MEAL, TAILORED OPERA

Baxters North America, Inc. was awarded a contract under DLA’s SPE3S126F1303 with a total price of $15,565.00 for the delivery of Meal, Tailored Opera (NSN 8970-01-628-7262), a Tailored Operational Training Meal, under the broader contract SPE3S125DZ101. The award was issued on July 20, 2026, with performance governed by a five-tier structure spanning November 13, 2024, through November 11, 2029, each tier aligned with a 365-day period and tiered unit prices ranging from $61.04 to $66.07 per case. The guaranteed minimum purchase obligation is $1,270,640, with a maximum potential contract value of $12,706,400 if all 200,000 case units are ordered over the life of the agreement. Delivery is FOB Destination, with the contractor responsible for product condition in transit, and shipments must be made via traceable means—parcel post is prohibited. The place of performance is Baxters North America’s facility at 4700 Creed Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242, and final delivery is to Wornick - DBA Baxters North America, with receipt directed to W91YGU, BLDG 201, Hattiesburg, MS 39407-5500. Invoices must be submitted electronically through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and payment is processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service at P.O. Box 182317, Columbus, OH 43218-2317. The contract incorporates multiple FAR and DFARS clauses including safeguarding covered defense information and cyber incident reporting, prohibition on acquisition of covered telecommunications equipment, and limitations on the use of third-party contractor-reported cyber data, with one deviation noted for DFARS 252.204-7012. The contractor’s CAGE code is 9Y162, NAICS code 311991, and while socioeconomic status is not declared, no specific set-aside applies. Inspection and acceptance occur at origin