Purchase Order SPE4A626V7039

The U.S. Department of Defense's Aviation division awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $5,120.54 to Defense Support Services, Inc. for blind rivets. The contract, awarded on January 21, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of December 22, 2027, represents a discrete hardware procurement supporting military aviation maintenance and supply chain operations. No small business set-aside designation was applied to this specific award. Defense Support Services, Inc., a minority-owned small business headquartered in Arlington, Texas, specializes in providing aviation consumable items, spare parts, and fastening components to the Department of Defense and holds multiple socioeconomic certifications including HUBZone and Small Disadvantaged Business status.

This award exemplifies the Defense Logistics Agency's routine procurement of essential aviation hardware through established relationships with qualified vendors. Defense Support Services maintains multiple active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency, including unrestricted and small business set-aside vehicles with ceiling values up to $250,000, which enable efficient ordering of fasteners and aviation components as operational requirements arise. The company's extensive history of successful federal contracting, demonstrated through numerous prior awards for similar hardware items ranging from under $1,000 to over $260,000, underscores its capability to reliably support military aviation readiness and logistics operations at domestic and overseas military installations.