Blanket Purchase Agreement W51B2823AJ024

The Department of the Army awarded a $3 million multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to FDH Defense Aftermarket, LLC (also known as Unical Defense), a for-profit small business, in April 2023. This BPA allows the Army to rapidly procure a variety of unspecified products and services from Unical Defense on an as-needed basis through firm-fixed price call orders to support various Army readiness programs. Between April and October 2023, the Army issued eight call orders against this BPA, ranging from $1,125 to $58,470.70 for single-month combined orders. Unical Defense is a supplier of aircraft and maritime components, electronic parts, hardware, and logistics services, and has received numerous prime federal contract awards from agencies such as the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The BPA does not have a set-aside designation, and the task orders indicate the Army is leveraging Unical Defense's broad capabilities to streamline the acquisition of critical supplies and services.

The contract awards reviewed show the Army utilizing this BPA vehicle to issue firm-fixed price call orders to Unical Defense on a monthly basis, combining all orders placed during that period. The call orders, ranging from $4,050 to $375,250.13, cover the period from April 2023 through April 2024 and are intended to support the Army's readiness and modernization programs. The place of performance for all the call orders is the City of Commerce, California, where Unical Defense is located. The BPA and its associated call orders allow the Army to rapidly procure needed products and services from this small business contractor without the use of set-aside requirements.