Purchase Order FA441825P0049

The U.S. Air Force's 628th Contracting Squadron at Joint Base Charleston awarded a $39,164 firm fixed-price purchase order to Reading Truck Equipment, LLC for lavatory service truck repair services. The contract, issued on July 31, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 9, 2025, was awarded without a set-aside designation through single-source procurement authority. Reading Truck Equipment, a veteran-owned limited liability company based in Reading, Pennsylvania, was selected based on a determination that it was the only reasonably available source capable of performing the specialized repairs while preserving the manufacturer's warranty on the equipment. The work will be performed at Joint Base Charleston in North Charleston, South Carolina.

This procurement falls under NAICS code 811121 for automotive body, paint, and interior repair and maintenance services. Reading Truck Equipment has an established track record supporting federal agencies through various contracts and maintains a significant Blanket Purchase Agreement with the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service valued at $249,999. The contractor's experience in fleet maintenance and specialized vehicle repairs for military and civilian federal agencies, combined with the technical requirements of maintaining manufacturer warranty coverage on the lavatory service truck, justified the Air Force's single-source procurement approach under Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1).