Irwin Automation Inc.

Irwin Automation Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, supplies precision-engineered fasteners and mechanical components to the U.S. Navy as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides, with nearly 400 federal awards concentrated almost entirely in Naval Supply Systems Command and Naval Sea Systems Command delivery orders against multiple-award Basic Ordering Agreements.

Irwin Automation competes exclusively under total small business set-aside designations. The company is structured as a for-profit manufacturer of goods with no SBA certifications noted beyond small business status. Its core capability is the production of military-specification fasteners—hex head cap screws, studs, hex nuts, washers, and related components—fabricated from materials including nickel copper aluminum (K-Monel), alloy steel, and grade B7 steel to support naval vessel maintenance, repair, and sustainment operations. Representative recent work includes a $63,360 March 2026 delivery order from Naval Sea Systems Command for continuous threaded K-Monel studs (completion January 2027), a $114,000 February 2025 delivery order from NAVSEA for precision fastener components (completion May 2026), and a $191,558 September 2024 delivery order from Naval Supply Systems Command for capscrews (completed August 2025).

Customer concentration is extreme and Navy-exclusive. Naval Supply Systems Command dominates the portfolio with 302 awards carrying $8 million in combined potential value, while Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 71 awards and $1.5 million, with a single order of $11 thousand from United States Pacific Fleet Forces and 19 unspecified Navy awards rounding out the base. This two-agency dependency—covering 99% of recent awards—exposes the vendor to singular-customer risk. The top five parent vehicles are all Basic Ordering Agreements or Indefinite Delivery Contracts with Navy commands. The HX Fastener Program BOA (N0018911GPA01) carries 98 task orders valued at $1.8 million; BOA N3904017G0001 holds 54 task orders worth $2.3 million; and Indefinite Delivery Contract N0010204G0002 carries 53 task orders for $122 thousand. Irwin Automation holds a five-year multiple-award BOA effective through June 2029 with NAVSEA and NAVSUP under the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support HX Fastener Program, awarded June 2024, with no defined ceiling and prior delivery orders ranging from $9,480 to $191,558.

Activity has remained flat to slightly declining. The company received 10 awards in 2022, 3 in 2023, 13 in 2024, and 13 in 2025, with 1 award year-to-date in 2026. The portfolio shows $9.5 million in combined potential value across all awards, but $11 million in obligated dollars, indicating invoiced work exceeding potential-value estimates. The recompete cliff is immaterial—only 1 award (combined potential value $63 thousand) completes within the next twenty-four months, reflecting the company's position as a subordinate supplier under standing BOAs rather than a holder of expiring definitive contracts. The vendor's NAICS footprint is heavily weighted to bolt, nut, screw, rivet, and washer manufacturing (344 awards), with residual volume in miscellaneous fabricated metal products and machine shops. PSC coding reflects screws (220 awards), nuts and washers (75), and studs (59).

Irwin Automation holds a single documented subcontract as of the source date: a June 2025 sub-award under Huntington Ingalls Inc. for CVN 80 engineering efforts and steel bushing components, suggesting limited teaming activity and primary reliance on prime delivery orders. The vendor has been registered in SAM.gov since 2001, indicating long-standing small business status and Navy supplier relationships. Place of performance is split between Greensburg, Pennsylvania (headquarters and production) and Kittery, Maine (Portsmouth Naval Shipyard support), reflecting the company's role in supporting active naval maintenance operations.

Irwin Automation, INC provides our customers with precision machining, heat treating and testing services. Also, we have excelled for over 50 years as a key supplier for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program by providing products designed to rigorously exacting standards. At Irwin Automation, Inc. we are a precision machining company that is focused on providing the very best machined parts available anywhere, and serving our customers as a one-stop solution for machine parts manufacturing, heat treating, comprehensive quality control, complete product testing and all of our customers' project needs. At Irwin Automation, Inc. we look to develop value-added long-term relationships with every customer. Our existing customer base is made up mostly by repeat customers that have a long, satisfied history with us. For more information visit us at http://irwinautomation.com.