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The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a fixed-price contract to Hydro-Fitting Manufacturing Corporation (CAGE 13899) on June 25, 2025, under solicitation SPE4A6-24-R-XC20, with a total contract value of $1,904,464.80. The contract is for the delivery of 4,350 units of a GAGE ASSEMBLY, AIR PRESSURE, with a firm ceiling price that does not increase despite multi-year pricing escalations outlined for five years. The contract serves as an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanism allowing the government to issue delivery orders from the award date through June 25, 2030, with each order requiring delivery within 120 days of receipt. FOB Destination terms apply, meaning title and risk transfer to the government upon delivery to any DLA depot within the Continental United States. The contractor's facility is located in Covina, California, and shipments must comply with strict packaging and labeling requirements per ASTM D3951, MIL-STD-129, and MIL-STD-130N, including mandatory Data Matrix barcodes and specific markings for Product Verification Test samples. Inspection and acceptance occur at the contractor’s location under a zero-conformance sampling standard using MIL-STD-1916, with acceptance levels defined by critical, major, and minor attributes. The contract includes numerous mandatory federal acquisition regulations addressing cybersecurity (NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 and 252.239-7010), supply chain security (FAR 52.204-25, 52.204-27, 52.204-30), labor compliance (Fair Labor Standards Act, Service Contract Labor Standards, Executive Order 14026 minimum wages, paid sick leave), workforce verification (E-Verify), trafficking prevention, and environmental standards (hexavalent chromium prohibition). The contractor is a Women-Owned Small Business under a total small business set-aside and must comply with subcontracting reporting obligations and flow down applicable clauses to subcontracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. Invoicing must be submitted electronically through Wide Area WorkFlow, and payment is processed per instructions on SF-1449. The contractor is also subject to requirements for excess food donation, privacy training, and