SCREW, CAP, HEXAGON HEAD

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Contract SPE4A626V267J to ALLIED TOOLS, INC (CAGE 3DZM1) on July 20, 2026, for the procurement of 273 units of a hexagon head cap screw identified by NSN 5305012657282, with a total contract value of $1,242.15. The solicitation, issued as a Request for Quotations under NAICS code 332722, was administered by the ASC Commodities Division of the Department of Defense, with Vincent Price serving as the primary point of contact. Delivery is required within 171 days after the date of order to New Cumberland, PA, under FOB Origin terms, and the contract is part of the First Destination Transportation program to optimize logistics efficiency. The item is designated as a critical application item, requiring compliance with stringent quality verification levels—VII, IV, and II—or corresponding AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 for critical, major, and minor defects respectively, with mandatory zero non-conformances in sampling under MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4. Inspection and testing must adhere to MIL-STD-1916, ASTM D3951 for packaging (subject to precedence by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements), and MIL-STD-129 for marking and labeling, with each unit pack containing 25 items according to RP001 palletization standards. The contract incorporates extensive Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses related to employment eligibility, combating human trafficking, equal opportunity for workers with disabilities, safeguarding government information systems, cybersecurity, and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment. All offers are subject to the Buy American Act and the Berry Amendment, and the contractor must comply with DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information and cyber incident reporting, as well as NIST SP 800-171 assessment requirements. Payment must be processed through Wide Area WorkFlow using a receiving report and invoice, with the contract classified as a fixed-price line item. The award was not set aside for small businesses, though the government utilized HUBZone price evaluation preference in selection, and all contractors must be registered in SAM and validate all applicable representations