Bourdon Forge Co Inc.

Bourdon Forge Co., Inc. Division manufactures high-precision forged metal components for aerospace and defense applications as a prime contractor to the Defense Logistics Agency, competing predominantly under small-business set-asides and full-and-open procurements. The company is a woman-owned small business based in Middletown, Connecticut, with federal contracting history dating to at least 2002, and operates across NAICS categories including Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (208 awards) and Hardware Manufacturing (104 awards), with dominant PSC coding in parachute, cargo, and aerial recovery systems (370 awards).

Bourdon Forge's capability footprint centers on specialized parachute and cargo hardware for military aviation and airborne operations. The product portfolio spans ejector snaps, snap hooks, ring assemblies, shackles, static line snaps, parachute adapters, knife assemblies, clevis assemblies, and apex fittings—all mission-critical metal components for military aircraft and parachute systems. Representative work includes a $199,959 total small business set-aside delivery order from DLA Aviation in April 2025 for ejector snap manufacturing under a $1.98 million IDC, a $167,546.75 total small business set-aside purchase order in May 2025 for shackles, a $104,590.60 open-competition purchase order in July 2024 for static line snaps, and a $194,979.60 total small business set-aside purchase order in October 2024 for clevis assemblies. All manufacturing occurs at the Middletown, Connecticut facility with products distributed through DLA Distribution centers domestically and internationally.

Customer concentration is extreme: DLA Aviation dominates with 329 awards and $21 million combined potential value (74% of portfolio), followed by DLA overall (53 awards, $2.1 million), DLA Land and Maritime (20 awards, $1.3 million), DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (27 awards, $936 thousand), and DLA Troop Support Hardware (30 awards, $488 thousand). These five DLA subdivisions account for 82% of award count and 91% of potential value. The vendor serves 17 distinct customer agencies in the source data, but the DLA relationship is overwhelmingly dominant and represents the entire visible operational footprint.

Bourdon Forge holds seven active single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts: a $1,119,828.60 total small business set-aside IDC for shackles awarded March 2026 extending through March 2031; a $350,000 open-competition IDC for general components awarded February 2026 extending through February 2030; a $250,000 open-competition IDC for ring assembly VEE components awarded November 2025 extending through November 2028; a $250,000 total small business set-aside IDC for snap hooks (Land and Maritime) awarded July 2025 extending through July 2026; a $250,000 open-competition IDC for ring assembly VEE components awarded February 2024 extending through February 2027; a $250,000 total small business set-aside IDC for snap hooks (Land and Maritime) awarded February 2023 extending through February 2024 (expired); and a $250,000 total small business set-aside IDC for snap hooks (Land and Maritime) awarded January 2022 extending through January 2023 (expired). The vendor also executes task orders against multiple parent DLA indefinite delivery contracts including SPE4A721D0125 (20 task orders, $1.4 million), SPE4A715D0343 (19 task orders, $1.4 million), SPE4A719D0084 (17 task orders, $308 thousand), SPE4A617D6149 (14 task orders, $138 thousand), and SPM40706D0122 (14 task orders, $853 thousand).

Activity has remained steady over the past five years, ranging from 19 to 29 awards annually (2022–2025), with 5 awards logged to date in 2026. The combined potential value of awards across the entire portfolio is $28.3 million, of which $20.3 million (71%) has been obligated. Only six awards are due for completion or recompete within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $159 thousand—a minimal recompete cliff relative to the vendor's total exposure. Bourdon Forge operates without meaningful subcontracting activity on federal awards and maintains no visible presence on government-wide contract vehicles (GWACs, BPAs) beyond DLA-specific IDC vehicles. The vendor's entire federal footprint flows through DLA procurement channels, rendering it vulnerable to DLA spending volatility but insulated from interagency competition and holding established positions on the vehicles driving 82% of its federal revenue.