TUBE ASSEMBLY, METAL

The contract award SPE4A526F7664, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency under the master contract SPE4A121G0001, is a firm-fixed-price order awarded to RTX CORPORATION (CAGE 52661) for the procurement of 17 units of a metal tube assembly (NSN 4710014622390) at a total price of $19,666.11. The award was made on July 22, 2026, following a solicitation issued on May 15, 2026, under SPE4A5-26-T-150K, which was conducted as a simplified acquisition under FAR 52.213-1. Delivery is FOB Origin, with inspection and acceptance also occurring at the contractor’s facility. The contract includes mandatory First Article Testing requirements, with submittal of test reports due within 30 calendar days and approval timelines set at 120 calendar days. Packaging and marking must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, including specific labeling of lot and serial numbers, contractor and manufacturer CAGE codes, and part numbers; preservation follows PRES MTHD:10. Invoicing is exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), with electronic submission of payment requests and receiving reports required per federal regulation. The contract incorporates a comprehensive set of Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including those related to equal opportunity, combating human trafficking, employment eligibility verification, sustainable products, hazardous material identification, cybersecurity safeguarding, and subcontracting compliance. Specific DFARS provisions address the prohibition of hexavalent chromium, use of covered defense telecommunications equipment, cyber incident reporting, whistleblower rights disclosure, and restrictions on procurement from communist Chinese military companies. The contractor is required to provide representations regarding small business status, UEI and CAGE codes, and compliance with safeguarding requirements for covered defense information. There are no formal attachments listed under Section J, and while technical drawings and quality assurance plans are referenced, the Statement of Work in Section C is absent. All administrative and accounting data, including payment office details and appropriation codes, remain to be determined in the final award documentation. The award was likely made on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis, with no formal weighting of evaluation factors provided, and no special contract requirements were explicitly outlined in Section H.