AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM (AFFF) RINSATE

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency awarded contract SP450026F3744 to SUD-MUELL GMBH & CO. KG (CAGE CA633), a small business, for the supply of aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) concentrate with NSN S222V00013814, under delivery order SP450021D0008. The total contract value is $5,835.05, with delivery required by February 14, 2027, under FOB destination terms, meaning the contractor bears all transportation costs and risks until delivery at the specified location in Hessheim, Germany. The contract is governed by commercial items provisions under FAR 52.212-4 and incorporates numerous mandatory clauses covering subcontracting compliance, labor standards, trafficking in persons, Buy American and Trade Agreements, cybersecurity, and data integrity. The contractor must adhere to MIL-STD-130 for unique item identification using Data Matrix symbols compliant with ISO/IEC 16022 ECC 200 and ISO/IEC 15434 syntax, and MIL-STD-129 for shipping and storage labeling. Items must be reported via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and payment is processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The contract includes strict security requirements prohibiting use of equipment from covered entities such as Huawei, ZTE, and Kaspersky, and mandates compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information. The contractor is required to maintain a code of business ethics, report first-tier subcontract awards over $30,000, and affirm its small business status continuously. Inspection and acceptance occur at the delivery site by authorized government representatives, with compliance to contractual specifications and military standards serving as the sole acceptance criteria. The contracting officer is Raymond Empie, and the contracting officer’s representative is Ryan Kirby stationed in Romania. No evaluation factors or award rationale are documented, indicating the award was likely based on a lowest price technically acceptable process or non-competitive determination under the delivery order framework.