NUT, PLAIN, KNURLED

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a fixed-price contract to Quality Socket Screw Manufacturing (CAGE 5N116) for the supply of 14 plain knurled nuts (NSN 5310013952825) at a unit price of $14.000, totaling $196.00, under solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-08RQ, with an award date of July 28, 2026. Delivery is required at the DLA Dist San Joaquin facility in Tracy, California, with FOB ORIGIN terms and a delivery window of 171 days from award, resulting in a need ship date of January 17, 2027, and a required delivery date of March 6, 2027. The contract includes stringent compliance mandates governed by MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and preservation, MIL-STD-129 for marking and 2D Data Matrix barcoding, and MIL-STD-1916 for zero non-conformance inspection sampling. Preservation methods must adhere to PRES MTHD 10, prohibit mercury compounds except in narrowly defined exempt applications, and follow DLA-specific packaging codes and unit container requirements. The contractor must submit Safety Data Sheets for all hazardous materials, comply with sustainability requirements, and ensure all workforce-related obligations under trafficking in persons and employment eligibility verification clauses are met. All invoices and receiving reports must be submitted electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and the contractor is subject to rigorous cybersecurity controls under NIST SP 800-171 and the safeguarding of covered defense information clause. The contract includes multiple deviation-applied clauses related to changes, subcontracting, and information safeguarding, with enforcement of prohibitions on hexavalent chromium, unauthorized telecommunications equipment, and Communist Chinese military company sourcing. The award is not tied to a specific socioeconomic set-aside, but the awardee must maintain current SAM registration and comply with all representation and certification requirements including UEI and CAGE code disclosures. The Government retains inspection and acceptance authority at origin, with final acceptance contingent on complete conformance to all technical, quality, packaging, and labeling specifications without deviation.