CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded The L.C. Doane Company, Inc. (CAGE 85213) a five-year indefinite-delivery purchase order with a maximum total value of $350,000.00 for the Contractor First Article Test, solicited under SPE4A6-25-R-XF42 and awarded on December 15, 2025. The contract is structured as a bilateral simplified indefinite-delivery vehicle requiring mutual agreement on delivery orders, with a guaranteed minimum of 76 units in Year 1 and no option periods beyond the base term. Deliveries are FOB Destination within the continental United States, with specific ship-to locations determined per order, and performance originates from the contractor’s facility at 110 Pond Meadow Rd, Ivoryton, CT 06442. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin per FAR 52.246-2 and DFARS Appendix F, with the Government exercising final authority over conformance evaluations. The contract mandates adherence to MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging and preservation, MIL-STD-129 for marking and labeling, and MIL-STD-130N(1) for Unique Item Identification and machine-readable barcoding. All packages must include standardized preservation codes, proper hazardous material labeling per OSHA and MIL-STD-129, and traceable identification matching purchase order blocks. Pricing is set at an initial unit rate of $228.87 with annual escalations up to $288.94 by Year 5, though the total contract value is capped at $350,000.00 regardless of quantity ordered within the specified limits of 76 to 254 units per delivery order. The contractor must comply with extensive regulatory and security requirements, including FAR 52.204-21 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information, DFARS 252.204-7012 for cyber incident reporting within 72 hours, and DFARS 252.204-7020 requiring a NIST SP 800-171 Basic Assessment and SPRS posting. Clauses addressing whistleblower rights, subcontractor debarment, inverted corporations, and prohibited sources such as Kaspersky Lab or covered telecommunications equipment are incorporated. The contractor must maintain ISO 9001:2015 certification