HOSE, AIR BREATHING

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Herbert Cooper Company Inc. a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $217,846.53 for the production, testing, and delivery of air breathing hose and associated testing services under solicitation SPE7M4-26-T-091J. The contract includes three line items: 2,645 units of hose (NSN 4720002790093) at a unit price of $76.67, a first article test for part 0001S00000053 priced at $12,164.38, and production lot testing for part 0001S00000062 costing $2,890.00. Performance is governed by a detailed schedule spanning 535 days, with critical milestones including 90 days for first article testing, 90 days for government review, 250 days for material delivery and production lot testing, another 90-day government review period, and a final 15-day delivery window. All items are FOB destination, with delivery required to DLA MARITIME in Columbus, Ohio, and no deviations permitted without written approval. The contract mandates strict compliance with MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging, MIL-STD-129 for labeling, and MIL-STD-130 for unique item identification, requiring machine-readable markings encoded per ISO/IEC standards and reporting through WAWF. Shelf life is designated as Type I with a 60-month non-extendable lifespan, requiring at least 51 months remaining at delivery. The contractor must adhere to MIL-STD-1168 for lot numbering, exclude ozone-depleting chemicals, and implement cybersecurity safeguards aligned with NIST SP 800-171, including 72-hour incident reporting via DIBNet. First article and production lot testing must be conducted per DI-NDTI-80809B, with failure resulting in full lot rejection. All subcontractors must flow down cybersecurity, IUID, and compliance requirements. The contractor is required to maintain a government-acceptable quality system, and government inspection at origin does not relieve the contractor of responsibility for conformity. Payment will be processed via WAWF using invoice and receiving reports for fixed-price items. Special requirements include immediate reporting of critical safety non