SHIM

The contract pertains to the procurement of 131 units of shim part number CADH4327B with NSN 5365011224637 under solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-22A4, issued by the Department of Defense’s ASC Commodities Division. Delivery is required within 171 days of award to Arizona Industries for the Blind in Phoenix, Arizona, with FOB origin terms and no variance allowed in quantity. The item must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E packaging standards, including preservation methods and marking per MIL-STD-129, with no special marking required. Packaging and preservation are strictly prohibited from containing mercury or mercury compounds, aligning with RQ017 and IP056 requirements, which also mandate that any mercury-containing components like batteries or fluorescent lamps be shockproof and contain secondary containment per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Sampling and inspection follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 with zero-defect acceptance unless otherwise specified, and critical attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II with corresponding AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0. All technical and quality requirements are governed by the DLA Master List referenced in the solicitation, with revisions controlled by the RFP issue date. The contract includes specific restrictions on mercury use, mandates zero-tolerance defects in sampling, and requires full compliance with defense logistics standards for packaging, identification, and delivery.