Burlington Engineering Corporation

Burlington Engineering Corporation, doing business as Burlington Engineering Corp, manufactures specialized precision metalworking equipment and tooling for the U.S. Army as a small business prime contractor, competing predominantly under full-and-open and Total Small Business set-asides. The company is based in Burlington, Vermont, with facilities in Montpelier, Vermont and Italy, and operates as a for-profit corporate entity focused on machine tool manufacturing (NAICS 541512 and related metalworking codes).

The customer concentration is extreme and deliberate. The Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command accounts for 37 of 57 total awards (65% of award count) and $69.8 million of $77.7 million combined potential value (90% of dollars). The remaining customer base—Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (4 awards, $5.3 million), the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center (1 award, $758 thousand), the Department of the Army Research Development and Engineering Command (1 award, $617 thousand), and the Department of the Army Joint Munitions Command (2 awards, $485 thousand)—collectively represent 10 awards and $7 million, illustrating deep specialization in Army cannon and munitions manufacturing equipment. Burlington Engineering does not sit on government-wide vehicles (GWACs, BPAs, or agency-wide IDIQs); all awards are direct purchase orders from customer agencies.

The capability portfolio centers on heavy-duty machine tools for military manufacturing. Representative prime awards include a $3.76 million firm-fixed-price contract from TACOM for two Tacchi heavy-duty lathes (model HD 1000-S) for Benet Laboratories at Watervliet Arsenal (September 2023); a $2.2 million external cylindrical grinder to Watervliet Arsenal specification 12-22-3415 (March 2023); a $4.654 million Varinelli broach set procurement with options (January 2023, modified through June 2025); and a $1.775 million horizontal hone for gun tube boring (March 2023). More recent work includes a $1.135 million large surface grinder (August 2024), a $315 thousand rotary grinder (September 2024, Total Small Business set-aside), and a $249.3 thousand preventative maintenance and upgrade contract for Varinelli machines at Watervliet Arsenal (April 2025, running through April 2027). A February 2026 award of $434.2 thousand for machine shop supplies supporting Foreign Military Sales case JO-B-BFD represents current activity. All major awards are firm-fixed-price purchase orders; no IDVs, task-order vehicles, or subcontract relationships appear in the portfolio.

Activity has been volatile but remains defense-focused. The company averaged roughly 3.6 awards per year over the past five years (7 in 2023, 5 in 2024, 2 in 2025, 1 in 2026 through mid-February), with combined obligated dollars at $75.3 million against $77.7 million in potential value (97% realization). Only one award ($249.3 thousand, the Varinelli maintenance contract running through April 2027) faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, limiting near-term recompete exposure. The portfolio spans from 2010 to February 2026, reflecting a long-term incumbent position at TACOM and Watervliet Arsenal. Burlington Engineering manufactures or sources specialized grinding machines, lathes, broaching equipment, cutting tools, and related machine-tool accessories, with the top PSC categories being grinding machines (12 awards), lathes (9 awards), broaching machines (5 awards), and cutting tools and accessories (8 awards combined). The company does not subcontract; all 57 awards are prime contracts executed directly by Burlington Engineering.