53--BOLT,MACHINE

This contract is for the procurement of 778 machine bolts identified by part number 37C225HCS/7181222J and NSN 5306017193239, designated as a critical application item under solicitation SPE4A7-26-T-393S. The requirement is a small business set-aside under NAICS code 332722, with a priority rating of DO-C9, and is issued by the Department of Defense through DLA Aviation. Delivery is required within 124 days after order date to the DLA Distribution DDSP New Cumberland Facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with FOB origin terms applying. All supplies must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E packaging standards and MIL-STD-129 marking requirements, with no special marking needed. Palletization must adhere to DLA packaging requirements, and mercury or mercury compounds are strictly prohibited in preservation, packaging, and marking. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin, requiring the manufacturer’s quality system to meet SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 tailored to AS9003 standards. Sampling follows MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1 using zero-defect acceptance unless specified otherwise, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively. Unspecified attributes are treated as major. The product must be free from hexavalent chromium and comply with Buy American and Berry Amendment restrictions. Cybersecurity requirements mandate adherence to NIST SP 800-171 via DFARS 252.240-7997. Payment processing must use Wide Area Workflow for invoices and receiving reports, with electronic submission required. Offerors must be registered in SAM, provide accurate socio-economic representations, and comply with anti-trafficking, equal opportunity, and subcontracting rules. The contract includes deviation-modified clauses for cybersecurity, changes, equal opportunity, and trafficking in persons, with all technical and quality requirements derived from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements referenced by R or I numbers.