MEAL, TAILORED OPERA

The contract was awarded to SOPAKCO, INC (CAGE 6D623), a small disadvantaged women-owned business, by the Defense Logistics Agency under delivery order SPE3S125DZ102, with a total contract price of $4,215.25 for a single line item: the Meal, Tailored Opera (NSN 8970-01-628-7264). The award date is July 17, 2026, and the product will be delivered FOB destination from the contractor’s location at 118 South Cypress Street, Mullins, SC 29574-3001. This delivery order is part of a larger indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) framework with a five-year period of performance spanning from November 13, 2024, to November 11, 2029, structured in five tiered annual periods, with a guaranteed minimum of 20,000 cases per year and a maximum order ceiling of 200,000 cases over the entire term. Unit pricing is $64.85 for tiers one through four and increases to $67.54 for tier five. Payment will be processed through the WAWF system, with remittance directed to P.O. Box 182317, Columbus, OH 43218-2317, and invoices must conform to the required electronic submission standards for fixed-price deliverables. Inspection and acceptance occur at the origin, with the Government serving as the acceptance authority, and the item must fully comply with the specified NSN and DoD standards. The contract includes numerous FAR and DFARS clauses addressing cybersecurity, including safeguarding covered defense information and mandatory cyber incident reporting within 72 hours via DIBNet, as well as requirements for NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 compliance, malicious software submission to DC3, and flow-down obligations to subcontractors. Other clauses cover priority and allocation for defense needs, prohibition on covered telecommunications equipment and ByteDance applications, small business growth initiatives, and ocean shipping compliance requiring U.S.-flag vessels unless a waiver is secured. All packages must be marked with contract identification numbers, though detailed packaging, preservation, and barcoding standards are not specified in the available documentation. The contractor represents itself as a small disadvantaged