Purchase Order SPE1C125P1070

Kennedy Inc., doing business as Newport Sterling, was awarded a $242,775 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support Clothing and Textiles on July 23, 2025, to manufacture 22,500 decoration sets (NSN 8455004503728) for military personnel. This Total Small Business set-aside contract requires delivery within 104 days to Arizona Industries for the Blind, with an ultimate completion date of December 10, 2025. The decoration sets fall under military insignia and recognition items, which aligns with the contractor's core business of producing military uniforms, medals, badges, ribbons, and other federally mandated recognition products.

Kennedy Inc. is a Rhode Island-based small business manufacturer that has established a robust relationship with the Department of Defense and other federal agencies since its registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) in 2005. The award represents a standard procurement within the contractor's primary market focus, as the company regularly fulfills DLA contracts for military decoration and insignia sets. Kennedy Inc. maintains significant federal contract vehicles, including a $750,000 multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Department of the Army and an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with the Department of Health and Human Services for emergency response items, positioning it as an established supplier to federal military and defense programs.