DRAWERS, MEN'S

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to KARLAS & EMMAS KNITS LLC, a Women-Owned Small Business with CAGE code 8PCJ4, for the procurement of men’s drawers in white and tan configurations, including pair and pack variations. The contract, issued under SPE1C122D1538 and identified by solicitation SPE1C126F5195, has a total award value of $25,618.32 for this specific delivery order, though the full potential contract value ranges from $2.48 million to $12.4 million across the base year and four option periods, contingent on quantity requirements. Deliveries are FOB Destination, with lead times of 120 days for the initial order and 90 days for subsequent orders, and the primary delivery point is the Travis Association for the Blind in Austin, TX. The contract includes detailed packaging, marking, and labeling standards requiring ASTM-D1974 fiberboard boxes with inner liners, ISPM-15 compliant wood packaging, and MIL-STD-147E and MIL-HDBK-774 palletization guidelines. Each shipment must feature NSN and UPC barcodes, a colorized DLA Troop Support logo on polyethylene bags, and passive Gen2 RFID inlays compliant with EPCglobal C1G2 protocols at the item, case, and pallet levels. Compliance with stringent quality and technical requirements is mandatory, with inspection criteria governed by ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 at AQL 1.0 for visual defects and AQL 2.5 for dimensional defects, alongside adherence to AATCC standards for fabric stability and shade consistency. The Berry Amendment mandates domestic sourcing of all textile components, and the contractor must comply with DLA Troop Support’s Clothing and Textiles Quality Assurance Requirements. While first-article testing is waived, pre-production samples require prior government approval. The contract incorporates critical clauses including accelerated payments to small business subcontractors, prohibitions on acquiring covered telecommunications equipment, cybersecurity incident reporting limitations, and levies on contract payments. Invoicing is processed manually via paper submission to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, OH, and contract administration is managed by the DCMA Garden City office with Donna Kuzma-Streibich listed as the Contracting Officer. The award was made under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable framework, prioritizing strict