GTA Drum, Inc.

GTA Drum, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and small business manufacturer headquartered in South Bend, Indiana, manufactures and sells fabric collapsible drums, tanks, and related storage and logistics containers to the federal government primarily as a prime contractor on purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts, competing in both full-and-open and Total Small Business set-aside procurements.

GTA Drum operates almost entirely as a prime contractor—213 of 213 total awards across the portfolio are prime awards with zero subcontract work. The company specializes in fabric collapsible storage and transport containers identified across multiple National Stock Numbers; representative work includes a $707.8 thousand Total Small Business set-aside order from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment for 72 fabric collapsible tanks (awarded April 11, 2025), a $304.7 thousand Total Small Business award for 31 fabric collapsible tanks (April 17, 2025), and a $246.5 thousand open-competition order for collapsible fabric drums (August 5, 2025). The company also manufactures stop-check valves and other specialized components; it holds a $250 thousand indefinite delivery contract with DLA Land and Maritime for valve procurement, issued in June 2021, from which task orders continue to be placed.

Customer concentration is sharp and heavily tilted toward two Army-affiliated contracting offices. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal dominates the dollar value with 12 awards totaling $64.8 million combined potential value, a stark contrast to award count: the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment leads by volume with 182 awards valued at $16.6 million combined, followed by DLA Land and Maritime with 12 awards worth $3.9 million. This divergence signals that Detroit Arsenal is anchoring a small number of very large contracts while DLA Troop Support sustains the vendor through steady small to mid-sized purchase orders. Together, these three customer offices account for 99% of recent awards.

GTA Drum operates under two parent indefinite delivery contracts: W56HZV08D0069, a $51.7 million vehicle with 5 task orders placed, and SPRDL112D0046, worth $934 thousand across 5 task orders. The largest single IDC by remaining value is W56HZV08D0069, likely the Detroit Arsenal vehicle driving the outsized dollar concentration.

Activity has grown from 12 awards in 2022 to a peak of 23 in 2025, though 2026 data is limited to four months of observation. The recompete cliff is minimal: only one award (valued at $7 thousand) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating low near-term recompete risk and a stable, backlog-heavy contract position. Combined potential value stands at $86 million against $87.7 million obligated, suggesting mature execution on a majority of awards.

GTA Drum's capability footprint concentrates on NAICS 326299 (All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing), which covers 147 of its 201 categorized awards, with secondary presence in Other Metal Container Manufacturing (24 awards) and Industrial Valve Manufacturing (10 awards). PSC coding reinforces the same specialization: 115 awards code to Storage Tanks, 85 to Drums and Cans. This tight, product-focused portfolio reflects a vendor with deep manufacturing expertise in a specific logistics supply category rather than diversified service or consulting play.

MANUFACTURE OF COLLAPSIBLE DRUMS FOR FUEL AND WATER, CAPACITY RANGING FROM 55 TO 500 GALLONS. DRUMS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF COATED FABRIC AND ARE COMPLETELY COLLAPSIBLE. CAN BE DROPPED FREE FALL FROM 12+ FEET, TOWABLE, PARACHUTABLE