CUP, WATER CANTEEN

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. (CAGE 1A863) for the production and delivery of water canteen cups (NSN 8465-00-165-6838), with a total contract value of $2,720,520.00 under delivery order SPE1C126DB009. The award, dated July 16, 2026, operates under a three-year ordering period with tiered pricing: $25.19 per unit during the first year, $25.94 during the second, and $26.46 during the third, based on usage tiers of 19,400 guaranteed minimum units annually, with a maximum total acquisition potential of 291,000 units. Performance is FOB destination at the contractor’s facility in Seattle, WA, and delivery must conform to DLA Troop Support’s quality assurance standards outlined in Appendix A from August 2021. Inspection and acceptance are conducted at the source, with the government retaining authority to reject nonconforming items under FAR 52.246-15 and 52.246-2, requiring a Certificate of Conformance for each shipment. Invoicing is mandatory through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), with payments processed via DFAS using Line of Accounting 97X4930 5CBX 001 2620 S33189. The contract includes multiple FAR and DFARS clauses addressing drug-free workplace policies, tax compliance, assignment of claims, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, security prohibitions including Alternate I deviations, counterfeit electronic part detection, limitations on subcontracting, and federal transaction payment restrictions. The contractor is designated as a small business and subject to provisions encouraging utilization of Indian organizations and Native Hawaiian small business concerns. The contract is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System, requiring priority performance over other non-rated work. Packaging and marking must comply with general contract requirements, but no specific MIL-STDs, bar-coding standards, or preservation protocols are detailed in available documentation. Contract administration and point of contact are managed by Contracting Officer Michelle Falkowski at DLA Troop Support, while the Contracting Officer Representative details remain unspecified. Numerous attachments