Purchase Order SPE4A626P6131

The U.S. Department of Defense Aviation division awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Defense Support Services, Inc., a minority-owned small business headquartered in Arlington, Texas, for blind rivets valued at $1,061.90. The contract, issued on November 17, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 17, 2025, represents a discrete hardware procurement with no set-aside designation. Performance will occur at the contractor's Arlington facility. Defense Support Services, Inc. specializes in supplying aviation consumable items, spare parts, and fastening components to the Department of Defense and maintains multiple socioeconomic certifications including Historically Underutilized Business Zone status and Small Disadvantaged Business designation.

This award aligns with Defense Support Services' established contracting relationship with the Defense Logistics Agency, which has issued the company numerous purchase orders and delivery orders for aviation hardware and fasteners. The company currently maintains four active indefinite delivery contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency, each with $250,000 ceiling values, covering nonmetallic grommets, nonmetallic seals, aviation hardware, and coupling clamps through various performance periods extending to 2030. The current blind rivet purchase order represents a continuation of the company's recurring role in supporting military aviation readiness and logistics operations through the supply of essential maintenance and consumable items.