Mendota Enterprise Inc.

Mendota Enterprise Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned small disadvantaged business based in Bolingbrook, Illinois, supplies commercial off-the-shelf mechanical fasteners and hardware components to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) as a prime contractor exclusively through purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts, with no subcontracting activity.

Mendota Enterprise is a Subchapter S corporation and self-certified small disadvantaged business with Subcontinent Asian American ownership. The vendor's federal footprint is entirely concentrated within the Defense Logistics Agency across three divisions: DLA Land and Maritime leads by potential value at $1.5 million across 877 awards, followed by DLA Aviation at $1.2 million across 489 awards, and DLA Troop Support Hardware at $903 thousand across 1,580 awards. Combined potential value across all 3,031 awards totals $3.7 million. Award concentration reflects the vendor's role as a routine small-order supplier for standard fastening components rather than a large-contract awardee. Recent representative work includes purchase orders for hexagon cap screws valued at $2,274.52 (November 4, 2025, DLA Aviation), wheel-track chocks for $2,366.10 (February 20, 2026, DLA Land and Maritime), coupling clamp grooved components for $6,804 (October 16, 2025, DLA Aviation), and flat washers for $26,250 (September 19, 2023, DLA Aviation). Most awards carry no set-aside designation despite the vendor's small business eligibility, reflecting full-and-open competitive positioning.

Mendota Enterprise holds two active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA. A single-award Total Small Business IDC with DLA Aviation awarded August 8, 2025, carries a $249,999.99 ceiling through August 7, 2030, covering tapping screws and interconnective hardware. A second single-award Total Small Business IDC with DLA Aviation awarded May 1, 2025, carries a $250,000 ceiling through April 30, 2026, for mechanical hardware components and screws. These IDCs enable DLA to issue delivery orders on an as-needed basis without individual competitive procurements.

Activity shows growth from 40 awards in 2022 to a peak of 82 in 2025, with 24 awards in the first four months of 2026. The vendor's capability portfolio is narrowly focused: primary NAICS codes are Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (1,201 awards) and Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (364 awards). By product service code, the top categories are Nuts and Washers (488 awards), Screws (441 awards), and Bolts (313 awards). Mendota Enterprise has been registered in SAM.gov continuously since December 2009, positioning itself as a long-standing supplier of routine maintenance and logistics components to defense aviation and maritime programs. The vendor's low average award value (under $1,200 per order) and high transaction volume reflect a micro-supplier model for critical but commodity-class interconnective hardware supporting military equipment readiness across multiple DLA depots.