SCREW, SHOULDER

The contract is for the procurement of 1,328 shoulder screws with NSN 5305004152148 under solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-14LD, a total small business set-aside classified under NAICS code 332722. Delivery is required within 166 days after release order, with FOB origin terms and inspection and acceptance taking place at the destination facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Packaging must adhere strictly to MIL-STD-2073-1E with specific preservation, wrapping, and container codes designated, while marking follows MIL-STD-129 with no special marking required. Sampling for quality verification is governed by MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, requiring zero non-conformances unless otherwise specified, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively. The item is designated a critical application per Technical Data Package Rev C Gen 3, referencing NASM51975 Rev 6 and NASM21472 Rev 3, and must comply with the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, including provisions for quality conformance inspection, measuring and test equipment calibration, and removal of government identification from non-accepted supplies. The contractor is required to submit a Certificate of Quality Compliance via CDRL COQC and ensure compliance with all DLA packaging and handling protocols including palletization per RP001. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses covering equal opportunity, trafficking in persons, employment eligibility, sustainable products, hazardous material handling, cybersecurity safeguarding including NIST SP 800-171, export control, electronic invoicing via WAWF, and prohibitions on hexavalent chromium and covered defense telecommunications equipment. Payment is mandated to be processed electronically through Wide Area WorkFlow, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors are required. The solicitation is issued by the DLA Aviation ASC Commodities Division with a response deadline of August 17, 2026, and no unit price is specified in the contract clause, resulting in an undefined contract value. All deliveries must be completed by March 15, 2027, with a need ship date of January 31, 2027.