Purchase Order SPE4A623PG116

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation awarded a $42,000 firm fixed price purchase order to The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc. on March 13, 2023, for aircraft access doors. The award is designated as a total small business set-aside and is scheduled for completion by August 18, 2029. The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in designing and manufacturing critical aircraft structural components and mission-critical parts for legacy and modern military aviation platforms, including the B-52, F-16, H-60, KC-135, and B-1B. Performance of this purchase order will be conducted at the contractor's facility in Lindenhurst, New York.

This purchase order represents one transaction within The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc.'s broader relationship with DLA Aviation, which has established multiple indefinite delivery contracts valued between $250,000 and $2 million for various aircraft structural assemblies, duct components, and control systems. The contractor's extensive experience delivering configuration-controlled aerospace components has made it a strategic supplier to DLA Aviation, with recent contract activity totaling more than $11.5 million across over 150 purchase orders and delivery orders issued between September 2023 and January 2025. This sustained engagement underscores DLA Aviation's reliance on small business suppliers like The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc. for sustaining operational readiness across the Department of Defense's military aviation fleet.