BEARING, BALL, ANNULAR

This contract solicits 14 annular ball bearings with NSN 3110-01-116-6679 under solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-10QZ, requiring delivery within 10 days FOB origin with no variance in quantity. The bearings must be manufactured in the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada, with over 50% of the total cost of components—including rolling elements, retainers, inner and outer races—originating from these regions, as mandated by DFARS 252.225-7016. Contractors must submit a completed declaration regarding the domestic or foreign origin of materials, available via the DLA Foreign Bearing Waiver website; failure to provide this may disqualify the offer. The item is classified as a commercial item and must comply with detailed technical and quality requirements referenced from the DLA Master List, including inspection and acceptance at origin, proper measuring equipment, and tailored higher-level quality standards for both manufacturers and non-manufacturers. Packaging, preservation, and marking must strictly follow MIL-STD-2073-1E, MIL-DTL-197M, and MIL-STD-129, with specific preservation methods determined by bearing type and closure, and all packaging facilities subject to quality assurance verification. Mercury and mercury-containing compounds are prohibited except in narrowly defined functional applications such as batteries or sensors, with additional containment requirements for portable devices. The contract includes special marking and palletization directives under DLA packaging requirements, and all supplies must comply with the specified technical drawings and quality assurance plans, including the referenced QAP-13873. The sole approved part numbers are TIMKEN CO 21335 MM214KCR and ALFA LAVAL INC 71871 8705769-22, and the contract is subject to cancellation if no compliant offers are received, pending possible waiver approval under DFARS 225.7009-4.