Gaskets Orings Rubber Inc.

Gaskets Orings Rubber Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of rubber and plastic industrial components based in Plains, Montana, operates as a prime contractor delivering gaskets, seals, o-rings, rubber sheets, and related precision-engineered components to the Defense Logistics Agency on a predominantly non-set-aside basis, though the vendor holds multiple total small business set-aside indefinite delivery contracts. The company competes full-and-open on the majority of individual purchase and delivery orders but maintains a consistent footprint in DLA's small business set-aside vehicle structure.

The vendor's federal footprint is heavily concentrated within the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Land and Maritime accounts for 2,921 of the 6,775 total awards (43% of award count) and $45 million of the $49 million combined potential value (92% of dollars). DLA Troop Support Hardware represents the second-largest customer with 2,799 awards valued at $2.2 million. DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment contributes 821 awards valued at $1.2 million. DLA Aviation has placed 200 awards valued at $461 thousand. The concentration is extreme—DLA entities account for 100% of the measured portfolio, with Land and Maritime alone representing 92% of the dollar value despite being 43% of award count by volume. This tension signals that the vendor receives many small orders through its small business set-aside IDCs with Land and Maritime while receiving fewer but larger orders through the Construction and Equipment and Troop Support divisions.

Capability work is characterized by high-volume, low-dollar purchase orders and delivery orders for components identified by National Stock Number (NSN). Representative recent awards include a $32,800 Total Small Business set-aside purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime for gaskets and preformed items (January 23, 2026), a $16,416 delivery order for paper gaskets under a total small business set-aside (February 23, 2026), an $8,236.50 delivery order for paper gaskets under Total Small Business (April 9, 2026), and recurring orders for spiral wound gaskets, rubber sheets, solid disks, seals, and vehicle splash guards ranging from under $100 to roughly $20,000 per transaction. Work is performed at the vendor's Plains, Montana facility with delivery to DLA depots throughout the continental United States and overseas locations.

The vendor's vehicle posture is anchored in single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Land and Maritime. Seven IDCs are named in the source, each valued at $350,000 as total small business set-asides, with award dates spanning March 10, 2026 through April 14, 2026 and completion dates through March 31, 2027 or April 14, 2027. Each contract is structured as an automated indefinite delivery contract with a one-year base period or until aggregate orders reach the $350,000 ceiling, whichever occurs first, supporting delivery orders typically ranging from $1,000 to $7,000 and estimated at four to twelve orders annually per vehicle. The top-ranked parent vehicles in the portfolio (Indefinite Delivery Contracts SPE7M424D60KS, SPE7L321D60DQ, SPE7L121D61DG, and others) carry minimal order counts and dollar values in the source's recent slice, suggesting these are legacy or lower-volume vehicles.

Activity trajectory over the past five years shows relative stability with mild decline: 582 awards in 2022, 613 in 2023, 639 in 2024, 550 in 2025, and 103 awards through mid-April 2026 (on pace well below prior-year rates). Fourteen awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months with combined potential value of $86 thousand, representing minimal recompete exposure relative to the vendor's $49 million total portfolio—the vast majority of the vendor's $350,000 IDCs remain active through mid-2027.

The vendor's category concentration aligns tightly with its capability footprint. Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (NAICS 3261) accounts for 3,962 of 6,775 awards. Aircraft Manufacturing (NAICS 3721) represents 793 awards, Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (NAICS 3325) covers 527 awards, and All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (NAICS 3262) accounts for 473 awards. By PSC, Packing and Gasket Materials (5199 awards) dominates, followed by Rubber Fabricated Materials (696 awards). This distribution reflects DLA's use of the vendor across multiple supply categories rather than specialization drift; the vendor manufactures primarily gaskets and rubber components but fulfills orders across related material and hardware NSNs within DLA's supply network.

Subcontract footprint is negligible. Two sub-awards appear in the source, both dated January 17, 2023, under prime Manson/Connolly Seal Beach JV for neoprene, cement, and denatured alcohol components—ancillary materials rather than the vendor's core rubber and gasket manufacturing. Sub-awards represent 14 of 6,775 total awards (0.2%), confirming the vendor operates as a prime contractor in its federal engagement.

Gaskets Orings Rubber Inc. is a high-volume, low-complexity supplier locked into a stable, long-term relationship with DLA Land and Maritime through multiple $350,000 single-award IDCs reserved for small business. The vendor competes predominantly full-and-open on individual delivery orders despite holding small business set-aside vehicles, indicating willingness to pursue non-set-aside work when DLA issues it. With 92% of portfolio value anchored to one customer division and minimal recompete risk through mid-2027, the vendor's competitive position is defensible but dependent on contract renewal and continuation of DLA's depot-replenishment demand for gaskets and related rubber components.