CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST

The contract award SPE4A526P4469 is issued by the Defense Logistics Agency to MMC Metrology Lab, Inc. (CAGE 53986) under solicitation SPE4A5-25-T-328H for a Firm Fixed-Price task order totaling $17,000.00 to perform a Contractor First Article Test for five pressure dial-indicating gages. Performance is required at the contractor’s facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with inspection and acceptance taking place at origin, though delivery is designated FOB destination to a location in Bremerton, Washington. The period of performance spans 280 days from the award date of May 6, 2026, with estimated delivery completion around January 21, 2027. All packaging must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E and DLA Packaging Requirements RP001, prohibiting mercury or mercury compounds, while marking adheres to MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130N, requiring bold labeling such as “First Article Exhibits - Do Not Post to Stock” and 2D Data Matrix barcodes per federal property identification standards. Preservation is to be dry and climate-controlled, with additional requirements for shock-proof containment of mercury-containing instruments. The contractor must use WAWF for all invoicing and receiving reports, and is bound to strict cybersecurity and information safeguarding protocols, including DFARS 252.204-7012 for covered defense information and cyber incident reporting within 72 hours. Compliance is mandated under numerous FAR and DFARS clauses covering small business status re-representation, child labor, equal opportunity for veterans and persons with disabilities, trafficking in persons, prohibitions on Kaspersky, ByteDance, and other covered entities, federal supply chain security, paid sick leave, hazardous material handling, and DPAS priority ratings that require the contract to be given precedence in national defense production. All hazardous materials require advance notification and submission of Safety Data Sheets prior to award, and any shipment of radioactive material requires written notice detailing isotope type and activity. Ocean freight must use U.S.-flag vessels unless a waiver is approved with 45 days’ advance notice. The contract includes no option periods and is structured as a single-line-item firm fixed-price delivery order under an underlying IDIQ vehicle, with payment processed via the DoDAAC system using WAWF as the