Patterson Cooney Inc.

Patterson Cooney Inc., a woman-owned small business based in New Lenox, Illinois, supplies industrial fasteners, mechanical components, and related hardware to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor on purchase orders and indefinite-delivery contracts, competing predominantly in full-and-open and Total Small Business set-aside procurements with no subcontractor footprint.

Patterson Cooney's federal footprint is dominated by DLA, which accounts for 100% of the vendor's 25,553 awards across all customer agencies. The top five DLA supply chains by award count are Land and Maritime (15,790 awards, $19.1 million combined potential value), Troop Support Hardware (4,785 awards, $2.4 million), Aviation (3,429 awards, $2.4 million), Troop Support Construction and Equipment (1,428 awards, $1.8 million), and Troop Support Medical (47 awards, $20 thousand). Land and Maritime drives both volume and dollars, representing approximately 74% of all awards and 74% of combined potential value. The concentration reflects Patterson Cooney's core capability: supplying DLA inventory with commercial fastening hardware, seals, gaskets, filters, springs, switches, hose assemblies, and mechanical components across standard National Stock Number (NSN) line items. Recent representative awards include a $53.3 thousand Total Small Business purchase order (June 1, 2026) for vehicular brake band components, a $50.4 thousand Total Small Business order (May 18, 2026) for brake band assemblies, a $40.1 thousand order (June 10, 2026) for nuts and stem components, and a $36.4 thousand Total Small Business award (May 13, 2026) for liquid flow sensors. Sub-million awards dominate the portfolio — the median order value is low four-to-five figures — consistent with DLA's unit-supply procurement model.

The vendor holds positions on multiple DLA indefinite-delivery contracts. The two largest vehicles are Indefinite Delivery Contract SP040005AAE47 (33 task orders) and SP040006AAE47 (11 task orders); three smaller IDCs carry between 4 and 6 task orders each. These contracts are primarily single-award vehicles reserved for small business suppliers.

The top five NAICS categories across the 25,553 awards reflect component manufacturing: All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (4,183 awards), Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (3,133 awards), Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (2,467 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (1,500 awards), and Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (858 awards). Top PSC codes align with commodity supply: Hardware, Commercial (5,364 awards), Packing and Gasket Materials (2,645 awards), Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings (1,295 awards), Nuts and Washers (1,083 awards), and Switches (973 awards). All work is performed at Patterson Cooney's New Lenox facility or at DLA depot locations in the continental United States and overseas.

Award activity has declined: 2,285 awards in 2022 fell to 796 awards in 2026 year-to-date, a 65% decline over four years. Combined potential value across all awards is $25.8 million with $20.2 million obligated (78% realization). Seventy-six awards face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months with combined potential value of $210 thousand, indicating moderate recompete exposure. The vendor competes exclusively as a prime in full-and-open and Total Small Business set-aside categories; the single-award Total Small Business IDC (SP040005AAE47) awarded March 5, 2026, carries a $350 thousand ceiling through March 5, 2027 for Filter Assembly FLU units and represents a locked-in vehicle but does not expand the vendor's addressable competitive set.