The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order contract to Designed Metal Connections Inc. (DMC), a division of Permaswage USA, to purchase Tubing Repair Kits. The contract has a potential value of $491,217.00 and a completion date of February 28, 2020. DMC, a manufacturer of goods and for-profit organization, is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The original solicitation was a request for quote for a sole source procurement of the tubing repair kits, which are a commercial item where the data is proprietary to DMC. The kits are used to repair tubing on the B-1B aircraft. The contract has a 5-year ordering period, with 1 basic year and 4 option years.