Purchase Order SPE4A726P3657

The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation awarded a $400,477 firm fixed price purchase order to Aircraft & Commercial Enterprises, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Derby, Kansas, for the supply of textile electrical sleeving under a Total Small Business set-aside designation. The contract, awarded December 8, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 24, 2026, fulfills the agency's requirement to expand its manufacturing base for National Stock Number 5970-016832460 textile electrical sleeving, a critical electrical insulation material used in defense and aviation applications. This award directly responds to the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation's March 2025 Sources Sought Notice, which identified Breyden Products LLC as the sole approved source and sought to qualify additional manufacturers capable of producing the specified 7,430 units of this specialized component.

Aircraft & Commercial Enterprises has established itself as a qualified supplier within the defense industrial supply chain, holding multiple federal certifications including Woman-Owned Small Business status and Self-Certified Small Disadvantaged Business designation. The company maintains a robust portfolio with the Defense Logistics Agency across aviation, land and maritime, and construction and equipment divisions, and currently holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the agency. This purchase order represents a strategic addition to the company's textile electrical sleeving capabilities and supports the broader defense industrial base's objective of ensuring supply chain resilience and competition in critical electrical insulation materials for aviation readiness operations.