Purchase Order SPE4A724PB847

The U.S. Department of Defense Aviation awarded a $140,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, on May 20, 2024. The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of January 14, 2029, calls for the delivery of aircraft access doors—mission-critical structural components essential for maintaining military aviation assets. This award represents a continuation of the longstanding relationship between Handy Tool and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation, which has consistently relied on the contractor's expertise in manufacturing configuration-controlled components for legacy and active military aircraft platforms including the B-52, F-16, H-60, KC-135, and B-1B.

The contract was awarded without a small business set-aside designation, though this represents a notable engagement with a company that has built its reputation primarily through small business-designated contracts with DLA Aviation. Handy Tool currently maintains four active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Aviation valued between $250,000 and $1.999 million, underscoring its strategic importance as a supplier of aircraft structural parts and assemblies. This purchase order draws on the contractor's demonstrated capability to deliver specialized aircraft components that support the Department of Defense's operational readiness and surge capacity requirements across multiple military platforms.