Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Hardware (Hex Head Capscrews & Bolts)
Department of Defense · Defense Logistics Agency
AI summaryThe Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Maritime - Portsmouth, wants four fastener items (QTY 3, 6, 2 and 10 EA) delivered to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. Only small businesses can quote. The response due date is November 4, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern, and the award goes to the lowest-priced technically acceptable (LPTA) quote: the cheapest one that meets the minimum specifications. More in the summary
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The notice looks incomplete: The clauses file (Clauses - Full Text Provisions and Clauses 8-28-2026.docx) was only partly read: about 45,000 characters in the middle were left out. That includes the full text of some DLA notes listed in the notice, such as First Article Testing (E08) and Product Verification Testing (E05), and clause YM3 C531 on K-Monel. Check the attachments on SAM.gov.
The Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Maritime - Portsmouth, wants four fastener items (QTY 3, 6, 2 and 10 EA) delivered to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. Only small businesses can quote. The response due date is November 4, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern, and the award goes to the lowest-priced technically acceptable (LPTA) quote: the cheapest one that meets the minimum specifications.
Who can bid (4)
- Small business: this buy is a 100% small business set-aside, so only small businesses can bid. The notice gives a size standard of 600.
- Active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM).
- Completed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 1 self-assessment uploaded to SPRS before award.
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- Completed provision 252.204-7016 sent with the quote.
How to submit: Email the quote to Thomas.w.apple2.civ@us.navy.mil and PNSYSupplyQuotations@us.navy.mil. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (9)
From the version posted Oct 22, 2026.
- Serious: Small business set-aside only. Only small businesses can bid. Large businesses are shut out, and a business that is not the manufacturer must give the manufacturer's size.
- Serious: CMMC Level 1 self-assessment needed before award. A bidder must have a completed Level 1 self-assessment posted in SPRS before award, or it is not eligible.
- Worth checking: Required delivery date December 3, 2026. The Government's required delivery date must be met or beaten for the quote to count as responsive. If no quote meets it, award may go to the soonest delivery.
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- Worth checking: Possible single award for all items. The Government reserves the right to give all items to one bidder with the lowest total, so quote every item or risk being left out.
- Worth checking: Incomplete forms may be rejected. Quotes without the completed representations may not be considered, so the RFQ form and provision 252.204-7016 must be filled in.
- Worth checking: Test certificates and traceability for every lot. Each item needs a certificate of quality conformance, a certificate of test with actual chemical and mechanical results, and traceability marking. This takes a supplier with mill test records.
- Minor: Manufacturer details if you resell. Resellers must name the manufacturer, its location and its business size, which means knowing the source before quoting.
- Minor: Possible reverse auction. The contracting officer may run a reverse auction (bidders see the lowest price and rebid) to settle prices, and bidders must be trained to take part.
- Minor: Delivery hours and drivers at the shipyard. Shipments are received only at set hours, and carrier drivers entering the shipyard must be U.S. citizens by birth or carry proof of naturalization.
Read from the notice and 5 attachments. Show which files.
- SPMYM327Q2002 Combined Synopsis Solicitation.docx (read)
- SPMYM327Q2002 RFQ.docx (read)
- 27Q2002 62754491 Exhibits.pdf (read)
- 27Q2002 62754051-3 Exhibits.pdf (read)
- Clauses - Full Text Provisions and Clauses 8-28-2026.docx (read)
Full summary
What they want
- Item 0001: Hex head capscrew, QTY 3 EA, 5/8"-11UNC-2A x 3-1/4" long, MIL-DTL-1222 Type I, Grade B16 steel.
- Item 0003: Self-locking hex head capscrew, QTY 6 EA, 1/2-13UNC-2A x 1-1/4" long, MIL-DTL-1222 Type I, Grade 5, zinc coated (ASTM B633 Type 2), self-locking per MIL-DTL-18240 Type N, with at least six dot markings on the head.
- Item 0005: Heavy hex bolt, QTY 2 EA, 5/8-11UNC-2A x 2 in long, MIL-DTL-1222J Type II, ASTM A193 B16 uncoated steel.
