NUT, SELF-LOCKING, HE

The contract specifies the procurement of 65 self-locking hexagon nuts with part number 5310-00-255-0010, manufactured in accordance with the non-government standard NASM17830 Revision 3 dated 07/31/2023, and subject to quality assurance provisions referenced in QAP-13873. The item is classified as a commercial item and a critical application item, requiring strict compliance with technical and quality requirements drawn from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. Sampling must follow MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331, or an equivalent zero-based plan, with verification levels assigned as VII, IV, and II for critical, major, and minor attributes respectively; zero non-conformances are required unless otherwise stated. Mercury or mercury-containing compounds are strictly prohibited in the product, packaging, preservation, or marking, except for specific functional uses in batteries, instruments, or weapons systems as defined by NAVSEA, with portable devices containing mercury requiring double containment. The nuts must be packaged and marked per MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, with individual unit packaging using Preservation Method 33, no cushioning or dunnage, and packaged in BV containers with an internal packaging code of U. Palletization must adhere to DLA’s packaging requirements, and all markings must comply with MIL-STD-130N unless otherwise specified. Delivery is due 100 days after award, with origin as both inspection and acceptance point under a firm fixed price contract; no quantity variance is permitted. The items are to be shipped to the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with transportation governed by DLAD procedural notes. The solicitation, issued under SPE7M2-26-Q-0734, is a total small business set-aside with a response deadline of August 17, 2026, and the required delivery date for end use is February 4, 2027.