MUFFLER, EXHAUST

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, doing business as Collins Aerospace and identified by CAGE code 73030, a firm-fixed-price delivery order under contract SPE4A125G0027 for a muffler/exhaust assembly with NSN 2990016766401, with a total contract value of $53,627.01. The award was issued on July 21, 2026, following solicitation SPE4A6-25-T-40YN, and the performance is set to occur at the contractor’s facility in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The contract includes mandatory compliance with FAR 52.222-90, a recently implemented clause prohibiting racially discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, requiring stringent reporting obligations for subcontractor violations, legal challenges to the clause, and full flow-down to all subcontracts performed within the United States. Compliance with this clause is considered material to payment under 31 U.S.C. 3729(b)(4), and failure to adhere may result in contract termination for default. The delivery order reflects a single line item with no specified quantity, unit price breakdown, or options, and no detailed packaging, marking, inspection, or acceptance criteria are provided in the available documentation, suggesting these are either incorporated by reference or covered under general FAR and DFARS requirements. Contract administration is handled by DLA Aviation’s ASC Supplier Operations OEM Division in Richmond, Virginia, with Carl Allen serving as the contracting officer, and no contracting officer’s representative or technical representative is identified. The acquisition was likely selected through a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable process given the sole line item and fixed-price structure, though the formal evaluation factors are not disclosed. The contract does not list any attachments, socioeconomic certifications, or special payment or invoicing instructions, and place of performance, FOB terms, and delivery schedule remain unspecified beyond the contractor’s location. All work is restricted to U.S. soil, and no foreign subcontracting is permitted under the terms of the DEI clause.