SCREW, MACHINE

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a fixed-price contract to CNS CO LLC (CAGE 8H1S2) for the procurement of 2 machine screws (NSN 5305012720662) under solicitation SPE4A0-26-T-4010, with an award date of July 29, 2026. The total contract value is $23.98, though the unit and extended pricing fields in Section B remain blank, and no official estimated value is provided. The delivery is set for FOB origin to the destination address in New Castle, PA, with a strict five-day delivery window beginning from award or order placement. Packaging and preservation must fully comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E, employing dry storage method 33 without preservation materials, while all labeling and barcoding adhere to MIL-STD-129, requiring 2D Data Matrix codes on all container levels. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination, governed by MIL-STD-1916 and MIL-STD-105/AQS Z1.4 with critical, major, and minor AQL levels of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively. The contract mandates compliance with extensive regulatory clauses, including safeguarding covered defense information and cyber incident reporting under 252.204-7012, prohibition of covered telecommunications equipment under 252.204-7018, and requirements for employment eligibility verification, combating human trafficking, and sustainable product sourcing. Invoicing is exclusively processed through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), with no allowance for IPP, and payment instructions reference dynamic data from the resulting award. The contract type is unspecified, with the contracting officer required to insert the specific type under clause 252.216-1. Both alternate versions of the authorization and consent clause (52.227-1 ALT I and ALT II) are included, and multiple clauses contain placeholders requiring completion post-award, such as DoDAAC and payment routing details. The contractor must also supply Safety Data Sheets prior to award, ensure compliance with hazardous materials handling standards, and disclose any use of prohibited foreign-flag vessels with 45 days’ notice. Although the evaluation methodology is not formally defined, the solicitation strongly suggests a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach, with technical acceptability tied to compliance