Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4A726D0108

Texstars LLC, operating as PPG Aerospace, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation on December 15, 2025, with a ceiling value of $900,000 and an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2028. The contract does not utilize a set-aside designation, indicating open competitive procurement. Texstars specializes in manufacturing aerospace products and components critical to military aviation operations, including aircraft structural panels, transparencies, canopy products, window assemblies, seals, and aircraft maintenance materials. As a Grand Prairie, Texas-based subsidiary of Pittsburgh-headquartered PPG Industries, Inc., Texstars leverages its parent company's advanced materials and coatings expertise to deliver high-quality aerospace solutions to government agencies. The contractor maintains an extensive federal contracting portfolio with the DLA and U.S. Air Force, demonstrating substantial capability in delivering firm fixed-price orders for military aviation fleet sustainment and operational readiness.

The underlying market research effort, conducted by DLA Aviation in March 2025, focused on identifying manufacturers capable of producing National Stock Number 1560-016265308, an aircraft structural panel for the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, under the Source Approval Request Program. Texstars was identified as an approved current manufacturer for this component, along with Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and LLamass Plastics Inc. The procurement falls under North American Industry Classification System code 336413 for Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing and supports critical aviation component standards. This Indefinite Delivery Contract provides DLA Aviation with flexible procurement authority to issue delivery orders on an as-needed basis for aircraft structural panels and related components identified by multiple National Stock Numbers, enabling Texstars to maintain production readiness while providing essential components for military aviation maintenance, repair, overhaul, and operational requirements.