Purchase Order SPE4A715M0250

Honeycomb Company of America, Inc., a small business aerospace component manufacturer based in Sarasota, Florida, was awarded a $120,000 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation on October 1, 2014, for the production of a panel assembly balancing component. The contract, which carries a total small business set-aside designation, was completed by July 6, 2018, and represents part of DLA Aviation's ongoing procurement of specialized aerospace parts supporting military aircraft fleet maintenance and readiness. As a qualified small business supplier, Honeycomb fulfills a critical role in the defense industrial base by providing high-precision structural components for platforms including the B-52 bomber, KC-135 tanker, and C-5 transport aircraft.

This award exemplifies DLA Aviation's strategy of leveraging small business contractors for specialized aerospace manufacturing. Honeycomb's contract history with the agency demonstrates the company's established capabilities in producing complex metal and composite structural assemblies, skins, fairings, and trailing edges essential to military aircraft sustainment. The company's positioning as a prime contractor on multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Aviation, with ceiling values extending to nearly $9.8 million, underscores its significance as a reliable supplier within the aerospace manufacturing ecosystem and its proven ability to execute firm fixed-price taskings efficiently.