CLIP, SPRING TENSION

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Contract SPE7L126V124T to CONSOLIDATED INVENTORY SUPPLY, INC. (CAGE 5U0N0) on July 21, 2026, for the procurement of one unit of CLIP, SPRING TENSION (NSN 5340998130522) under a Request for Quotations issued as part of the Master Solicitation for Automated Simplified Acquisitions. The total contract value is $58.00, and delivery is required within five days after date of award to a destination specified in the schedule, with FOB Origin pricing terms applying despite the general FOB Destination reference due to the First Destination Transportation program. Performance is to occur from Bayside, NY, and compliance is mandated with MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging, MIL-STD-129 for marking, and IP025 for hazardous materials handling, while also referencing RP001 for palletization requirements. The solicitation was not set aside for small businesses and uses a HUBZone price evaluation preference, with award conditioned on submission of a Safety Data Sheet prior to contract issuance; failure to submit constitutes ineligibility. The contract incorporates numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses, several of which include deviations effective February 2026, such as provisions on System for Award Management maintenance, employment eligibility verification, combating trafficking in persons, sustainable products, hazardous material identification, changes to fixed-price contracts, subcontracting, NIST SP 800-171 assessment requirements, and electronic payment submissions. Additional mandatory compliance areas include the Buy American Act and Berry Amendment with a reduced threshold of $150,000, prohibitions on hexavalent chromium and storage of toxic materials, restrictions on mandatory arbitration agreements, and requirements for electronic invoicing through Wide Area Workflow. The contractor must ensure current representations in SAM, including size status and socioeconomic certifications, and must comply with DFARS Appendix F for receiving reports. Payment requests must be submitted electronically using WAWF, with documentation type dependent on the nature of the line item, and invoicing must align with the recipient’s DoDAAC as defined in the resulting award. The contractor is also required to affirm compliance with cybersecurity standards, environmental directives, and export control regulations, and may not use covered defense telecommunications equipment from prohibited sources or employ materials sourced from Communist Chinese military companies without waiver