Purchase Order SPE4A526P1054

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation awarded a purchase order to The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, for an aircraft repair kit valued at $102,000 with a firm fixed price structure. The contract, awarded on November 5, 2025, carries a total small business set-aside designation and features an ultimate completion date of January 18, 2031. The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing critical aircraft structural components and mission-critical parts essential for maintaining operational readiness across legacy and modern military aviation platforms, including the B-52, F-16, H-60, KC-135, and B-1B aircraft. The work will be performed at the contractor's manufacturing facility in Brooklyn, New York.

This purchase order represents a continuation of the prime contractor's substantial and ongoing relationship with DLA Aviation, which has consistently awarded the company approximately 40 percent of its contracts under small business set-aside designations. The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc. currently maintains four active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Aviation valued between $250,000 and $2 million, with performance periods extending through 2028 and 2029. Recent contract activity between September 2023 and January 2025 totaled more than $11.5 million across over 150 purchase orders and delivery orders, demonstrating the frequency and scale of DLA Aviation's reliance on the company's manufacturing capabilities for aircraft structural components critical to the Department of Defense's aviation logistics requirements.