RIVET, BLIND

The contract solicitation seeks 306 blind rivets identified by NSN 5320-01-243-9474 and part number NAS9305BNS-5-11, procured under solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-67B5 issued by the DLA Aviation, ASC Commodities Division. The item must comply with the current revision of NAS9305, Revision NR 07 dated April 30, 2020, as a critical application item, and adhere to the specifications of NAS1686, Revision NR 5 dated April 30, 2026. Manufacturing must follow applicable military and federal standards, with sampling performed in accordance with MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-defect plan. Inspection and acceptance are required at origin, with the manufacturer’s quality system compliant with SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 tailored to AS9003 requirements. Attribute verification levels are assigned as VII, IV, and II for critical, major, and minor characteristics respectively, with corresponding AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0. Unspecified attributes are treated as major unless otherwise defined. Packaging must conform to MIL-STD-2073-1E with QUP 050, preservation method 10, cleaning/drying method 1, and packaging code U, and must comply with DLA Packaging Requirements RP001, including palletization standards. Mercury and mercury compounds are strictly prohibited in packaging. Marking is governed by MIL-STD-129, with physical identification of bare items required per RQ017, and no special marking code is specified. Delivery is required within 140 days from award, with FOB Origin terms applying under the First Destination Transportation program, and the destination is the DLA Distribution DDSP New Cumberland Facility in Pennsylvania. Invoicing and receiving reports must be submitted via WAWF, adhering to DFARS Appendix F, and payment requests must include appropriate documentation as outlined in FAR 52.216-7. The solicitation includes mandatory FAR and DFARS clauses addressing cybersecurity, including NIST SP 800-171 DOD assessment requirements and basic safeguarding of information systems, whistleblower rights, compensation restrictions