Purchase Order 70Z03826PP0000011

The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $94,065.30 to Midvale Group, Inc., a woman-owned small business located in St. Louis, Missouri, for the procurement of eStrip GPX Type VII Corn (Starch-g-Acrylic) Blast Media. The contract, awarded on March 19, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of April 23, 2026, is an unrestricted solicitation with no small business set-aside designation. The blast media, manufactured exclusively by Archer Daniels Midland, will be delivered to the USCG Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, within 60 days of order receipt. Midvale Group, as the authorized distributor for the original equipment manufacturer, was responsible for ensuring full traceability and providing Certificates of Conformance per Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements, along with compliance with extensive security and quality assurance standards.

This purchase order derives from Request for Quotation 70Z03826QK0000009, issued February 13, 2026, for nine containers of specialized abrasive blast media required for Coast Guard maintenance and overhaul operations. The Coast Guard justified the brand-name procurement under FAR 6.103-1(d), as Type VII blast media is currently manufactured exclusively by Archer Daniels Midland, making it essential to government requirements. Midvale Group's award reflects its established role as a critical supplier to the Coast Guard, supported by a larger $1.465 million indefinite delivery contract with the agency awarded in September 2021, which provides ongoing flexibility for recurring blast media requirements through firm fixed-price delivery orders.