CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $250,000.00 contract to AERO-TEL WIRE HARNESS CORP (CAGE 1KJF2) under solicitation SPE4A6-25-R-X603 for a Contractor First Article Test, with an award date of July 15, 2025. This is an indefinite-delivery contract with a base period potentially extending up to five years, requiring deliveries to be made 151 days after receipt of each order under the FOB Origin term, with the place of performance and inspection located at the contractor’s facility in Orlando, Florida. The contract is structured as a bilateral simplified indefinite-delivery contract, governed by FAR and DFARS clauses including 52.216-19 and 52.216-22, with pricing structured on an annual escalating basis across five years though the total contract value is capped at $250,000.00. The contract mandates compliance with extensive packaging and marking standards, including MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging, MIL-STD-129 for shipment labeling and bar-coding, and MIL-STD-130N for Unique Item Identification using 2D Data Matrix barcodes. Preservation requirements follow method 31 (cold/dry), and PVT samples must be clearly labeled with “Product Verification Test Samples – Do Not Post to Stock” along with contract and lot numbers. The contractor is required to adhere to a suite of cybersecurity and supply chain integrity clauses, including NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information, with a mandatory self-assessment and reporting of results to the Supplier Performance Risk System. Additional requirements include compliance with 252.204-7018 and 252.204-7020 prohibiting acquisition of covered telecommunications equipment and mandating DOD assessments, as well as prohibitions on contracting with entities linked to Kaspersky Lab, ByteDance, and other restricted parties. Hazardous materials must be labeled per OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard and MIL-STD-129, with exceptions for materials governed by FIFRA, FDCA, or other federal statutes. Quality assurance is governed by ISO 9001:2015 and SAE AS9100, with inspection and acceptance occurring at origin by the Government,