Solicitation
M7A1 Bearing Material
Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army · Sol. W519TC27QA012
Due in 10 daysSmall business
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The Army (Army Contracting Command - Rock Island Arsenal) wants to buy M7A1 bearing material, a steel-backed, self-lubricating bearing sheet, for the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing Technology Center in Illinois. It is a 100% small business set-aside, a single firm-fixed-price award, and goes to the lowest priced quote that conforms to the solicitation. Quotes are due 20 October 2026 and must include shipping to Rock Island Arsenal.
Watch out for
- Quantity, delivery date and drawing are not readable. The price schedule in the solicitation PDF came through as garbled text and Attachment 0001 (Drawing 1110700278) is not included, so you cannot tell how much to quote or what the drawing requires without the original files on SAM.gov.
- Rejection if the drawing is not met. Material that does not meet every drawing requirement is sent back, so a reseller needs a supplier who can certify to the drawing.
Material must meet all requirements of 1110700278 drawing, or it will be rejected back to
- Single suggested source of supply. The Army names Timken as the suggested source and wants a spec sheet if you quote anything else, so alternate material takes extra proof that it is equal.
Suggested Source of Supply: The Timken Company (Part# S0594DU0500-S1)
- Lowest price wins and shipping is included. Award goes to the lowest priced conforming quote and freight to the Arsenal must be built into the price, so thin margins and shipping cost matter.
Quote MUST include shipping to Rock Island Arsenal, IL 61299.
- Deliveries without a COC are rejected. A Certificate of Conformance must arrive with the package or the whole delivery is turned away.
CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE (COC) IS REQUIRED WITH THE PACKAGE DELIVERY
- Specific freight and packing rules. Flatbed delivery, banding to pallets, separation by heat number and a 5,000 lb bundle limit add handling cost and rejection risk.
Material must be delivered on a flatbed truck.
Read from the notice and 2 attachments.
- Solicitation - W519TC27QA012.pdf
- Attachment 0002 - M7A1 Bearing Material Purchase Description.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Supply M7A1 bearing material: self-lubricating, steel backing, porous copper-tin bronze inner layer, PTFE/Pb bearing surface
- Thickness .0585"/.0605" and usable width of at least 5.00"; buy in 5" (usable width) x 96" sheets only
- Material must meet every requirement of drawing 1110700278 or it is rejected back to the supplier
- Deliver to Rock Island Arsenal on a flatbed truck, banded to a pallet or skid, separated by heat number, with easy-to-read tags
- Bundles may not exceed 5,000 lbs
- Include a Certificate of Conformance (COC) and certified test results with the delivery
- Include shipping to Rock Island Arsenal, IL 61299 in the quote price
- If not quoting the suggested source (The Timken Company, Part# S0594DU0500-S1), send a spec sheet with the quote
- Contract type
- Firm-fixed-price (FFP), one award, commercial products under Part 12 (RFO)
- Place of performance
- Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, IL (delivery to Rock Island Arsenal, IL 61299)
- How they'll choose
- Lowest price among responsive and responsible quotes that conform to the solicitation (single FFP award)
- Offers due
- 20 October 2026, 10:30 AM (the solicitation text says CST; the notice lists 10:30 at -05:00, i.e. Central)
What they'll judge offers on
- Lowest price
- Responsive: quote conforms to the terms and conditions of the solicitation
- Responsible contractor
What to include when you submit
- Quote must include shipping to Rock Island Arsenal, IL 61299
- Offeror completes SF 1449 blocks 12, 17, 23, 24 and 30
- Send a spec sheet with the quote if you are not quoting the recommended source of supply (Timken, Part# S0594DU0500-S1)
- Questions go to Contract Specialist Travis Thomas (travis.l.thomas38.civ@army.mil, +1 520-692-4112); the text does not say how to submit the quote
- Payment is through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) after award
You must have
- Small business (100% total small business set-aside), NAICS 332991 Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing
This opportunity is a 100% total small business set-aside.
- Active SAM.gov registration with an electronic business point of contact
Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award
- Registered in WAWF to invoice and receive payment (self-registration)
Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step
- If you resell bearing material you do not make yourself, the clause in the solicitation gives a 500-employee size standard for end items you do not manufacture. Check with SBA or the contracting officer on how the nonmanufacturer rule applies to you.
is 500 employees, or 150 employees for information technology value-added resellers
Not in the notice text
- Quantity and unit of issue (the price schedule text is unreadable in the PDF)
- Required delivery date or delivery schedule
- Contents of Attachment 0001, Drawing 1110700278, which is not in the provided text
- How to submit the quote (email address or portal); only contact emails are given
- Estimated contract value
- Whether the Timken part is the only acceptable material or whether equals are accepted beyond sending a spec sheet
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 20, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- W519TC27QA012
- Agency
- Dept of Defense · Dept of the Army
- Office
- W6QK ACC-Ri
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 332991
- Product/service code
- 9510
- Business type
- Manufactured parts & equipment
- Place of performance
- Rock Island, IL, 61299
- Contracting contact
- Travis Thomastravis.l.thomas38.civ@army.mil
- Versions
- 3 (amended since first posted)
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
AMD 0001 Narrative: 1. The purpose of this amendment is to upload the correct Attachment 0001 - Drawing 1110700278 and additionally, to post questions and answers associated with this solicitation. Attachment 0003 - Drawing 1110700280 has been attached for Q&A reference. 2. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. - End of AMD 0001 Narrative - Army Contracting Command - Rock Island Arsenal (ACC-RIA) hereby issues solicitation W519TC27QA012 for the procurement of M7A1 Bearing Material. This opportunity is a 100% total small business set-aside. The solicitation will result in a contract that is firm fixed price, and issued in accordance with RFO FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Services. Specificiations shall be in accordance with the Drawing and Purchase Description associated under Solicitation W519TC27QA012. **COC MUST BE PROVIDED UPON DELIVERY**
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