# DIBBS #SPE8E5-26-T-4543

DLA Request for One 50-Pound Unit of E11018-M Welding Electrodes

**Posted:** September 30, 2026
**Respond By:** October 13, 2026
**Identifier:** SPE8E5-26-T-4543
**NAICS:** 331492

DLA is requesting a single 50-pound unit of welding electrodes for delivery to the USS Ashland.
- **Government buyer:** Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), DLA Troop Support, Construction & Equipment (MAT & ME); buyer contact: Ira Hedgepeth.
- **Requested product:** One unit of welding electrodes, unit of issue 50 lbs., NSN 3439-01-508-2478; AWS part number E11018-M, also identified as E11018-M 532-10.
- **Named source:** American Welding Society, Inc. is listed as an approved source; the solicitation does not identify a confirmed electrode manufacturer.
- **Delivery and acceptance:** Delivery is required 20 days after order to the USS Ashland (LSD 48), FOB destination, with destination inspection and acceptance.
- **Notable requirement:** The electrode must conform to AWS part number E11018-M.

### Description

ELECTRODE, WELDING (QTY: 1, NSN: 3439-01-508-2478, Purchase Request: 7018560161)
  Approved Sources:
  - CAGE: 31505, Part No: E11018-M, Company: AMERICAN WELDING SOCIETY, INC.
 

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