PIN, STRAIGHT, THREAD

The contract pertains to the procurement of 20 straight threaded pins identified by NSN 5315-01-296-1720, with delivery required 164 days after order date to the DDSP New Cumberland Facility in Pennsylvania. The solicitation, numbered SPE4A6-26-T-00KC, was issued on July 27, 2026, and responses are due by July 30, 2026, under a simplified acquisition process managed by the ASC Commodities Division of the Department of Defense. The contract mandates strict compliance with U.S. Department of Defense packaging and marking standards, including MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging, MIL-STD-129 for labeling and bar-coding, and RP001 for palletization, with no preservation materials required and a clean and dry preservation method. Mercury and mercury compounds are strictly prohibited in all aspects of the product, packaging, and preservation, except for specific functional uses in batteries, instruments, sensors, or chemical reagents authorized by NAVSEA, and any portable devices containing mercury must feature shockproof construction and a secondary containment boundary per NAVSEA 5100-003D. All hazardous materials must be labeled according to 29 CFR 1910.1200 and MIL-STD-129, with radioactivity thresholds requiring explicit marking per the latest MIL-STD-129 revision. The contractor must use a U.S.-flag vessel for any ocean transportation unless a written waiver is obtained, and must submit detailed billing information including vessel documentation with final invoices. Compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information is mandatory, with potential government assessments of cybersecurity posture, and immediate reporting of any safety issues during performance is required. The contractor must also affirm the absence of covered defense telecommunications equipment and comply with whistleblower protections and anti-trafficking requirements. Invoicing must be conducted exclusively through WAWF, with payment processing tied to government acceptance at the destination. The product must meet stringent quality control standards with zero non-conformances allowed in critical categories during acceptance inspections conducted at the delivery point, sampling based on MIL-STD-1916 with AQLs of 0.1 for critical, 1.0 for major, and 4.0 for minor defects. Offerors must provide their UEI and CAGE code