ENGINE, DIESEL

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded GM DEFENSE LLC, with CAGE code 97DN1, a firm-fixed-price requirements contract under solicitation SPE7LX26R0034 and contract number SPE7LX26D0066, with an award date of June 26, 2026, and an effective start date of the same day. The contract is structured as a nine-year agreement with a three-year base period and two optional three-year extensions, providing the government with the flexibility to issue delivery orders as needed. The total estimated value ranges from $43,682.45 to $205,044.25 depending on option exercise and volume utilization, though the government has reserved funds for a guaranteed minimum of $350,000. The primary deliverable under the awarded line item is a diesel engine (NSN 2815017281254), with additional items including steering gears, brackets, panels, lights, fasteners, gaskets, hoses, manifolds, and adjusting devices, each with specified unit prices and option period price adjustments. All deliverables are subject to military packaging, preservation, and marking standards, specifically MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130, requiring machine-readable labels using ISO/IEC 15434 formats with data elements including enterprise identifier, serial number, part number, and lot/batch number for full traceability. The contractor must comply with higher-level quality requirements and submit Safety Data Sheets for hazardous materials, as well as maintain unique item identification per DFARS 252.211-7003 for all qualifying items. GM DEFENSE LLC is certified as a small business, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB, and is required to submit a Commercial Subcontracting Plan. The contract incorporates non-standard clauses for Surge and Sustainment requirements, allowing accelerated delivery at no extra cost, and grants the Contracting Officer authority to adjust quantities, packaging, and pricing based on system maturation milestones. Delivery is FOB Origin with FDT program for most items, except for a specific battery NSN, which is FOB Destination; final inspection and acceptance occur at the destination, with payment processed electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow and remitted through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The Contracting Officer is Deonna Coleman, and while