Bar, metal

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment office seeks quotes under Request for Quotations SPE8E427T0321 for nickel alloy 400 bar stock, NSN 9530-00-250-8658, with quotes due November 23, 2026. The procurement is a Woman-Owned Small Business set-aside, and quotes must be submitted via DIBBS.

The requirement is 51 feet of round, hot-finished, rough-turned nickel alloy 400 bar, 6.000 inches in diameter, 6 to 24 feet in length, at approximately 108.00 pounds per foot, with a plus or minus 10% quantity variance. Delivery is due 166 days after award to the DLA Distribution facility at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania (Doors 113-134, 2083 Normandy Drive, New Cumberland, PA 17070-5002). The original required delivery date is February 26, 2027, with a need ship date of May 9, 2027. Pricing is FOB Origin, and inspection and acceptance occur at destination. The solicitation is Auto Evaluation type.

Compliance requirements include the Berry Amendment (domestic sourcing restrictions at the $150,000 threshold), Buy American, DFARS 252.225-7001, and First Destination Transportation procedures. Each shipment requires a Certificate of Quality Compliance (Mill-Material Certification) and continuous identification markings per specification. The solicitation incorporates the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions (Revision 106, November 3, 2026) and the DLA Technical and Quality Master List. Offerors must certify small business status, covered defense telecommunications equipment, and domestic material restrictions.

Prior awards for this item went to multiple vendors across nine CAGE codes, at unit costs ranging from approximately $1,247 to $2,974. The PSC is 9530, Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal.