BELL CRANK

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a simplified indefinite-delivery contract to A. J. ASSOCIATES MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING CO. INC. (CAGE 3Z260) under contract number SPE4A723D5215, with a specific delivery order SPE4A726F8932 issued on July 21, 2026, for the procurement of 48 Bell Cranks (NSN 1680-01-101-9707) at a total price of $8,249.76. The contract is structured as a five-year base period from January 5, 2023, to January 4, 2028, with a firm maximum obligation of $250,000 across all delivery orders and no option years. Each delivery order has a guaranteed minimum of 40 units, an estimated annual demand of 160 units, and a maximum per order cap of 160 units, with unit pricing escalating annually from $162.00 in year one to $177.00 in year five. Performance is governed by F.O.B. Destination terms, with delivery required to DLA Distribution Cherry Point in North Carolina, while manufacturing and packaging occur at the contractor’s facility in Clearwater, Florida. The contractor must adhere to stringent packaging and preservation standards under DLA RP001 and MIL-STD-2073-1D, using Packaging Code U and Preservation Method 10 with no cushion or dunnage, and all items must be marked in full compliance with MIL-STD-129 including contract and lot number identification adjacent to standard markings. Inspection and acceptance occur at the point of origin in Clearwater,Florida, under FAR 52.246-2 and 52.246-3, with quality controls based on ISO 9001:2015 and sampling methods including MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ Z1.4 requiring zero non-conformances. The contract incorporates numerous compliance requirements including 252.204-7012 for NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity controls to protect Controlled Unclassified Information, mandatory reporting of cyber incidents within 72 hours, and submission of assessment scores to SPRS. The contractor must also comply with