Conco, Inc.

Conco, Inc., a Louisville-based manufacturer of specialized metal ammunition shipping and storage containers, operates as a prime contractor (66% of recent awards) and subcontractor (34%) to the Department of Defense, competing predominantly full-and-open rather than under set-asides. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation that manufactures metal containers for military ammunition logistics, with operations centered at its Heritage Creek, Kentucky facility and combined federal award potential of $1.41 billion across 194 recent awards.

Conco's customer concentration is extreme and strategic: the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center's Program Executive Office for Ammunition anchors 87 awards carrying $1.33 billion in combined potential value — 94% of the vendor's total portfolio by dollars. The remaining significant customers are the Army Materiel Command's Joint Munitions Command (31 awards, $49.2 million), the Department of the Army broadly (31 awards, $20.1 million), the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command at Picatinny Arsenal (13 awards, $12.7 million), and the Naval Sea Systems Command (18 awards, $1.4 million). The two customer rankings align tightly — PEO Ammunition dominates both volume and dollars. As of mid-2026, eight awards carrying $284.3 million in combined potential value face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure for Conco and recompete opportunity for competitors.

Conco's capability portfolio is narrowly specialized: the vendor manufactures metal ammunition containers across multiple military designations including PA161, PA103A2, PA125, M548, PA92, and PA171 containers, alongside refurbishment and testing services. Representative prime work includes a $20.995 billion Total Small Business set-aside delivery order awarded by PEO Ammunition in August 2025 for PA161 and PA103A2 modular artillery charge system containers (ultimate completion September 2027); a $133.8 million Total Small Business set-aside delivery order from PEO Ammunition in June 2023 for PA103A2 metal container production and non-recurring engineering to support production acceleration (ultimate completion February 2027); and a $799.8 million firm fixed-price purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command in September 2025 for PA92 warhead shipping and storage containers (ultimate completion January 2026). Conco also holds a $21.8 million single-award indefinite delivery contract with PEO Ammunition through September 2028 for manufacturing new PA125 containers and refurbishing government-owned PA125 containers used for 25mm ammunition packaging.

Conco's prime vehicle position is substantial: the Indefinite Delivery Contract W15QKN20D0003 carries 11 task orders valued at $299.8 million combined; W52P1J18D0093 carries 18 task orders; DAAA0900D0008 carries 11 task orders; W519TC24D0007 carries 10 task orders; and W52P1J06D0015 carries 10 task orders valued at $6.5 million combined. These vehicles represent standing authority for multiple delivery orders across the Army's ammunition container requirements.

In its subcontractor role, Conco supplies metal ammunition containers to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (the dominant sub prime, with container awards across multiple munitions programs including 120mm tank training, armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot, and 30x173mm cartridge variants), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (lightweight 30mm cartridge metal can manufacturing across multiple designations), L3Harris Fuzing and Ordnance Systems (ammunition container work), Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC (metal can manufacturing), and Armtec Countermeasures (ammo can packaging for chaff programs). Conco's sub work centers on ammunition-container manufacturing rather than system integration; it furnishes specialized metal cans and shipping containers that enable prime contractors' ammunition assembly and delivery programs.

Recent activity accelerated sharply: from six awards in 2022 to twelve in 2023, ten in 2024, and 31 in 2025, with two awards recorded through mid-2026. The combined dollars obligated across all awards total $620.1 million, representing 44% of the $1.41 billion combined potential value across the portfolio. The work is split between full-and-open and Total Small Business set-aside designations; set-aside awards tend to be larger and carry later completion dates (extending into 2027–2028), suggesting a strategic shift toward small-business vehicle access for higher-value, longer-duration container production.

Manufacturer of new metal ammo containers and also refurbishment of used ammo containers.