Purchase Order SPE4A725PD876

The U.S. Department of Defense Aviation awarded a $125,000 firm fixed price purchase order to The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Brooklyn, New York, on August 8, 2025. This government first article test contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of July 16, 2032, will be performed at the contractor's Brooklyn facility. No set-aside designation was applied to this particular award, though the contractor has an extensive history of receiving small business set-aside contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation.

The Handy Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc. specializes in manufacturing configuration-controlled, mission-critical aircraft structural parts and components for military aviation platforms including the B-52, F-16, H-60, KC-135, and B-1B aircraft. As an established Defense Logistics Agency supplier since 2001, the company holds four active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Aviation valued between $250,000 and $1.999 million, through which it provides maintenance kits, duct assemblies, structural panels, fairings, seals, brackets, and various actuating components. This first article test order reflects the contractor's continued strategic importance to the Department of Defense's aviation logistics and operational readiness requirements.