Central Metal Fabricators Inc.

Central Metal Fabricators Inc., a SBA-certified woman-owned small business based in Farmingdale, New Jersey, manufactures precision metal components and assemblies for naval weapons systems, aircraft integration, and defense platforms as a prime contractor (99% of awards) across 24 federal customer agencies. The company specializes in build-to-print fabrication, specialized hardware, test fixtures, lifting and hoisting equipment, and shipping containers for guided missile systems, vertical launch systems, and naval aviation platforms, competing predominantly under total small business set-asides on purchase orders and blanket purchase agreements.

Naval agencies dominate Central Metal Fabricators' customer concentration by dollar value. The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center places 81 awards worth $66.4 million combined potential value, and the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 46 awards worth $53.6 million. The Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command leads by award count at 344 awards but carries only $13.7 million in potential value—reflecting a high-volume, lower-dollar-per-order profile typical of maintenance and supply orders through logistics channels. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime and DLA Aviation together represent $5.8 million across 56 awards. This concentration diverges sharply by metric: naval systems drive dollars, while Army logistics drives order frequency. Recent prime awards include a $49.5 million indefinite delivery contract with Naval Sea Systems Command for weapon container production (awarded April 11, 2025, completing April 10, 2026), a $4.999 million blanket purchase agreement with Naval Air Warfare Center for design, fabrication, and assembly services running through November 22, 2027, a $390.8 thousand purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command for Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile lifting and support items (September 26, 2025), a $137.7 thousand purchase order for MK 3 MOD 2 strongbacks supporting Vertical Launch Systems (January 9, 2025), and a $71.4 thousand purchase order for ESSM handling equipment (August 7, 2025).

Central Metal Fabricators holds seat on multiple Naval Air Warfare Center and Naval Sea Systems Command blanket purchase agreements. The top parent vehicle is Blanket Purchase Agreement N6833523A0028, a Naval Sea Systems Command vehicle carrying 10 task orders valued at $45.1 million combined potential value. Four additional BPAs and IDICs distributed across Naval Air Warfare Center, Army Communications-Electronics Command, and Defense Logistics Agency account for another $1.1 million across 77 task orders. The vendor's position on single-award BPAs with the Navy and multiple-award IDICs with Army and DLA provides recurring on-demand ordering channels for fabrication services, parts, and assemblies.

Activity has remained stable with modest growth: 16 awards in 2022, declining to six in 2023, recovering to 17 in 2025, and six year-to-date in 2026. The recompete cliff is minimal; only two awards with combined potential value of $903 thousand complete within the next twenty-four months, indicating most major contract vehicles run through 2026 or beyond. The $49.5 million Naval Sea Systems Command weapon container IDC completes April 10, 2026, representing the largest near-term recompete exposure.

Central Metal Fabricators subcontracts to prime contractors General Dynamics Global Force (three awards in 2025 for Army Communications-Electronics Command worldwide field support at Tobyhanna Army Depot) and Defense Systems and Solutions (three awards in 2025 and 2026 for C-130 Improved Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System materials and hurricane reconnaissance aircraft support at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama). Sub work represents less than 1% of the portfolio and operates under Army and potentially other DoD primes rather than Navy.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on mechanical fabrication (machine shops, fabricated structural metal, aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment dominate NAICS coding across 58, 39, and 52 awards respectively) and procurement of standard military hardware and components (antennas, waveguides, brackets, and trailers account for 232 of the top PSC categories). The source notes the vendor has worked with Raytheon, General Dynamics, and Leidos historically as a subcontractor, though recent sub activity runs through Defense Systems and Solutions and General Dynamics Global Force. Central Metal Fabricators has held federal contracts since at least 2001 and operates from a single manufacturing facility in New Jersey with firm fixed-price pricing across both prime and sub work.

Central Metal Fabricators, Inc. is a woman-led small business specializing in precision metal fabrication and machining. With over 40 years of industry experience, we offer a comprehensive range of services, including engineering and design, reverse engineering, rapid prototyping, CNC machining, AWS certified welding, and pharmaceutical polishing. Our state-of-the-art facility in Farmingdale, NJ, is equipped with advanced machinery such as multi-axis machining centers, laser cutting systems, and robotic welding stations. We are ISO 9001 certified and adhere to Mil-Spec standards, ensuring the highest quality and precision in every project. Our commitment to innovation, quality control, and customer satisfaction has earned us a proven track record with major clients in the defense, aerospace, automotive, and commercial sectors. Let us transform your concepts into reality with our expertise in advanced metal fabrication.