NUT, PLAIN, HEXAGON

This contract pertains to the procurement of 107 plain hexagonal nuts with NSN 5310-01-369-5903, issued under solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-10DL by the Department of Defense’s ASC Commodities Division. The item is designated as a critical application item supplied by Johnson Controls Navy Systems, LLC, with part numbers 021-09287-000 and 376-74414. Technical data is proprietary or insufficient for competitive procurement, and no approved technical data package currently exists. The contract mandates strict adherence to DLA’s Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, including requirements for configuration change management, removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies, physical bare item marking, and measurement and test equipment standards. Mercury and mercury-containing compounds are strictly prohibited in the hardware, preservation, packaging, and marking processes, with limited exceptions for specific functional components like batteries or sensors as defined by NAVSEA. All packaging must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E and DLA packaging requirements, using preservation method code 10 per ASTM D3951, and marking must follow MIL-STD-129 with no special marking codes. Sampling and inspection are governed by MIL-STD-1916 or comparable zero-based plans, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels or AQLs, and acceptance requiring zero non-conformances unless otherwise specified. Delivery is FOB origin, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the destination, and a strict quantity variance of plus or minus zero percent. The required delivery date is December 13, 2026, with a 164-day lead time, and the item must be shipped no later than January 17, 2027. The delivery address is the DLA Distribution facility at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. All transportation and shipping logistics must conform to DLAD procedural notes C19 and C20. A Certificate of Conformance is authorized unless overridden by a Quality Assurance Letter of Instruction. The contract also references applicable units of issue via a DLA-provided Excel document and identifies the primary point of contact for procurement inquiries as Ashley Jones. The solicitation was posted July 28, 2026, with responses due by August 5, 2026, and the NAICS code is 33272