Big Metal Additive LLC
Denver, CO
- UEI
- KQALHC62NA83
- CAGE
- 81PX3
- Primary NAICS
- 332911 Industrial Valve Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
- 332919 Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
- 332993 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
- 336390 Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
- 336412 Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- 336992 Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
- 336999 All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 3891 Paris St, Denver, CO 80239, USA
- Website
- bigmetaladditive.com
- Founded
- 2016
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Industrial Conglomerates
- Industrials & Manufacturing
- SIC code
- 35 Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $1,096,929 |
| FY2025 | $2,118,516 |
| FY2024 | $29,560 |
| FY2023 | $1,933,285 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defense Logistics Agency | $1,096,929 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Boeing Company | FA810525FB012 | $898,463 | |
| University Of Dayton | 47QFLA23F0096 | $30,000 |
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimized isogrid structures using hybrid additive manufacturing | Shared Services Center | $0 |
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About the company
Big Metal Additive LLC, a small disadvantaged business based in Denver, Colorado, provides advanced metal additive manufacturing research and development services and manufactured components to defense and aerospace agencies as a prime contractor (89% of recent awards) and subcontractor. The company specializes in wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), hybrid additive-subtractive processes, and large-scale metal structures for aerospace, defense, and space applications. The company competes predominantly under small business set-asides—all nine prime R&D contracts in the source carry Total Small Business designations.
Big Metal Additive's customer concentration reflects heavy defense R&D dependence. The top five funding agencies account for 68% of awards by count and 98% of combined potential value, with the Air Force Research Laboratory commanding the largest share (7 awards, $3.6 million combined potential value) across STTR Phase I and Phase II research programs. The Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command ($2 million, single award for SBIRS High infrared systems R&D under SBIR Phase II), the Navy's Office of Naval Research ($1.9 million, two awards), the Defense Logistics Agency ($1.1 million, single SBIR Phase II award for aluminum-scandium aerospace structures), and the Army Corps of Engineers ($750 thousand, single-award BPA for repetitive WAAM parts) round out the active set. Notably, the DLA and Navy awards are more recent (April and September 2026, September 2025) than the bulk of AFRL work, which peaked in 2022–2023.
Recent capability work centers on advanced aerospace and defense manufacturing. Representative prime contracts include a $1.963 million SBIR Phase II award from Naval Sea Systems Command (September 2025) for SBIRS High space-based infrared sensor R&D, a $1.096 million SBIR Phase II award from the Defense Logistics Agency (April 2026) for aluminum-scandium aerospace structures, a $1.699 million STTR Phase II contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory (February 2023) for mission-optimized spacecraft components, and a $749,973 STTR Phase II order with AFRL (March 2022) for optimized additive-manufactured aircraft structures. The company also holds a single-award $750,000 blanket purchase agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers' Engineer Research and Development Center (September 2022) for repetitive wire arc additive manufacturing of mechanical components, against which individual calls have been placed for connector arms and sector gears in high-strength low alloy steel.
Award activity has been uneven. The company received four awards in 2021 and five in 2022, declined to three in 2023, and returned to four in 2025 before dropping to two in 2026. Two awards (combined potential value $3.1 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete. In its subcontractor role, Big Metal Additive has delivered KC-135 boom structural tube engineering services to Boeing (April 2026) and AM extrusion part samples for the KC-135 project to the University of Dayton (April 2025). The category concentration is heavily weighted to R&D in physical, engineering, and life sciences (11 awards), with supporting NAICS codes in machinery manufacturing and engineering services reflecting the hybrid nature of the company's work—development and production of additively manufactured components for aerospace defense platforms.
Quick answers
Is Big Metal Additive LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Big Metal Additive LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through August 16, 2027.
How much has Big Metal Additive LLC received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $2,118,516 to Big Metal Additive LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $5,178,289 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Big Metal Additive LLC rank among federal contractors?
Big Metal Additive LLC ranked #35 in NAICS 541713 in FY2025.
What is Big Metal Additive LLC's most recent federal award?
Big Metal Additive LLC's most recent federal contract award is BAA 25.d, DLA topic 25D-003, sbir phase II aluminum-scandium aerospace (SP470126C0069), from Troop Support (DLA), on April 10, 2026.
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