SKIN, AIRCRAFT

The contract SPE4A726P9785, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency under solicitation SPE4A6-26-T-059J, has been awarded to AEROMETALS, INC. (CAGE 32664) for the supply of one item: SKIN, AIRCRAFT (NSN 1560014426797), with a total contract value of $23,528.00. The contract is a fixed-price type, as evidenced by the inclusion of FAR clauses such as 52.243-1 (Changes – Fixed Price), 52.249-8 (Default – Fixed-Price Supply and Service), and 52.249-1 (Termination for Convenience), indicating standard fixed-price procurement procedures with defined delivery and acceptance terms. The place of performance for manufacturing is at the contractor’s facility in El Dorado Hills, California, while the delivery destination is the DLA Aviation ASC Supplier Oper AE and AF Division in Richmond, Virginia, with FOB terms specified at that location. The contract includes stringent packaging and marking requirements aligned with MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130 for Unique Item Identification (UII), requiring machine-readable barcodes encoded per ISO/IEC 15434 with Format Indicators 05, 06, and 12, and mandates full compliance with ASTM D3951, FED-STD-313, and DLA’s RP001 for packaging and palletization, including special labeling for First Article Test and Product Verification Test samples. Contractual compliance is heavily focused on cybersecurity and supply chain integrity, with mandatory adherence to DFARS 252.204-7012 for safeguarding covered defense information and reporting cyber incidents within 72 hours, as well as implementation of NIST SP 800-171 controls. The contract prohibits the use of equipment or services from restricted vendors including Kaspersky Lab, ByteDance, and other entities listed under Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act orders, with affirmative checkboxes required to confirm compliance. Subcontracting for commercial products must follow FAR 52.244-6, and quality assurance is governed by ISO 9001:2015 and far 52.246-2 and -11