Purchase Order SPE7L126V0624

The Defense Logistics Agency's Land and Maritime division awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order to Rudy & Associates for the procurement of metallic tubing, with a ceiling value of $19,841.25 and an ultimate completion date of August 11, 2026. The award was made to Rudy III, Ernest (doing business as Rudy & Associates), a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and SBA-certified HUBZone firm located in Fort Worth, Texas. This contract is not designated as a set-aside, though the awardee qualifies for small business preferences. The company will perform the work at its Fort Worth facility and deliver specialized metal components in accordance with military specifications.

Rudy & Associates has an established track record supplying critical metallic components to the DLA across multiple divisions, with prior contracts ranging from several hundred dollars to over $50,000. The firm also maintains three Indefinite Delivery Contracts valued at $250,000 each with the DLA Land and Maritime division for metal sheets and metallic tubing, designed to support stock levels at Defense Logistics Agency warehouses across the continental and outside continental United States. This current purchase order represents ongoing procurement activity consistent with the company's core competency in manufacturing and supplying military-specification metal products to support Department of Defense logistics operations.