16--REGULATOR,OXYGEN,BA

The contract awarded to ECI DEFENSE GROUP, INC. under contract number SPE7M426P2568 is a fixed-price supply contract for 113 units of the oxygen regulator identified by NSN 1660-01-473-3550, with a total awarded value of $999,999.15. The award was issued on July 13, 2026, by the Defense Logistics Agency under solicitation SPE7M4-26-Q-0300, with performance to be completed within 552 days from the order date, requiring delivery no later than January 27, 2028. All deliveries are FOB Origin from the contractor’s facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and inspection and acceptance occur at the same location. The product is designated as a Critical Safety Item by the Air Force and must be manufactured, packaged, and preserved in strict compliance with oxygen service standards, including SAE ARP1176 and MIL-STD-2073-1E, with absolute prohibition of petroleum contaminants. Packaging and labeling must conform to MIL-STD-129 for marking, including NSN, contract number, CAGE codes, and special warnings such as “CLEANED FOR OXYGEN SERVICE” and “DO NOT ALLOW PETROLEUM CONTAMINANTS,” while Unique Item Identification must follow MIL-STD-130 with machine-readable barcodes encoded per ISO/IEC 15434 and ANSI MH10.8.2 standards. Quality assurance requirements include SAE AS9100 compliance, and the contractor must adhere to DPAS-rated priority performance obligations. The contract incorporates standard FAR clauses for payment, disputes, changes, termination, and timely invoice processing under WAWF, with electronic funds transfer required. Subcontracting is permitted under a deviation clause, and representation of small business status is required though no specific socioeconomic designation is confirmed. Oxygen-clean items must avoid Class I ozone-depleting chemicals unless expressly authorized, and shipments by sea must use U.S.-flag vessels unless a formal waiver is obtained, with ocean bills of lading requiring submission within 30 days of shipment. No options, extensions, or quantity variances are permitted, making this a definitive, full-value, single-line-item contract with rigorous technical, safety, and logistics compliance mandates.