Ervin Industries Inc.

Ervin Industries Inc., doing business as Ervin Amasteel, manufactures and supplies steel grit, steel shot, and ferrous metallic abrasive materials to the Department of Defense as a small-business prime contractor, with 100% of its federal award footprint held as prime contracts rather than subcontracts. The company, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, operates as a for-profit manufacturer under NAICS 327910 (Abrasive Product Manufacturing), with federal contracting registration dating to 2002 and a documented history of small-business set-aside work across its prime portfolio.

Ervin Amasteel's capability portfolio centers on precision-engineered abrasive blasting media, specifically high-carbon cast steel grit (G-50 grade), steel shot (ASR series and regular hardness variants), and ferrous metallic abrasive materials meeting SAE J1993, SAE J444, and SSPC-AB-3 specifications. Typical work includes $204,660 purchase orders from Naval Sea Systems Command for 200 drums of G-50 steel grit (320,000 pounds) delivered to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, $119,200 firm-fixed-price awards from Army Joint Munitions Command for steel grit delivered to McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, and $100,887 purchase orders for 100-drum shipments of high-carbon cast steel grit meeting strict hardness requirements (54–61 HRC range). Materials are manufactured to new-manufacturer specifications with no recycled content, subject to 100% sample-rate inspection and hardness testing, and delivered in 1,600-pound drums with poly-lined steel containers and Certificate of Compliance documentation.

Customer concentration is dominated by two Army and Navy commands. Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 111 awards and $15.6 million combined potential value (58% of the portfolio), while Army Joint Munitions Command holds 35 awards and $7.7 million combined potential value (29% of the portfolio). Together, these two commands represent 87% of all awards. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command ranks third with 25 awards and $2.6 million combined potential value. The remaining 12 customer agencies—including the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Pacific Fleet Forces, and Communications Electronics Command—collectively account for $596 thousand (2% of portfolio value).

Ervin Amasteel places task orders under five parent indefinite-delivery contracts, with heaviest utilization on two Navy NAVSEA vehicles: SPMYM218D0004 carries 28 task orders worth $2.7 million combined potential value, and SPMYM213D0002 carries 19 task orders worth $1.3 million. Army contracts W911RQ15D0005 (14 task orders, $308 thousand) and W911RQ12D0009 (7 task orders, $155 thousand) round out the vehicle footprint. Award activity shows a sharp decline: 13 awards in 2022, falling to 6 in 2023 and 7 in 2024, followed by recovery to 10 in 2025 and 1 award in 2026 year-to-date. The combined potential value of all 207 awards is $27 million, with $14.4 million obligated (53% realization rate). No subcontracting activity appears in the record; all 207 awards are prime contracts.

Ervin Amasteel competes across both total-small-business set-asides and full-and-open solicitations. Approximately 50% of recent awards carry total-small-business set-aside designations, with the remainder awarded under unrestricted competition. The company has been identified as a sole-source manufacturer for AMASTEEL steel shot products carrying National Stock Number 5350LLN050404 across multiple naval facilities, indicating established qualification and material compatibility with existing shipyard equipment. All work is performed at the Ann Arbor, Michigan manufacturing facility, with delivery to Navy shipyards (Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine) and Army ammunition plants (McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Oklahoma).