Purchase Order SPE4A725PF763

The U.S. Department of Defense Aviation awarded a $11,229.12 firm fixed-price purchase order to Cherokee Nation Aerospace & Defense LLC for a structural bracket on September 17, 2025. The contract, with an ultimate completion date of January 15, 2026, was performed in Pryor, Oklahoma, and carried no set-aside designation. Cherokee Nation Aerospace & Defense LLC, a tribally-owned small business subsidiary of the Cherokee Nation, is certified as an 8(a) Program Participant, a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) firm, and a Small Disadvantaged Business, enabling it to compete for specialized federal opportunities in aerospace manufacturing and supply.

This procurement supports the Department of Defense's broader aircraft sustainment and modification objectives, consistent with Cherokee Nation Aerospace & Defense LLC's established capabilities in producing specialized aerospace hardware for military aviation platforms. The company has demonstrated extensive experience delivering structural components and aircraft parts through its prime contract awards and Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with major defense commands, including a $48 million multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with the Air Force Ogden Air Logistics Complex for F-16 aircraft bracket kits and a $4.39 million 8(a) sole-source IDC with the Air Force Sustainment Center. The structural bracket procured under this purchase order aligns with the company's core manufacturing capabilities for critical military aviation support.