CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST

The contract, awarded to PERCIPIENT MANUFACTURING, LLC with CAGE code 9BTF9 under solicitation SPE4A1-25-T-5958 and contract number SPE4A126P0421, is a firm-fixed-price award totaling $42,751.02 with an award date of July 21, 2026. Performance is centered at the contractor’s facility in Apex, North Carolina, and encompasses quality assurance testing services for defense-related components, specifically Contractor First Article Testing and Production Lot Testing for parts identified by NSNs 0001S00000053, 5306014622885, and 0001S00000062. The contract incorporates FAR 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, effective via DoD Class Deviation 2026-00040, Revision 1, which imposes mandatory compliance obligations including reporting subcontractor misconduct, granting record access to the Contracting Officer, and flowing the clause down to subcontracts within the United States. Noncompliance is deemed material and may trigger liability under the False Claims Act. The contracting officer is Dean Allen from the DLA Aviation, ASC Commodities Division in Richmond, Virginia, with Carl Allen identified as the point of contact for payment and administrative inquiries; however, no Contracting Officer’s Representative or technical representative is named. The contract does not specify inspection or acceptance locations, FOB terms, packaging or marking standards, or detailed accounting data such as TAS or AAC codes. While invoicing procedures and delivery schedules are not clearly defined, the contract was issued under a modification P00001 dated January 12, 2026, and no options, extensions, or additional pricing tiers are present. The award decision methodology, socioeconomic status of the contractor, and formal evaluation factors are not disclosed in the available documentation.