SHACKLE

This contract pertains to the procurement of a shackle identified by NSN 4030-00-542-3185 with a quantity of one unit, to be delivered within 171 days to DLA Distribution in Jacksonville, FL. The contract is governed by specific Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) packaging, technical, and quality requirements, including adherence to Certificate of Quality Compliance (CoQC) and various Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) outlined in the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. The manufacturing process involves forging, requiring specialized tooling, and the product must comply with strict mercury content restrictions, only permitting mercury where explicitly allowed, such as in certain battery or sensor applications. Quality control measures include tailored higher-level contract quality requirements, conformance inspections, and origin-based inspection and acceptance. Sampling must adhere to MIL-STD-1916 or equivalent zero-based sampling plans, with verification levels and acceptance quality limits defined according to criticality. Packaging, preservation, and marking must follow MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129 standards, ensuring no mercury contamination in packaging materials. Delivery and acceptance occur at origin with zero variance in quantity accepted. The contract is managed through a federal agency, with the point of contact provided for coordination, and includes detailed provisions for compliance, shipping, and inspection to ensure product quality and regulatory adherence.