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This contract award represents a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call order issued to JL Darling, LLC by the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service for all-weather items, with a ceiling value of $1,177.28 and an ultimate completion date of March 24, 2026. JL Darling, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Fife, Washington and operating under the brand name "Rite in the Rain," specializes in manufacturing durable, water-resistant writing products and tactical field equipment designed for reliable performance in demanding outdoor and field environments. The company manufactures its products at a facility in Tacoma, Washington, ensuring direct quality control oversight for all federal deliverables. This call order is issued under a parent indefinite delivery vehicle—a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement valued at $35.16 million with an ultimate completion date of April 4, 2026—established under the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program without set-aside designation.

The products and services provided under this contract fall within JL Darling's comprehensive portfolio of all-weather writing supplies and tactical field equipment, which includes field books with specific dimensional specifications, tactical planners and memo books, all-weather notebooks and refillable pens, pencils, index cards, writing pads, all-weather copier paper, specialized field kits such as the FIST Kit (available in tan and multicam variants), and kneeboard kits. The contract employs a fixed-price arrangement with economic price adjustment provisions, reflecting cost predictability and inflation protection mechanisms. This BPA call order enables rapid procurement of mission-critical field documentation equipment for civilian federal agencies, supporting operational requirements where weather-resistant documentation capabilities are essential. The award demonstrates continued utilization of the parent indefinite delivery vehicle, which has facilitated dozens of individual BPA call awards in recent weeks, indicating sustained federal demand for JL Darling's specialized product offerings across civilian government agencies.