Purchase Order SPE7M125P0209

This federal contract award, valued at $11,049.64, was issued by the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime to the prime contractor Applied Optical Systems Inc., doing business as Optical Cable Corporation. The contract is for the procurement of 8510929597 CONNECTOR,PLUG,FIBER, which are fiber optic components critical to maintaining and upgrading Department of Defense communications infrastructure.

The contract is a firm fixed-price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of October 22, 2024. Applied Optical Systems, a manufacturer of fiber optic and copper data communication cabling and connectivity solutions, has received multiple single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) from the DLA Land and Maritime, each with a potential value of $250,000. These IDCs allow the DLA to procure a range of fiber optic connectors, plugs, contacts, and cable assemblies on an as-needed basis. The company has also received significant orders from the Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command for fiber optic cable assemblies and has provided cable assemblies and hardware to prime contractors such as General Dynamics Mission Systems, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, and Lockheed Martin Corporation for various defense projects.