This tender requires the manufacture and delivery of nuts and washers, with specific
quality requirements and inspection procedures. Applicable documents, including MIL-STD-130, are part of the contract. The Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DODSSP) is mentioned for obtaining additional documents. Offerors must be authorized distributors of the original manufacturer's items. The contract will be issued bilaterally, requiring the contractor's written acceptance. The government's acceptance of the contractor's proposal constitutes a bilateral agreement to issue contractual documents. If the offeror is not the original manufacturer, the OEM must be stated, and a signed letter of authorization as a distributor must be provided. If packaging will be done at a different location, the offeror must provide the facility's information. The contract will be deemed to be issued when copies are deposited in the mail, transmitted by facsimile, or sent by other electronic commerce methods such as email. The government reserves the right to perform any of the inspections set forth in the specification where such inspections are deemed necessary to assure supplies and services conform to prescribed requirements. Records of all inspection work by the contractor shall be kept complete and available to the government during the performance of the contract purchase order and for a period of 365 calendar days after final delivery of supplies. Preservation, packaging, packing, and marking shall be in accordance with the contract purchase order schedule and as specified **** packaging applies as found elsewhere in the schedule. The Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DODSSP) website provides product information for the Department of Defense index of specifications and standards (DODISS). Commercial specifications, standards, and descriptions may be obtained from the publishers of the applicable societies. Ordnance standards, weapons specifications, and Navord OSTD 600 pages may be obtained by submitting a request to the Commander, Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center. On post-award actions, requests for official use only and not releasable to foreign nationals documents must identify the government contract number and must be submitted via the cognizant Defense Contract Management Command (DCMC) for certification of need for the document. On pre-award actions, requests must be submitted to the Procurement Contracting Officer for certification of need for the document. Military specifications and standards, including amendments, change notices, and supplements, but not interim changes, can be ordered from the contracting officer. Nuclear reactor publications and technical manuals assigned NAVSEA identification numbers are to be ordered from specific offices. Interim changes and classified specifications must be obtained by submitting a request on DD Form **** to NAVSUP WSS. All documents and drawings provided by the US Navy to prospective contractors must include a distribution statement to inform the contractor of the limits of distribution, and the safeguarding of the information contained on those documents and drawings. There are seven separate distribution statement codes used for non-classified documents and drawings.