OXYGEN, AVIATOR'S BREATHING

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to DAIICHI KASEI SANGYO CO., LTD. (CAGE J6438) under solicitation SPE60126FL06V for the delivery of Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen, identified by NSN 6830016442463, with a total contract value of $3,280.00. The award was made on July 31, 2026, and the contract is a delivery order under SPE60126D1507, with a period of performance extending from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2031. The product must comply with MIL-PRF-27210J, which governs packaging, preservation, and marking requirements, including block print identification of contract numbers SPE601-26-D-1507 and SPE601-26-F-L06V on all packages. Delivery is required at multiple U.S. military installations in Japan, including Yokota Air Base, Yokota Air Base Hospital, and NAS Atsugi, with FOB destination terms placing risk of loss on the government upon delivery. The contract incorporates numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses addressing small business set-asides, supply chain security, cyber incident reporting, and compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for Controlled Unclassified Information protection. Payment is processed via Wide Area WorkFlow using invoices and receiving reports, with remittance handled by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The contracting officer is Jessica Negron, and the local administrator is Nelson Vega Beltran. Although the contract specifies a single line item for oxygen delivery, the base solicitation included multiple CLINs for nitrogen and equipment with estimated total values exceeding $86 million, though only the oxygen portion was exercised under this delivery order. The solicitation was set aside for small businesses, with affirmative representations required for HUBZone, SDVOSB, and WOSB concerns, though the awardee’s specific socioeconomic status is not disclosed. All technical deliverables, quality assurance procedures, and certifications must align with referenced MILSPECs and QAPs, and the contractor is obligated to flow down applicable clauses to any subcontractors.