Purchase Order SPE4A626V0176

The U.S. Defense Department's Aviation directorate awarded a $3,593.80 firm fixed-price purchase order to S & B, Inc. (doing business as WG Henschen) on October 1, 2025, for the supply of threaded inserts and screws. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of December 30, 2025, will be performed in Valencia, California. This award was not designated as a set-aside contract. S & B, Inc., a Scottsdale, Arizona-based Subchapter S Corporation and master distributor of aerospace and defense-grade hardware, has been a registered federal contractor since 1999 and maintains an extensive portfolio of prime contract awards, primarily from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime divisions.

The contract represents a routine transactional procurement supporting ongoing military aviation maintenance and logistics operations. S & B, Inc. specializes in supplying specialized fasteners and precision hardware components critical to federal government agencies, with recent performance across numerous purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts ranging from several hundred dollars to over $96,000. The company's established relationship with DLA Aviation and demonstrated expertise in providing machine screws, self-locking nuts, bolts, rivets, pins, washers, and other military-grade hardware components position it to efficiently fulfill this near-term supply requirement for Aviation operations.