Solicitation
Fire Extinguisher
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryDLA Land Warren, part of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), wants fire extinguishers (national stock number (NSN) 4210-01-565-3038, a code that identifies the item) on a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) purchase order with one priced option. The notice says up to 35 each, but the schedule lists 19 Each in the base order and 19 Each in the option, so the quantity is unclear. The sale is not set aside; only the approved part number 421913 (company code (CAGE) 61423) counts, and delivery to Texarkana, Texas is due within 320 days of award. More in the summary
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DLA Land Warren, part of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), wants fire extinguishers (national stock number (NSN) 4210-01-565-3038, a code that identifies the item) on a firm-fixed-price (FFP: one set price) purchase order with one priced option. The notice says up to 35 each, but the schedule lists 19 Each in the base order and 19 Each in the option, so the quantity is unclear. The sale is not set aside; only the approved part number 421913 (company code (CAGE) 61423) counts, and delivery to Texarkana, Texas is due within 320 days of award.
Who can bid (6)
- Offer the approved manufacturer part number 421913 (CAGE 61423): as the approved source, a dealer or distributor of that source, or a manufacturer authorized by that source. Alternatives are not considered unless the pre-approval steps in the solicitation are met
- Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 (Self) status, with a current self-assessment and annual affirmation in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS), is required before award for each system that handles contract information
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) for the successful offeror
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- A bidder that is not the manufacturer must already have, and keep, supply chain traceability records showing the item meets the technical requirements and comes from an approved manufacturer
- A Safety Data Sheet for any hazardous material, sent before award by the apparently successful offeror; missing it can make the offeror ineligible for award
- Meet the contracting officer's responsibility standards (FAR 9.104); the Government may visit the plant or ask for financial and production information, due within 7 days of the request
How to submit: Email to the Contract Specialist named on the solicitation cover page; subject line "Proposal Submission" plus the solicitation number SPRDL1-27-Q-A002 and company name; PDF preferred. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 14, 2026.
- Serious: Quantity unclear: up to 35 each in the notice, 19 + 19 in the schedule. The notice says one option for up to 35 each, but the schedule lists 19 Each in CLIN 0001 and 19 Each in option CLIN 0002 (38 in all); ask the contracting officer which quantity to price.
- Serious: Only the approved part number counts. The buy is limited to manufacturer part number 421913 (CAGE 61423) from the approved source or its dealer; a different brand needs prior Government engineering approval.
- Serious: CMMC Level 2 (Self) needed before award. Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification status must be current in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) before award, or the offeror is not eligible; the quote must list the unique identifiers.
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- Serious: All or none: quote the full quantity. Only one award will be made, and an offer for less than the total quantity of all items will not be considered.
- Worth checking: Government inspection at origin through DCMA. You must contact the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) to arrange inspection before shipping, and name your inspection facility in the offer; skipped inspection means rejection at your cost.
- Worth checking: Contractor pays transportation to Texarkana, Texas. Delivery is free on board (FOB) destination, so the price must include freight to DLA Distribution Red River, and the 320-day clock runs from award.
- Worth checking: Price can be cut in an online reverse auction. The contracting officer may run a reverse auction (bidders lower their prices in rounds) in which the lowest price is shown anonymously to others; the final auction price becomes the final offer.
- Minor: Rated order under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. The order is a DO-rated order (a priority rating for national defense), so you must follow the rules of that system, such as accepting and filling it ahead of unrated work.
- Minor: Different solicitation number on the data requirements form. The DD Form 1423 (contract data requirements list) shows a different contract number than this solicitation, SPRDL1-27-Q-A002; ask the contracting officer if that form applies as attached.
Read from the notice and 3 attachments. Show which files.
