This federal contract award is for the delivery of plain spherical bearings to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation. The prime contractor is New Hampshire Ball Bearings Inc. Astro Division, a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of precision bearing products primarily serving the aerospace, defense, and high-tech industries. The contract has a ceiling value of $406,800.00 and is a firm fixed-price delivery order with an ultimate completion date of August 22, 2017.
The contract is not associated with any set-aside designations, indicating Astro Division's competitive position in the open market. In addition to this specific award, Astro Division holds multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with the DLA, both the DLA Aviation and DLA Land & Maritime, with a combined potential value exceeding $4.7 million. These IDCs provide a long-term framework for the DLA to issue task orders for Astro Division's bearing products, which are essential for maintaining the operational readiness of military aircraft, vehicles, vessels, and weapon systems across the U.S. Armed Forces.