TIE DOWN, CARGO, AIRCRAFT

Contract SPE4A7-26-D-0044 is an Indefinite Quantity Contract awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation to Cottonwood Inc, a small disadvantaged women-owned business. Effective from December 23, 2025, to December 22, 2030, the contract provides for the procurement of aircraft cargo tie-downs (NSN 1670-00-725-1437). The agreement is structured with two primary CLINs: CLIN 0001 for customer direct orders and CLIN 0002 for DLA direct orders, with a total maximum contract quantity of 300,080 units over five years. The estimated contract value ranges from approximately 5.77 million dollars to 7.8 million dollars. The contract is designated as a DPAS rated award, requiring the prioritization of national defense requirements. Deliveries are set as FOB Origin from the contractor's location in Lawrence, Kansas, to the destination in San Antonio, Texas. Compliance is mandated across several military standards, including MIL-STD-2073-1E for packaging, MIL-STD-129 for marking, and NIST SP 800-171 for safeguarding covered defense information. All invoicing and payment requests must be processed electronically through the Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF) system, with payments handled by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) in Columbus, Ohio.