Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4A619D6852

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation, a component of the U.S. Department of Defense, awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to R.A. Rodriguez, Incorporated, a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned small business based in Sands Point, New York. The IDC, valued up to $1,060,909.50, allows DLA Aviation to efficiently procure a range of critical aviation bearings, including ball bearings, annular bearings, and airframe bearings, to support maintenance and repair operations for military aircraft. Under this IDC, DLA Aviation has issued multiple firm fixed-price delivery orders to R.A. Rodriguez, totaling over $50,000 each, for the supply of NSN-coded bearing components. These deliveries primarily support DLA Aviation facilities in New York. While most awards did not utilize set-aside designations, R.A. Rodriguez has also received total small business set-aside contracts from DLA Aviation in the past. The IDC and associated delivery orders enable DLA Aviation to maintain readiness across U.S. military aviation platforms by ensuring a reliable supply of necessary bearing parts.

The original federal contract opportunity was a pre-solicitation notice issued by DLA Aviation to identify potential sources for a specific NSN-coded annular ball bearing. The agency was seeking information from manufacturers, including location and points of contact, to potentially award a sole-source contract. However, the awarded IDC and subsequent delivery orders to R.A. Rodriguez, Incorporated were competed under full and open competition, as well as small business set-aside procedures, to provide the required bearing components to support DLA Aviation's mission.