PLATE, RETAINING, BEARING

The contract solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-14QK is for the procurement of five retaining plates for bearings, identified by NSN 3110013956735, with delivery required within 20 days to Norfolk, Virginia. The item must strictly conform to technical specifications outlined in Basic Drawing 53711 5191205 Revision D and Reference Drawing 53711 WS33111 Revision A, and all technical and quality requirements are governed by the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with applicable R or I numbers incorporated by reference. The procurement includes comprehensive packaging, preservation, and marking directives in accordance with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-DTL-197M, which mandate specific preservation methods based on bearing type and closure, utilize designated materials coded as ZZ or Z, and require labeling per MIL-STD-129 with a pack code of U. Palletization must meet DLA Packaging Requirements RP001, and all items must be delivered FOB origin with zero variance allowed in quantity. A stringent domestic sourcing restriction applies under DFARS 252.225-7016, requiring that any bearing components contained within the retaining plate system be manufactured in the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada, and that the cost of these domestic components exceed 50% of the total bearing component cost. Offerors must provide a signed Contractor’s Declaration on the domestic/foreign origin of materials, obtainable from the DLA Foreign Bearing Waiver website, and failure to submit this declaration upon request will disqualify the quote. Additive manufacturing is prohibited unless explicitly authorized, and all offers containing AM-produced items are ineligible for award. Sampling and inspection are governed by MIL-STD-1916, ASQ H1331, or a comparable zero-based plan, with critical, major, and minor attributes assigned verification levels VII, IV, and II or AQLs of 0.1, 1.0, and 4.0 respectively; unspecified attributes are treated as major. Origin inspection and acceptance are required under FAR 52.246-2. The solicitation incorporates mandatory cybersecurity clauses including DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information and NIST SP 800-171 assessment requirements