MEAL, TAILORED OPERA

The contract, awarded to Baxters North America, Inc. under solicitation SPE3S126F1298 and delivery order SPE3S125DZ101, is for the provision of MEAL, TAILORED OPERA with a total award value of $2,490.40 for a single delivery of 40 boxes at a unit price of $62.26, scheduled for delivery on July 24, 2026. The contract operates within a broader five-year framework spanning November 2024 through November 2029, with tiered pricing based on annual volume levels and a maximum ceiling of 200,000 case servings, though only the first delivery is currently obligated. The place of performance is designated as Wornick – DBA Baxters North America in Blue Ash, Ohio, with an alternate delivery point in Rochester, New York, and the delivery terms are F.O.B. Destination with payment responsibility assigned to the contractor. The contract is administered by the Defense Logistics Agency under the Department of Defense, with administrative oversight handled by Tiendung Nguyen at DLA, and payments must be processed electronically through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, with remittance directed to Columbus, Ohio. The contract incorporates a suite of federal acquisition and cybersecurity compliance clauses, including mandatory adherence to DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information and cyber incident reporting within 72 hours via DIBNet, with compliance grounded in NIST SP 800-171 standards. Additional requirements include the prohibition of covered telecommunications equipment, restrictions on the use of Bytedance applications, and limitations on the disclosure of third-party cyber incident data. Cybersecurity obligations extend to subcontractors and require FedRAMP Moderate compliance for cloud services. The contractor must be registered in WAWF, and the contract mandates traceable shipping methods while explicitly excluding parcel post. Although the contract includes multiple FAR and DFARS clauses related to small business growth, certified cost or pricing data exceptions for foreign military sales, and supply chain security, no detailed packaging, marking, preservation, or barcoding specifications are provided beyond the traceability instruction. The contractual structure implies a fixed-price arrangement with potential economic price adjustment across tiers, though the award basis, evaluation factors, and specific qualifications of the offeror remain unspecified. No attachment details, evaluation criteria, or completed representations from the offeror