Purchase Order SPE4A626P8359

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation awarded a $148,871 firm fixed-price purchase order to Kidde Technologies, Inc., operating as Fenwal Safety Systems, on December 9, 2025, for sensing elements used in fire detection and suppression systems. The award is not designated as a set-aside contract and reflects DLA Aviation's continued reliance on Fenwal Safety Systems as a qualified supplier of mission-critical fire safety components for military aircraft and related defense applications. The contract specifies a completion date of November 30, 2026, with performance at the contractor's primary manufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina. The original solicitation, posted on November 13, 2025, requested quotations for sensing element components identified by National Stock Number 6340014712598, with delivery of 41 units required to DLA Distribution Warner Robins within 171 days of order award.

Fenwal Safety Systems, a division of RTX Corporation, has established itself as a primary vendor for DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime through extensive prior contracting activity, including multiple prime contracts and eight active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with ceiling values ranging from $250,000 to approximately $1.4 million. The company's specialization in fire detection and suppression equipment for the defense industrial base, combined with its demonstrated delivery performance and established manufacturing infrastructure, positions it as a trusted component supplier across military platforms. This purchase order represents ongoing procurement activity under DLA Aviation's logistics support mission to maintain adequate inventories of specialized aviation safety components for military readiness requirements.