RING, RETAINING

The contract solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-08PY is for the procurement of 1,317 units of a retaining washer, keyway, identified by NSN 5325014433714, under a simplified acquisition process. Delivery is required within 90 days of order placement, with a need ship date of October 28, 2026, and an original required delivery date of April 6, 2027. All items must be delivered FOB origin, with inspection and acceptance also occurring at the origin. Packaging must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E, using preservation method 10 with no preservation material, unit container code 10, intermediate container code D3, and pack code U. Marking must adhere to MIL-STD-129 with no special marking required, and barrier packaging is prohibited from containing mercury or mercury compounds. Item Unique Identification is not required per DFARS 252.211-7003(c)(1)(i), and bare item marking per RQ017 is mandatory. Sampling for quality assurance must follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1 using zero-based acceptance unless otherwise specified; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively, with unspecified attributes deemed major. Mercury or mercury-containing compounds are strictly prohibited unless explicitly exempted for batteries, fluorescent lamps, sensors, weapon systems, or analytical reagents specified by NAVSEA, in which case shock-proof containers with a secondary containment boundary are required. The contractor must comply with FAR 52.246-2 for inspection and accept a zero non-conformances policy for acceptance sampling, and quality systems must meet SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 standards. The contract incorporates multiple DFARS clauses mandating cybersecurity compliance per NIST SP 800-171, prohibition of covered telecommunications equipment from restricted vendors, hazard communication labeling, whistleblower protections, restrictions on former DoD officials’ compensation, and requirements for electronic submission of invoices via WAWF. The solicitation excludes commercial item treatment and requires adherence to technical requirements identified by R or I numbers from the DLA Master List. All proposals must be submitted electronically via D