PLUG, MACHINE THREAD

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm fixed price delivery order under Basic Ordering Agreement SPE4A124G0043 to AAR Supply Chain, Inc. (CAGE 1Y249) for the procurement of machine thread plugs (NSN 5365007057745, P/N A7713) at a total contract value of $3,766.28, with award issued on July 14, 2026. The contract requires delivery of 28 units split between two line items, with all items sourced from manufacturer Eaton Aerospace LLC (CAGE 97484) and must conform strictly to drawing number 99167 40616 Revision R and material specifications including aluminum 2011-T3 or 2017-T4 with a coating thickness of 0.0007–0.001 inch. Performance is governed by a mandatory pass/fail evaluation framework based on compliance with cybersecurity, source control, and quality standards; offerors must hold current CMMC Level 2 certification and valid US/Canada Joint Certification Program credentials to be eligible. The award follows a lowest price technically acceptable methodology, with no trade-offs permitted between cost and technical acceptability. All items must be manufactured using limited rights technical data, with no substitutions allowed without prior approval, and source approval documentation must be submitted as part of contract execution. Packaging and marking requirements are strictly dictated by MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, with packaging code U, preservation method 10 (cleaning/drying), and no preservation or wrap materials applied. Items must be palletized per DLA RP001 and marked with identification numbers from the order, including barcoding compliant with MIL-STD-129. Inspection and acceptance occur at the origin, specifically at Eaton Aerospace LLC’s facility in Glenolden, Pennsylvania, where the government will verify conformance to zero non-conformance sampling standards under MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331. Delivery is required within 241 days after order date, by approximately March 2027, under FOB origin terms with government payment responsibility. Payments must be submitted exclusively via Wide Area WorkFlow using approved document types, with remittance directed to the DLA Distribution Depot in Oklahoma City. AAR Supply Chain,