Purchase Order SPE8E426V0090

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $3,843.90 to Rudy & Associates, a Fort Worth, Texas-based Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and HUBZone-certified firm, for the procurement of metal bars. The award, issued on October 21, 2025, carries an ultimate completion date of February 9, 2026, and will be performed at the contractor's Fort Worth facility. Rudy & Associates, operated by Ernest Rudy III as a sole proprietorship, specializes in manufacturing military-specification metallic components and has maintained federal contractor status since 2002, establishing itself as a consistent supplier to the DLA across multiple divisions.

This purchase order represents a discrete transaction within Rudy & Associates' broader relationship with the DLA, which currently includes three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) valued at $250,000 each for specialized metallic tubing components. The firm's portfolio demonstrates consistent performance in supplying defense-grade metal products including tubes, plates, sheets, structural angles, and aviation-grade aluminum components. No set-aside designation was applied to this particular purchase order, though approximately 40 percent of the contractor's recent DLA awards have been designated as total small business set-asides or SDVOSB set-asides, reflecting the agency's commitment to leveraging qualified small business contractors in its supply chain operations.