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The contract, awarded to New Hampshire Ball Bearings Inc. (CAGE 15860) on September 10, 2025, under solicitation SPE4A6-25-R-XC02, is a firm fixed-price agreement with a total value of $632,662.00 for the procurement of plain bearings identified by NSN 3120-01-356-6970. The contract is structured as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) with annual pricing tiers: $211.25 per unit in Year 1, $221.81 in Year 2, and $232.90 in Year 3, with each delivery order requiring between 235 and 950 units, and the total cumulative quantity capped at the contract ceiling regardless of actual deliveries. Deliveries are FOB destination within the continental United States, with inspection and acceptance conducted at the contractor’s facility in Laconia, NH, in accordance with FAR 52.246-2 and RQ009. The contractor must comply with stringent packaging, preservation, and marking standards including MIL-STD-2073-1E, MIL-DTL-197M, MIL-STD-129, and MIL-STD-130N, with unique item identification (UII) required via ISO/IEC 15434 format, though IUID is not mandatory per DFARS. Invoicing must be submitted through the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system, and payment is processed by DEF FIN AND ACCOUNTING SVC in Columbus, OH. The contract incorporates multiple FAR and DFARS clauses regarding commercial item acquisition, cybersecurity (NIST SP 800-171 and DFARS 252.204-7012), subcontracting, ethics, privacy, and prohibitions on Kaspersky-related products. It includes clauses for government inspection authority, compliance with the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), and requirements for small business representations under a small business set-aside with eligibility for HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, and EDWOSB. The contracting officer is Dean Allen, with administration handled by DCMA Northeast at Hanscom AFB, and the contractor must maintain SAM.gov registrations and submit required certifications