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JL Darling, LLC, operating under the brand name "Rite in the Rain," was awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call order valued at $10,956.38 by the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service on February 21, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of March 4, 2026. This fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment provisions is for all-weather items and represents a task order call against JL Darling's parent single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement valued at $35.2 million under the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule program. The contract carries no set-aside designation and will be performed at the company's manufacturing facility in Tacoma, Washington. JL Darling specializes in durable, water-resistant writing products and tactical field equipment, including field books, tactical planners, all-weather notebooks, specialized pens and pencils, field binders, and comprehensive tactical field kits designed for use in challenging outdoor and operational environments.

This award represents continued utilization of JL Darling's established indefinite delivery vehicle by the GSA Federal Acquisition Service to supply civilian federal agencies with mission-critical field documentation equipment capable of withstanding extreme weather conditions. The parent BPA, originally awarded on April 5, 2022, enables rapid procurement across civilian government departments without the lengthy acquisition process typically associated with individual competitive solicitations. JL Darling competes openly in the federal marketplace and has demonstrated consistent demand for its specialized product offerings through numerous BPA call orders ranging from nominal amounts to orders exceeding $34,000, reflecting broad government-wide utilization of the company's water-resistant writing supplies and tactical equipment portfolio.