- Solicitation - SPRDL127QA002.pdf (read)
- SPI AK15653038.pdf (read)
- DD FORM 1423.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Fire extinguishers, NSN 4210-01-565-3038, manufacturer part number 421913, CAGE 61423: 19 Each on base line item (CLIN: one priced line of the order) 0001; the notice says up to 35 each in total
- Option line item (CLIN) 0002 for 19 Each more, priced separately; the Government may add part or all of it up to 365 days after award
- Deliver within 320 days after award (option quantity: 320 days after the option is exercised) to DLA Distribution Red River, Texarkana, TX 75507-5000; the contractor pays transportation
- Pack to military preservation, Level B packing, Special Packaging Instruction (SPI) AK15653038, with MIL-STD-129 shipping marks and a Safety Data Sheet in each pack
- Arrange Government inspection and acceptance at the contractor's facility through the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) before shipping; rejected goods come back at the contractor's cost
- Keep supply chain traceability records (who made and handled the item) for ten years after final payment and give them to the contracting officer within three business days on request
- Supply only new material; used, reconditioned or surplus items need the contracting officer's approval first
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP) purchase order from a request for quote, with one separately priced option (CLIN 0002)
- Period of performance
- Base: 19 Each delivered within 320 days after award. Option: 19 Each delivered within 320 days after the option is exercised; the option can be exercised up to 365 days after award
- Place of performance
- Not stated in the SAM.gov fields. Ship-to is DLA Distribution Red River, Texarkana, TX 75507-5000 (delivery priced to the destination); inspection and acceptance are at the contractor's facility
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest evaluated price among offers that meet all material requirements and pass the contracting officer's responsibility check (Section M names no factor other than price); the option is evaluated at 100% of its quantity
- Offers due
- November 16, 2026, 3:00 AM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email to the Contract Specialist named on the solicitation cover page; subject line "Proposal Submission" plus the solicitation number SPRDL1-27-Q-A002 and company name; PDF preferred
What they'll judge offers on
- Price, including the price for 100% of the option quantity (CLIN 0002)
What to include when you submit
- Quote the total quantity of every item (CLIN 0001 and option CLIN 0002); offers for less than the total quantity won't be considered
- Price option CLIN 0002 for 19 Each; if the option price is left blank, the base unit price applies, and the offer is evaluated with the price for 100% of the option
- Send the cost portion of the quote as an Excel file
- Give the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) unique identifiers from the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) for each system that will handle contract information, in the quote
- Fill in the inspection point and acceptance point (name, CAGE, address) in narrative ES7001
- Keep the offer open for at least 90 calendar days; you may offer a longer period
- Complete the authorized negotiators list, the amendment acknowledgment, the place of manufacture, the Buy American certificate and the covered telecommunications representations
- List any hazardous material and its identification number, or write None, on the hazardous material clause 52.223-3 and the hazard warning labels clause 252.223-7001
- If offering other than new material, get the Other Than New Material Worksheet from the contracting office and send it with the offer
- An offer on a part number not listed in the schedule must include the dates and approving official of the Government engineering approval of its test procedure
Not in the notice text
- The contract specialist's name and email, and the response due date block on the Standard Form 1449 cover page, are on the cover page; check the form on SAM.gov.
- Which quantity applies: up to 35 each in the notice, or 19 Each plus a 19 Each option in the schedule.
- Whether the item must carry an item unique identification mark: part of the clause text (252.211-7003) in the solicitation PDF was left out of this reading.
- Whether the contracting officer will hold a reverse auction (an online round of lower price offers) is not decided in the documents.
- The Government's estimate or budget for this buy is not given.
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email to the Contract Specialist named on the solicitation cover page; subject line "Proposal Submission" plus the solicitation number SPRDL1-27-Q-A002 and company name; PDF preferred. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Land Warren, MI
- Product/service code
- 4210 · Fire Fighting Equipment
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 325998)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Solicitation expected to result in a firm fixed price purchase order with one, 100%, one-year option for up to 35 each fire extinguishers (NSN 4210-01-565-3038). See solicitation for details.
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