Heckler & Koch Defense Inc.

Heckler & Koch Defense Inc., based in Columbus, Georgia, manufactures and supplies small arms, ordnance, and weapon systems to the Department of Defense and federal law enforcement agencies as a prime contractor, competing on a full-and-open (non-set-aside) basis across 699 recent federal awards with combined potential value of $552.6 million. HKD is a for-profit manufacturer with no SBA certifications and has held federal contractor status since 2003.

HKD's capability portfolio centers on small arms manufacturing—infantry rifles, designated marksman rifles, submachine guns, grenade launchers, and related accessories. The M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle dominates the prime award record; recent named examples include a $2.78 million delivery order from the Marine Corps for M27 IAR provision (December 2021), a $1.21 million delivery order from Army PEO Soldier for small arms and tactical accessories (February 2022), a $585.5 thousand delivery order from the Marine Corps for M27 IAR (August 2024), and a $2.46 million delivery order from the Marine Corps against base contract M67854-18-D-1248 (March 2026, completion December 2026). HKD also delivers 40MM less-lethal launchers to law enforcement — a $17 thousand purchase order from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for 40MM less-lethal launchers (August 2024, set aside for total small business) — and grenade launchers and M27 modification services to the National Nuclear Security Administration.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted to Army and Marine Corps programs. The top five agencies by potential value account for 92% of combined award value: the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Soldier leads with 26 awards and $241.7 million combined potential value, followed by the United States Marine Corps (36 awards, $120.9 million), the Army Materiel Command Detroit Arsenal (9 awards, $67.1 million), the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (27 awards, $47.7 million), and the Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer (99 awards, $31.6 million). By award count, DHS CPO and Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime place numerous smaller orders, but the Marine Corps anchors the highest-dollar category.

HKD executes work under five primary indefinite delivery contracts: contract W15QKN16D0051 carries 23 task orders ($53.8 million combined value), contract M6785418D1248 carries 17 task orders ($33.7 million), contract HSCOW4C0186 carries 52 task orders ($27.6 million), contract M6785409D1038 carries 14 task orders ($18.4 million), and contract N0016406D4890 carries 21 task orders ($6 million). Award volume has declined from five awards in 2022 to one in 2026 year-to-date; however, obligated dollars ($280.8 million) represent 51% of combined potential value, indicating substantial execution on larger delivery orders. Only two awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, totaling $2.6 million combined potential value, limiting near-term recompete exposure. HKD's footprint is almost entirely prime work — 698 of 699 awards — with a single sub-award as a security equipment supplier to Pantexas Deterrence on a National Nuclear Security Administration Pantex plant operation contract (July 2025). The vendor's NAICS concentration is 567 awards in small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories manufacturing (NAICS 332995), and primary PSC is Guns, Through 30MM (423 awards).