CABLE, POWER, ELECTRI

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Federal Custom Cable, LLC, CAGE 1UKX3, a firm fixed-price contract valued at $1,560.73 for the procurement of 186 feet of power cable identified by NSN 6145-01-379-5160, with a permissible quantity variance of plus or minus 5%, resulting in a potential range of $1,560.73 to $1,638.77. Awarded on July 20, 2026, under solicitation SPE7M1-26-T-163K and contract number SPE7M2-26-P-3335, the order is delivered to the DLA Distribution New Cumberland Facility in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, with FOB origin terms placing responsibility for loading and risk of loss on the contractor until the goods depart their facility. Delivery is due by August 17, 2026, and performance must comply with strict military packaging and marking standards including MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging, MIL-STD-129 for labeling and barcoding, and MIL-DTL-12000 for the preservation of cable and wire, all aligned with DLA Packaging Requirement RP001. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination by a Government representative under FAR 52.246-2, and product verification testing must be conducted at a government-designated laboratory. Payment is processed through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service via Wide Area WorkFlow with electronic submission required, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors are mandated under clause 52.232-40. The contractor, verified as a small business, is subject to a broad suite of federal and defense-specific contractual clauses covering labor rights, trafficking in persons, cybersecurity safeguarding, electronic payment compliance, whistleblower protections, cybersecurity incident reporting, supply chain security restrictions including prohibitions on equipment from ByteDance, Kaspersky, and certain foreign unmanned aircraft manufacturers, and compliance with the Defense Priorities and Allocations System rated order authority under H18. The contractor must also adhere to privacy training, antiterrorism awareness, and electronic submission protocols and submit final invoices with ocean transportation representations if applicable, all under the oversight of the DLA Land and Maritime, Nuclear Reactor Program with contracting officer Cynthia Korteweg and local administrator Ronald Gillespie.