BRACKET, SPECIAL

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency issued a delivery order under the indefinite-delivery contract SPE4A725D5255 to PINES QUALITY INC. (CAGE 3B0Y2), awarding a fixed-price contract for 86 units of a BRACKET, SPECIAL (NSN 5342-012452383) at a unit price of $55.35, totaling $4,760.10. The award was made on July 17, 2026, and the delivery is scheduled for September 28, 2026, with a 71-day delivery timeline following order receipt. The contract operates under a three-year base period with no option periods and a guaranteed minimum of 27 units annually, while the total value of all delivery orders against this vehicle is capped at $250,000. The contract is classified under NAICS code 332510 and is set-aside for small businesses, as evidenced by the inclusion of FAR 52.219-28 with Alternate I, requiring ongoing size status representation. Delivery is FOB origin, meaning title and risk transfer to the Government at the contractor’s shipping point within the continental United States, with specific delivery locations determined per individual order. The contract mandates full compliance with MIL-STD-129 for packaging, marking, and labeling, including the requirement to mark each shipment as “Product Verification Test Samples - Do Not Post to Stock” and to include a hard copy receiving report as the packing list per DFARS Appendix F. Inspection and acceptance are performed by the Government at the destination under FAR 52.246-2, with Product Verification Testing governing quality assurance. The contractor must adhere to stringent cybersecurity standards including NIST SP 800-171 and DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information and reporting cyber incidents. Special provisions include restrictions on specialty metals, certain magnets, tantalum, and tungsten, as well as Buy American and Duty-Free Entry requirements. Invoicing must be submitted through the Wide Area Workflow system, and payment is processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. Subcontracting requirements necessitate flow-down of commercial subcontracting clauses to all tiers, and the contractor must ensure all electronic parts sources comply with counterfeit part detection systems. No