Purchase Order SPE8E425V1865

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $5,740 firm fixed-price purchase order to Rudy & Associates, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and SBA-certified HUBZone firm operated by Ernest Rudy III. The contract, issued on August 20, 2025, calls for the delivery of metal bars to support DLA operations, with performance concluding by February 17, 2026. The award was made without a set-aside designation, allowing competition among qualified vendors. Rudy & Associates, based in Fort Worth, Texas, is a specialized manufacturer of military-specification metal products with an established track record of providing critical components to the Department of Defense since its SAM.gov registration in 2002.

This purchase order represents a continuation of the DLA's ongoing relationship with Rudy & Associates for specialized metal procurement. The vendor holds three Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the DLA Land and Maritime division, each valued at $250,000 and designated for total small business participation, which enable streamlined ordering of metal sheets and metallic tubing to maintain inventory levels at DLA warehouses. The present purchase order for metal bars aligns with the company's core capability to supply military-specification metallic components across various product categories and demonstrates the DLA's confidence in the vendor's ability to meet stringent defense logistics requirements within the established timeline.