BEARING, BALL, ANNULA

The contract pertains to the procurement of 197 annular ball bearings identified by part number M81793/08-FG2C2N1A1 and NSN 3110008024523, meeting military specification MIL-B-81793D(1) and quality assurance program QAP-13873, Revision B. The bearings are classified as critical application items and must be manufactured in the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada, with at least 50% of the cost of each bearing component—rolling elements, retainer, inner race, or outer race—originating from these regions, per DFARS 252.225-7016. A contractor declaration regarding domestic sourcing is mandatory and must be submitted upon request; failure to provide this may disqualify the offer. The item is subject to a mercury ban, prohibiting intentional addition or direct contact with mercury or mercury-containing compounds, except for exempted functional uses such as batteries, fluorescent lamps, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or specified chemical reagents, with portable devices containing mercury requiring shockproof construction and a secondary containment barrier per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Technical and quality requirements are drawn from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements and include compliance with MIL-DTL-197M for preservation, packaging, and marking, MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging data, and MIL-STD-129 for shipment labeling, including two-dimensional Data Matrix barcodes and special marking code ZZ. Physical identification of the bare item must conform to MIL-STD-130. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin under RQ009, with the government responsible for verifying conformance to all specified standards including SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001. Deliveries are FOB origin to Tracy, CA, with a delivery window of 171 days, zero tolerance for quantity variance, and packaging palletization governed by DLA requirements. The solicitation incorporates cybersecurity compliance under NIST SP 800-171 via clause 252.204-7020 and safeguarding of covered defense information under 252.204-7012, requiring CMMC Level 2 self-assessment. Electronic invoicing is mandatory through W