BOLT, SHEAR

The contract award to KSD GOVCON LLC (CAGE 07G88) under solicitation SPE4A6-26-R-0051 is a total small business set-aside for the procurement of BOLT, SHEAR (NSN 5306-01-178-0784) with a maximum value of $2,499,999.99 and an award date of July 21, 2026. The contract spans a five-year base period from July 13, 2026, to July 12, 2031, with pricing structured annually, starting at $44.99 per unit in Year 1 and escalating to $50.63 in Year 5, based on a guaranteed minimum of 1,134 units in Year 1 and a ceiling of 4,597 units per delivery order. A surge line item is included but lacks pricing, and no option periods are provided. Delivery is governed by F.O.B. Origin terms with a 226-day delivery schedule after receipt of order, and all goods are to be shipped from the contractor’s facility in South Bend, Indiana. Packaging must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E and RP001, requiring unit packaging of QUP 001, box containers, envelope shipping sacks, dry preservation with no materials, and outer packaging labeled with O. Marking follows MIL-STD-129 and must include the NSN, contract number, lot number, CAGE codes, and part number, all applied at the contractor’s location. The Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, is the designated payment office, and all invoicing must be submitted via Wide Area WorkFlow as mandated by clause 252.232-7006. The contract includes numerous FAR and DFARS clauses governing cybersecurity compliance with NIST SP 800-171, safeguarding of information systems, counterfeit part detection, subcontracting reporting, small business utilization, bankruptcy, termination for convenience, and equitable adjustments. Special requirements include compliance with the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and airworthiness documentation standards requiring upload to the DLA Automated Records Traceability database. Security prohibitions under FASCSA orders and basic safeguarding of controlled unclassified information are enforceable,