31--BEARING,BALL,ANNULAR

This solicitation calls for the procurement of three annular ball bearings with NSN 3110-00-445-2597 and part number 117088, designated as a Navy Critical Safety Item requiring strict adherence to source control, quality assurance, and domestic sourcing restrictions. The bearings must be manufactured and tested in accordance with limited rights data held exclusively by approved sources—Honeywell International Inc. and New Hampshire Ball Bearing Inc.—with no other vendors permitted to quote unless they can establish traceability to these approved sources. A Source Approval Request is mandatory for any vendor seeking to become an approved source. The contract enforces a mandatory domestic sourcing requirement: at least 50% of the total cost of all bearing components—including rolling elements, retainers, inner and outer races—must originate from the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada, and contractors must submit a signed declaration confirming compliance; failure to provide this may result in disqualification. All items must be marked per MIL-STD-129 with lot and serial numbers, contractor and manufacturer CAGE codes, and part number, and must comply with RP001 DLA packaging standards and MIL-DTL-197M preservation requirements, which include using permissible lubricants according to bearing type and design, while strictly prohibiting any deliberate introduction of mercury or mercury-containing compounds unless part of an explicitly exempted application such as batteries or sensors. Quality compliance is governed by SAE AS9100 non-tailored requirements, with inspection and acceptance occurring at origin under RQ009 and RQ011, and conformance verified through a Certificate of Quality Compliance (CoQC) required as a contract deliverable. The contract mandates adherence to MIL-STD-130 for identification marking, including machine-readable Data Matrix barcodes compliant with ISO/IEC 15434, despite the service customer’s request to waive Unique Item Identification. Packaging and preservation must follow MIL-STD-2073-1E with unit packs labeled in accordance with specified codes, and palletization must meet RP001 standards. Delivery is firm fixed price with zero variance, due 660 days after award, FOB origin, to DLA Distribution Cherry Point, North Carolina, with all supplies subject to government inspection prior to shipment. The solicitation is not a small business set-aside, and award will be based on best value, prioritizing past performance—particularly SPRS