TAPE, INSULATION, ELECTRICAL

The contract, awarded on July 19, 2026, to Aircraft & Commercial Enterprises (CAGE 8Z281) under delivery order SPE4A625D5024, is for the procurement of electrical insulation tape (NSN 5970000195620) with a total contract price of $77.49. The acquisition is administered by the Defense Logistics Agency under the NAICS code 423610, with performance and delivery occurring at the contractor’s facility in Kansas. The contract is structured as a fixed-price delivery order with three identical line items, each for 99,999 rolls at $74.80 per roll, totaling $750,000 in estimated value, though the awarded amount reflects a discrepancy that may indicate a clerical or reporting anomaly. Delivery is FOB origin, with inspection and acceptance also conducted at the contractor’s facility, requiring full compliance with MIL-STD-129 for all packaging and labeling, including bold marking of PVT samples and inclusion of a hardcopy DD Form 250 as a packing list. Hazardous materials must adhere to 29 CFR 1910.1200, and radioactive materials must follow additional labeling mandates. The contractor is subject to a comprehensive set of FAR and DFARS clauses addressing equal opportunity, child labor, trafficking in persons, paid sick leave, cybersecurity (NIST SP 800-171), prohibitions on hexavalent chromium and fluorinated fire-fighting agents, Buy American requirements, and restrictions on specialty metals and foreign purchases. Cybersecurity compliance is strictly enforced, including mandatory reporting of cyber incidents within 72 hours, proof of prior NIST assessments by subcontractors in SPRS, and use of FedRAMP Moderate compliant cloud environments. The contractor must use WAWF for all invoicing and is bound by whistleblower protections and prohibitions on restrictive internal confidentiality agreements. All representations and certifications from the offeror remain uncompleted in the documentation, and no formal evaluation factors or scoring methodology are provided, suggesting award may have been based on administrative compliance or existing contract vehicle authority. Payment is processed through a designated DoDAAC, with the Contracting Officer listed as David Lucas and government representation details partially provided but lacking a named COR. The contract period covers 1,825 days from the award date, with no option quantities specified.