BATTERY, NONRECHARGEABLE

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a minimal-value delivery order, SPE7LX26F70C8, to Eastern Carolina Vocational Center (CAGE 4U407), a small disadvantaged women-owned business, for the delivery of one non-rechargeable battery (NSN 6135012108715) at a unit price of $0.66, with a total contract value of $0.66. This order is issued under the basic indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract SPE7M117D0001 and is governed by FAR 52.213-1, Fast Pay, enabling expedited payment processing through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. Delivery is required FOB origin by July 17, 2026, to the USS CAPE ST GEORGE (CG 71) at FPO AP 96662, with risk transferring at the contractor’s facility in Greenville, North Carolina, and acceptance performed by the government at the destination. The battery must be shipped using the fastest traceable means, with parcel post prohibited, and all packaging must be marked with the Transportation Control Number R218286195EM22 and the Required Delivery Date 777. The awardee’s small business status and inclusion under the Women-Owned Small Business program trigger compliance obligations under FAR 52.219-27 and FAR 52.219-28, and the order carries a DPAS rating under 15 CFR 700, requiring priority performance. Payment is to be processed under government-funded appropriation BX: 97X4930 5CBX 001 2620 S33189, with the contracting officer’s representative being Jeffrey Dixius, and no separate COTR or COR is identified. No additional technical specifications, barcoding standards, or MIL-STDs are specified in the order, and full packaging and marking requirements are referenced to the underlying contract and its modifications. The procurement followed a streamlined, low-value acquisition process with no formal evaluation factors or competitive bid rationale documented, relying solely on compliance with contract terms, delivery timing, and Fast Pay eligibility.