STUD, BALL

The contract pertains to the procurement of 30 units of a ball stud, identified by part number 12420084-003 and NSN 5307013880489, under solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-07KN, issued by the Department of Defense through the ASC Commodities Division. All items are classified as critical application components and must comply with stringent technical and quality standards referenced from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with revisions controlled by the solicitation issue date or amendment date. Manufacturing and inspection protocols require adherence to MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based sampling plan, with critical attributes subject to a verification level VII or AQL of 0.1, major attributes to IV or 1.0, and minor to II or 4.0. Any unspecified attributes are treated as major, and acceptance criteria demand zero non-conformances unless otherwise stipulated. Packaging must conform to MIL-STD-2073-1E and DLA Packaging Requirements, including marking per MIL-STD-129 with no special markings, and palletization per RP001. The item must be delivered FOB origin within 169 days, with a required ship date of January 10, 2027, and full inspection and acceptance occurring at the destination. Delivery is directed to DLA Distribution Red River in Texarkana, TX, with no tolerance for quantity variance. The contract enforces strict compliance on source approval documentation, removal of government identification from non-accepted items, and physical identification of bare items, ensuring complete traceability and readiness for military use.