GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TEST

The contract award SPE4A726P4145, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency under solicitation SPE4A7-26-T-5184, was awarded to D-J ENGINEERING INC with a total contract value of $137,501.00 on July 17, 2026. The work involves two primary line items: a Government First Article Test and the delivery of a Structural Panel (AI), with performance taking place at the contractor’s facility in Augusta, Kansas. The contract is administered by DLA Aviation in Richmond, Virginia, with oversight provided by DCMA Great Plains in Bloomington, Minnesota, and is executed under the authority of FAR 43.203(b), indicating an administrative modification to an existing contract originally dated December 15, 2025. The contractor is required to comply with FAR 52.222-90, a clause implemented via DoD Class Deviation 2026-00040 Revision 1, which prohibits racially discriminatory practices in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and mandates flow-down of this requirement to all subcontractors, along with active reporting of violations and legal actions initiated by subcontractors. The contractor must also furnish records upon request and ensure strict adherence to federal guidelines under EOs 14275, 14265, 14398, and OMB Memorandum M-25-26. No detailed pricing, quantities, or delivery schedules are provided beyond the total award amount, and no technical specifications, packaging standards, inspection criteria, or quality assurance metrics are explicitly defined in the documentation. While the contract is presumed to be firm-fixed-price based on context and the inclusion of a first article test, the official contract type is not formally stated. Payment offices, invoicing methods such as WAWF or IPP, and specific accounting codes (AAC, TAS, ACRN) are not identified. The contractor’s CAGE code is 0C7H8 and its NAICS code is 541380 for Engineering Services, but no socioeconomic status certifications are documented. There are no identified options, key personnel, security clearance requirements, or organizational conflict of interest provisions. The Contracting Officer is Dean Allen, reachable at CARL.ALLEN@DLA.MIL, and no Contracting Officer's Representative or technical representative is named. Electronic submission via email