BAR, METAL

The contract calls for 448 linear feet of cold-finished, normalized steel bar, composition 4130, with a 0.500-inch diameter and a length between 10 and 12 feet in whole-foot increments, weighing approximately 0.668 pounds per foot. Delivery is required to Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, with FOB origin terms and a 64-day delivery window, with a need ship date of July 22, 2026, and a final required delivery date of December 12, 2026. The quantity may vary by plus or minus 10 percent. All material must be supplied with a Certificate of Quality Compliance, also known as a mill-material certification, attached to each shipment and forwarded to the DLA Troop Support Contracting Officer. Continuous identification marking is mandatory on every unit, including the DLA contract delivery order number, NSN, specification number and revision, grade class and type, alloy, part number, die number, temper, manufacturer's name, heat and lot number, and dimensions. Markings must be applied by stamping or stenciling using waterproof, stable, non-contaminating fluids, with legible characters visible to the unaided eye; adhesive labels are required for bars under 0.250 inches in nominal diameter, and tags are acceptable for wire. Packaging must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E, with special preservation codes Z and ZZ applied per ASTM A700, and palletization must follow DLA packaging requirements. Marking and labeling must conform to MIL-STD-129, including any applicable bar-code requirements as per the standard. The material specification adheres to SAE AMS-S-6758B Revision B and other referenced standards including ASTM A700-14 and SAE AMS2806. This is a critical application item under a Qualified Suppliers List for Distributors (QSLD) program, meaning only suppliers listed on the DLA Troop Support QSLD as of June 1994 are eligible for award; any deviation from this requirement must be explicitly stated by the offeror, and failure to comply constitutes an unauthorized substitution with potential criminal penalties. For QSLD-compliant bids, government inspection and quality conformance requirements are waived. The solicitation mandates full compliance with FAR and DFARS clauses including authorization and consent, safeguarding of contractor information systems,