Bass Machining Company, Inc.

Bass Machining Company, Inc. is a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Dundalk, Maryland, specializing in precision machining services for aerospace and scientific applications. The company is registered to receive awards from the U.S. federal government and primarily provides specialized components and assemblies to NASA and its contractors. Bass Machining demonstrates expertise in manufacturing critical parts for space exploration and research instruments, with a focus on producing highly specialized components for mass spectrometers, ion traps, and various spacecraft systems. Their services encompass a wide range of precision-machined parts and assemblies, showcasing their capability to meet the exacting requirements of federal space and defense projects.

Recent federal contract history reveals Bass Machining's involvement in several NASA projects, including the Roman Space Telescope (RST) mission. As a prime contractor, the company was awarded a $31,652 purchase order by NASA's Shared Services Center to produce dynode shields for linear ion traps. In subcontractor roles, Bass Machining has supplied various components for NASA projects, including OICP structures, ion trap mass spectrometer parts, SASS cheater plates, spring deployment tools, thruster modules, and HGAS hat coupler parts. The company has also provided machined parts and assemblies for other government contractors such as Aerodyne-Sgt Engineering Services, LLC, Assurance Technology Corp, and KBR Wyle Services, LLC. Additionally, Bass Machining received a $549,822.50 prime contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command for producing mechanical hardware parts for new M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) Electronic Safety/Arming Device (ESAD) fuzes. While most of Bass Machining's subcontracts did not specify set-aside designations, their recent prime contracts were awarded without the use of set-asides, despite their small disadvantaged business status.