HEADSET-MICROPHONE

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a fixed-price with economic price adjustment indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to 3M Company (CAGE 76381) for the procurement of headset-microphone items under NSN 5965015727941, with a total contract value of $1,322,943.60 for this specific delivery order, though the overall IDIQ contract has an estimated base value of $34,458,165 and a maximum potential value of $75,337,632 over a five-year period including a two-year option. The base performance period is three years, with deliveries made FOB destination to designated DLA Aviation locations such as Richmond, VA, and Tracy, CA, and all items are commercial consumables sourced exclusively from 3M. The contract requires full compliance with packaging standards including ASTM D3951 for commercial items and MIL-STD-2073-1D for non-commercial packaging, with mandatory passive RFID tagging at case and pallet levels for specified classes of supply per MIL-STD-129 and EPCglobal standards, and all shipments must be reported through Wide Area WorkFlow in accordance with DFARS requirements. Quality assurance is governed by ISO 9001 certification, detailed inspections per Attachment 2 (Quality Matrix), and adherence to specifications outlined in Attachment 7 (Packaging Matrix), with government inspection and acceptance occurring at either origin or destination as designated. The contract incorporates numerous FAR and DFARS clauses relating to subcontracting, labor standards, small business participation, ethical conduct, and environmental compliance, and includes specific socioeconomic set-asides for small business, HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, and economically disadvantaged women-owned small businesses, with alternate clauses applied for price evaluation preferences. The contractor must maintain surge and sustainment capability as defined in Attachment 5, and is required to submit a subcontracting plan as detailed in Attachment 9, while also complying with reporting obligations for executive compensation, employment eligibility, trafficking in persons, and recovered material content. Payments are processed exclusively through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, OH, using WAWF for invoicing and receiving reports, and the contract authorizes the addition or deletion of line items during performance. The Contracting Officer’s Representative, Corinne Brazeal, and Contracting Officer, Andrew Davitt, oversee administration, with no COTR designated,