C.e.w. Research, Inc.

C.e.w. Research, Inc. CEW Research Inc. Division, a for-profit precision components manufacturer headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois with operations in Gardena, California, supplies specialized military hardware, protective components, and ammunition assembly parts to the Defense Logistics Agency and the Department of the Army as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal contracts. The company operates as a small business without SBA set-aside certifications in its prime footprint, though it has competed successfully on several Total Small Business set-aside delivery orders; the vast majority of its 335 recent awards carry no set-aside designation and are competed full-and-open.

C.e.w. Research's customer concentration is sharply skewed toward DLA. The top five funding offices account for 81% of recent awards by count and 88% of combined potential value, dominated by the Defense Logistics Agency's three subordinate procurement components: Land and Maritime (129 awards, $3.2 million), Hardware (40 awards, $5.2 million), and Construction and Equipment (53 awards, $1.6 million). The Department of the Army Materiel Command's Joint Munitions Command ranks second by dollar value at $4.8 million across 19 awards. These five customers collectively represent $14.8 million, or roughly 85% of the company's total $17.4 million combined potential value across the source window. DLA Land and Maritime dominates by volume but Hardware and Joint Munitions Command anchor the higher-value portions of the portfolio.

Recent work reflects C.e.w. Research's role as a specialized supplier of standardized military logistics components. Representative prime awards include a $131.8 million firm fixed-price purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime (October 2024) for 2,465 units of access covers (NSN 5340011306033), a $103.7 million delivery order from the Army Materiel Command Joint Munitions Command (September 2021) for sabot assemblies, a $32.8 million delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime (August 2025) for access cover components, and multiple smaller purchase orders and delivery orders for protective dust caps, tompions (protective covers for weapons), connector orifices, O-ring covers, indicator locks, retainer packing, and related hardware ranging from under $1,000 to $25.4 million. The vast majority of awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders or delivery orders, many issued under single-award indefinite delivery contracts.

The company holds multiple active single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Land and Maritime and the Army Materiel Command, each typically carrying $250,000 to $350,000 ceiling values and enabling rapid issuance of delivery orders for specific components. Recent IDVs awarded in 2025 and 2026 include a $350,000 single-award IDC (March 2026) for access cover hardware (NSN 5340011306033) under Hardware Manufacturing NAICS 332510 and Product Service Code 53, a $350,000 Total Small Business single-award IDC (March 2026) for chain guide components (NSN 1005011117789) under Military Armored Vehicle Manufacturing NAICS 336992, and a $250,000 single-award IDC (August 2025) for access covers. The company's capability profile centers on hardware manufacturing and small arms ordnance components, reflected in top NAICS categories of Hardware Manufacturing (66 awards), Small Arms and Ordnance Manufacturing (33 awards), Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing (26 awards), and Plastics Product Manufacturing (34 awards); top Product Service Codes are Hardware Commercial (95 awards), Safety and Rescue Equipment (67 awards), and Guns Through 30 mm (34 awards).

Activity has remained steady, averaging 13 to 20 awards annually over the past five years (2022: 16 awards, 2023: 13, 2024: 13, 2025: 20, 2026: 7 year-to-date). The company has operated continuously in the federal market since at least 2001, with 335 awards in the current source window and combined potential value of $17.4 million, of which $6.1 million has been obligated (35% utilization). C.e.w. Research operates exclusively as a prime contractor — no subcontract work appears in the source — and competes almost entirely on full-and-open vehicles without leveraging small business set-asides, despite holding small business status and appearing occasionally as an awardee on Total Small Business set-aside orders.