Bmi, Inc.

BMI, Inc., operating as Boyd Metals of Fort Smith Division and headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is a foreign-owned, for-profit metals service center that specializes in providing metal products, fabrication services, and infrastructure support to the U.S. Department of Defense. The company has established itself as a key supplier to federal government agencies, particularly the Joint Munitions Command, delivering specialized steel and aluminum materials, custom-fabricated metal components, processing equipment, and facility infrastructure upgrades to support critical ammunition production, storage, and logistics operations.

Since 2021, BMI, Inc. has received numerous federal contract awards from the Joint Munitions Command totaling millions of dollars in contract value. The company's deliverables under these awards demonstrate significant technical capability and operational diversity. Products and services provided include metal raw materials such as steel plates, sheets, bars, angles, channels, and aluminum plates and tubing; fabricated metal components including mixer bowls and bowl screens, lifting fixtures, transport cart handling fixtures, bowl guides, and bowl lids; specialized equipment such as curing bay air handlers, ducting systems, screening and batching systems, vacuum pour stations, and powder handling equipment; infrastructure components including paint shop materials, mezzanine structures, sub-floor components, and ventilation systems; and facility modifications such as sliding door repairs, window cove work, and scrubber ventilation installations. The company has received both non-set-aside contract awards and awards designated as total small business set-asides, with individual task order values ranging from approximately $472 to $236,915.70. Notable large awards include a $236,915.70 purchase order for steel sheets (designated as 100% Total Small Business set-aside) awarded in June 2024, a $131,684.51 purchase order for various metal products and equipment (total small business set-aside) awarded in October 2023, and a $44,533.10 purchase order for a 567 AP screening and batching system (total small business set-aside) awarded in October 2023. All work has been performed at or in support of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Oklahoma, a critical Department of Defense facility for ammunition production and sustainment.

BMI, Inc. holds one primary federal contract Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) in the form of a single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Joint Munitions Command, effective October 1, 2021, with a ceiling value of $250,000 and an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025. This BPA provides the Joint Munitions Command with a flexible vehicle to procure steel, aluminum, and various metal products and fabrication services on an as-needed basis to support ammunition production, storage, and logistics operations at the McAlester facility. Through this BPA mechanism, the Joint Munitions Command has issued numerous task orders spanning from July 2022 through July 2025, with individual task order values ranging from approximately $2,000 to $23,400, demonstrating the vehicle's utility as an efficient ordering mechanism for the command's ongoing and variable metal product and fabrication requirements. Additionally, the company has served as a sub-contractor to ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, LLC on a task order issued in September 2024, performing services under a prime contract statement of work. The breadth and consistency of task order issuances under the primary BPA reflects the Joint Munitions Command's continued reliance on BMI, Inc.'s capabilities to sustain critical munitions acquisition and stockpile management missions.