Bock Drum Company, Inc.

Bock Drum Company, Inc. (doing business as Bock Drum Co Inc.), based in Norfolk, Virginia, manufactures and supplies shipping, storage, and industrial drums to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor operating entirely outside set-aside vehicles. The company competes on full-and-open basis and holds no SBA certifications; it is a for-profit corporate entity with a 22-year federal contracting history anchored in direct-award purchase orders from naval and defense logistics customers.

Bock Drum's capability portfolio centers on 55-gallon steel drums, shipping and storage drums, hazardous material containers, and related metal containment products for military applications. Representative work includes a $34,904.80 total small business set-aside purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command awarded June 10, 2022, for 280 units of 55-gallon steel drums with delivery to Norfolk Naval Shipyard; a $31,165.00 total small business set-aside from NAVSEA dated April 21, 2022, for steel drums and shipping containers; and a $24,932.00 total small business set-aside from NAVSEA dated January 19, 2022, for industrial drums and hazardous material packaging. A $1,550.00 purchase order from NAVSEA dated January 18, 2022, extended the product mix to hazardous material cardboard boxes. Most orders carry ceiling values under $35,000 and compress performance into one to two months.

Customer concentration is acute and stable. Naval Sea Systems Command dominates the footprint with 86 awards (65% of volume) and $622 thousand in combined potential value — roughly two-thirds of the company's entire federal revenue base over the source period. The Department of the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery accounts for 9 awards ($80 thousand), followed by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment (9 awards, $52 thousand) and Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (7 awards, $46 thousand). The top five customers cover 94% of awards and 91% of combined potential value; Bock Drum serves eight distinct federal agencies total but has no meaningful revenue concentration outside Navy and DLA logistics channels.

Activity has declined sharply. The company received 15 awards in 2021 and 12 in 2022, dropping to 3 in 2023, 2 in 2024, and 1 in 2026. The most recent award — a $1,240 purchase order from DoD Construction and Equipment dated February 9, 2026, for shipping and storage drums with completion by March 2, 2026 — reflects the current tempo. Combined potential value across 122 total prime awards stands at $948 thousand, with $919 thousand obligated (97% realization rate). NAICS concentration runs heavily to Other Metal Container Manufacturing (83 awards) and repair and maintenance (20 awards); PSC coding aligns with Drums and Cans (109 of 122 awards). Bock Drum holds no position on government-wide vehicles; a single indefinite delivery contract (SPMYM115D0001) generated 2 task orders worth $4 thousand combined. The vendor performs all work as a prime and operates no subcontractor footprint.