SWASHPLATE, CONTROLL

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded Bell Textron Inc. a firm-fixed-price delivery order under Basic Ordering Agreement SPRPA121G001W for two swashplates, controlled under NSN 1615014476810, with a total contract value of $30,087.00. The award was issued on July 21, 2026, following solicitation SPE4A5-26-T-1930, and the delivery is scheduled for September 18, 2028, with FOB origin terms meaning the government assumes transportation costs from Bell’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to the final destination at DLA Distribution’s New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, facility. The item is designated as a Critical Safety Item by the Air Force, requiring strict adherence to quality and marking standards including MIL-STD-130 for Item Unique Identification, MIL-STD-129 for packaging and labeling, and MIL-STD-2073-1E for preservation, with compliance verified through the DLA Master List of Technical and Quality Requirements. Bell Textron Inc., identified by CAGE 97499, is certified as a Small Disadvantaged Women-Owned Business and is subject to small business subcontracting reporting obligations under FAR Part 19. Contract administration is governed by FAR Part 12 as a commercial item acquisition, with a deviation 2025-00004 applied to the standard commercial terms clause, and DFARS 252.211-7003 mandates IUID compliance. Payment is to be processed electronically via Wide Area WorkFlow by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service at the Columbus, Ohio, remit address, using the accounting line BX: 97X4930 5CBX 001 2620 S33189. Inspection and acceptance occur at the supplier’s facility in Fort Worth, with the government retaining authority to reject non-conforming items. The contract includes a quantity variance range of minus 10 percent but no upward flexibility, and all packaging must reflect the contractor’s and manufacturer’s CAGE codes, part number, lot and serial numbers, and barcoding per applicable standards. No Contracting Officer’s Representative details are provided, but the contracting officer is Robin Payne, reachable via DLA email. Waivers or deviations, especially those relating to the CSI designation or I