This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, doing business as Thomas Instrument, a for-profit manufacturing company based in Brookshire, Texas. The contract, valued at $157,931.95, is for the production of cylinder assemblies supporting the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. The original contract opportunity was not set aside and was solicited via the Federal Business Opportunities website, allowing electronic proposal submissions. Thomas Instrument is an experienced supplier of precision-machined components and complex fabrications for the U.S. Department of Defense, including various aircraft platforms such as the C-5 Galaxy, F-15 fighter jet, B-52 bomber, and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The company holds multiple Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs) with defense agencies, including a nearly $4 million IDV with the Air Force Sustainment Center for the remanufacture of T-38 servovalves, and a $4.1 million IDV for the remanufacture of B-1 bomber hydraulic drive units.