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The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a Firm-Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract to Urschel Tool Co. (CAGE 32688), a certified Women-Owned Small Business, for the supply of gold-plated brass waist plates designated by NSN 8315-01-503-2104. The contract, issued under the base IDIQ number SPE1C123D0012 and modified by SPE1C125F0669, has an estimated total value ranging from $128,800 to $3,419,000 depending on utilization of the one base year and four option years, with each year allowing for orders between 10,000 and 50,000 units. Delivery orders are issued as needed under DD Form 1155 with a minimum production lead time of 120 days, and all deliveries are FOB Destination to the Travis Association for the Blind in Austin, Texas. The contractor must manufacture the waist plates in compliance with MIL-DTL-20269F, using domestic materials as required by the Berry Amendment (DFARS 252.225-7012), and incorporate RFID hangtags meeting Gen2 EPCglobal CI62 standards, along with 13-digit NSN barcodes and 12-digit government-assigned UPCs. All packaging must adhere to strict LOGMARS and MIL-DTL-32075 labeling requirements, use 4-way winged pallets not exceeding 43”L x 52”W x 54”H, and employ ISPM-15 certified wood materials with visible heat treatment markings. Pre-production samples must be submitted prior to full production, and while first article testing is waived, inspection occurs at the destination under S-2 inspection level with AQL 2.5. Payment will be processed through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, with remittance directed to Urschel’s Cranston, Rhode Island address, and the contract includes mandatory compliance with prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment and accelerated small business subcontractor payments. The award followed a 100% WOSB set-aside under solicitation SPE1C1-22-R-0130, and technical acceptability—enforced through stringent packaging, marking, and material compliance—is the