MEAL, TAILORED OPERA

The contract, awarded to SO-PAK-CO, INC (CAGE 6D623) by the Defense Logistics Agency under solicitation SPE3S126F1284, is a delivery order under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract SPE3S125DZ102 for the procurement of Tailored Operational Training Meals (NSN 8970-01-628-7264). The initial award value is $11,154.20 for 172 cases at a unit price of $64.85, though the full contract ceiling is $13,077,600 over a five-year period, covering a minimum of 20,000 cases and a maximum of 200,000 cases. Performance spans five annual tiers from November 2024 through November 2029, with delivery occurring F.O.B. Destination to Fort Drum, NY, and production taking place at the contractor’s facility in Mullins, SC. The awardee is certified as a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, and Women-Owned Small Business, and the contract is administered by the DLA Troop Support, Subsistence Supply Chain, with Tiendung H. Nguyen as the Administrative Contracting Officer and Michael Olsakowski as the local administrator. The contract mandates full compliance with multiple Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses, including cybersecurity requirements under DFARS 252.204-7012 and NIST SP 800-171 Rev. 2 for safeguarding controlled unclassified information, cyber incident reporting within 72 hours via DIBNET, and flow-down obligations to subcontractors. Other critical provisions include adherence to the Cargo Preference Act requiring U.S.-flag vessels for ocean shipments unless waived, prohibition on procurement of covered defense telecommunications equipment and Bytedance applications, and strict invoice submission via Wide Area WorkFlow using the SL4701 code. Payment is processed through the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, and all packaging and shipping documentation must bear the contract and delivery order numbers but lack specified labeling, barcoding, or preservation requirements beyond identification. Inspection and acceptance occur at the point of origin by government representatives, and the contractor must certify its socioeconomic status and compliance with cyber and cargo preference regulations, with no additional evaluation