BRP Manufacturing Co

BRP Manufacturing Co, doing business as Buckeye Rubber Products, is a Lima, Ohio-based small business manufacturer of industrial rubber products that supplies solid rubber sheets, rubber strips, nonmetallic channels, and adhesive rubber tapes to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on nearly 1,500 federal awards. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation competing predominantly in the full-and-open marketplace, though it holds multiple Total Small Business set-aside Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Defense Logistics Agency.

The company's federal footprint centers almost entirely on DLA procurement across three divisions. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime accounts for 376 awards worth $7.2 million in combined potential value, while DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment represents 890 awards totaling $3 million. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command rounds out the active portfolio with 85 awards valued at $178 thousand. These three customers represent 96% of all awards by count and 97% of combined potential value. Award volume has grown substantially, from 58 in 2022 to 94 in 2025, though 2026 year-to-date shows 35 awards reflecting partial-year capture.

Capability work is narrowly focused: solid rubber sheets (the dominant product, appearing across National Stock Numbers and PSC codes for rubber fabricated materials) account for the vast majority of task orders, with supplemental volume in rubber strips, nonmetallic channels, and adhesive rubber tapes. Representative awards include a $84,537.60 Total Small Business purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime (August 2024) for 185 units of solid rubber sheet (NSN 9320013638571), a $42,576.27 delivery order under a Total Small Business IDC from the same division (February 2025), and a $32,712.55 Total Small Business purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime (April 2024) for additional solid rubber sheets. The company also performs first article testing on rubber product specifications—demonstrated in multiple awards carrying that designation—to validate new suppliers or product batches for military use. All work is performed at the Lima facility with shipments directed to DLA distribution centers domestically and overseas.

BRP Manufacturing holds at least four active single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Land and Maritime. The most recent, awarded October 27, 2025, carries a $350,000 ceiling through October 27, 2026, structured to accommodate approximately 12 orders annually for solid rubber sheets under NSN 5330003330313 with a 21-day delivery window. An earlier $250,000 IDC awarded January 22, 2025, through January 22, 2026, for NSN 9320009189497 has already generated a $1,341.11 delivery order. Two additional $250,000 IDCs, awarded in October and November 2024 respectively, demonstrate the DLA's reliance on recurring, framework-based procurement for these materials. Individual purchase orders and delivery orders under these and similar IDCs range from under $100 to over $84,000, with the company sustaining steady flow through both set-aside and full-and-open procurements.

The vendor competes across NAICS 339991 (Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing) and PSC 93/53 designations, with rubber fabricated materials as the dominant supply category. Award data shows no subcontract footprint and no participation in broader government-wide vehicles, IDIQs, or GWACs. BRP Manufacturing's federal strategy centers on direct relationships with DLA divisions through purchase orders and single-award indefinite delivery contracts, positioning it as a specialized, captive supplier for standardized rubber inventory replenishment rather than a multi-agency platform provider.