BEARING, PLAIN, SPHERICAL

The contract pertains to the procurement of one plain spherical bearing, part number 214-076-104-001 and 214-076-104-1, manufactured by Bell Textron Inc under NSN 3120-01-259-4191, designated as a critical application item. The delivery is mandated within 20 days FOB origin, with no tolerance for quantity variance, and requires full compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1E packaging standards including specific preservation methods, wrapping materials, and packaging levels. Marking must strictly follow MIL-STD-129 without special coding, and palletization must meet DLA packaging requirements. Sampling for quality assurance shall be conducted using MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331, or an equivalent zero-based plan, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II respectively, or corresponding AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0. All unspecified attributes are treated as major unless otherwise defined in referenced technical documents. The manufacturer must adhere to DLA’s Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with revisions effective as of the solicitation or award date, depending on acquisition type. The solicitation is issued under contract number SPE4A6-26-T-10ES with a response deadline of August 6, 2026, and requires fulfillment for delivery to the Taiwan Army at Zuoying Ammunition Sub in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The contracting officer is Alexis Dunnavant of the DLA Commodities Division. Compliance with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2 self-assessment is mandatory, and documentation for source approval must be submitted per RC001. The bearing must be physically identified as specified in RQ017, and any non-accepted supplies must have government identification removed prior to return. Transportation details reference DLA procedures C19 and C20, with freight forwarding handled via multiple designated carriers. The item is subject to Covered Defense Information requirements, and all technical specifications are governed by DLA’s authoritative sourcing and quality control frameworks.