NAVSEA Machining and Fabrication IDIQ

Naval Sea Systems Command established this Master IDIQ for machining and fabrication services on September 4, 2020, with ordering authority extending through September 3, 2030, providing 4 years and 1 month of remaining activity. The vehicle carries a 100% small business set-aside at the vehicle level and is structured as a multiple-award IDIQ with firm-fixed-price delivery orders competed among awardees under FAR 16.505(b).

The vehicle contracts milling, lathe, grinding, surface preparation and finishing, welding, weld inspection, and material and weld inspection services for systems including air and missile defense, command and control, and sensor platforms. Items handled include components weighing up to 100,000 pounds, up to 40 feet long, with lathe operations up to 96 inches in diameter and milling operations on items 96 inches square.

Four small business primes have been awarded: Chesapeake Machining & Fabrication, Inc. dominates with 12 of 17 task orders and $17.1 million in combined potential value, followed by Merrill Technologies Group, LLC with 3 orders totaling $2.3 million combined potential value, and Kodiak Manufacturing Inc. and Advex Corporation each holding single orders. Ordering momentum has been steady, averaging 2.4 orders per year over the past five years (3 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 3 in 2024, and 2 in 2025). Most recent orders, awarded September 29, 2025, include $1.3 million and $51,750 delivery orders for rounding ring assemblies and hardware.

Naval Sea Systems Command places the vast majority of orders; 15 of 17 task orders valued at $18.4 million combined potential value fund NAVSEA programs, with 2 orders totaling $1.1 million serving Strategic Systems Programs. The vehicle's combined potential value is $19.5 million, with $16.5 million obligated (85% commitment). Task order values range from $2,500 minimum-funding orders to $6.3 million ceiling, with typical production orders ranging from $300,000 to $3.5 million. Despite the vehicle-level small business set-aside, actual task-order competition shows 53% unrestricted awards, 41% total small business awards, and 6% partial small business awards.

Various machined products including, but not limited to, milling operations, lathe operations, grinding operations, surface preparation/surface finishing, welding, weld inspection, and material inspection/certification to support various programs. Programs supported could include air and missile defense systems, command and control systems, and sensor systems.