Today we reviewed all contracts awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the month of February 2019 to see what trends might appear. Contractors selling Commercial Hardware (CH) items were third from the top of the list, by percentage of contracts. The Commercial Hardware category is diverse both in types of items as well as government contractors supplying them. Nearly every Ship, Submarine, Aircraft, Vehicle, System or Facility has parts categorized under the Commercial Hardware category it\u2019s NOT just things you find in your big box store\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Commercial Hardware category consists of over 350\nsubcategories. Companies looking to\nstart selling to DOD or wishing to increase their DOD sales should take a\nserious look at this category, especially when searching for government solicitations.\n Over ten (10) percent of all the contracts\nawarded in total by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the month of February\n(as of today) have been awarded to over 400 companies selling products\ncategorized as Commercial Hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is Commercial Hardware? First of all it doesn\u2019t include Screws, Nuts, Bolts, or Washers, they have their own categories. Commercial Hardware items are produced by all types of industries such as Machine shops, Fabricators and Assembly shops made from various materials like metals, plastics and rubbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is a small sampling, a few names of products found within the subcategories under Commercial Hardware:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adapters, Bands, Bellows, Brackets, Bumpers, Caps, Casters, Clamps, Clips, Covers, Fasteners, Frames, Guards, Hinges, Mounts, Plates\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When searching for government solicitations for commercial hardware items it can be cumbersome and time consuming due to the fact that this category has over 350 subcategories. The trick is to search by the individual item name(s) for a more refined result set. In fact after searching for open government solicitations in BidLink<\/a> today we found 1,500 open bids for commercial hardware items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In conclusion if you are interested in increasing the\nnumber of government contracts you win take a look at the category \u201cCommercial\nHardware\u201d. No matter what your specialty\nis the chances of finding something you can supply to DLA is fairly good under\nthis category. Also looking at the procurement\nhistory of past government contracts shows that small businesses succeed in\nthis category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n BidLink is a provider of DOD procurement research tools and has been a leading provider of industry marketing data relating to DOD procurement and solicitations for the past 20 years. Find defense contracts and research competition. Learn more at www.bidlink.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today we reviewed all contracts awarded by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the month of February 2019 to see what trends might appear. Contractors selling Commercial Hardware (CH) items were third from the top of the list, by percentage of contracts. The Commercial Hardware category is diverse both in types of items as well … <\/p>\n