BEARING, PLAIN, SELF-ALIGNING

The contract calls for the procurement of 170 plain self-aligning bearings, identified by NSN 3120010274729 and part number MS14104-8, manufactured to meet the technical requirements of SAE AS14104E Revision E dated May 1, 2018, alongside compliance with SAE AS81820D Revision D dated July 1, 2014, and the QPL-AS81820-QPD dated May 27, 2026. The bearings must be sourced exclusively from suppliers listed on the applicable Qualified Products List or Qualified Manufacturer List, and all components must be qualified as such. Sampling must follow MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331 Table 1, or an equivalent zero-based plan; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels of VII, IV, and II respectively, or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0, with unspecified attributes treated as major. Acceptance requires zero non-conformances in the sample lot if MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4 is used. Manufacturers must maintain a quality system compliant with ISO 9001:2015 or an equivalent standard, and must specify the equivalent if used. The item is designated a critical application and must be manufactured in a mercury-free environment; no mercury or mercury-containing compounds may be intentionally added or come into direct contact with the bearing, except for functional use in batteries, fluorescent lamps, instruments, sensors, controls, weapon systems, or chemical analysis reagents specified by NAVSEA, with portable mercury-containing devices requiring shockproof design and a secondary containment barrier per NAVSEA 5100-003D. Hexavalent chromium is prohibited, and the item must comply with all applicable DFARS clauses regarding cybersecurity, safeguarding covered defense information, export control, and prohibition on acquisition from Communist Chinese military companies. Preservation, packaging, and marking must strictly adhere to MIL-DTL-197M and MIL-STD-2073-1E, with packaging data codes specifying QUP 001, preservation method ZZ, packaging code U, and unit container ZZ, while marking must conform to MIL-STD-129. Delivery is FOB origin, with inspection and acceptance occurring at destination after a