NUT, TUBE COUPLING

The contract is for the procurement of 1,200 tube coupling nuts with a 0.250-inch outer diameter and a 7/16-20 UNJF-3B thread, manufactured to meet an Air Force specification for aircraft applications. The delivery is scheduled to be completed within 134 days of award, with the need ship date set for July 23, 2026, and the original required delivery date at April 30, 2027. Performance and inspection occur at origin, with government acceptance authority vested in the inspector at the manufacturing site. All items must be packaged, preserved, and labeled in strict accordance with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, including compliance with DLA Packaging Requirements (RP001), which specify clean and dry conditions, preservation method code 10, and barcoding per DoD standards. Prohibited substances include mercury compounds and Class I ozone-depleting chemicals in both packaging and preservation processes. Each manufacturing lot must be accompanied by a Certificate of Quality Compliance (COQC), prepared per the Supplemental Quality Assurance Provision, with an electronic copy uploaded via the iRAPT system's Attachment tab and a physical copy provided with shipment. The COQC is mandatory and supersedes any Certificate of Conformance. Suppliers must also comply with all applicable hazardous materials regulations, including the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, submission of Safety Data Sheets in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200 and Federal Standard No. 313, and proper labeling of any non-exempt hazardous substances. Compliance with DFARS 252.204-7012, 252.204-7018, and 252.223-7008 is required, mandating safeguards for covered defense information, prohibition of hexavalent chromium, and exclusion of controlled telecommunications equipment from sanctioned entities. The solicitation is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 332996, with proposals submitted via DIBBS by August 6, 2026. Invoicing and receiving reports must be processed exclusively through WAWF, with accelerated payments to small business subcontractors mandated. No pricing data is available, but the contract type remains unspecified, and the place of performance is Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, with