TAPE, INSULATION, ELECTRICAL

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm-fixed-price delivery order under contract SPE4A623D5B02 to AIRCRAFT & COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, INC. (CAGE 8Z281), a small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business program, for the procurement of electrical insulation tape (NSN 5970001771627) at a total price of $228.20. The award, issued on July 21, 2026, falls under an indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum ceiling of $250,000, allowing for future orders within specified limits. Performance is governed by a robust compliance framework rooted in FAR and DFARS clauses, including Buy American, Trade Agreements, and prohibitions on covered telecommunications equipment and ByteDance applications. The item must arrive with at least 85% of its 12-month extendable Type II shelf life remaining, packaged and marked strictly in accordance with MIL-STD-129, with special labeling required for Product Verification Test Samples and hazardous materials per 29 CFR 1910.1200. Inspection and acceptance occur at the contractor’s facility in Derby, Kansas, with the Government retaining exclusive authority to approve or reject deliveries based on conformance to AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, and mandatory Certificate of Conformance standards. Payment is processed through the Wide Area WorkFlow system to the designated office in Columbus, Ohio, under accounting code 97X4930 5CBX 001 2620 S33189. The contractor is obligated to adhere to ethics codes, whistleblower protections, small business subcontracting requirements, and electronic reporting of executive compensation and subcontract awards. Delivery is ordered on an as-needed basis with an expected order-to-receipt timeline of 6 to 15 days, and FOB origin terms apply to this line item. The contract includes administrative oversight by the DCMA Twin Cities office and contracting officer Vanessa Shephard, while attachments govern packaging details, technical delivery requirements for overseas shipments, and signed award documentation. No Contracting Officer’s Representative is listed, and no evaluation factors or proposal submission deadlines are documented in the award notice, indicating this as a non-competitive, sole-source award under a small business set-aside structure.