NUT, SELF-LOCKING, HE

The contract pertains to the procurement of 43 self-locking nuts designated by NSN 5310-01-440-3575 and part number 23036115-08, issued under solicitation SPE4A5-26-T-145T by the Department of Defense’s ASC Supplier Oper OEM Division. Delivery is required within 171 days from award, with a target need ship date of November 10, 2026, and FOB Origin terms apply. All items must be packaged per MIL-STD-2073-1E using Clean/Dry preservation (Method 10), boxed as a unit with no preservation material, and labeled in strict compliance with MIL-STD-129 including standardized barcoding and no special marking. Packaging must also conform to DLA’s RP001 guidelines and be palletized accordingly, with the final destination being the DLA Distribution DDSP New Cumberland Facility in Pennsylvania. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination point, where zero non-conformances are required under sampling methods specified by MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, Table 1, unless otherwise indicated in governing documents. Critical, major, and minor attributes must be verified at levels VII, IV, and II respectively, with unspecified attributes treated as major. All suppliers must adhere to stringent quality and environmental controls, including adherence to RQ001 and RQ017 for tailored quality requirements and physical item marking, with mandatory compliance to the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements referenced via R or I numbers. The use of mercury or mercury-containing compounds is strictly prohibited unless functionally essential for batteries, instruments, sensors, weapon systems, or specified chemical reagents, in which case portable devices must have a secondary containment barrier as per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Hazardous materials must be labeled per OSHA Hazard Communication Standard with full Safety Data Sheets submitted pre-award; failure to do so renders an offeror nonresponsible. Contractors are bound by numerous FAR and DFARS clauses including employment verification, combating human trafficking, sustainable product requirements, cybersecurity safeguards, and prohibitions on hexavalent chromium and covered defense telecommunications equipment. The contract mandates use of WAWF for invoicing, requires a Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code for eligibility, and restricts submission exclusively to the DIBBS portal. Pricing