ADAPTER, TAIL ROTOR

The contract is for the procurement of an Adapter, Tail Rotor with NSN 1615-00-125-4120 and part number 206-040-328-003 from Bell Textron Inc, requiring eight units to be delivered within five days FOB origin. Manufacturing may involve casting or forging, and the government does not necessarily possess the required tooling, necessitating vendors to seek assistance through DLA’s Casting and Forging Assistance Request portal if needed. Technical and quality requirements are governed by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with the revision in effect on the solicitation issue date or award date controlling based on acquisition size. The item is classified as a critical application, and cybersecurity compliance requires a CMMC Level 2 Self-Assessment. Packaging must conform to MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, with no special marking required. Unit identification is not mandated per the service customer’s request, and DFARS 252.211-7003(c)(1)(i) applies. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin, with sampling following MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, using zero non-conformances for acceptance unless otherwise specified. Attributes are assigned verification levels or AQLs as critical, major, or minor, with unspecified features treated as major. Palletization adheres to DLA packaging standards. The delivery destination is in Bogotá, Colombia, with Freight Forwarder Forward Systems Group handling logistics, and the contract is under solicitation SPE4A5-26-T-330C with a response deadline of August 12, 2026, and an original required delivery date of October 31, 2024.