BOLT, MACHINE

The contract solicitation SPE7M1-26-U-4848 is a unilateral indefinite-delivery contract issued by the Department of Defense’s Maritime Supply Chain under a total small business set-aside for the procurement of 63 machine bolts (NSN 5306-01-577-9589, P/N 23-09446-400) with an estimated value not to exceed $350,000. The purchase quantity is an estimate and not guaranteed, with a minimum guaranteed order of six units once awarded. Delivery must occur within 35 days of order issuance under FOB Origin terms to locations within the continental United States, and inspection and acceptance are performed at the destination by the government. Packaging must adhere to ASTM D3951 unless superseded by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with palletization and labeling strictly following RP001 and MIL-STD-129, including proper application of Unit of Issue and Quantity per Unit Pack. Item Unique Identification is not required per the service customer’s direction, and there is no shelf life requirement. Sampling and quality assurance are governed by MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, with zero acceptance for non-conformances unless otherwise specified, and unspecified attributes are treated as major with an AQL of 1.0; MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 may only be used to determine sample size, not acceptance criteria. The supplier must comply with all DLA Master List requirements, including physical identification per RQ017 and removal of government identification from rejected items per RQ011. Contractual clauses mandate cybersecurity safeguards, whistleblower rights notification, employee eligibility verification, trafficking in persons prevention, sustainable product compliance, and strict prohibitions on hexavalent chromium and covered defense telecommunications equipment. Payment is exclusively via Wide Area Workflow, with accelerated payments to small business subcontractors required. Offerors must certify small business status and provide Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE Code information if claiming socioeconomic status, with updates required before option exercise. All submissions must be made electronically via DIBBS or WAWF by the August 11, 2026 deadline to the designated Columbus, Ohio address, with Bryan Fair as the primary point of contact.