STUD, PLAIN

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency, awarded a delivery order under contract SPE7LX-22-D-0068 to RDO AGRICULTURE EQUIPMENT CO (CAGE 4PNJ5), a small disadvantaged women-owned small business, for the supply of two units of a plain stud (NSN 5307015675111) at a unit price of $7.68, totaling $15.36. The award was issued on July 14, 2026, with delivery required by July 24, 2026, to the Distribution Management Office, Building 1710, Iwakuni, Japan, under FOB Origin terms. The order is designated as a rated priority under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and requires electronic invoicing through the Wide Area WorkFlow system per DFARS 252.232-7003, with payments processed by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service in Columbus, Ohio. Packaging and marking must include the Transportation Control Number M0017161890008 and Buyer’s Barcode Prefix M62613, with all shipments labeled “MARK FOR: M00171,” though no specific MIL-STD packaging, preservation, or barcoding standards are formally cited. Inspection and acceptance occur at the delivery location by the Government, with no technical performance standards or inspection criteria beyond conformance to contract requirements. The contract includes no option periods, modifications, or additional clauses beyond those necessary for low-value logistics execution, and no formal Section I clauses or Section J attachments were identified. Government representation is handled by Samuel Freidet, with administrative oversight from Timothy Andersen under DLA Land and Maritime. The acquisition was made under a small business set-aside, with no technical evaluations performed, indicating an award based primarily on price and compliance with delivery and documentation directives.