Bearing, ball, annular

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation is soliciting quotes for 23 each of NSN 3110-01-324-0898, a ball, annular bearing, under RFQ SPE4A627T9517, with quotes due November 13, 2026. The procurement carries a domestic-content restriction: awards may be made only for bearings manufactured in the United States, its outlying areas, or Canada, with rolling elements, retainer, inner race, and outer race manufactured in those jurisdictions exceeding 50% of total bearing component cost per DFARS 252.225-7016. The Set Aside line reads No Set-Aside Used.

The solicitation is a Fast Auto Evaluation issued under the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions, Revision 105 (May 20, 2026), posted November 6, 2026. Quotes must be submitted through DIBBS. Delivery is required 171 days from award, FOB Origin with inspection and acceptance at destination, to DLA Distribution San Joaquin in Tracy, California. The bearings are a Critical Application Item for Progress Rail Locomotive Inc. part number 908415.

Technical requirements include MIL-DTL-197M preservation and packaging, MIL-STD-1916 sampling, and physical identification and bare-item marking per RQ017. Mercury or mercury-containing compounds are prohibited, except functional mercury in batteries and specified instruments. Contractors must provide a declaration on the domestic or foreign nature of offered materials, available at https://www.dla.mil/Aviation/Business/Foreign-Bearing-Waiver/. Clauses cover the covered defense telecommunications equipment prohibition, Buy American Act compliance, hazardous material identification, employment eligibility verification, and cybersecurity safeguarding.

Prior awards for this NSN date to 1996 and were made to multiple contractors at $38 to $224.99 per unit, with the most recent award in November 2025 at $117.75 per unit. No incumbent is named.