GLOVE INSERTS, COLD

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded MITTS NITTS INC, a Women-Owned Small Business with CAGE code 1U101, a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract under solicitation SPE1C125D0067 for the procurement of cold weather glove inserts. The base award value is $451,792.80, with a contract ceiling of $6,000,000, and deliveries are scheduled across six monthly installments from April through September 2027. The contract covers five line items for glove inserts in sizes X-Small, Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large, totaling 94,320 pairs at a uniform unit price of $4.79 per pair, with all deliveries delivered FOB destination to three specified government locations in Pendergrass, GA; Lansing, MI; and Austin, TX. Performance is managed under the contract clause structure of FAR 52.212-1, -3, -4, and -5, with attachments and certifications required, including compliance with federal sustainability standards such as EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines, ENERGY STAR®, USDA BioPreferred®, and EPA SNAP Program, alongside cybersecurity requirements mandated by NIST SP 800-171 and DFARS 252.204-7012, requiring incident reporting via the DIBnet portal and safeguarding of covered defense information. Packaging and marking must adhere strictly to ASTM-D-3951 for preservation and packaging, ASTM-D-5118 and ASTM-D-1974 for fiberboard shipping containers, and MIL-STD-129 for labeling, barcoding, and RFID integration. Each pair must carry a swiftach label with NSN, UPC, RFID data, and human-readable text, and a passive Gen2 RFID inlay compliant with ISO/IEC 18000-6C must be included, containing a 96-bit EPC number linked to the NSN and quantity, readable at 860–960 MHz, and exportable to VIM/ASAP. The items are to be bundled in tens and packed in standardized fiberboard containers with compliant liners and palletized for shipment. Inspection occurs at the contractor’s facility in Newton, NC, under ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 sampling standards, with acceptance finalized at destination points by authorized government