Purchase of Nut

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, has awarded a contract for the purchase of nuts to be used on MH-60T aircraft, under solicitation number 70Z03826PR0000168. This procurement is a total small business set-aside as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, meaning only small businesses are eligible to compete. The North American Industry Classification System code 336413 identifies the contract as pertaining to aircraft manufacturing and related component production. The contract performance location is in East Hanover, New Jersey, where the nuts will be delivered and integrated into the aircraft maintenance and operational support chain. The contract was posted on May 28, 2026, and is managed through the Department of Homeland Security, with Cayce Copley as the primary point of contact, reachable via cayce.a.copley2@uscg.mil, and the MRR Procurement team as the secondary contact at MRR-PROCUREMENT@uscg.mil. This acquisition supports critical aviation readiness by ensuring the supply of standardized, mission-critical fasteners for the MH-60T fleet, and the procurement process aligns with federal small business development goals while maintaining rigorous operational standards for aviation safety and reliability.