Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC

McAlester, OK Part of Choctaw Global, LLC

UEI
HEEWJQMWFKF6
CAGE
7H9J3
Primary NAICS
336992 Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
SAM.gov registration
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Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • For Profit Organization
  • Limited Liability Company
  • Native American Owned
  • Minority Owned Business
  • Indian Economic Enterprise
  • Self Certified Small Disadvantaged Business
  • Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise
  • Tribally Owned Firm
  • American Indian Owned
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
Show all 26
Corporate family
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
3 Skyway Dr, McAlester, OK 74501, USA
Founded
2017
Employees
11-50
Estimated annual revenue
$1M-$10M
Industry
  1. Industrials
  2. Commercial & Professional Services
  3. Professional Services
  4. Consulting
SIC code
87 Engineering & Management Services
Profiles

Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .

Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $0
FY2026 $594,847
FY2025 $11,307,741
FY2024 $11,901,931
FY2023 $4,942,201

Top agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Defense Logistics Agency $333,553
2 Air Force $261,294

Contract awards

Award Agency Obligated Awarded
Hinge weldment, lowe SPE7L126V118Y Land and Maritime (DLA) $908
Connecting link, RIG SPE7L326V3572 Land and Maritime (DLA) $875
Support, retractable SPE7L126P7283 Land and Maritime (DLA) $10,791
Connecting link, RIG SPE7L126P7287 Land and Maritime (DLA) $4,283
Hub cap kit SPE7L126F7455 Land and Maritime (DLA) $65,946

Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

Contract subawards

Prime contractor Prime award Amount Awarded
General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. ENGINEERING SERVICES TO UPGRADE, INSPECT, TEST, AND DELIVER COMPONENTS OF THE MK 41 VERTICAL LAUNCHING SYSTEM. products N6339423C0009 $31,011

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About the company

Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC, a Native American-owned subsidiary of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, manufactures precision-engineered military components and equipment for defense logistics as a prime contractor, holding 894 prime awards (100% of its 895 total awards) across multiple indefinite-delivery and blanket-purchase vehicles.

Choctaw Defense is a tribally owned small business certified as an 8(a) Program Participant and HUBZone firm, headquartered in McAlester, Oklahoma, with recent operational presence also in Hugo, Oklahoma. The company operates as a limited liability corporation under tax-exempt tribal ownership. Its award footprint spans 895 federal contracts and delivery orders valued at $328.9 million in combined potential value, with $65.6 million obligated to date—a 20% drawdown rate typical of delivery-order-heavy portfolios. Activity has declined from 117 awards in 2023 to 22 in 2026 year-to-date, reflecting the maturing stage of its larger indefinite-delivery vehicles.

Choctaw Defense's core capability is the manufacture of military vehicle components, ground-support equipment, and specialized defense hardware. Representative work includes: a $42.686 million competitive 8(a) multiple-award indefinite-delivery contract from the Program Executive Office for Ammunition (awarded August 11, 2025) covering 105-millimeter M1 wood box ammunition containers and munitions materiel handling equipment; a $49.5 million total-small-business-set-aside indefinite-delivery contract from Naval Sea Systems Command (April 11, 2025) for weapon container production with performance in Hugo, Oklahoma; a $30 million total-small-business-set-aside multiple-award IDIQ from the Air Force for Munitions Materiel Handling Equipment (June 30, 2025), which generated delivery orders for 2.75 rocket storage stands, F-16 weights, and JSM trailer chock sets; and a $5.479 million single-award IDC from Naval Air Warfare Center for IWAS (Improved Weapon Assembly Stand) production units, which has issued delivery orders for pilot production units and modular housing units.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Defense Logistics Agency (Land and Maritime) and the Navy. By award count, DLA Land and Maritime dominates with 611 awards ($15.7 million potential value), followed by DLA Aviation (93 awards, $4.4 million) and Naval Air Warfare Center (45 awards, $83 million). By dollar potential, however, the ranking flips: the Army's PEO Ammunition leads at $107.5 million across four awards, Naval Air Warfare Center carries $83 million, Naval Sea Systems Command holds $49.5 million, and the Air Force contributes $30 million. This concentration in a small number of large-dollar indefinite-delivery vehicles means Choctaw Defense's revenue stream depends on sustained delivery-order flow from these four customer organizations.

The vendor's top parent vehicles are indefinite-delivery contracts and blanket purchase agreements. The DLA Land and Maritime IDC (SPE7LX22D0160) has generated 21 task orders worth $368 thousand; a second DLA Land and Maritime vehicle (SPE7L420D61FY) carries 12 task orders for $166 thousand; and Naval Air Warfare Center's $9 million blanket purchase agreement (awarded December 12, 2024, through December 15, 2029) provides a pre-negotiated framework for precision-engineered parts, assemblies, and industrial equipment. The vendor also holds smaller single-award indefinite-delivery vehicles with DLA for disc brake calipers ($250,000 ceiling), pneumatic wheel assemblies ($250,000), and retractable supports ($350,000), all of which enable recurring ordering without full and open competition.

By product category, Choctaw Defense's strongest areas of concentration are Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (181 awards under NAICS 336390), Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing (114 awards, NAICS 336360), and Hardware Manufacturing (109 awards, NAICS 332510). The top PSC codes reflect this: Hardware, Commercial (157 awards); Vehicular Furniture and Accessories (121 awards); Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, and Track Components (113 awards); and Miscellaneous Vehicular Components (76 awards). Work includes hub cap kits, disc brake calipers, semi-trailer legs, pneumatic wheel assemblies, wiring harnesses, tubing assemblies, mounting brackets, hose assemblies, and miscellaneous fabricated metal components—all consumable or wear-item components that generate repeat ordering.

Choctaw Defense competes predominantly under full-and-open procurement, though its 8(a) and HUBZone certifications recur across its prime footprint and unlock sole-source and set-aside opportunities. Several awards explicitly carry Competitive 8(a), Total Small Business, or HUBZone Sole Source designations, but the majority of task orders under its larger IDVs carry no set-aside label, reflecting the company's capability to win on price and performance in unrestricted competition.

The vendor holds one subcontract award visible in the source: a May 24, 2024 delivery order from General Dynamics Information Technology for engineering services to upgrade, inspect, test, and deliver components of the MK 41 Vertical Launching System. This represents minor sub-engagement; Choctaw Defense operates almost exclusively as a prime contractor.

Choctaw Defense faces moderate recompete exposure: 12 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry a combined potential value of $1.5 million, which is small relative to the size of its active indefinite-delivery vehicles. However, the annual award trajectory—down from 117 awards in 2023 to 22 in 2026 year-to-date—signals either slowing new task-order issuance across existing vehicles, completion of smaller delivery orders, or a shift toward fewer, larger individual orders. The company's parent organization, Choctaw Global LLC (tribally owned, for-profit LLC), also holds separate federal contracts and carries the parent-child designation, indicating potential corporate restructuring or subsidiary management within the tribal enterprise.

SBA capabilities narrative

Specialize in the design and manufacturing of ground support equipment (includes shipping containers, trailers, helicopter blade racks, refueling modules, trailer mounted water systems, scissor lifts). Manufacturing Capabilities Include: Metal fabrication and forming, Mil-Spec welding, CNC & manual machining, Mil-Spec painting, chemical finishing, product design & prototyping, CARC and powder coat painting. ISO 9001:2015/AS9100D Certified. 300,000+ Sq. Ft. Manufacturing Space in two locations on 40 acres.

Quick answers

Is Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through September 25, 2027.

How much has Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC received in federal contracts?

Federal contracts obligated $11,307,741 to Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC in fiscal year 2025 and $28,746,720 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

How does Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC rank among federal contractors?

Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC ranked #5 in PSC 1730, #5 in NAICS 332312 and #6 in PSC 17 in FY2025.

What is Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC's most recent federal award?

Choctaw Defense Manufacturing LLC's most recent federal contract award is Hinge weldment, lowe (SPE7L126V118Y), from Land and Maritime (DLA), on July 16, 2026.

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