BOLT, MACHINE

The contract pertains to the procurement of 9,000 machine bolts identified by NSN 5306-01-414-4934, designated as a commercial item and specifically classified as a special high-strength fastener to support the Department of Defense aviation community. Manufacture, testing, and inspection must strictly comply with all referenced technical data, specifications, and quality standards, with all requirements governed by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. Key quality controls include tailored higher-level contract quality requirements, physical identification and bare item marking, inspection and acceptance at origin, and removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies. Quality conformance is enforced through mandatory Certificate of Quality Compliance, with sampling governed by MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based plan; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II respectively or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0, with unspecified attributes treated as major. Zero non-conformances are required in sampled lots unless otherwise stipulated. Packaging must meet DLA standards and Covered Defense Information provisions apply. The solicitation, issued under number SPE4A6-26-T-05GZ, is a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 332722, with a response deadline of July 17, 2026, and an award expected to result in delivery within 117 days of award. Performance is to occur at Cherry Point, North Carolina, 28533-5040. Technical and quality requirements are embedded through referenced documents and the DLA Master List, accessible via the DLA eProcurement portal. The procurement is managed by the ASC Commodities Division of the Department of Defense, with primary point of contact Carl Younce. All supplied items must conform to the Technical Data Package and any additional requirements outlined in applicable CDRLs and DD Form 1423s, with no deviations permitted without explicit contractual authority.