Purchase Order SPE4A720V0161

Malones CNC Machining Inc., a small business precision machining manufacturer based in Grove, Oklahoma, was awarded a $66.5K firm fixed-price purchase order by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation on November 8, 2019, for the manufacture of an aircraft balance panel. The contract, which carries no small business set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by March 24, 2026. The contractor specializes in producing precision-machined aerospace and defense components for military applications, with a particular focus on supplying structural components to support the U.S. Air Force's C-135 aircraft fleet.

DLA Aviation, which manages logistics and procurement for defense aviation assets, utilizes contractors like Malones CNC Machining to maintain critical aircraft readiness through the supply of fabricated structural components. The company's expertise in computer numerical control (CNC) machining techniques enables it to produce complex aerospace parts including panels, ribs, stiffeners, and other structural assemblies essential to military aircraft maintenance and operations. This purchase order represents a discrete procurement within a broader relationship between DLA Aviation and the contractor, which holds multiple indefinite delivery vehicle contracts with ceiling values extending into the millions for ongoing aerospace component supply.