MOTOR, ENGINE STARTE

The contract awarded to CUMMINS INC under solicitation SPE7L126FAY0Z is a requirements contract with a fixed-price structure incorporating economic price adjustment, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency through its Land and Maritime division. The award, dated July 29, 2026, is issued against the overarching contract SPE7LX21D0007, which has a base period from November 12, 2020, through November 11, 2022, and includes four two-year option periods that could extend performance through November 11, 2032. The total estimated contract value ranges from approximately $49.7 million to $248.7 million based on 9,304 awarded NSNs, though the specific delivery order under review has a value of $1,992.02 for a single engine starter motor identified by NSN 2920015859189. The contract is set aside for a Women-Owned Small Business, with Cummins Inc. certified under this socioeconomic category, triggering obligations to submit a subcontracting plan and adhere to accelerated payment requirements for small business subcontractors. Delivery orders are managed under a Time Definite Delivery system, with FOB terms varying by order type: FOB Destination for DLA stock and customer direct shipments and FOB Origin for Foreign Military Sales. Inspection and acceptance are performed exclusively by the Government, with location determined by the delivery order type—destination for DLA orders and origin for FMS, administered by DLA Land and Maritime and DCMA Huntsville respectively. The contract imposes mandatory compliance with several Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clauses, including requirements for cybersecurity incident reporting, prohibition on the use of covered telecommunications equipment, and accelerated payments to small business subcontractors. Marking and packaging requirements reference DLA procedural notes C19 and C20, mandating specific identification formats using TCN, RDD, TP, SUPF ADD, PROJ, and SIG codes on all packages, though no formal MIL-STDs are cited. Electronic invoicing via WAWF is required, with payments directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio, using payment code SL4701. The contracting officer is William I. Wingarner, III, with Samuel Freidet serving in a COR/COTR capacity. Documentation is heavily reliant on nine enclosures not fully provided,