RING, RETAINING

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency awarded Contract SPE4A126V1354 to Defense Support Services, Inc. (CAGE 1L3U4) for the procurement of 54,452 retaining rings (NSN 5325010536183) under solicitation SPE4A1-26-T-2434, with a total contract value of $38,660.92 and an award date of July 27, 2026. This procurement, issued as a Request for Quotations, is structured as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5 with a NAICS code of 332722, and is subject to domestic sourcing restrictions including the Berry Amendment and Buy American Act. The contract mandates delivery of the item to DLA Distribution San Diego at 3581 Cummings Road, Building 3581, San Diego, CA 92136-3581, with FOB Origin terms and a delivery schedule of 99 days. Technical and quality requirements are governed by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements and must be met with zero non-conformances during inspection, which occurs at the destination per ASQ Z1.4 sampling standards. The item must be packaged and marked in strict compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, and the contractor is prohibited from using additive manufacturing for any portion of the item, rendering such offers ineligible for award. Contract administration requires electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports through the Wide Area Workflow system, with both an invoice and receiving report needed for fixed-price line items unless an exception applies under DFARS 232.7002. Payment instructions follow WAWF protocols, and the contractor must comply with FAR and DFARS clauses covering employment eligibility verification, combating trafficking in persons, sustainable products, hazardous material identification, cybersecurity safeguarding, and export control. The contractor is subject to FAR 52.204-13 for maintaining current SAM registrations and must represent compliance with socioeconomic certifications, including small business status and exclusion from providing covered defense telecommunications equipment. The contract also incorporates clauses related to unenforceability of unauthorized obligations, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, prohibition of hexavalent chromium, transportation of supplies by sea, and notification of potential safety issues.