GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TEST

The contract awarded to ESSNER MANUFACTURING LP under solicitation SPE4A725PF242 with an award date of July 16, 2026, has a total value of $5,469.98 and consists of two line items: a Government First Article Test and a fitting for an airframe with NSN 1560-01-048-1801 and project request number 7013431045. Delivery of the airframe fitting is required by March 13, 2027, following a modification that adjusted the original delivery date from April 1, 2027. The contract is administered by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation with Joseph Semien serving as the Contracting Officer based in Richmond, Virginia, while the Contracting Officer’s technical support is provided by DCMA SOUTH in Madison, Alabama. A critical and unique requirement under this contract is the prohibition on the use of ByteDance-covered applications, such as TikTok, on any information technology systems used by the contractor or its subcontractors, aligned with OMB M-23-13 and the No TikTok on Government Devices Act; this clause must be flowed down to all subcontracts, though no formal certification of compliance from the contractor is documented. The First Article Test serves as the inspection and acceptance mechanism for the airframe fitting, with verification likely occurring at the contractor’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas, prior to delivery to a government receiving location. No detailed packaging, preservation, or labeling specifications are included in the available documentation, nor are there any explicit references to MIL-STDs for marking or handling. Pricing details for each line item, including quantities and unit costs, are not specified, and no options, indefinite-delivery terms, or socioeconomic certifications are provided. The contract type is not formally labeled, though the fixed price and discrete deliverables suggest a firm-fixed-price structure. No attachments, evaluation factors, or pre-award submission instructions are included in the record, and the full scope of inspection criteria or quality standards beyond the FAT approval remains unspecified.