K Machine & Tool Inc.

K Machine & Tool Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, manufactures specialized maritime hardware and mechanical components for the U.S. Coast Guard as a prime contractor exclusively, with 100% of its recent awards going to the Coast Guard across purchase orders and delivery orders under small-business set-asides and unrestricted competitions. The company is a Subchapter S corporation structured as a for-profit business organization; its federal work is overwhelmingly concentrated in fabricated structural metal, fasteners (bolts, nuts, screws, washers), machine shop work, and hardware manufacturing (NAICS 332510, 332618, 333514, 332510), with output categories spanning marine hardware, deck machinery, and precision bearings.

K Machine & Tool operates almost exclusively with a single customer. The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard accounts for 243 of its 303 total awards (81% by count, $13.7 million combined potential value out of $14.8 million total, 92% by dollars), with one Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command award rounding out the portfolio. The vendor's recent activity shows modest fluctuation — 17 awards in 2022, declining to 7 in 2023 and 8 in 2024, recovering to 13 in 2025, and 8 so far in 2026 — with a trailing five-year trend that does not suggest strong growth trajectory but reflects steady small-order volume from the Coast Guard's Surface Forces Logistics Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

K Machine & Tool places task orders under four parent vehicles anchored by the Coast Guard. The Blanket Purchase Agreement HSCG4015A11008 carries 11 task orders worth $2.3 million; the Indefinite Delivery Contract 70Z08020D17002B00 (valid through May 14, 2025) carries 10 task orders worth $218 thousand; the BPA HSCG4010A10003 carries 9 task orders worth $498 thousand; and the IDC 70Z08420DBHQ00100 carries 1 task order worth $12 thousand. The company's largest individual award in the source is a $145.3 million contract from 2022, but most recent orders fall in the $10 thousand to $105 thousand range, typical of simplified acquisition purchase orders for specific repair kits, fasteners, propellers, bearings, and specialty hardware. Representative work includes a $105.2 million firm fixed-price purchase order (September 2026) for a right-hand four-blade marine propeller under Total Small Business set-aside; a $141.8 million order (August 2026) for stopper assembly chain components under Total Small Business set-aside; and a $91.9 million order (August 2023) for 20 repair kits, rod and seal assembly, also under Total Small Business set-aside.

The recompete cliff is minimal — only 5 awards carrying combined potential value of $358 thousand complete in the next twenty-four months — which signals either stable vehicle incumbency or low-value, high-frequency order flow that does not concentrate risk. K Machine & Tool has no subcontract footprint in the source data; it operates as a pure prime across all 303 awards. The vendor's ownership posture is straightforward veteran-owned small business, with no minority ownership designations, 8(a) certification, or other secondary SBA set-aside categories noted in the awards. Across its federal portfolio, K Machine & Tool competes predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides (accounting for the plurality of named awards) and full-and-open simplified acquisition on a firm fixed-price basis, with strict compliance required for military packaging (MIL-STD-2073-1E, MIL-STD-129, ISO barcode marking) and NSN-driven demand for replacement and maintenance parts supporting the Coast Guard's 87-foot WPB, 110-foot WLM, 175-foot WLM, 225-foot WLB, and 154-foot WPC patrol boat cutters.