DRAWERS, COLD WEATHE

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Contract SPE1C122DN162 to Peckham Vocational Industries, Inc. for the supply of cold weather drawers under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) mechanism, with a total maximum estimated value of $60,228,000 over five years including base and four option periods. The contract, issued on April 29, 2022, and awarded on July 17, 2026, specifies annual production and delivery limits of 700,000 units per year with a minimum annual order of 140,000 units, and unit prices escalate annually from $16.25 in the base period to $18.20 in the fourth option year. Deliveries are FOB destination to the Pendergrass Distribution Center in Georgia, while production and inspection occur at multiple facilities in Michigan and one in Charlotte, Michigan, with first article inspections required at each site. The contract incorporates key Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses related to equal opportunity, domestic preference, accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, interest, bankruptcy, equitable adjustments, and cybersecurity information handling, alongside specific requirements for packaging and labeling that mandate Block 1 and 2 contract identifiers in block letters. All supplies are subject to government inspection at the origin, with acceptance authority vested solely in the Government under FAR 52.246-16, and sampling follows an AQL 2.5 standard. The contract includes a five-year term extension option under FAR 52.217-9 with advance notice requirements, and compliance with the Berry Amendment is enforced for U.S.-origin materials. Payment is processed through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, under payment code SL4701 using the appropriation line BX: 97X4930 5CBX 001 2620 S33189. The awardee, a veteran-owned small business, is subject to reporting obligations under FAR 52.204-19 based on representations in SAM.gov, including E-Verify enrollment, and must adhere to restrictions on subcontracting with entities controlled by state sponsors of terrorism. No specific barcoding standard, MIL-STD references, or detailed technical specifications are provided beyond the NSNs for the drawers, and no named contracting officer, COR, or COTR are identified in the available data