Arvco Container Corporation

Arvco Container Corporation, operating as Arvco Speciality Packaging, manufactures and supplies corrugated fiberboard shipping boxes and packaging materials to the federal government as a prime contractor, holding an SBA-certified HUBZone small business designation. The family-owned manufacturer, headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, competes predominantly in full-and-open procurement rather than set-aside vehicles, despite its HUBZone certification.

Arvco's federal footprint centers on corrugated packaging—weather-resistant single-wall and regular slotted containers, corrugated fiberboard sheets, and specialty containers meeting ASTM D4727 and ASTM D5118 standards, classified under NAICS 322211 (Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing). Representative recent work includes a $492 thousand delivery order from the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution awarded April 10, 2025, for corrugated shipping boxes measuring 23¾" × 13" × 8¾"; a $30.6 thousand DLA Distribution delivery order dated April 2, 2025, for corrugated fiberboard liner stock; and a $16.4 thousand General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service delivery order dated September 9, 2025, for weather-resistant corrugated fiberboard sheet stock complying with ASTM D4727 specifications.

Arvco's customer concentration is dominated by two agencies: the Defense Logistics Agency Distribution accounts for the largest share of combined potential value at $33.3 million across 914 awards, while the GSA Federal Acquisition Service drives order volume at 2,231 awards valued at $9.4 million combined. Together these two customers represent 62% of Arvco's combined potential value. The Department of the Army (including the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command) contributes 1,030 and 1,616 awards respectively with combined potential values of $523 thousand and $3.3 million. Arvco serves 153 distinct federal agencies in total.

Arvco holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the GSA Federal Acquisition Service valued at $6,528,500, designated as a total small business set-aside under the 47QSEA Global Supply program (Corrugated Boxes), with an ultimate completion date of September 5, 2026. This vehicle anchors 915 task orders generating $786 thousand in combined potential value. Beyond this primary IDIQ, Arvco places orders against the "Shipping, Packaging and Packing Supplies" vehicle (4,048 task orders, $7.3 million), Blanket Purchase Agreement GS02F11369 (1,704 task orders), and Indefinite Delivery Contract SP330010D0013 with DLA (127 task orders, $1.3 million). The portfolio reveals Arvco operates almost exclusively through delivery orders against standing vehicles rather than direct purchase orders, though occasional purchase orders from DLA Distribution appear in the award history.

Activity has grown substantially: 130 awards in 2022 escalated to 341 in 2025, with 6 awards recorded in the first quarter of 2026. Across 9,699 total prime awards since 1980, Arvco has obligated $53.2 million of $76 million in combined potential value (70% obligation rate), indicating mature customer relationships with steady invoicing against standing vehicles. The 47QSEA IDIQ renewal cycle approaching September 2026 represents a material recompete exposure for Arvco's primary GSA vehicle. Arvco operates as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontract footprint in the source data, manufacturing corrugated packaging in-house at its Kalamazoo facility.

Manufacturer of corrugated fiberboard boxes and packaging, corrugated fiberboard food packaging products, and premolded polyurethane shapes.