Purchase Order SPE4A619PM744

The U.S. Air Force Aviation division awarded a $16,022.16 firm fixed-price purchase order to Cherokee Nation Aerospace & Defense LLC for the manufacture and delivery of bushings and sleeves. Issued on August 30, 2019, with an ultimate completion date of November 22, 2019, this contract requires performance at the contractor's facility in Pryor, Oklahoma. The award was made without any set-aside designation, allowing the contractor to compete on an unrestricted basis. Cherokee Nation Aerospace & Defense LLC, a tribally-owned small business subsidiary of the Cherokee Nation and certified as an 8(a) Program Participant and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) firm, specializes in aerospace component manufacturing for military platforms.

This purchase order represents a routine component procurement supporting the Air Force's broader aircraft sustainment mission. Cherokee Nation Aerospace & Defense has established itself as a reliable supplier of aerospace hardware to the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and Air Force Materiel Command, with a track record of delivering specialized aircraft parts and modification kits for critical platforms including the F-16 and KC-135. The company's experience with bushings, sleeves, and related structural components, combined with its established relationships with Air Force logistics complexes, positions it as a qualified supplier for this routine procurement, which falls within the typical range of smaller task orders issued against the company's various indefinite delivery contracts with the Department of Defense.