MEAL, TAILORED OPERA

SO-PAK-CO, INC, with CAGE code 6D623, has been awarded a delivery order under contract SPE3S125DZ102 for the procurement of Tailored Operational Training Meals, identified by NSN 8970-01-628-7264, at a total price of $6,225.60, with the award issued on July 15, 2026. The contract operates under a broader indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) framework with a guaranteed minimum value of $1,307,760 and a maximum potential value of $13,077,600 over a five-year period spanning November 13, 2024, to November 11, 2029, structured in five annual tiers with a fixed unit price of $64.85 per case in the first four tiers and $67.54 in the fifth. Delivery is FOB destination, with performance originating from the contractor’s facility in Mullins, South Carolina, and inspection and acceptance occurring at origin. All shipments must be traceable and are prohibited from using parcel post, with packaging and marking required to meet government standards for traceability and compliance, though specific MIL-STDs are not detailed. Invoicing is mandated through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, requiring contractor registration on both WAWF.eb.mil and SAM.gov, with payment processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, under invoice code SL4701. The contract imposes strict cybersecurity requirements under DFARS 252.204-7012, which includes safeguarding covered defense information per NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2, reporting cyber incidents to DIBNet within 72 hours, maintaining incident media for 90 days, and flowing down these obligations to subcontractors. Additional clauses prohibit the acquisition of covered telecommunications equipment, restrict the use of Bytedance applications, and enforce compliance with the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act. The contractor is certified as a small, women-owned business, and the award was made without requiring certified cost or pricing data, consistent with foreign military sales indirect offset exceptions. The contract includes provisions for government inspection authority, compliance with defense priority and allocation requirements, and adherence to federal acquisition regulations across procurement, payment, and cybersecurity domains