53--RIVET,BLIND

This contract is for the procurement of rivets, blind type, under the National Stock Number 5320-01-134-5839, identified as a commercial item and governed by the Aerospace Standard NAS9301 Revision NR 7 and referenced standard NAS1686. The item is classified as a critical application component and must be manufactured to the current revision of the applicable specification, with past production to earlier revisions accepted only if compliant at the time of manufacture. The contract requires delivery in accordance with specified packaging standards including MIL-STD-2073-1E and DLA RP001, with preservation methods limited to cleaning and drying without chemical coatings, and marking strictly aligned with MIL-STD-129 including mandatory barcoding for automated tracking. Palletization must conform to DLA packaging requirements, and no special marking beyond standard government identifiers is required. Inspection and acceptance of all items occur at the contractor’s origin site, where the Government exercises full authority to reject nonconforming supplies based on zero-defect sampling criteria under MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned acceptance levels of VII, IV, and II respectively. The pricing is firm fixed price with no tolerance for quantity variance, and delivery must be completed within 550 days from award, with FOB origin terms placing transportation responsibility on the contractor. The contract includes multiple delivery points across DLA distribution facilities in San Diego, Cherry Point, and New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, each associated with specific line items and delivery schedules. Required documentation and certifications include the Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code, compliance with DPAS rated order provisions, and adherence to security requirements for contractor personnel. Offerors must submit proposals via DIBBS and provide evidence of past performance, quality history, and delivery reliability, with award determined by a trade-off process that weights past performance as significantly more important than price, though non-price factors are evaluated as equal to cost. Contract administration requires electronic invoicing through WAWF, with no negotiated payment office details provided, and compliance with all DLA technical requirements outlined in the Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements is mandatory throughout the lifecycle of the contract.