MEAL, TAILORED OPERA

The contract is a firm-fixed-price award issued by the Defense Logistics Agency under solicitation SPE3S126F1301 to Baxters North America, Inc. (CAGE 9Y162) for the procurement of 27 boxes of Meal, Tailored Opera (NSN 8970-01-628-7262) at a unit price of $62.26, resulting in a total contract value of $1,681.02. This award falls under the broader indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract SPE3S125DZ101, which has a five-year period of performance spanning from November 13, 2024, to November 11, 2029, with a guaranteed minimum value of $1,270,640.00 and a potential maximum value of $12,706,400.00 based on an order quantity of up to 200,000 cases. Delivery is FOB destination to Wornick – DBA Baxters North America at 4700 Creed Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242, and all payments must be submitted electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) in compliance with DFARS 252.232-7006, with remittance directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The contract requires strict adherence to cybersecurity protections governed by FAR 52.204-19, 252.204-7012, and NIST SP 800-171, including mandatory cyber incident reporting within 72 hours and safeguarding covered defense information, with deviations and fill-ins noted for certain clauses requiring additional inputs. Packaging and marking requirements include shipping via traceable means and prohibiting parcel post, with all packages labeled appropriately and exclusion of shipments to addresses listed on the schedule, though specific MIL-STD packaging standards are not detailed. Inspection and acceptance occur at the origin by the Government, with items required to conform to contract terms as stated. The contract incorporates numerous clauses related to cybersecurity, prohibition of certain telecommunications equipment, limitations on third-party data disclosure, small business growth, and prohibition of Bytedance applications, all of which are incorporated by reference or explicitly applied without modification except where noted. Representations and