SHIPPING AND STORAG

The contract awarded to Technical Marketing Systems, Inc. (CAGE 0ZUC7) under solicitation SPE8ED-26-T-0871 is a firm-fixed-price purchase order valued at $598.04 for shipping and storage services identified by NSN 8145-01-665-6785. The award was issued on July 17, 2026, with delivery required by September 15, 2026, under FOB Origin terms, meaning the contractor is responsible for transporting the item from their facility in Bixby, Oklahoma, to the designated delivery point at P.O. Box 182317, Columbus, Ohio. The work is governed by stringent packaging and marking standards, including MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging level B with code Q and unit/container specifications, and MIL-STD-129 for labeling and barcoding, aligned with DLA’s RP001 palletization directive. Preservation requires dry storage method 10 with no additional materials. The contract mandates compliance with numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including prohibitions on certain telecommunications equipment, cybersecurity safeguards under DFARS 252.204-7012, trafficking in persons, labor protections such as minimum wage and paid sick leave under Executive Orders, and requirements for small business utilization and veteran employment reporting. Special ocean transportation rules require the use of U.S.-flag vessels unless a 45-day advance waiver is approved, and contractors must submit detailed post-shipment reports with ten specified data elements. Invoicing must be submitted exclusively through the Wide Area WorkFlow system, with payment processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to a Columbus, Ohio remittance address. Supply chain traceability documentation must be retained per clause C03, and the contractor has affirmed compliance with prohibitions on providing networks that do not block pornography and has incorporated representations via FAR 52.204-19. The contracting officer is Ha Dang, and while a contracting officer’s representative is not named, government inspectors at the destination will assess compliance under FAR 52.246-2. No evaluation factors or socioeconomic categorization is explicitly disclosed, but the contract includes a clause supporting small business growth, and the CAGE code 0ZUC7 confirms the awardee’s identity in federal systems.