The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation awarded a $119,876 firm fixed-price purchase order to Beaver Aerospace & Defense, Inc. for the procurement of 92 units of plain rod-end bearings (NSN 3120011348793). The contract, issued on May 30, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of October 2, 2026, fulfills the agency's December 2024 Request for Quote solicitation. Beaver Aerospace & Defense, a Michigan-based subsidiary of Canadian aerospace and defense manufacturer Heroux-Devtek Inc., was selected as the prime contractor with no set-aside designation applied. The bearing components will be delivered to the DLA Distribution location at W1A8, with the work performed at the contractor's Livonia, Michigan facility.
Beaver Aerospace & Defense brings substantial expertise in supplying precision motion control components and mechanical parts to defense agencies, having established itself as a critical vendor through prior contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force Materiel Command, Naval Sea Systems Command, and Army Contracting Command. The company's experience encompasses specialized components for military platforms including the Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system, C-5 and KC-135 aircraft, and various other defense systems. As a frequently-used subcontractor for major defense primes including Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Boeing, Beaver Aerospace & Defense demonstrates the technical capability and security clearance status required to support this Defense Logistics Agency Aviation requirement for critical aviation maintenance components.