# DIBBS #SPE7MC-27-T-0608

DLA procurement for Essex liquid oxygen drain valves and first-article testing

**Posted:** October 13, 2026
**Respond By:** October 23, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE7MC-27-T-0608
**NAICS:** 332912

DLA Weapons Support is seeking Navy-designated critical-safety liquid oxygen drain valves and first-article testing under solicitation SPE7MC-27-T-0608.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Weapons Support, Maritime Hardware/Electrical; listed buyer: Paula Mcclary.
- **OEM:** **Essex Industries, Inc.** is identified as the valve source, CAGE 19062, manufacturer part number 20C-0021-2. No other vendors are named.
- **Products and quantities:** 53 liquid oxygen drain valves (NSN 4820-00-796-9680), split across supply quantities of 7, 20, and 26; plus first-article testing for one unit (NSN 0001S00000053).
- **Key requirements:** The valves are a Navy-identified Critical Safety Item. They must be oxygen-clean per MIL-PRF-38201D, paragraph 3.12, and conform to MIL-STD-1330 and MIL-STD-1359. Contractor first-article testing and quality-conformance testing and inspection are required; the first-article test report is due within 90 days of contract award.
- **Delivery:** Supply delivery is specified as 320 days. The solicitation is a Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside and is marked removed; the notice points interested parties to purchase request 7018684360 to search for a possible replacement solicitation.
- **Estimated value:** Approximately $30,000–$150,000; this is a planning-level estimate because no pricing is provided.

### Description

CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTIC (QTY: Qty - See Solicitation, NSN: 0001S00000053, Purchase Request: 7018684360)
VALVE, LIQUID OXYGEN DR (QTY: 53, NSN: 4820007969680, Purchase Request: 7018684360)

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