Purchase Order SPE4A726P6049

D-J Engineering Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer based in Augusta, Kansas, was awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation on January 27, 2026, for a structural aluminum panel with a ceiling value of $104,160 and an ultimate completion date of July 21, 2027. The contract reflects no set-aside designation and will be performed at the contractor's Augusta, Kansas facility. D-J Engineering specializes in aerospace structures and components critical to U.S. military aircraft platforms, with established expertise manufacturing complex structural elements including skins, panels, ribs, spars, longerons, stiffeners, and related assemblies for legacy aircraft including the C-135, B-52, B-1B, E-3, and A-10.

This purchase order represents a task order under D-J Engineering's broader indefinite delivery contract portfolio with DLA Aviation, which includes multiple single-award IDCs with ceiling values ranging from $250,000 to $3.065 million covering comprehensive arrays of aircraft structural components. The contractor maintains active contracts supporting ongoing military aircraft maintenance and readiness operations across the Department of Defense's legacy and active aircraft inventory, and has demonstrated sustained subcontracting relationships with major defense primes including The Boeing Company, Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, and Vertex Aerospace LLC. D-J Engineering's contract work encompasses government first article testing, specialized manufacturing for Critical Application Items and Critical Safety Items, and complex structural component production subject to configuration control and export control requirements.