BEARING, PLAIN, SELF-ALIGNING

The contract pertains to the procurement of 4,892 plain self-aligning bearings with NSN 3120-01-330-6397, designated as a Navy Critical Safety Item and a Configuration Control Item, requiring strict adherence to quality and configuration management standards. The item must be manufactured by approved sources—Sargent Aerospace & Defense (CAGE 97613) or RBC/Heim Bearings Division (CAGE 73134)—and must conform to drawing SB5064 Rev P, part number SB5064-103, with quality systems meeting SAE AS9100 and referenced Quality Assurance Procedures such as QAP 13873. The government requires full conformance to documented technical and quality requirements from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, including mandatory documentation such as the Certificate of Quality Compliance (CoQC), Contract Data Requirements Lists (DD Form 1423), and adherence to RQ006, RQ009, and RQ011 for inspection, conformance, and removal of government markings on non-accepted items. Although Item Unique Identification is not required per the Service customer’s instruction, all units must be marked per MIL-STD-129 with lot and serial numbers, contractor and actual manufacturer CAGE codes, and part number, with each unit pack also coded as “U” for individual issue and palletized per DLA Packaging Requirements RP001. Preservation, packaging, and marking must comply with MIL-DTL-197M and MIL-STD-2073-1E, with special preservation methods selected based on bearing type and closure, governed by Tables I and II and paragraphs 3.3.4 through 3.9 to ensure product integrity throughout the supply chain. Inspection and acceptance are both conducted at origin, with the government retaining full authority to reject non-conforming items under FAR 52.246-2 and FAR 52.246-11, and contractors must bear all costs associated with rework, retesting, or failure to meet requirements. The contract includes stringent cybersecurity provisions under FAR 52.240-93 and DFARS 252.204-7020, requiring NIST SP 800-171 compliance for safeguarding covered defense information, alongside prohibitions on