Domestic Supplier of Raw Materials or Forgings

The contract seeks a domestic supplier to provide metal stock or forged blanks specifically for the manufacture of military-spec connecting rods and pistons, with strict requirements for full traceability and full compliance with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. All materials must be sourced entirely within the United States to meet DFARS standards, ensuring the integrity and security of the supply chain for critical defense components. The supplier is expected to maintain rigorous documentation and quality controls to support end-to-end material lineage from raw input to finished part. This is a small business set-aside contract under the SBA program, exclusively available to small businesses as defined by FAR 19.5, with the NAICS code 331210 for primary metal manufacturing. The response deadline is August 13, 2026, and performance is expected to occur at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with all deliverables subject to military specifications. The contracting activity is managed by the Department of Defense under the Land Supplier Ops Engines organization, emphasizing the defense-critical nature of the required components and the importance of domestic industrial capacity.