FILTER ELEMENT, INTAKE AIR CLEANER

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment to CUMMINS INC under the basic contract SPE7LX21D0007, with a delivery order issued under solicitation SPE7L126FAZ7P for the supply of 3 units of an intake air cleaner filter element priced at $41.45 each, totaling $124.35. The contract, effective November 12, 2020, has a two-year base period and includes four optional two-year periods extending the potential performance period through November 11, 2032, with an estimated total value of up to $248.7 million if all options are exercised. The delivery order requires shipment to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, with FOB Destination terms and a specified delivery date of August 17, 2026. The contract covers 9,304 National Stock Numbers, governed by standard Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses, including requirements for cyber incident reporting, prohibition of covered telecommunications equipment, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. Invoicing must be conducted electronically through Wide Area Workflow, with payment processed via the Department of Defense Financial and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, under specific accounting identifiers referenced in SF-1449 documentation. Inspection and acceptance occur at the destination for delivery orders, conducted by DLA Land and Maritime or the Defense Contract Management Agency, with formal certification required via standardized government forms. Packaging must be via traceable shipping methods, prohibiting parcel post, and all containers must be marked with the Transaction Control Number and identification numbers from Blocks 1 and 2 of the contract. The awardee is certified as a small business with women-owned and economically disadvantaged small business status; the contract includes affirmative commitments to small business subcontracting, requiring compliance with FAR 19.7 and 19.14 reporting obligations. No specific MIL-STD packaging standards, bar-code symbologies, or preservation requirements are explicitly mandated, though traceability through the TCN implies internal labeling practices. The contracting officer is William Winegarner, with administrative support from Donald Henline at DLA Land and Maritime, and no key personnel or security clearances are designated for the contractor.