Hernon Manufacturing, Inc.

Hernon Manufacturing, Inc., a Subchapter S Corporation manufacturer based in Sanford, Florida, supplies sealing compounds, adhesives, and protective coatings to the Department of Defense and federal supply agencies as a prime contractor, competing in the full-and-open market without set-aside designation across a large volume of small-dollar purchase orders and delivery orders.

Hernon has operated as a federal contractor since its SAM.gov registration in April 2002, with a footprint spanning nearly 4,700 awards across 94 distinct customer agencies, though concentrated within the defense industrial base. The vendor's portfolio reflects extreme granularity: combined potential value across all awards reaches $2.6 million with $1.4 million obligated (54% realization), averaging less than $600 per award. The top five customer entities by award count — the Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment, and the United States Marine Corps — account for 39% of recent awards. By potential value, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment leads with $475 thousand across 298 awards, followed by Army TACOM with $193 thousand across 463 awards, and Navy Naval Supply Systems Command with $55 thousand across 172 awards. Recent activity (past six months) shows eight awards in 2025 compared to two awards each in 2023 and 2024, indicating modest reactivation of order flow.

Hernon's capability portfolio concentrates on preservative and sealing compounds (4,290 awards under PSC 8030) and adhesives (377 awards), with primary NAICS classification in Adhesive Manufacturing (4,584 awards). The company supplies these materials through the GSA Schedule and BPA vehicles, with the largest parent vehicle being GSA IDC GS06FT0014 (1,386 task orders, $28 thousand combined potential value) and BPA GS06FB2882 (931 task orders, $10 thousand combined potential value). Representative recent awards include a November 2025 delivery order from Naval Supply Systems Command for $1,539.57 in sealing compound under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule, a July 2025 delivery order for $5,672.10 under the same vehicle, and a December 2024 purchase order for $4,516.50 in sealing compound. The vendor holds a single sub-award relationship as a sealant supplier to SIG Sauer Inc. on an October 2025 delivery order for reduced-range ammunition packaging, though the sub-award footprint represents less than 0.1% of total activity. Hernon's federal footprint is fundamentally a high-velocity, low-dollar-value supply relationship anchored to defense logistics and fleet maintenance, with no exposure to set-asides or IDIQs outside the GSA Schedule ecosystem.

Hernon Manufacturing Inc. is a globally recognized small business specializing in the development and production of advanced adhesives, sealants, and precision dispensing and curing systems. With over four decades of experience, Hernon provides turnkey solutions that combine custom-formulated chemistries with innovative application equipment-serving industries such as defense, aerospace, automotive, electronics, and general manufacturing.