GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TEST

ELEIT TECHNOLOGY, INC. (CAGE 1DET1) was awarded a contract valued at $3,171,010.48 by the Defense Logistics Agency under solicitation SPE4A7-21-R-0911, with an award date of March 21, 2025. The contract is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, with the NAICS code 541380, and is designated for the Government First Article Test of the INPUT ASSY, LOAD (NSN 1560-01-078-5725). Performance and delivery are governed by a schedule tied to days After Receipt of Order, with key milestones including delivery of FAT exhibits within 180 days, completion of production units and PLT samples by 270 days, and final delivery to the Government at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, within 600 days. FOB destination terms apply, and acceptance occurs at the Government’s inspection point prior to shipment or at destination for FAT. Inspection and testing are conducted at the contractor’s facility in Huntsville, Alabama, with the Government responsible for evaluation and formal acceptance. The contract incorporates critical quality and compliance standards including SAE AS9100, MIL-STD-129 for packaging and barcoding, and MIL-STD-130 for unique item identification, requiring machine-readable markings with ISO/IEC 15434 format indicators. Cybersecurity mandates include compliance with NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 252.204-7012 for cyber incident reporting, and DFARS 252.204-7020 for acquisition restrictions on covered telecommunications equipment. First Article Approval is governed by FAR 52.209-4 Alternate I, requiring Government testing and approval prior to production. Invoicing must be submitted electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow, using approved document types such as Invoice and Receiving Report. The contract includes clauses addressing commercial and government entity code reporting, inspection of supplies, higher-level quality requirements, limitations on information disclosure, and prohibition of covered defense telecommunications. No options are included, and the total award amount supersedes any stated ceiling. Packaging and marking comply strictly with MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130, with shipments containing