NUT, PLAIN, HEXAGON

The contract specifies the procurement of 43 plain hexagon nuts with NSN 5310-01-178-1654 under solicitation SPE7L5-26-T-4288, which is a total small business set-aside with NAICS code 332722. Delivery is required within 259 days from award, and responses must be submitted by July 17, 2026. The technical and quality requirements are governed by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with applicable revisions determined by the solicitation or award date depending on the acquisition size. Packaging, identification, and removal of government markings must follow DLA standards, including RQ011 and RQ017. Mercury and mercury-containing compounds are strictly prohibited from intentional addition or direct contact with hardware, except for specified functional uses such as batteries, fluorescent lights, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, and reagents approved by NAVSEA; portable mercury-containing items must include shock-proof construction and a secondary containment boundary per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Sampling and inspection must adhere to MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based sampling 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 treated as major. Zero non-conformances are required unless otherwise stated, and manufacturers may choose attribute or variable inspection methods unless the contract dictates otherwise. The point of contact is Christopher Walker with the Department of Defense, and performance is to occur in New Cumberland, PA.