RIVET, BLIND

Solicitation SPE4A6-26-R-XC67 is a total small business set-aside for an indefinite delivery purchase order to supply 62,580 blind rivets (NSN 5320-01-143-5075). The contract is a firm fixed price agreement with a base period of five years and a maximum total value not to exceed 35 million dollars. Deliveries are requested 160 days after receipt of order, with both inspection and acceptance occurring at the point of origin. The items are identified as commercial products defined by military or consensus non-government standards, specifically referencing NAS9301 and NAS1686. The procurement emphasizes strict quality and packaging standards, requiring compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and MIL-STD-129 for marking. Quality assurance is governed by tailored higher-level requirements and zero-based sampling plans per MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331. Award decisions are based on the most advantageous offer, where past performance is weighted most heavily, followed by quoted delivery, with combined non-price factors being approximately equal to price. Administrative requirements include the use of the Wide Area WorkFlow system for invoicing and mandatory registration in the System for Award Management.