Purchase Order SPE7M426P0920

The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime division, awarded a $18,213.40 firm fixed-price purchase order to Austin Hardware & Supply Inc. on November 18, 2025, for the procurement of slide drawer extensions. This contract, which is not designated as a small business set-aside, will be performed in Reading, Pennsylvania, with an ultimate completion date of March 16, 2026. The award represents a continuation of the ongoing supply relationship between DLA and Austin Hardware & Supply Inc., a wholesale distributor of specialty industrial and vehicular hardware components that has served as a reliable federal supplier since 2007.

Austin Hardware & Supply Inc., a small business entity registered in the System for Award Management, has established itself as a strategic vendor within the federal supply chain through its expertise in sourcing mechanical and structural hardware critical to military operations. The company currently maintains four active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the DLA Land and Maritime division, each valued at $250,000 ceiling and designated for small business set-asides, enabling efficient procurement of recurring hardware supplies including butt hinges, blind rivets, crank handles, and various drawer components. This purchase order for slide drawer extensions supports DLA's mission to maintain reliable, pre-established sources for hardware components essential to ongoing military equipment sustainment and logistics requirements across the Department of Defense.