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This agency proposes to issue a solicitation for a long-term strategic contract, which will include one NSN: 5310-013341248, NUT, SELF-LOCKING, BA.This item is solicited as UNRESTRICTED. Terms are FOB Origin and Inspection and Acceptance at Origin. This item includes: Critical Application Item, Critical Safety Item and Higher Level Quality. This item is a stock buy item. Requested delivery is 354 days for production. This item has a First Article Test requirement. Delivey for First Article testing is 90 days. Solicitation will result in an Indefinite Quantity Contract. (IQC). The contract will be effective for Base year period with provisions included to extend the terms of the contract up to four (4) option year periods. The estimated annual quantity is 207 each per contract period. The contract will include a guaranteed minimum quantity of 52 each (base year only) and a total contract maximum quantity of 1,545 each over the five years. The minimum delivery order is 52 each and the maximum delivery order quantity is 207 each. Surge requirements do not apply. Deliveries will be to DLA stock locations on the east and west coast. The final contract award decisions may be based upon a combination of price, past performance and other evaluation factors as described in the solicitation. Since a Reverse Auction may be conducted, offerors are encouraged to access the Reverse Auction help tutorials at: dla.procurexinc.com to learn more about how to participate in an auction. The solicitation issue date is anticipated to be on or about April 14, 2023. A copy of the solicitation will be available via the DIBBS Website https://www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/ on the issue date cited in the Request For Proposal (RFP). From the DIBBS homepage, select "Requests for Proposal(RFP)/Invitation for Bid IFB)" from the menu under the tab "Solicitations." Then search for and choose the RFP you wish to

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copy of this solicitation will not be available to requestors