CONTRACTOR FIRST ARTICLE TEST

Billet Industries Inc, a small women-owned business with CAGE code 3DDL3, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $138,930.00 by the Defense Logistics Agency under solicitation SPE7M2-26-Q-0491, with award issued on July 21, 2026. The contract encompasses the manufacture and delivery of a fluid passage bolt (NSN 4730010639281) in a quantity of 89 units at a unit price of $1,527.00, totaling $135,903.00, along with three non-recurring line items for first article testing, production test and inspection, and certificate of quality compliance, each priced at $1,527.00 and $750.00 respectively, to ensure compliance with stringent quality and testing requirements. Performance is governed by a total delivery timeline of 360 days for the production item and a mandatory 120-day period for completion and submission of the first article test report, with delivery destined for DLA Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio, and performance originating from the contractor’s facility in York, Pennsylvania. The contract mandates adherence to MIL-STD-2073-1E for clean and dry packaging preservation, MIL-STD-129D for marking and barcoding with strict omissions of item nomenclature on external containers for protected cargo, and inclusion of detailed internal documentation including engineering drawings, material certifications, and test reports. First article approval is mandatory under FAR 52.209-3, with testing conducted at the Naval Air Warfare Center in New Jersey, and all products must comply with higher-level quality standards such as SAE AS9100. Compliance with the Buy American Act and its Alternate II, CMMC Level 2 cybersecurity requirements, the prohibition on fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam, restrictions on certain minerals, and the exclusion of procurement from Xinjiang are binding obligations. The contractor is required to submit all invoices and receiving reports electronically via WAWF, and payment processing will occur through electronic funds transfer with provisions for prompt payment discounts and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. The contract includes clauses mandating whistleblower protections, ethical conduct, safeguarding of government information systems, and compliance with DPAS priorities, while special packaging and labeling requirements ensure traceability and secure handling, including