RING, RETAINING

The contract solicitation for 523 retaining rings, identified by NSN 5325-00-558-6947, is issued under solicitation number SPE4A6-26-T-11QZ by the ASC Commodities Division of the Department of Defense with a posted date of August 4, 2026, and a response deadline of August 12, 2026. The item is procured as a fully competitive acquisition in accordance with a military specification, and delivery is required within 49 days of award to the designated destination at DLA Distribution Cherry Point, North Carolina, under FOB Origin terms, meaning title and risk of loss transfer at the contractor’s facility. Inspection and acceptance are mandated at the origin, following stringent quality standards, including MIL-STD-1916 for sampling and SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 for quality systems, with acceptance criteria requiring zero non-conformances unless otherwise specified. The contract includes multiple quality and packaging clauses, notably RP001 for DLA packaging, RQ009 for origin inspection and acceptance, RQ017 for physical item marking, and RQ011 for removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies. Compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129 for labeling and barcoding is mandatory, with prohibited use of mercury compounds unless explicitly authorized under NAVSEA 5100-003D. All markings must include standardized 2D Data Matrix and linear barcodes for NSN and lot tracking, and hazardous materials must be labeled in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1200, with SDS submissions required prior to award. The contract value is $273.53 based on a unit price of $0.523 per unit, with no options or extended pricing indicated. The contracting officer is required to insert the contract type, and while the base clause for contract type is included, the specific form has not been populated. Electronic invoicing through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) is required, and offers must be submitted via the DLA DIBBS portal. Special requirements include compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for information security, prohibitions on covered defense telecommunications equipment unless disclosed, and adherence to employment eligibility and anti-trafficking requirements