High Energy Metals, Inc.

High Energy Metals, Inc., a Sequim, Washington-based manufacturer of specialized metal components and electrical parts, supplies electrical grounding strips, bond straps, mounting bosses, and precision-fabricated metal components to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on full-and-open purchase orders, with 99 percent of recent awards as prime work and no set-aside designations on the bulk of its contract footprint. The company operates as a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation and has held System for Award Management registration since 2002, positioning it as an established supplier to defense agencies.

High Energy Metals' core capability set centers on specialized metal fabrication using explosive welding and precision metal joining techniques to produce electrical connection components, grounding systems, and structural assemblies for naval and maritime platforms. The company manufactures electrical grade strips, ground strap assemblies, bond straps, hemi straps, and mounting bosses—components critical to electromagnetic interference mitigation and electrical bonding on Navy vessels. Representative recent prime work includes a $44,710 Naval Sea Systems Command purchase order for hemi straps awarded August 27, 2025, a $15,842.20 Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime order for electrical strips awarded August 4, 2025, a $29,450 Naval Sea Systems Command contract for specialized metal components including grounding bosses and self-locking bolts awarded November 4, 2024, and a $27,492.25 Defense Logistics Agency order for electrical strip grade materials designated as a Total Small Business set-aside awarded August 28, 2023.

Beyond routine naval component supply, High Energy Metals holds a $677,040 Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with the Army's Program Executive Office Soldier awarded May 26, 2023 for M2A1 .50 caliber extended-life barrels, demonstrating its capability in precision ammunition manufacturing. The company has also received federal research funding: a $199,912 Department of Energy Office of Science grant in 2021 for development of explosively bonded corrosion-resistant bimetallic materials for high-temperature reactor systems, positioning it as a research participant in advanced materials science.

Customer concentration is heavily Navy and Defense Logistics Agency-focused. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime command anchors the portfolio with 101 purchase orders valued at $696 thousand combined potential value, while the Naval Sea Systems Command holds 41 awards worth $133 thousand. By potential value, the Army's PEO Soldier program dominates with $1.7 million across two awards (the extended-life barrel IDV and related task orders), the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime contributes $696 thousand across 101 awards, and the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Center adds $337 thousand across five awards. These five customer entities account for 88 percent of combined potential value, reflecting sharp Navy and Army concentration with minimal civilian agency or other DoD component exposure.

Activity has grown substantially year over year—14 awards in 2022 to 26 in 2025—with most awards structured as small-value purchase orders in the hundreds to low five-figure range, though the single extended-life barrel IDV at $677,040 represents the largest vehicle. The portfolio spans 198 total awards (prime plus sub) with combined potential value of $3.4 million, though obligated value across all awards has reached $3.8 million, indicating the company has performed beyond ceiling on certain contracts. High Energy Metals competes predominantly in full-and-open competition with no set-aside posture on nearly all awards; of recent awards reviewed, only a small number carry Total Small Business or Competitive Small Business designations.

The vendor's subcontractor footprint is minimal—one recorded sub-award with Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. in December 2023 for infrastructure design—making High Energy Metals fundamentally a prime-only supplier to the federal market rather than a teaming partner. The company's defense industrial positioning as a small business manufacturer in a stable supply chain for electromechanical and grounding components, combined with explosive welding expertise and a two-decade SAM.gov history, reinforces its role as a sole or preferred source for specialized naval and ground equipment components where technical compatibility with existing systems is mission-critical.