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Contract Award: Excel Garment Manufacturing Ltd. (El Paso, Texas) – $26,233,200

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, August 14th, 2023

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Excel Garment Manufacturing Ltd., El Paso, Texas, has been awarded a maximum $26,233,200 modification (P00012) exercising the third one-year option period of a one-year base contract (SPE1C1-20-D-1248) with four one-year option periods for improved flame resistant coveralls. This is a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The ordering period end date is Aug. 18, 2024. Using military service is Navy. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2023 through 2024 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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