BACKSHELL, ELECTRICA

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a fixed-price contract to PHOENIX TRADING INC. (CAGE 4LF36) for the procurement of 15 units of BACKSHELL, ELECTRICA (NSN 5935014800397) at a unit price of $128.25, resulting in a total contract value of $1,923.75. The contract, issued under solicitation SPE7M4-26-T-105D and awarded on July 15, 2026, is a single-line item delivery order with no option quantities or variance tolerance. Delivery must be completed by March 22, 2027, with FOB origin terms meaning the government assumes responsibility for transportation costs and risk once the items are delivered to the origin point, with final delivery and acceptance occurring at the DLA Distribution DDSD New Cumberland Facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. Compliance with stringent packaging and labeling requirements is mandatory, including adherence to MIL-STD-129 for marking and bar-coding, ASTM D3951 for commercial packaging unless superseded by DLA’s Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, and Fed-Std-313 for hazardous materials, which also requires submission of Safety Data Sheets prior to award. Hazardous materials must be labeled per OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, with exceptions governed by specific federal statutes. Ocean transportation, if required, must use U.S.-flag vessels unless a formal waiver is obtained and reported to MARAD and the Contracting Officer, with detailed post-shipment documentation and final invoice representations required. Invoicing is exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and payment will be processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses governing cybersecurity, including safeguarding covered defense information under 252.204-7012 and NIST SP 800-171 compliance, trafficking in persons, employment eligibility, sustainable products, hazardous material handling, patent indemnity, contract changes, subcontracting, inspection at destination, and whistleblower protections. The contractor must also comply with requirements relating to former DoD officials’ compensation, disclosure of information, and government personnel work product control. No subcontracting is prohibited, but any subcontract for commercial products must follow the prescribed flow-down clauses. All performance is subject to government inspection and acceptance at the destination, and the contractor must