BEARING, SLEEVE

The contract solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-08MV pertains to the procurement of a sleeve bearing with NSN 3120012860906, Quantity: 4 units, under a fixed-price delivery order. Delivery is required within 171 days after award, with FOB Origin terms, meaning title and risk transfer to the government upon delivery to the carrier at the contractor’s location. The sole approved sources are Kamatics Corporation and Roller Bearing Company of America, with specific part numbers mandated for compliance, and tooling or casting/forging may be required in manufacturing, for which contractors must seek assistance through DLA’s specialized forging and casting support channels if not already equipped. Packaging and preservation must fully comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E, using preservation method 33, clean and dry condition, preservation material 49, and wrapping material EA, with intermediate and unit containers coded E5 and packaging code U. Marking requirements adhere strictly to MIL-STD-129, with no special marking codes applied, and bare item identification must be present per RQ017. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin, governed by FAR 52.246-2, with sampling mandated to follow MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331 Table 1, requiring zero non-conformances in the sample lot unless otherwise specified; critical, major, and minor attributes are assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II with corresponding AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0. Quality assurance systems must align with SAE AS9003 or ISO 9001 tailored to AS9003. The offeror must hold a valid UEI and CAGE code and represent its small business status if claiming socioeconomic status such as WOSB, EDWOSB, SDVOSB, or HUBZone, and must provide UEIs for all joint venture partners if applicable. Invoicing is exclusively required through WAWF, and electronic submission of proposals is mandatory via DIBBS by the deadline of August 5, 2026. Compliance with multiple DFARS clauses is enforced, including safeguarding covered defense information (252.204-7012), prohibition of hexavalent chromium (252.223-7008), export control (