CDM Inc.

CDM Inc., a Subchapter S corporation and small business manufacturer of electronic connectors, cables, and custom cable assemblies based in Blackwood, New Jersey, operates as a prime contractor (94% of awards) supplying electrical components to the Department of Defense and related federal agencies, with ancillary subcontract work (6% of awards) delivering specialized connector and cable solutions to major defense primes. The vendor competes across both set-aside and full-and-open categories, with set-aside awards (Total Small Business and Competitive Small Business) recurring throughout its prime footprint, particularly on Defense Logistics Agency indefinite-delivery vehicles.

CDM Inc. manufactures and distributes electronic connectors (including plugs, receptacles, and bodies), radio frequency and power cables, cable assemblies (both general specification and specialized configurations), wiring harnesses, coaxial connectors, electrical inserts, contacts, and protective and functional covers—all tailored to military and federal specification standards. Representative prime work includes a $291.6 million Total Small Business set-aside purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime for connector assembly components (awarded February 2025), a $77.9 million Total Small Business set-aside from DLA Land and Maritime for electrical connector plugs (awarded February 2025), a $54.6 million Total Small Business set-aside from DLA Aviation for power cable assemblies (awarded May 2025), and a $50.4 million Total Small Business set-aside from DLA Land and Maritime for protective dust caps (awarded February 2025). The vendor also holds five single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with combined ceiling values of $1.45 million: three $350 thousand IDIQs with DLA Land and Maritime (awarded March 2026, March 2026, and July 2025), one $250 thousand IDIQ with DLA Land and Maritime (awarded September 2025), and one $250 thousand IDIQ with DLA Aviation (awarded September 2025).

Customer concentration is pronounced and mirrors the source of the work. DLA Land and Maritime dominates by award count (1,377 awards, $19.7 million combined potential value) while DLA Aviation leads by dollar value (543 awards, $23.1 million combined potential value); together they account for approximately 77% of all awards and 93% of combined potential value. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Phoenix represents the third-largest customer by dollars ($5.6 million across 19 awards), indicating a secondary presence in federal corrections infrastructure. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command (144 awards, $1.7 million) rounds out the top tier. Across all 36 distinct customer agencies served, DLA and DOJ dominate; most other awards are transactional and sub-million-dollar in scope.

CDM Inc. places work under multiple indefinite-delivery vehicles. The vendor holds at least five single-award IDIQs valued at $250 thousand to $350 thousand each with DLA Land and Maritime and DLA Aviation, with estimated ordering patterns ranging from four to twelve orders annually. Beyond DLA, the vendor participates in the Advanced Technology Support Program IV (12 task orders noted in the source), a likely Army research-and-development vehicle, and maintains positions on multiple other IDIQs including FA853321D0001 (18 task orders), SPE4A123G0003 (11 task orders), and SPE4A615D5873 (11 task orders, $523 thousand combined value). These vehicles appear to be Army and Air Force platforms but the source does not specify their governing contracts.

Activity has grown substantially over the past five years, rising from 106 awards in 2022 to a peak of 290 in 2024, then moderating to 202 in 2025 and 29 through early June 2026. The combined potential value across all 2,343 awards stands at $54.7 million, with $51 million obligated (93% of potential), indicating strong execution. Recompete risk is modest: 14 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry a combined potential value of $324 thousand, a signal that most of CDM Inc.'s active contract base extends beyond the immediate recompete window.

CDM Inc. subcontracts to major defense primes on specialized electrical-component and cable-assembly work. Named subcontract primes include Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (the largest prime relationship, spanning Advanced Technology Support Program work, Stand-in Attack Weapon Phase 2, Integrated Battle Command System hardware, fiber-optic cable manufacturing, and microphone/connector subcomponents), Raytheon Company (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile lots, Backplane Assembly, MK-99 connectors, DDG 1000 mission systems support, and AN/SPY-6 hardware), General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc. (MK 54 MOD 1 Light-Weight Torpedo sonar assembly kits and fire control omnibus consolidation orders), Science Applications International Corporation (MK 695 Torpedo System Test Set spare parts), and Thales Defense & Security Inc. (Combat Networking Radio components). Subcontract scope focuses on connectors, cable assemblies (RF, fiber-optic, power, and general specification types), microphone components, and support for missile, radar, sonar, and communications systems.

The vendor's NAICS footprint is tightly concentrated: Electronic Connector Manufacturing (1,165 awards, the primary code) and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (345 awards) together account for the bulk of activity. Product Service Code alignment is equally narrow—Connectors, Electrical (1,340 awards) and Cable, Cord, and Wire Assemblies for Communications Equipment (433 awards) capture approximately 76% of all awards by PSC category. This specialization mirrors the award patterns and customer base: DLA procurements of standardized military electrical components form the foundation of the business.

CDM Inc. maintains a named subsidiary, Custom Cable Solutions, Inc., also a Subchapter S corporation and manufacturer of goods, that likely consolidates cable-assembly and custom-harness production; however, the source does not specify the operational division of labor or whether Custom Cable Solutions operates as a distinct brand or internal business unit.

CDM Electronics Inc. specializes in the distribution of interconnect products and manufacture of engineered cable assembly solutions. CDM employs a staff of certified assembly technicians, engineers, quality and interconnect industry professionals at facilities in New Jersey, Maryland and Texas. CDM has a proud history of providing creative and cost-effective solutions to industry leading military contractors, aircraft companies, communications providers and medical diagnostic equipment manufacturers.