; AND CHEMICAL ANALYSIS REAGENTS SPECIFIED BY NAVSEA. PORTABLE FLUORESCENT LAMPS AND PORTABLE INSTRUMENTS CONTAINING MERCURY SHALL BE SHOCK PROOF AND CONTAIN A SECOND BOUNDARY OF CONTAINMENT OF THE MERCURY OR MERCURY COMPOUND. (IAW NAVSEA 5100-003D). NO ASBESTOS AS DEFINED IN FED-STD-313 IS PERMITTED IN THIS ITEM 52.246-15 CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE DIMENSIONS: 6' 5-1/2" LENGTH X 8' WIDE X 8' HIGH CORRUGATED STEEL SIDES, ROOF, AND SWING DOORS ON CURB SIDE. HEAVY DUTY STEEL FLOOR. 4-WAY FORKLIFT POCKETS, 28 TOP AND BOTTOM RAIL LOOP TIE DOWNS, 10 CORNER POST TIE DOWNS, 10 SHORING SLOTS, 2 VENTS, CONNECTING COUPLERS (3), CONNECTING COUPLER STORAGE BRACKET (1), ADJUSTABLE SHELVING BRACKETS (5 SETS), SHELF DECKING BEAMS (3), 2 MANIFEST BOXES (BOTH SHIPPED INSIDE) RIGHT HAND DOOR, ANTI-PILFERAGE PROVISIONS. MAXIMUM TARE WEIGHT 2,600 LBS. MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT 14,900 LBS. THREE TRICONS, WHEN COUPLED TOGETHER, WILL SHIP AS A 20' ISO-COMPATIBLE CONTAINER. MANUFACTURED TO THE LASTEST REVISION OF ISO 668, ISO 1161, ISO 1496-1, ISO 6346 & ISO 830. MUST BE CERTIFIABLE TO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR SAFE CONTAINERS (CSC) AND INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS (IMDG) STANDARDS. CONTAINER SHALL BE INSPECTED TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH MIL-STD-209, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1366 AND MIL-STD-1472. COLOR TAN #33446, UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED BY CUSTOMER. COPIES OF ISO STANDARDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI). USE URL WWW.ANSI.ORG COPY OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR SAFE CONTAINERS (CSC) IS AVAILABLE FROM URL WWW.IMO.ORG IAW BASIC DRAWING NR 14153 RE-014839125 REVISION NR DTD 08/10/2015 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-209K REVISION NR K DTD 02/22/2005 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-810H(1) REVISION NR H DTD 05/18/2022 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-1366E REVISION NR E DTD 10/31/2006 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE STD NR MIL-STD-1472H REVISION NR H DTD 09/15/2020 PART PIECE NUMBER: IAW REFERENCE SPEC NR MIL-PRF-32349A NOT 1 REVISION NR A DTD 06/29/2016 PART PIECE NUMBER:

Solicitation ID

SPE8ED23Q0387

Procurement Stage

Post-solicitation

Expected Maximum Duration of the Proposed Waiver

0 - 6 months

Waiver Coverage

Individual Waiver

Funding Agency

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA)