31--BEARING,ROLLER,NEED

The contract calls for the procurement of 69 needle roller bearings identified by NSN 3110014867655 and part number 212-311-007-101, to be delivered FOB origin to the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with a delivery timeline of 171 days after the delivery order. Compliance with strict technical, quality, and packaging standards is mandatory, incorporating requirements from the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, MIL-DTL-197M for preservation and packaging, MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging procedures, and MIL-STD-129 for labeling and marking, including GS1-128 barcoding for logistics tracking. The bearings must be manufactured in the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada, with at least 50% of the total cost of all bearing components sourced from these regions, as mandated by DFARS 252.225-7016, and contractors must submit a completed declaration form available through the DLA Foreign Bearing Waiver website; failure to provide this certification may disqualify the quotation. Sampling for quality assurance must follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, with zero non-conformances required in the sample lot unless otherwise specified, and critical, major, and minor attributes must be verified at levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination, with the contractor responsible for ensuring all preservation, packaging, and marking meet the referenced standards, including specific preservation codes QUP:001, CLNG/DRY:1, and PRESV MAT:ZZ. The contract mandates use of WAWF for all invoicing and receiving reports and requires adherence to numerous federal and defense clauses, including those on combating human trafficking, employment eligibility verification, sustainable products, hazardous material identification, whistleblower rights, and NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity assessments. All offerors must possess a valid UEI and CAGE code, disclose size status and socioeconomic certifications, and submit proposals electronically via DIBBS by the stated response deadline, with no contract value specified due to blank unit pricing fields in the CLIN table.