NUT , SELF-LOCKING, SL

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order to ADEPT FASTENERS INC under contract number SPE4AC26P0165 for 70 self-locking nuts, NSN 5310-00-516-6265, at a total contract value of $2,243.50, with delivery required by August 14, 2026, to the DLA Aviation facility in Richmond, Virginia. The procurement was conducted under simplified acquisition procedures, with award likely based on the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, as no formal evaluation factors were documented, and the order remains well below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold. The contract imposes stringent packaging and marking requirements in compliance with ASTM D3951, MIL-STD-129, MIL-STD-129P, and MIL-STD-130N, mandating proper unit packaging, item unique identification where applicable, and two-dimensional barcoded shipping labels generated through DLA’s Vendor Shipment Module. All deliveries must meet FOB Destination terms, with inspection and acceptance occurring at the delivery point by the government, and zero non-conformances expected unless otherwise specified. The contract incorporates multiple Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses governing ethical conduct, whistleblower protections, cybersecurity safeguards, trafficking in persons, labor standards, supply chain security, and small business utilization, including mandatory flow-down requirements to any subcontractors. Contractor personnel must comply with antiterrorism awareness training, information safeguarding, and prohibitions on procurement from designated entities such as Kaspersky Lab, ByteDance, or other covered telecommunications and surveillance providers. Payment must be submitted exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow using the Invoice and Receiving Report document type, with remittance directed to the vendor’s registered SAM.gov information. The contract includes DPAS priority rating authority, ensuring performance takes precedence over non-rated work, and all shipments must adhere to U.S.-flag vessel regulations where applicable. No options or quantity variances are permitted, and no additional attachments or completed representations from the offeror are present in the documentation, making compliance with all regulatory and technical specifications central to contract fulfillment.