CLAMP, LOOP

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded contract SPE7L126P7985 to TA AEROSPACE CO (CAGE 84971), a small business, for the procurement of 74 units of CLAMP, LOOP (NSN 5340016643917) at a firm-fixed price of $12.77 per unit, totaling $944.98. The contract was issued on July 16, 2026, under solicitation SPE7L1-26-T-366X, with delivery required 84 days after the order date, placing the delivery deadline at October 8, 2026, at the DLA Land and Maritime warehouse in Tracy, California. Title to the goods transfers at origin under FOB Origin terms, and the government assumes responsibility for inspection and acceptance at the destination. Payment will be processed through WAWF using the remittance address in Columbus, Ohio, with accounting code 97X4930 5CBX 001 2620 S33189. The contractor must comply with strict packaging and marking standards per MIL-STD-129, ASTM D3951, RP001, and RP003, with DLA requirements overriding commercial standards where there is conflict. All packaging must be labeled in accordance with specific CDRLs including RQ017 for bare item marking and RQ046 for FAA bare item compliance, and external packages containing test samples must be clearly marked as such. The contractor is required to maintain full supply chain traceability documentation per DLAD C03 and provide FAA airworthiness approval for the part, though the latter was noted as missing at award. The contract includes clauses mandating employment reporting on veterans and sustainable product usage under deviation 2026-O0038, and compliance with DFARS prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment. Quality assurance must meet SAE AS9100 standards, and sampling procedures must follow MIL-STD-1916 or MIL-STD-105 with zero non-conformances required unless otherwise specified. Subcontracting is permitted under deviation 2026-O0015 for commercial products or services, and the small business status triggers reporting obligations under FAR 19.5. Electronic invoicing via WAWF is mandatory, using approved document