The Naval Supply Systems Command awarded a purchase order to Painter Tool Incorporated for plain barrel nuts valued at $125,970.00 on July 2, 2026, designated as a total small business set-aside.
Performance is at Painter Tool's facility in Irwin, Pennsylvania. The order calls for manufacturing and delivery of 204 barrel nuts (NIIN 013522246) conforming to Naval Sea Systems Command drawings 803-5959302 and 803-5959311, using QQ-N-286 material (form 2, annealed and age hardened). Manufacturing must include quantitative chemical and mechanical analysis certification, ultrasonic inspection of starting material, and slow strain rate tensile testing by one of seven Navy-approved laboratories. Internal threads must be cut-formed and inspected per FED-STD-H28. All material requires full traceability from heat/lot number through finishing, with marking per MIL-STD-792. Delivery to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is due within 365 days of contract effective date, with one-year warranty from delivery. The order is DO-rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System.