This is a firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime division to Auto-Valve, Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer, to provide 100 drain cocks, P/N 4820010440432, for a ceiling value of $36,800.00. This award is not set aside for a specific business category.
The original solicitation was an RFQ for the procurement of these drain cocks, which are approved for use per P/Ns 56153 8102001-1 and 91511 69D-6, to be delivered to the DLA Distribution Depot in Hill. Auto-Valve, Inc. is a prime contractor with the DLA, holding multiple Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) valued at approximately $250,000 each that allow the DLA Aviation and Land and Maritime divisions to issue firm-fixed-price delivery orders for a variety of valve products, including the drain cocks being delivered under this contract. As a subcontractor, Auto-Valve also supplies valves and related components to major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Bell Textron, and Boeing for various aircraft programs.