NUT, SELF-LOCKING, DO

The contract, awarded to HUNTSVILLE FASTENER & SUPPLY INC under solicitation SPE4A625F9858 and issued as a delivery order under SPE4A623D0160, is a firm-fixed-price acquisition for self-locking nuts and other fasteners, with a total value of $105,020.11 for the base period. The primary item awarded is the NSN 5310016627851, NAS9926-7L NUT, SELF-LOCKING, DO, with a quantity of 1,356 units, alongside three additional line items including socket head cap screws, flat washers, and hex self-locking nuts, all delivered under F.O.B. Origin terms with government-arranged freight. Inspection and acceptance occur at the contractor’s facility in Huntsville, Alabama, in accordance with FAR clauses 52.246-2 and 52.246-3, and the Government retains full authority over quality verification, including Product Verification Testing requiring compliance with MIL-STD-129 for packaging and labeling, and mandatory inclusion of DD Form 250 and DD Form 1222. The contract includes four non-priced one-year options, with no allowed quantity variance beyond zero, and a total performance period not to exceed five years including options. The contractor must comply with stringent cybersecurity and data handling requirements under 252.204-7012, mandating NIST SP 800-171 implementation for safeguarding Controlled Unclassified Information, with mandatory flow-down to subcontractors. Reporting obligations under FAR clauses include executive compensation disclosure, service contract reporting, and commercial entity code maintenance, alongside representation of the offeror’s size status and predecessor information. Payment is processed exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) using the SL4701 payment code, with remittance directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The contract is administered by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, with Shirley Lagat as the contracting officer and no designated COR/COTR identified. The solicitation was awarded under a sealed-bid process, indicating a lowest-price-technically-acceptable evaluation method, and is structured as a small business set-aside under FAR 52.219-6. All packaging and marking must adhere to MIL-STD-12