Bar, metal

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment, through DLA office SPE8E4, is soliciting quotes under RFQ SPE8E427T0341 for 68 feet of nickel alloy 400 bar stock (NSN 9530-00-239-4465), with quotes due November 23, 2026. No set-aside is used. Offerors must be listed on the Qualified Suppliers List for Distributors (QSLD) to be eligible for award, and any quotation based on non-compliant suppliers must be marked as an exception. Quotes are submitted through DIBBS as a Fast Auto Evaluation solicitation.

The line item is hot-finished, round, Class A, Form 1 bar stock, 1.625 inches in diameter, in lengths of 6 to 24 feet, with a reference weight of 7.960 pounds per foot. The material contains cobalt. Delivery is required within 61 days of award on FOB Origin terms, with inspection and acceptance at destination in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. A quantity variance of plus or minus 10 percent is permitted.

Required certifications include a Certificate of Quality Compliance (mill-material certification) with each shipment, MIL-STD-129 marking, and ASTM A700 preservation and packing. The solicitation incorporates the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions (Revision 106), DLA Master List technical requirements, and FAR, DFARS, and DLAD clauses, including Buy American provisions, hazard communication standards, and transportation of supplies by sea requirements.

Prior awards went to multiple vendors at prices of approximately $113 to $242 per unit. The NAICS code is 331110 with a small business size standard applicable, and the PSC is 9530, Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal.