Chardam Gear Company, Inc.

Chardam Gear Company, Inc. is a small business subchapter S corporation headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan, that specializes in the design and manufacture of precision-engineered mechanical power transmission components for aerospace and defense applications. As a manufacturer of goods serving the defense industrial base, the company has established itself as a critical supplier to the U.S. Department of Defense through direct prime contract awards and extensive subcontract relationships with major defense prime contractors. Chardam's core competency centers on the production of specialized aviation hardware and mechanical components essential to military aircraft sustainment, fleet readiness, and operational effectiveness.

Chardam Gear Company has secured substantial federal contract awards from the Defense Logistics Agency across both its Aviation and Land and Maritime divisions, demonstrating consistent capability in delivering specialized defense components. The company's prime contract portfolio includes multiple purchase orders and delivery orders valued between $3,900 and $65,142, primarily focused on turbine couplings, spur gears, and shaft gears designated by specific National Stock Numbers. Awards from DLA Land and Maritime include a $65,142 firm fixed-price purchase order for shaft gears (NSN 8510264151) with a total small business set-aside designation, a $41,800 total small business set-aside purchase order for spur gears (NSN 3020008847358), and several additional orders for spur gear components ranging from $4,180 to $35,989. DLA Aviation has awarded Chardam multiple delivery orders and purchase orders for turbine coupling components, including a $9,990 purchase order issued in October 2025 and a $5,200 delivery order completed in December 2024, with no small business set-aside designations applied to these awards. Beyond direct DLA procurement, Chardam maintains extensive subcontract relationships with tier-one defense primes including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, General Electric Company, Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Bell Textron Inc., and The Boeing Company, providing aircraft parts, services, aviation engine hardware, drive tubes, shafts, and trunnions spanning from 2021 through September 2025.

Chardam Gear Company currently holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation valued at $249,999.99, with an ultimate completion date of August 16, 2025, which covers the procurement of turbine coupling components designated by National Stock Number 4610093395. Under this IDC, DLA Aviation has issued firm fixed-price delivery orders totaling approximately $9,100 across multiple task orders, demonstrating active utilization of the contract vehicle for ongoing military fleet sustainment requirements. The contract represents a strategic procurement mechanism that enables the agency to efficiently acquire critical mechanical power transmission parts while providing Chardam with a stable framework for delivering specialized aerospace and defense components to support the Department of Defense's aviation readiness objectives.

We make high performance gears (spur, helical or spiral bevel), splined shaft and housings, gearboxes, parts for pumps (fuel, oil, or hydraulic), auxiliary power units, and actuation systems.