Bar, metal

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment office is soliciting quotes under RFQ SPE8E427T0314 for one line of 12-foot steel bar stock (NSN 9510-00-555-5187), with quotes due November 23, 2026. The set-aside is "No Set-Aside Used," and quotes must be submitted through DIBBS.

Delivery is required within 166 days to the DLA Distribution facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, on FOB origin terms with destination inspection and acceptance. Material must be supplied in whole-foot lengths of 10, 11, or 12 feet. The attachment describes ASTM A700 4140 cold-finished, annealed round bar at 4.500-inch diameter. Award is limited to approved distributors on the Qualified Suppliers List for Distributors (QSLD). Each shipment requires a Certificate of Quality Compliance (Mill-Material Certification), and each unit requires continuous markings that include the NSN, specification and revision, alloy, heat and lot number, and manufacturer's name. Packaging must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E with special packaging codes Z and ZZ.

The solicitation applies DFARS 252.225-7001 (Buy American and Balance of Payments Program) and FAR 52.246-1, and it does not apply Fast Pay procedures. The acquisition falls under the First Destination Transportation (FDT) program. Prior purchases of this item ranged from $141.75 to $642.00 per unit. The NAICS-independent PSC is 9510, Bars and Rods.