Purchase Order SPE8E426V0182

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $3,187.63 to Rudy & Associates for a structural beam on November 4, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of March 4, 2026. The contract was awarded to Rudy III, Ernest, doing business as Rudy & Associates, a Fort Worth, Texas-based Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and SBA-certified HUBZone firm. The work will be performed in Kendale, Texas. This purchase order was not issued under a set-aside program and represents a continuation of the Defense Logistics Agency's relationship with the contractor, which specializes in manufacturing military-specification metallic components for defense procurement applications.

Rudy & Associates has established itself as a consistent supplier to the Defense Logistics Agency since maintaining federal contractor registration in 2002, with an extensive portfolio of individual purchase orders and three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts currently valued at $250,000 each. The contractor's manufacturing expertise encompasses structural angles, metal bars, sheets, plates, and specialized aviation-grade components that meet stringent defense standards. The Defense Logistics Agency utilizes Rudy & Associates' small business status and demonstrated manufacturing capabilities to support military supply chain operations through simplified delivery orders, leveraging the contractor's Fort Worth facility for production and fulfillment of defense-critical metallic components.