BOLT, SHEAR

The contract calls for the procurement of 1,318 units of a BOLT, SHEAR with NSN 5306-00-080-0138, designated as a special high-strength fastener critical to the Department of Defense aviation community. The item must conform to the current revision of the military standard NASM21250 Revision 2, with actual part configuration MS21250-10014, and additional requirements from Drawing 2004154485 Revision E, including Notes 1 and 3. All pieces must be manufactured, tested, and inspected per specified technical data and referenced standards, with mandatory 100% magnetic particle inspection of each manufacturing lot to detect discontinuities and rejection of any non-conforming units. Stress durability testing is required using the elongation, external loading, or strain gage methods per NASM1312-5, with samples loaded to 75–80% of ultimate tensile strength and held for 72 hours; the torque method is expressly prohibited. Thread dimensions for Class 3A and 3B threads must be verified using System 22 of FED-STD-H28/20, excluding self-locking nuts and threads smaller than .190 inch internal or .138 inch external diameter. The item is classified as a commercial item, and hardware manufactured to prior revisions of the standard that were current at the time of production remains acceptable, but all future production must adhere to the current standard revision. The contract mandates strict compliance with DLA’s technical and quality requirements identified by R and I numbers, as defined in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, which supersedes other standards such as ASTM D3951. Packaging and labeling must follow MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130N paragraph 4.1.b(2), in addition to manufacturer logos, lot numbers, and material markings. Sampling for acceptance shall adhere to MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based plan, 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 deemed major. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin, governed by FAR 52