Purchase Order SPE4A718P0602

LOC Industries Inc., a small business aerospace and defense manufacturer based in Warren, Michigan, was awarded a $42,500 firm fixed-price purchase order by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation on October 12, 2017, for the production of a panel assembly fair (fairings). This contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, carries an estimated termination date of December 16, 2027, and represents part of DLA Aviation's ongoing effort to procure critical structural components for military aircraft platforms. LOC Industries specializes in manufacturing aerospace components including structural panels, duct assemblies, and aircraft skins for various fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms such as the C-5 Galaxy, F-15 Eagle, and CH-53K Super Stallion.

As a recognized supplier within the defense aerospace sector, LOC Industries leverages its comprehensive manufacturing capabilities—including autoclave bonding, compression molding, sheet metal fabrication, and CNC machining—to support DLA Aviation's sustainment and logistics requirements. The company has demonstrated consistent performance across multiple prime and subcontract awards with the Defense Logistics Agency, supplemented by subcontracting relationships with major defense contractors including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. This purchase order exemplifies DLA Aviation's reliance on qualified small business suppliers to deliver specialized structural aircraft components essential to maintaining operational readiness across the military's rotary and fixed-wing aviation fleets.