RETAINER, PACKING

H C MERCHANDISERS, INC. (CAGE 53037) has been awarded a firm fixed price contract by the Defense Logistics Agency for the procurement of 299 units of RETAINER, PACKING (NSN 5330-01-411-8946) at a total value of $266.11, with delivery required by January 12, 2027. The contract was issued under solicitation SPE7L3-26-T-013P and executed under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract SPE7L1-26-P-8857, with performance originating at the awardee’s facility in Ontario, California. Payment will be processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service using the Wide Area WorkFlow system, with invoicing restricted to approved electronic formats including Invoice and Receiving Report or Invoice 2in1. Inspection and acceptance occur at the contractor’s site under E06 origin inspection clauses, with title and risk of loss transferring upon shipment from the contractor’s location under FOB ORIGIN terms. Packaging must strictly conform to MIL-STD-2073-1E, with items sealed in medium-duty waterproof, greaseproof, opaque bags per MIL-DTL-117, Type II, Class C, Style 1, and marked in compliance with MIL-STD-129, including specific labeling for Product Verification Test Samples. Oxygen Clean Packaging requirements (IP042) and DLA-specific packaging standards (RP001) apply, mandating contamination-controlled, inert atmosphere sealing. The contractor holds small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business certifications and is subject to associated reporting obligations. Contractual clauses include deviations for veteran employment reporting and sustainable products, along with subcontracting flexibility for commercial items. The awardee must comply with prohibition of asbestos and unapproved mercury use, maintain QPL/QML listings where applicable, and adhere to cybersecurity and supply chain security directives under DFARS clauses. No formal attachments are listed in the contract, and no contracting officer’s representative information is provided, though payment authorization and delivery coordination are managed through DLA’s administrative channels.