BOLT, SHEAR

Contract SPE4A626PU110 is a firm-fixed-price award issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation on July 1, 2026, to HC Merchandisers, Inc. for the procurement of 178 shear bolts (NSN 5306-01-341-5598). The total contract value is $169.10, with a unit price of $0.95 per item and no allowed quantity variance. The delivery deadline is July 31, 2026, with goods to be shipped to DLA Distribution Cherry Point in North Carolina. The contract is established as FOB Origin, meaning the contractor is responsible for transporting goods to the carrier, and both inspection and acceptance occur at the source. The contractor must adhere to strict quality and technical standards, including ISO 9001:2015 for higher-level quality requirements and FED-STD-H28/20 for thread gauging. Packaging and marking must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E, MIL-STD-129, and MIL-STD-130N, with specific requirements for cleaning, drying, and machine-readable bar coding. All invoicing and payment requests must be processed exclusively through the Wide Area Workflow system. Additionally, the award incorporates various FAR and DFARS clauses regarding small business representations, safeguarding covered defense information, and compliance with the Defense Priorities and Allocations System.