Karen Carlisle

Karen Carlisle, doing business as B & K Aerospace, manufactures and supplies aerospace fasteners and hardware components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a women-owned small business prime contractor, operating as a sole proprietorship from Midlothian, Texas under NAICS 332722 (Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing) and PSC code 53 (Hardware and Abrasives). The company holds SBA Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certification and competes exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides on three core single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with DLA, each carrying $350,000 ceilings and one-year terms through 2027.

B & K Aerospace' customer concentration is entirely consolidated within the Defense Logistics Agency across multiple commodity portfolios. DLA Aviation dominates the footprint at 5,462 awards carrying $22 million in combined potential value, followed by DLA Troop Support Hardware with 5,964 awards at $3.6 million combined potential value and DLA Land and Maritime with 360 awards at $3.2 million combined potential value. These three components account for 100% of the vendor's federal award activity. Recent representative work includes purchase orders and delivery orders for socket head cap screws ($3,365.82 awarded June 17, 2026), plain slotted hexagon nuts ($3,840 awarded May 28, 2026), self-locking hexagon nuts ($3,556.73 awarded July 14, 2026), flat washers ($2,944 awarded May 27, 2026), and machine screws ($2,334.50 awarded June 15, 2026), all under firm fixed price terms with no subcontract footprint. The three active IDIQs issued June 8, 2026 (DLA Aviation, $349,999.99 ceiling), May 20, 2026 (DLA Land and Maritime, $350,000 ceiling), and May 11, 2026 (DLA Aviation, $350,000 ceiling) serve as the primary vehicles for task orders.

Award activity has declined over the past five years from 1,193 awards in 2023 to 446 awards in 2026 year-to-date, reflecting the high-velocity, small-dollar procurement pattern characteristic of consumable aerospace fastener replenishment. The vendor maintains 11,841 total prime awards across the source data window since 2005, with a combined potential value of $34.6 million and $6.4 million obligated (18% execution rate), indicating a working inventory model for DLA depots throughout the continental United States and overseas locations. Sixty-two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $65 thousand, representing minimal recompete exposure given the standing indefinite-delivery relationships. The portfolio concentrates on fastener commodity codes: screws (5,369 awards), nuts and washers (3,932 awards), nails, machine keys, and pins (1,194 awards), bolts (749 awards), and coil and flat springs (249 awards). B & K Aerospace manufactures and ships all products directly with zero subcontract engagement.

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