- Item 0007: Hex head cap screw, QTY 10 EA, 1-8UNC-2A x 9.000 in long, MIL-DTL-1222J Type I, material NICUAL per QQ-N-286G.
- Data lines 0002, 0004, 0006 and 0008 (QTY 1 SE for 0002 and 0004, QTY 1 EA for 0006 and 0008, not separately priced): a certificate of compliance and a chemical and mechanical certification report for each exhibit, sent with the material.
- Deliver to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Receiving Officer, Bldg 170, Kittery, Maine 03904, with delivered prices (FOB destination), by the Government's required delivery date of December 3, 2026.
- Meet the marking, traceability and thread-testing rules for fasteners (certificate with each heat or lot, traceability number on the package, gauging at inspection).
- Contract type
- Combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products (FAR Part 12): a request for quotation with a price for each item
- Period of performance
- One-time delivery; Government required delivery date is December 3, 2026
- Place of performance
- Kittery, ME, USA (deliver to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Bldg 170, Kittery, Maine 03904)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA): quotes that meet the minimum requirements are ranked by price. The Government intends to award without discussions. SPRS (the Supplier Performance Risk System, a DoD database of supplier scores) is used to judge whether a vendor is responsible.
- Offers due
- November 4, 2026, 11:00 AM Eastern
- How to submit
- Email the quote to Thomas.w.apple2.civ@us.navy.mil and PNSYSupplyQuotations@us.navy.mil
What they'll judge offers on
- Technical acceptability: each quote is rated acceptable or unacceptable against the specifications and requirements
- Price: lowest price among acceptable quotes
What to include when you submit
- Fill out the RFQ form (SPMYM327Q2002 RFQ.docx) completely, including the representations, name and signature, and send it with the quote.
- Complete provision 252.204-7016 (a statement on covered defense telecommunications equipment or services) and include it with the quote.
- Include price(s), FOB point, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, a point of contact with name and phone number, GSA contract number if applicable, and business size under NAICS 332722.
- Say whether you prefer payment by Government Purchase Card (GPC) or Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF, the DoD electronic invoicing system). Payment terms are Net 30 days after acceptance.
- Give a delivered price for each of the four priced items, the delivery time in calendar days after receipt of order, place of manufacture or country of origin, and whether freight is in the unit price.
- If you are not the manufacturer, give the manufacturer's name, location and business size, and say whether you quote as an authorized distributor or a third-party dealer.
- State how many days the quote stays valid, any minimum order quantity, any quantity breaks, and whether the items contain hazardous materials (a safety data sheet is required if so).
- Show clearly that you can meet all specifications and requirements.
Not in the notice text
- The clauses file (Clauses - Full Text Provisions and Clauses 8-28-2026.docx) was only partly read: about 45,000 characters in the middle were left out. That includes the full text of some DLA notes listed in the notice, such as First Article Testing (E08) and Product Verification Testing (E05), and clause YM3 C531 on K-Monel.
- Whether the single-award (all or none) box on the RFQ form is ticked: the form's checkboxes couldn't be read; check the form on SAM.gov.
- The two exhibit files read show data items A001 and A002 only, while the RFQ refers to Exhibits A through D; check the exhibits on SAM.gov for the others.
- The Government's estimate or value for the buy is not given.
Eligibility and how to respond
- Set aside for small businesses: only a business that counts as small under this notice's NAICS code can bid as the prime contractor. More open small business set-asides under NAICS 332722
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Email the quote to Thomas.w.apple2.civ@us.navy.mil and PNSYSupplyQuotations@us.navy.mil. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 22, 2026
- Notice type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Office
- DLA Maritime - Portsmouth, NH
- Product/service code
- 5305 · Screws
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 332722)
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
- How to respond to a solicitation (8 steps)
- How to read a government solicitation
- How to price a government contract
- Set-aside contracts explained
Terms on this notice: Solicitation, Set-aside
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard has a requirement for assorted hardware, including various hex head capscrews and heavy hex bolts. For additional detail, please refer to the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, RFQ form, and exhibits in the Attachments section.
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