CABLE, FIBER OPTIC

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Contract SPE7M425F1071 to MURRAY BENJAMIN ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC, a contractor with CAGE code 7A280, for the procurement of fiber optic cable under a one-year indefinite delivery contract with a maximum value of $250,000 and a guaranteed minimum of 3,000 feet. The contract, issued on March 13, 2025, and awarded on July 17, 2026, is structured as an IDC under the broader contract SPE7M824D60PD and falls below the simplified acquisition threshold. The sole line item is for fiber optic cable identified by NSN 6015014679542, priced at $0.73 per foot, with delivery to occur FOB Origin from the contractor’s location in Stamford, Connecticut. All deliveries are subject to government-arranged transportation and must be inspected and accepted at the destination point, with final acceptance authority resting solely with the Government. Packaging and labeling must comply strictly with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, using D3 container types, preservation method 41 (cleaning and drying), and the Uniform Labeling System with no special markings required. The contractor is required to adhere to all applicable hazardous material labeling standards under DFARS 252.223-7001 and OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, and must provide advance notice if any items contain radioactive materials as defined by 10 CFR. Compliance with NIST SP 800-171 cybersecurity requirements is mandatory, with assessment scores determining whether the offeror meets a Medium or High threshold for technical acceptability, acting as a decisive gate in the award process. Invoicing is exclusively through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, and all financial and administrative details, including payment and accounting codes, are to be derived from the resulting award document. The contract includes a comprehensive set of FAR and DFARS clauses covering supply chain security, equal opportunity for workers with disabilities, whistleblower protections, cybersecurity safeguards, and restrictions on the acquisition of covered defense telecommunications equipment. No options, extensions, or other CLINs are included, and the contract does not specify evaluation weights beyond the cybersecurity compliance threshold, implying a trade-off approach where technical acceptability must be achieved prior to price consideration.