CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Contract SPE4A625D5840 to Phillip Cable Manufacturing, Inc. (CAGE 6ZSR8), a small business concern, for a firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery purchase order with a maximum value of $250,000. The contract, issued under solicitation SPE4A6-25-R-XE27 and awarded on September 12, 2025, involves the supply of 1,190 electrical special purpose cable assemblies at a unit price of $210, with deliveries governed by a five-year base period and a 150-day delivery window after order receipt. All shipments are F.O.B. origin from the contractor’s facility in Norcross, Georgia, with title and risk transferring upon shipment. The contract operates as a task-order-based mechanism with minimum and maximum quantities per order—30 to 60 units—and guarantees a minimum of 30 units in the first year only. Performance is subject to stringent military packaging and marking standards, including MIL-STD-2073-1E for preservation, MIL-STD-129 for shipment labeling and barcoding, and MIL-STD-130N for Item Unique Identification using Data Matrix barcodes, with all marking and documentation requiring strict compliance. Inspection and acceptance occur at the contractor’s facility, with the government retaining final authority based on sampling plans using MIL-STD-1916 or ASQ H1331, zero non-conformance requirements, and defined acceptable quality levels (AQLs) for critical, major, and minor characteristics. The contract requires full adherence to First Article Testing per DI-NDTI-08009B and MIL-HDBK-831, including submission of 100% dimensional inspection data. Cybersecurity obligations under NIST SP 800-171 Rev 2 and DFARS 252.204-7012 mandate safeguarding of covered defense information, with flow-down requirements to subcontractors. Hazardous materials handling is regulated by OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard and additional DOD-specific clauses requiring label submission and prohibiting unauthorized storage or disposal of toxic substances. Technical data rights are governed by DFARS 252.227-7013, and the contractor must comply with export control regulations ITAR/EAR. Invoicing is exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (W