American Industrial Company, LLC

American Industrial Company, LLC, doing business as Universe Industries, manufactures precision-machined industrial components and assemblies for the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor, competing predominantly full-and-open with recurring Total Small Business and Woman-Owned Small Business set-aside awards. The company is an SBA-certified Women-Owned Small Business and self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Belton, Missouri, with manufacturing operations in Village Loch Loyd, Missouri.

Universe Industries' federal footprint is heavily concentrated within the Defense Logistics Agency across three components. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime accounts for 739 awards (68% of recent volume) valued at $13.6 million combined potential value, while DLA Aviation holds 264 awards (24%) valued at $5.1 million, and DLA Troop Support accounts for the remainder. This concentration reflects the vendor's core capability: manufacturing discrete metal components, assemblies, and replacement parts including heat shield stiffeners, solid plain disks, bushings, sleeves, spacers, bearings, buffer assemblies, optical instrument prisms, firing pins, and connector components. Recent representative work spans a $40,200 Total Small Business delivery order from DLA Aviation for heat shield stiffeners (March 2026), a $39,050 purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime for connectors and receptacles (January 2025), and a $76,000 non-set-aside purchase order from DLA Aviation for a diaphragm assembly (July 2025).

Universe Industries operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract activity; all 1,079 awards in the source data are prime contracts and indefinite delivery contract positions. The vendor holds five active single-award IDIQs with DLA—four Total Small Business or Woman-Owned Small Business set-asides valued at $249,999.99 to $250,000 each (one for heat shield stiffeners, two for solid plain disks, and one for buffer assemblies, all with 2025–2028 completion dates)—plus multiple delivery order vehicles under individual DLA component IDCs. Top parent vehicles by task order volume are Indefinite Delivery Contracts SPM7LX10D7043 (21 task orders, $245 thousand combined value), SPE7LX19D0188 (12 task orders, $121 thousand), and SPM7LX11D9026 (12 task orders, $29 thousand). The vendor does not compete on government-wide GWACs, BPAs, or agency schedule vehicles outside DLA.

Activity has grown materially over the past five years—33 awards in 2022 to 89 in 2024—though 2025–2026 volume has moderated to 66 and 17 awards respectively, reflecting typical year-to-date timing. Eight awards valued at $108 thousand face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting modest recompete exposure. The combined potential value across all 1,079 prime awards is $19.6 million, with $13.2 million obligated (67% utilization).

Universe Industries' competitive posture is characterized by recurring set-asides and consistent full-and-open competition for individual purchase orders and delivery orders, primarily under Total Small Business and Woman-Owned Small Business designations. The vendor's top NAICS categories are Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing (283 awards) and Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (141 awards), while top PSCs are Guns Through 30mm (204 awards) and Commercial Hardware (160 awards). The typical contract size is small—ranging from under one thousand dollars to mid-five-figure delivery orders—reflecting discrete component procurement patterns within DLA's defense logistics supply chain. The vendor's manufacturing footprint and precision-machining capability position it as a reliable, capacity-constrained supplier of mission-critical replacement parts and assemblies supporting military aircraft, land vehicles, and maritime systems logistics across the Department of Defense.

Precision Machining, CNC milling and turning, prototype and production; Design and Build Dies for Metal Stamping; Metal Stampings, Fixtures, tools and special machines