MEAL, TAILORED OPERA

BAXTERS NORTH AMERICA, INC. (CAGE 9Y162) has been awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order under the IDIQ contract SPE3S125DZ101 for MEAL, TAILORED OPERA (NSN 8970-01-628-7262), with a contract value of $8,965.44 for 144 boxes delivered at $62.26 per box. The award was issued on July 14, 2026, under solicitation SPE3S126F1279, and the place of performance is the contractor’s facility at 4700 Creed Road, Blue Ash, OH 45242. The contract spans a five-year period across five sequential 365-day tiers, beginning November 13, 2024, and concluding November 11, 2029, with a guaranteed minimum value of $1,270,640 and a maximum potential value of $12,706,400 based on tiered pricing up to 200,000 cases. Delivery is F.O.B. Destination, and payment is processed electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The contractor is certified as a Women-Owned Small Business and must comply with federal cybersecurity requirements including the safeguarding of covered defense information under 252.204-7012 and reporting cyber incidents within 72 hours through the DoD DIBNet portal. The contract includes clauses prohibiting the acquisition of covered defense telecommunications equipment, restricting the use of Bytedance applications, enforcing FEDRAMP Moderate standards for cloud services, and promoting small business growth. Packaging and marking requirements mandate the use of Identification Blocks 1 and 2 on all shipments, and delivery must not be made to addresses listed on the contract page. No specific MIL-STD packaging or preservation standards are cited, and no detailed inspection criteria beyond conformance to contract specifications are provided, with acceptance performed by the Government at origin. The contract incorporates representations regarding small business status, cyber incident reporting obligations, and supply chain security under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act.