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The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a fixed-price contract to HOWE MACHINE & TOOL CORP. (CAGE 65777) for the procurement of 60 planetary actuator gears, identified by NSN 2915-00-400-3835, at a total price of $14,787.60. The award was issued on July 16, 2026, under solicitation SPE4A7-26-T-5937, with performance and manufacturing to occur at the contractor’s facility in Bethpage, New York, and delivery required to the DLA Distribution Depot in Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, by September 14, 2026. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price line item with no options or extended delivery terms. All items must be manufactured, inspected, and accepted at the source per the origin FOB terms, with the government conducting final acceptance inspections at the contractor’s location. Packaging and marking must strictly adhere to MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130, requiring machine-readable Data Matrix barcodes containing Unique Item Identifiers per ISO/IEC standards; all packaging must also comply with ASTM D3951 unless superseded by the DLA Master List. The contractor is required to use Wide Area WorkFlow exclusively for all electronic invoicing and receiving reports. The contract incorporates a comprehensive set of FAR and DFARS clauses addressing supply chain security, including prohibitions on telecommunications equipment from certain foreign entities, compliance with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act, and requirements for antiterrorism training, whistleblower protections, and trafficking in persons prevention. The contractor must maintain a quality management system conforming to SAE AS9100 and follow MIL-STD-1916 sampling standards, with zero non-conformances required in inspection samples. As a small business concern, the contractor is subject to post-award representation obligations under FAR 52.219-28 and is subject to DPAS priority ratings for defense-related performance. Payment is processed through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, and all financial data is tracked under appropriation symbol 97X4930 5CBX 001 2620 S33189. The contractor must also ensure compliance with cybersecurity and information safeguarding provisions including protection of controlled unclassified information and limitations on the use of