CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a contract to L.C. DOANE COMPANY, THE (CAGE 85213) for $250,000.00 under solicitation SPE4A6-25-R-XC85, with an award date of July 22, 2025. This is an indefinite delivery purchase order with a five-year base period during which delivery orders may be issued, capped at the total contract value. The contract covers a single line item for a filter indicator light with NSN 6210-00-399-6297, priced at $15.90 per unit in Year 1, escalating annually through Year 5. The guaranteed minimum is 540 units in Year 1, with a maximum of 1,079 units per order, but the stated CLIN quantity is explicitly disregarded. Delivery is FOB origin at the contractor’s facility in Ivoryton, Connecticut, and inspection and acceptance occur at source. Packaging and marking must comply with MIL-STD-2073-1E and MIL-STD-129, including specific requirements for Product Verification Test samples to be clearly labeled and barcoded. Preservation materials must exclude mercury or mercury compounds. First article testing is required under DI-NDTI-80809B and MIL-HDBK-831, and the contractor must maintain supply chain traceability documentation and submit shipping instruction requests. Quality standards include MIL-DTL-16377/42C, ISO 9001:2015, and MIL-STD-1916, with zero non-conformances required under MIL-STD-105/ASQ Z1.4. The contract includes strict cybersecurity requirements mandating compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for protecting Controlled Unclassified Information, reporting cyber incidents within 72 hours, and flowing down these requirements to subcontractors. Use of prohibited telecommunications equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Dahua, and others, as well as Kaspersky and TikTok services, is banned. Payment must be submitted electronically through Wide Area WorkFlow, and the contract enforces compliance with small business representation requirements, including Alternate I of FAR 52.219-28, requiring accurate size status certifications in SAM. The contractor must also adhere to clauses covering child labor, equal opportunity, trafficking