SPRING, GARTER, EXTEN

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a delivery order under solicitation SPE7L1-26-T-610E to ARGO SPRING MANUFACTURING CO., INC., a small disadvantaged women-owned business with CAGE code 30391, for the procurement of 122 garter extension springs (NSN 5360-00-400-0321) at a total contract price of $7,169.94. The award date is July 16, 2026, with delivery required within 170 days of award under FOB ORIGIN terms, meaning performance, inspection, and acceptance all occur at the contractor’s facility in Norwalk, California. The contract is issued as a fixed-price delivery order under an indefinite-delivery vehicle and carries no options or quantity variances. The contractor must comply with stringent packaging and marking standards per MIL-STD-129, ASTM D3951, and DLA’s RP001 packaging requirements, including mandatory data matrix bar coding and specific labeling for product verification test samples. Quality control is governed by MIL-STD-1916 and the authoritative DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements, with a zero non-conformance standard applied to critical items. The contractor has pre-approved first article testing status, requiring ongoing production consistency with previously approved designs and methods. The contract incorporates numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, including cybersecurity protections such as 52.204-21 and 252.204-7012, supply chain security prohibitions under 52.204-30 Alternate I and 52.240-91 Alternate I, and mandated compliance with the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. Payment is processed electronically through Wide Area WorkFlow using approved document types, with remittance directed to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. The order includes compliance requirements for equal opportunity, prompt payment, electronic funds transfer, whistleblower rights, antiterrorism training, and export control restrictions due to the presence of ITAR/EAR-controlled technical data. Contractors must maintain traceability documentation and adhere to strict data handling protocols, with payments subject to accelerated terms for eligible small business subcontractors. All representations affirm the contractor’s small business status and socioeconomic designations, triggering additional reporting obligations under FAR 52.219-8 and 52.232-