SHACKLE

The contract awarded to READY POWER SDVOSB, LLC under solicitation SPE4A626F256U is a fixed-price delivery order valued at $6,760.00 for the supply of shackles identified by NSN 4030-00-280-3453, with a unit price of $20.00 per pound and a guaranteed minimum purchase of 338 pounds across two line items during Year 1 of the contract. The contract spans a five-year period with escalating unit prices in subsequent years, up to $26.00 per pound in Year 5, and carries a maximum total contract value ceiling of $250,000.00. Deliveries are FOB destination within the continental United States, with required performance occurring 90 days after receipt of each order. All items must comply with stringent military packaging and marking standards including MIL-STD-2073-1E for preservation, MIL-STD-129 for shipment labeling, and MIL-STD-130N(1) for item identification with Data Matrix barcoding; the use of mercury or mercury compounds in packaging and preservation is strictly prohibited. Quality assurance is governed by ISO 9001 and enforced through zero-defect acceptance criteria at the destination, with inspection and final acceptance performed solely by the Government. The contractor must submit invoices electronically via WAWF, and the contract includes multiple cybersecurity and compliance clauses such as NIST SP 800-171 for CUI protection, prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment, and export control requirements. The awardee has certified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and the contract administration is managed by contracting officers Colleen Stroud and Christa Davis at the Defense Logistics Agency, though no COTR or COR is designated. There is no detailed evaluation framework provided, but compliance with socioeconomic, safety, quality, and cybersecurity representations is mandatory throughout the contract lifecycle.