NUT, PLAIN, HEXAGON

The contract solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-03DU is for the procurement of one plain hexagonal nut with NSN 5310-01-416-7249 from BNL Industries Inc., to be delivered to the USS PORTER DDG 78 at FPO AE 09582 within 20 days of order placement, with a hard delivery deadline of June 25, 2026. The item is designated as a critical application component and must comply with strict packaging and marking standards including MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, with preservation following ASTM D3951 under Method Code 10. Palletization must adhere to DLA’s RP001 packaging requirements, and all shipment must use traceable transport methods—parcel post is prohibited. Mercury and mercury compounds are strictly prohibited in packaging, preservation, and marking except for approved functional uses in batteries, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or NAVSEA-specified reagents; any portable mercury-containing items must be shock-proof and have a secondary containment barrier per NAVSEA 5100-003D. The contract is delivered FOB destination with zero tolerance for quantity variance, and inspection and acceptance occur at the delivery point. Electronic invoicing via WAWF is mandatory, and compliance with cybersecurity requirements including NIST SP 800-171 and safeguarding covered defense information is enforced under multiple DFARS clauses. The contractor must provide accurate Entity IDs, CAGE codes, and socioeconomic representations and is subject to prohibitions on mercury use, hexavalent chromium, and procurement from certain Chinese military companies. Pricing is not specified in the solicitation. All proposals must be submitted electronically via DIBBS by July 14, 2026, and are governed by a suite of FAR and DFARS clauses including those on changes, inspection, default, subcontracting, small business representation, and prohibited telecommunications equipment.