GASKET

The contract, awarded to CUMMINS INC under solicitation SPE7L126FAZ6H and issued as a delivery order under SPE7LX21D0007, is a firm-fixed-price commercial item acquisition for a single gasket (NSN 5330016543664, manufacturer part number 2872509) with a total value of $3.40. The delivery is scheduled for August 10, 2026, to be shipped FOB destination to Camp Ripley, Minnesota, using the fastest traceable means, with parcel post prohibited. The contract operates under a broader indefinite-delivery vehicle with a ten-year total potential period, including a two-year base period and four optional two-year extensions, with an estimated total program value ranging from $49.7 million to $248.7 million across all options. Payment is governed by the Wide Area Workflow system, with remittance handled by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, and accounting codes 97X4930 and 5CBX 001 2624 S33189 are specified for financial tracking. The contractor is required to comply with multiple regulatory clauses including the Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act, necessitating country-of-origin documentation for all components, and must adhere to cybersecurity requirements for unclassified information, restrictions on covered telecommunications equipment, and accelerated payment obligations to small business subcontractors. Packaging and marking follow general commercial practices without specific MIL-STD mandates, but all shipments must include the Transportation Control Number W50A4D62120116, a Required Delivery Date of 777, and a Transport Priority of 3. The government assumes full responsibility for inspection and acceptance at the destination, and no Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative is currently assigned. The awardee is not a small business and has not claimed any socioeconomic certifications, though the contract includes a Small Business Participation Commitment Document and a subcontracting plan as administrative attachments. The award was processed electronically via DIBBS, with supporting documentation including a bilateral agreement, finalized proposal revisions, and amended specifications referenced but not fully disclosed in the available record.