Korson, George

George Korson, doing business as Global Product Manufacturing, is a veteran-owned small business sole proprietorship registered in SAM.gov since April 30, 2008, with headquarters in Coronado, California. The company specializes in the manufacture and supply of aerospace and aviation components, including specialized aircraft bolts, transmission shaft fittings, and related mission-critical hardware. Global Product Manufacturing has established itself as a reliable supplier within the military aviation supply chain, consistently delivering precision components that support U.S. Department of Defense operations and military readiness initiatives.

Through its federal contract awards with the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Global Product Manufacturing has demonstrated extensive expertise in supplying specialized aerospace components. The company's contract history includes the procurement of specialized aircraft bolts identified by specific National Stock Numbers (NSN 5306015826969 and NSN 5306015826971), with recent purchase orders awarded on August 28, 2025 ($105,320), March 18, 2025 ($66,915), October 8, 2024 ($44,610), and December 5, 2023 ($28,649.15). Additionally, the company has supplied aircraft transmission shaft fittings through multiple delivery orders, including awards valued at $122,800 (NSN 8510140585, awarded September 13, 2023), $122,800 (NSN 8510036467, awarded July 26, 2023), $91,750 (NSN 8509477890, awarded October 19, 2022), $166,000 (NSN 8509333873, awarded August 22, 2022), $58,000 (NSN 8509423950, awarded September 23, 2022), and $51,000 (NSN 8508420757, awarded August 10, 2021). Most of these awards have been set aside for small businesses, with DLA Aviation serving as the sole funding agency. All work has been performed as a prime contractor with firm fixed-price contract types, reflecting the company's established capability and reliability as a defense supplier.

Global Product Manufacturing holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract (IDC) with the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation valued at $1,999,999.99, awarded on June 13, 2022, with a performance period extending through June 12, 2027. This small business set-aside IDC enables DLA Aviation to issue firm-fixed-price delivery orders for aircraft transmission shaft fittings and related components across multiple National Stock Numbers. To date, Global Product Manufacturing has received more than $600,000 in delivery orders under this IDC vehicle, demonstrating DLA Aviation's continued reliance on the company to fulfill critical component requirements essential to managing supply chains and distribution networks for U.S. Department of Defense maritime and aviation programs. The IDC consolidates what were previously individual purchase orders and delivery orders, streamlining the procurement process while maintaining the company's strategic role as a specialized supplier of mission-critical aerospace parts.