BOLT, HOOK

The contract solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-05RA is for the procurement of two BOLT,HOOK items identified by NSN 5306-01-705-6498, with a required delivery within ten days of order issuance and a specified original delivery date of June 2, 2026. Delivery is FOB origin with no quantity variance permitted, and both inspection and acceptance occur at the point of origin. The item must conform to technical and quality requirements referenced in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, including RQ017 for physical identification and bare item marking, and RQ011 for removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies. Packaging and marking shall follow ASTM D3951 and MIL-STD-129, with palletization in adherence to DLA Packaging Requirements RP001, and the unit of issue and quantity per unit pack is set at QUP 001. Sampling procedures must align with MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based sampling plan; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively, with unspecified attributes treated as major, and zero non-conformances required for acceptance under MIL-STD-105 or ASQ Z1.4 unless otherwise stated. The contract includes mandatory clauses related to whistleblower rights, cybersecurity safeguards under DFARS 252.204-7012, prohibition of certain telecommunications equipment, information disclosure restrictions, and compliance with the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act. Contractors must maintain active SAM registration, submit required representations including small business status and joint venture details, and adhere to NIST SP 800-171 assessment requirements under deviation 2026-O0025. Payment processing must be conducted through Wide Area Workflow, with invoice and receiving report submissions dictated by line item type, and all submissions must be received no later than July 21, 2026. The solicitation is not a small business set-aside but requires compliance with subcontracting flow-downs for commercial products exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, and utilizes deviation 2026-00038 for simplified acquisition terms, contract type, and small business representations.