RIVET, BLIND

The contract solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-13EE seeks the procurement of 1,073 blind rivets, identified by NSN 5320-00-957-1433, as a commercial item defined by consensus non-government standards NASM20605 Revision 4 and NASM8814 Revision 2, with hardware manufactured to the current revision of these standards being acceptable. All items must be produced in compliance with the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, and sampling for inspection must adhere to MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1 with zero non-conformances required in the sample lot unless otherwise specified, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively. The rivets must be free of intentional mercury or mercury compounds, except for functional uses in batteries, fluorescent lighting, required instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, and specific chemical reagents authorized by NAVSEA, with portable fluorescent lamps and instruments containing mercury requiring shock-proof design and a secondary containment boundary. Packaging must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E using Preservation Method 10, CLNG/DRY:1, and Packaging Code U, with intermediate container E5 and unit container BD, and all marking must adhere to MIL-STD-129 with no special marking required and UCC/EAN-128 barcodes mandatory. Palletization must follow DLA Packaging Requirements (RP001), and mercury or mercury compounds are strictly prohibited in preservation, packaging, and marking (IP056). Delivery is FOB Origin with 60 days ADO, with a need ship date of October 13, 2026 and original required delivery date of January 16, 2027. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin under RQ009 and FAR 52.246-2, with government responsibility for verification. The contractor must comply with all applicable FAR and DFARS clauses including equal opportunity, combating trafficking, employment eligibility verification, sustainable products, hazardous material identification, safeguarding covered contractor information systems, and prohibitions on hexavalent chromium and restricted foreign suppliers. Payment must be submitted through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and the contractor must