The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation awarded a $232,709.66 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Defense Support Services, Inc., a minority-owned small business and SBA-certified HUBZone firm. The contract is for the supply of BOLT,INTERNAL WRENC items, Federal Supply Class 5306, with a completion date of January 19, 2023.
The original solicitation was a pre-solicitation notice seeking sources that could manufacture the specific bolt item, National Stock Number 5306-01-466-6897, which is used by various defense contractors including Bell Textron, Monadnock Company, and Howmet Global Fastening Systems. DLA Aviation did not possess technical data for this item and was seeking additional providers. The award to Defense Support Services indicates the company was able to demonstrate its capability to fulfill this requirement as a prime contractor without major subcontractors. The contract was not set aside for any specific socioeconomic program.