Purchase Order 47QSWA25P1ED2

The Federal Acquisition Service awarded a $1,657.00 purchase order to Rite-Kem, Inc. on September 18, 2025, for the supply of cotton and cotton-synthetic mixed wiping rags. The rags, specified as 3.0 to 10.0 ounces per square yard and packaged in 50-pound bales without plastic packaging, are intended for industrial cleaning applications including removal of water, oil, and grease from machinery and miscellaneous surfaces. The contract carries a firm fixed price structure with an ultimate completion date of October 8, 2025, and was awarded without a set-aside designation, indicating full and open competition.

Rite-Kem, Inc., a Mississippi-based for-profit Subchapter S corporation specializing in janitorial, sanitation, and specialty chemical products, was selected as the prime contractor. The company holds an active Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Federal Acquisition Service valued at $249,999 for the period of July 2025 through June 2026, enabling streamlined procurement of products across a diverse catalog serving military and civilian federal agencies through the GSA Multiple Award Schedule program. This purchase order represents a direct award from the company's established government supply relationship and demonstrates its capability to fulfill federal procurement requirements for industrial consumables.