Purchase Order SPE4A626V2622

The U.S. Department of Defense Aviation agency awarded a $1,336 purchase order to Brown Helicopter, Inc., a small business based in Pensacola, Florida, for the procurement of a bearing sleeve component. The contract, awarded on November 7, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of December 22, 2025, utilizes firm fixed-price pricing and does not include a small business set-aside designation. This purchase order is issued under Brown Helicopter's existing Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation, a single-award vehicle established on September 12, 2023, with a $250,000 annual ceiling. The DLA Aviation IDC streamlines procurement of critical aviation hardware components needed to sustain military helicopter operations and maintenance without requiring individual competitive actions for routine component acquisitions.

Brown Helicopter, Inc. has developed specialized expertise as a supplier of helicopter hardware and mechanical components essential for military aviation readiness, with extensive experience providing bearings, fasteners, structural components, hydraulic systems, and precision-engineered parts across multiple Department of Defense and federal agencies. The company has demonstrated consistent performance fulfilling defense requirements, particularly supporting maintenance operations for platforms such as the MH-60T helicopter operated by the U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Defense. The bearing sleeve procurement represents a routine component acquisition supporting ongoing military helicopter fleet sustainment through the efficient DLA Aviation IDC procurement vehicle.