K.j. Cartridge Plus Corp

K.J. Cartridge Plus Corp, a veteran-owned small business manufacturer headquartered in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, supplies specialized electromechanical and structural defense components to the federal government exclusively as a prime contractor on firm fixed-price purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts, competing in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations across recent awards.

The company manufactures discrete aerospace, vehicular, and weapons-system parts—connector assemblies, cable systems, spark arresters, diaphragm actuators, pressure gauges, seals, switches, relays, and related electromechanical hardware—drawn from a materials catalog spanning current-carrying wiring devices, ordnance accessories, and aircraft auxiliary equipment. Recent representative awards include a $874,250 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for missile slipper components (August 2023), a $493,000 DLA Land and Maritime purchase order for mounting plates (September 2023), and a $44,666 DLA Land and Maritime award for sensitive switches (November 2021). The company also holds two active single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Land and Maritime, each valued at $250,000, for specialized aircraft-related components including spark arresters and gun cables; recent task orders under these IDCs have included a $24,654 award for nonmetallic seals (March 2025) and a $20,988 award for sensitive switches (March 2025).

Customer concentration is tightly clustered within Defense Logistics Agency divisions. The top five customers account for 97% of awards, with DLA Land and Maritime placing 130 awards valued at $1.5 million combined and DLA Aviation placing 106 awards valued at $1.8 million—the two rankings show near parity between volume and dollars, indicating consistent order sizes across both divisions. DLA Troop Support (Construction and Equipment and Hardware lines) accounts for 64 awards totaling $1.01 million. The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command represents a minor outlier with six awards valued at $278 thousand. K.J. Cartridge Plus Corp has accumulated 314 prime awards since 2012, growing from 16 awards in 2022 to 19 in 2024 and 35 in 2025; one award has closed in 2026 (as of February 3).

The company's top NAICS categories by award count are Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (40 awards), Small Arms Ordnance and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing (29 awards), and Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (26 awards). Primary PSC groupings align similarly: Miscellaneous Electric Power and Distribution Equipment (32 awards), Commercial Hardware (24 awards), and Weapon System Hardware (20 awards). Two IDVs—SPE4A618D0173 and SPE4A616D5430—carry 14 task orders totaling $222 thousand combined potential value, though the bulk of K.J. Cartridge Plus Corp's work flows through direct purchase orders rather than large parent vehicles. Combined potential value across all 314 awards stands at $4.7 million, with $3.7 million obligated (80% execution rate), reflecting the vendor's position as a reliable supplier of low-to-mid-value component orders supporting defense inventory replenishment at CONUS and OCONUS DLA depots.