Purchase Order SPE7M026V0522

The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime awarded a $32,560 firm fixed-price purchase order to Ballco Manufacturing Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, on October 29, 2025. The contract calls for the delivery of 22 units of valve parts kits (NSN 4820015441071) with a completion deadline of April 27, 2026. This procurement was conducted as an open competition without set-aside designation through a Request for Quote solicitation posted in July 2025. Ballco will perform all work at its Aurora facility and deliver the completed parts kits to DLA Distribution.

Ballco Manufacturing specializes in precision-engineered industrial ball valve components and fluid power parts for military applications, with an extensive track record supplying the Defense Logistics Agency across multiple divisions. The company operates as a prime contractor without subcontracting relationships and maintains six active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA, each valued at $250,000, which serve as the primary vehicle for task order placement. Since 2021, Ballco has secured over $3 million in aggregate federal contract awards across more than 150 individual purchase orders, demonstrating its established position as a critical supplier within the defense industrial base for shipboard systems and land-based military equipment maintenance and readiness operations.