Purchase Order SPE8E426V0084

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $8,253 firm fixed-price purchase order to Rudy & Associates, a Fort Worth, Texas-based Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and HUBZone-certified firm, for the procurement of metal bars. The contract, awarded on October 21, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of February 9, 2026, represents a standalone purchase order with no set-aside designation applied. Rudy & Associates, operated as a sole proprietorship by Ernest Rudy III since 2002, specializes in manufacturing military-specification metallic components and has maintained consistent performance as a DLA supplier across multiple product categories including tubes, plates, sheets, and specialized aviation-grade materials.

This award builds upon Rudy & Associates' established relationship with the Defense Logistics Agency, which has issued the company numerous individual purchase orders and delivery orders over its tenure as a federal contractor. The company currently holds three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the DLA's Land and Maritime division, each valued at $250,000, covering specialized metallic tubing components under different National Stock Numbers and set-aside designations. Performance will occur at the contractor's Fort Worth facility, where the company manufactures all delivered products to meet stringent Department of Defense procurement standards for military supply chain operations at distribution centers globally.