28--RING,PISTON

Contract SPE7M226P1232, awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime to A&B Foundry, LLC, is a firm-fixed-price agreement valued at $998,300.00 for the procurement of piston rings (NSN 2825001068440) and related miscellaneous items. The contract is administered by DCMA Ohio River Valley, with Robert Pyle serving as the local administrator and primary point of contact for technical reporting and invoicing. A critical requirement of this contract is the Contractor First Article Testing (CFAT) per FAR 52.209-3, which mandates that the contractor produce both the first article and production quantities at the same facility. The contractor must notify the government 14 days before testing begins and submit a First Article Test Report to the administrator within 300 calendar days of the award. All costs associated with testing and potential retesting are the responsibility of the contractor. Administrative modifications have updated the contract to require invoicing through Wide Area Workflow (WAWF) with terms set to FOB Destination, where inspection occurs at the origin and acceptance occurs at the destination. Additionally, modification P00002 incorporated FAR 52.222-90, requiring compliance with regulations addressing DEI discrimination by federal contractors, including the submission of a Post Award Request via DIBBS if necessary.