Purchase Order SPE7M526V1359

The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime awarded a $55,930 firm fixed-price purchase order to Jo-Kell Inc., an SBA-certified Women-Owned Small Business headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, on November 20, 2025. The contract calls for the delivery of 94 units of thermal release heaters (NSN 5999005049323) to DLA Distribution facility W1A8, with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2026. This procurement originated from a competitive Request for Quotation posted on November 9, 2025, with no set-aside designation, allowing participation from all responsible sources. The thermal release heaters are electrical/electronic equipment components essential to military logistics and infrastructure operations.

Jo-Kell Inc. is a well-established supplier of electrical components to the Department of Defense with extensive experience fulfilling similar procurements through its existing Indefinite Delivery Contract portfolio with DLA Land and Maritime. The company maintains active IDCs for multiple categories of electrical components, including a thermal release heater contract with a $250,000 ceiling value. As a prime contractor with established subcontracting relationships with major defense firms including Huntington Ingalls Incorporated and General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., Jo-Kell Inc. demonstrates the operational capacity and supply chain infrastructure necessary to reliably deliver these critical components to support military readiness and maintenance operations across the continental United States and overseas locations.