53--NUT,PLAIN,HEXAGON

The contract is for the procurement of 1,054 plain hexagon nuts with NSN 5310-01-190-1724 and part number 021-11609, issued as a small business set-aside under NAICS code 332722 by the DLA Aviation ASC Commodities Division. The solicitation, identified as SPE4A6-26-T-14SN, was posted on August 10, 2026, with responses due by August 18, 2026, and requires delivery within 29 days after order, with FOB origin pricing assumptions. All items must comply with DLA's technical and quality requirements referenced in the DLA Master List via R and I numbers, and follow MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based sampling plan, with verification levels and AQLs of VII/0.1 for critical, IV/1.0 for major, and II/4.0 for minor attributes. Mercury or mercury compounds are strictly prohibited from intentional addition or direct contact with the hardware except in specified functional applications such as batteries, fluorescent lights, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or NAVSEA-referred chemical reagents; portable fluorescent lamps and instruments containing mercury must be shockproof and have a secondary containment per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Packaging and marking must adhere to MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129 for labeling, including the special marking code 00, with all hazardous materials labeled per the Hazard Communication Standard unless covered by other federal statutes. The contractor must electronically submit invoices and receiving reports via WAWF in accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003 and 252.232-7006, and comply with cyber security requirements including safeguarding covered defense information under 252.204-7012 and NIST SP 800-171 assessments per 252.240-7997. Prohibitions include hexavalent chromium, covered defense telecommunications equipment, and the use of mandatory arbitration agreements. The contractor must maintain current representations in SAM, affirm small business status, and comply with whistleblower, disclosure, and ethical