SKIN, AIRCRAFT

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Contract SPE4A726P3279 to G. S. E. DYNAMICS, INC. (CAGE 29183) on July 17, 2026, for a total value of $143,660.00 under Solicitation SPE4A7-25-T-660L, with the award classified under a Women-Owned Small Business set aside. The contract encompasses the production and delivery of an aircraft skin identified by NSN 1560011237411 and requires a Government First Article Test to validate conformance before full-scale production. Performance is to occur at the contractor’s facility in Hauppauge, New York, with administrative oversight handled by DLA Aviation in Richmond, Virginia, and the Defense Contract Management Agency Northeast at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. The contract is structured as a firm fixed-price arrangement with no option periods or indefinite-delivery terms identified. The award clause FAR 52.222-90, implementing DoD Deviation 2026-00040, mandates strict compliance with prohibitions against race- or gender-based discrimination in diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, requiring the contractor to flow this requirement down to all domestic subcontracts and to report any violations or related litigation by subcontractors. The contractor is obligated to maintain and provide access to records to demonstrate compliance. No detailed specifications, technical standards, or packaging and marking requirements were included in the available documentation, and while the contract references standard identifiers such as the NSN, CAGE code, and contract number, no MIL-STD or other technical guidance for inspection, preservation, or labeling is provided. The contracting officer is Dean Allen, reachable through DLA Aviation, though no Contracting Officer’s Representative or Technical Representative is named. No specific payment office, invoicing method, accounting codes, or delivery schedule are detailed in the records, and the submission process follows prescribed form-based compliance under Standard Form 30, though no formal evaluation factors or trade-off methodology are evident, suggesting the award was driven by price competitiveness under a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable approach. The contractor, as a Woman-Owned Small Business, is subject to the socioeconomic and compliance obligations tied to this classification and the federal DEI contract clause implemented effective April 2026.