53--NUT,PLAIN,ROUND

The contract solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-02TG seeks four plain round nuts with NSN 5310-00-383-3857 for use in critical pump applications, specifically designated as a critical pump part by Warren Pumps Inc and Circor Naval Solutions LLC with part number 836Z0031. Delivery is required within 178 days of order receipt, with a firm ship date of January 8, 2027, to DLA Distribution’s DDSP New Cumberland Facility in Pennsylvania under FOB Origin terms. The item is not subject to shelf life requirements or Unique Item Identification as per customer request, but it must comply with stringent packaging standards outlined in MIL-STD-2073-1E and ASTM D3951, using Preservation Method Code 10 with specific container and packaging codes including unit container BD, intermediate container E5, and pack code U. Marking must adhere to MIL-STD-129 with no special marking required. Physical identification and bare item marking are mandatory per RQ017, and government identification must be removed from non-accepted items per RQ011. The contract enforces comprehensive quality and safety controls, including zero-defect sampling under MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, Table 1, with any unspecified attributes treated as major and requiring AQL 1.0 or verification level IV. Critical, major, and minor attributes must be verified at specified levels with corresponding AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively. Mercury or mercury compounds are strictly prohibited in the product, preservation, packaging, and marking processes, with exceptions only for functional uses in batteries, instruments, or systems specified by NAVSEA, and portable devices containing mercury must have secondary containment per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin, with manufacturers required to maintain a quality system compliant with SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 tailored to SAE AS9003 requirements. All materials must comply with the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment, and the contractor must adhere to cybersecurity mandates including NIST SP 800-171, safeguarding covered defense information, and compliance with prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment. Offerors must submit quotations electronically via DIBBS by July 16