T & R Trading LLC

T & R Trading LLC, a self-certified small disadvantaged business manufacturer based in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania, supplies soldering materials and flux to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) competing exclusively in open, unrestricted federal procurement processes without set-aside designations. The company is a sole proprietorship and a child entity under parent Amerway Inc., itself a veteran-owned, small disadvantaged business manufacturer.

T & R Trading's customer base is entirely concentrated within the Defense Logistics Agency. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment division accounts for 154 awards with $390 thousand in combined potential value, while the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division holds 8 awards worth $11 thousand, representing 100% of all recent awards. The company competes directly against other commercial suppliers in DLA's unrestricted purchase order processes for standardized soldering products.

The vendor's product portfolio centers on tin alloy solder, lead alloy solder, lead-tin alloy solder, lead-free solder, and soldering flux — all critical materials for military construction, equipment maintenance, and supply chain operations. Individual purchase orders typically range from several hundred dollars to approximately $26 thousand, with firm fixed-price terms and one- to two-month performance windows. Representative recent contracts include a $11,003 tin alloy solder delivery awarded February 20, 2024; a $9,702 tin alloy solder order from December 11, 2024; and a $6,773 soldering materials bundle (multiple types) from December 9, 2024, all from DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment.

Activity remained steady across the past four years — 25 awards in 2022, 26 in 2023, 23 in 2024, and 25 in 2025 — with three awards recorded in 2026 to date. The vendor operates as a direct manufacturer with no identified subcontractors; all work is performed at its Gallitzin facility. T & R Trading holds no parent contract vehicles, IDIQs, GWACs, or standing BPAs — each award is a discrete purchase order issued directly by DLA. The combined potential value across the entire 162-award footprint is $402 thousand, fully obligated. As a sole proprietorship with consistent monthly purchase order activity from a single customer agency, T & R Trading occupies a narrow but stable niche in DLA's supply chain for commercial-off-the-shelf soldering consumables.