GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TEST

The contract SPE4A726P4701, awarded to CENTERLINE MANUFACTURING LTD. with CAGE code 7QJS4, is a firm fixed-price award valued at $44,695.00, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency under solicitation SPE4A7-26-T-6646 and effective July 21, 2026. The work involves two primary line items: a Government First Article Test for NSN 0001S00000052 and the delivery of a piston for a linear actuator identified by NSN 1650002324813. Performance is to occur at the contractor’s facility located at 5711 Campbell Rd, Houston, TX 77041-6201, with delivery and inspection responsibilities not fully defined beyond general compliance with FAR and DFARS requirements. The contract includes the mandatory clause FAR 52.222-90, implementing DoD Deviation 2026-00040, Revision 1, which prohibits contractors from engaging in racially discriminatory practices under Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs; this clause flows down to all subcontractors and imposes reporting obligations for violations. The contracting officer, Dean Allen of DLA Aviation in Richmond, VA, is responsible for oversight, while no Contracting Officer’s Representative or Technical Representative is identified. Payment and invoicing procedures, including the specific method or remittance address, are not specified, and no accounting or appropriation data such as AAC, TAS, or ACRN are provided. Packaging, marking, and preservation requirements are generally referenced as conforming to government standards but lack specific detail, and no MIL-STDs are cited. The contract modification P00001, executed on January 2, 2026, supports these deliverables under the Uniform Contract Format, though quantities, unit pricing, and evaluation factors remain incomplete in the documentation. The contractor’s CAGE code is confirmed, but no Small Business status, socioeconomic certifications, or Unique Entity ID are explicitly stated. No options, security clearances, key personnel requirements, or organizational conflict of interest provisions are included, and the period of performance, delivery schedule, and FOB terms are not defined. The award was made without disclosure of evaluation criteria, weights, or basis of selection.