TIE DOWN, CARGO, AIRCRAFT

The contract awarded to COTTONWOOD INC (CAGE 2Z947) under delivery order SPE4A726F8808 is a fixed-price agreement for the procurement of aircraft cargo tie-downs (NSN 1670-00-725-1437, Part C12687C240), issued under the broader contract SPE4A726D0044 with an award date of July 16, 2026. The total estimated value of the contract is $44,370,000, though the individual award reflects a price of $1,821.30, indicating this is one of multiple delivery orders under a multi-year, multiple-CLIN basic contract structure. Two CLINs govern procurement channels: CLIN 0001 allows customer direct orders of 5 to 2,000 units annually over five base years, while CLIN 0002 provides for DLA depot orders with a guaranteed minimum of 80,640 units per year and a maximum of 200,000 annually, yielding a cumulative maximum potential quantity of 300,000 units across the term. The contract includes a dual FOB ORIGIN term with government-assumed transport responsibility and risk, and deliveries are directed to specified government locations in Richmond, VA, and Fort Irwin, CA, with performance originating from the contractor’s facility in Lawrence, KS. The contract enforces stringent compliance with U.S. Department of Defense packaging, preservation, and marking standards, mandating adherence to MIL-STD-2073-1E for preservation (Class 10, CLNG/DRY:1), MIL-STD-129 for shipment marking including standardized barcoding, and MIL-STD-130N for identification marking of U.S. military property, while explicitly prohibiting mercury-containing materials under IP056. All shipments must be traceable via approved means and not sent via parcel post. The contract incorporates a comprehensive set of FAR and DFARS clauses covering data privacy, cybersecurity, export controls, labor standards, veteran employment, environmental safeguards, and cybersecurity maturity representation, with Alternate I applied to the Buy American clause, indicating preferential treatment for domestic content. Invoicing is exclusively through Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF), and payment is processed by DFAS using