Ehmke Manufacturing Co Inc.

Ehmke Manufacturing Co Inc., a HUBZone-certified small business based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, manufactures technical fabric products and specialized textile components for the U.S. Department of Defense, operating as a prime contractor on 99% of its federal awards and competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside reliance.

Ehmke is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation with over 90 years of manufacturing history. The company holds SBA HUBZone certification (expires May 28, 2029) and operates from its Philadelphia facility, which serves as the place of performance for all work. The vendor's capability portfolio centers on 100% U.S.-manufactured technical fabric products and specialized military textile components including stowage bags, antenna cases, insulation blankets, auxiliary power unit covers, electronic communication cases, field kitchen covers, webbing straps, carrying cases, vehicular curtains, and protective covers for military equipment. Representative prime awards include a $291,150 total small business set-aside purchase order from Air Force Special Operations Command for custom C-130J hail protection covers (awarded July 30, 2025; completed October 31, 2025), a $184,076 delivery order from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for electronic communication cases (awarded December 5, 2024), and a $160,158 total small business set-aside purchase order from the Air Force for C-130H hail covers (awarded September 26, 2024).

Customer concentration sits heavily with Defense Logistics Agency divisions. The top five customer agencies account for 79% of awards by count. DLA Land and Maritime dominates with 312 awards and $6.3 million combined potential value, followed by DLA Aviation (214 awards, $5.3 million), and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (132 awards, $1.7 million). When measured by potential value, DLA Land and Maritime and DLA Aviation anchor 36% of the combined dollar value, with the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command's $5 million Blanket Purchase Agreement comprising an additional material component. The vendor works across 40 distinct federal agencies, but 63% of potential value concentrates within the top five customer entities, all DLA-affiliated or Navy aviation.

Vehicle position reflects Ehmke's reliance on indefinite-delivery contracts with DLA branches. The vendor holds multiple single-award IDCs including a $1,257,307.52 ceiling with DLA Aviation for electronic communication cases (awarded September 20, 2024; expiration September 19, 2029), a $468,188.10 total small business set-aside IDC with DLA Land and Maritime for carrying cases (awarded February 10, 2025; expiration February 9, 2030), a $250,000 IDC with DLA Land and Maritime for vehicular curtains (awarded December 2, 2024; expiration December 2, 2025), and several other single-award IDCs with ceilings of $250,000 covering antenna cases, insulation blankets, and auxiliary power unit covers. The top parent vehicles show DLA indefinite-delivery contracts SP050000D0011, SPE7LX18D0023, and others, with 25, 25, and 17 task orders respectively. Ehmke also holds a $5 million Blanket Purchase Agreement with Naval Air Systems Command.

Activity has been steady over the past five years at 43–57 awards annually (2022–2024), with 44 awards in 2025 and 5 awards recorded year-to-date through April 2026. The combined potential value across all 1,107 awards (prime plus sub) is $31.7 million, with $24.8 million obligated (78% realization). The recompete cliff over the next twenty-four months is minimal: only one award with $13 thousand combined potential value reaches ultimate completion in that window. Ehmke's IDV portfolio extends through 2029–2030, positioning the vendor for sustained work without significant recompete exposure in the near term.

Subcontract footprint is small (1% of awards). Named subs show Ehmke working as a subcontractor to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (CH-53K aircraft parts and service; awarded August 5, 2025), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (next-generation handheld targeting system textile bags; awarded January 2, 2025), The Boeing Company (PB support and PBL material procurement; awarded October 30 and November 21, 2024), and Atlantic Diving Supply Inc. (protective personnel equipment and OCIE gear under Kenya foreign military sales; awarded September 23, 2024 and November 29, 2023). Sub work is episodic and lower-volume compared to prime awards.

Ehmke competes across a fragmented small-business landscape. Set-aside posture is mixed: some awards carry total small business designations, but the majority (roughly 70% of recent awards) are full-and-open procurements with no set-aside. The vendor does not pursue 8(a), SDVOSB, or WOSB designations; HUBZone certification anchors the small-business profile. Prime awards cluster in field kits, covers, and textile assemblies across NAICS 336390 (motor vehicle parts), 314999 (miscellaneous textile mills), and related manufacturing codes, with PSC concentration in miscellaneous aircraft accessories, antennas, and food-preparation equipment sets. The vendor's 1,100-award footprint across 40 agencies and 20 years of data demonstrates sustained presence in military logistics procurement, with deep relationship capital at DLA Land and Maritime and DLA Aviation.

EHMKE IS AN INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE / TECHNICAL FABRICS END ITEM PRODUCER SPECIALIZING IN MIL-SPEC CANVAS PRODUCTS INCLUDING ACOUSTICAL BLANKETS, SAFETY HARNESSES, SOFT-SIDED CASES, COVERS, TARPAULINS, STRAPS, WEB ASSEMBLIES, NETTING AND CUSTOM BAGS