Bearing, plain, rod end

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, through DLA office SPE4A6, is soliciting quotes via DIBBS for 30 each of NSN 3120-01-290-6494, BEARING, PLAIN, ROD END, with quotes due November 13, 2026. The procurement is a Total Small Business set-aside under request for quotation SPE4A627T001M and uses Auto Evaluation under the DLA Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions, Revision 105.

Delivery is to the Taiwan Army (MARKFOR BTWZ00) within 20 days on FOB origin terms, with inspection and acceptance at origin. The attachment summary describes the item as source-controlled, requiring manufacture and testing to cited limited rights data, and states that only vendors with access to that data or traceability to approved sources should quote. The named approved source is Lord Corporation (CAGE 30061, P/N 209-364-121-101), with Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (CAGE 97499) also identified. The attachment summary further identifies the item as a Navy-designated critical safety item and flight safety critical aircraft part requiring a Certificate of Quality Compliance, and requires a manufacturer quality management system compliant with SAE AS9100 or an equivalent standard. Cited technical requirements include packaging under MIL-DTL-197M, measuring and test equipment under RT001, and thread gaging per SAE AS8879 or MIL-S-7742.

The attachment summary reports prior awards ranging from $1,362.65 to $2,256.36 per unit across multiple vendors between 2008 and 2017. The source does not state a current budget or ceiling, and it does not state evaluation criteria.