Kapex Manufacturing, LLC

Kapex Manufacturing, LLC, a veteran-owned small business based in Saginaw, Michigan, manufactures precision metal parts, fasteners, and process equipment for the Department of the Navy and the Department of the Army as a prime contractor (92% of recent awards). Kapex operates as a limited liability company competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designation, though recent Naval Sea Systems Command work carries total small business set-aside status.

Kapex's capability footprint centers on precision machining, fastener manufacturing, and metal fabrication for defense shipbuilding and munitions support. Representative prime work includes a $373,984 firm fixed-price purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command awarded June 18, 2026, to refurbish two 150-gallon mixer bowls and manufacture completion parts, with performance at Kapex's Saginaw facility due December 31, 2026; a $35,397 total small business set-aside purchase order from NAVSEA for a complete set of seals and bearings awarded May 15, 2024; and a $7.5 million multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement from the Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Command awarded January 10, 2024, for process equipment maintenance services running through January 2029. Top NAICS codes reflect this focus: Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing accounts for 26 awards, Machine Shops for 9 awards, and Engineering Services for 4 awards. PSC concentration aligns with munitions support — Cartridge and Propellant Actuated Devices and Components (6 awards), Hardware Commercial (5 awards), and Rockets and Guided Missile Components (8 awards combined).

Customer concentration is extreme: Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 50 of 52 awards (96%) with $1.5 million in combined potential value, while the Army's RDECOM holds 1 award ($7.5 million) and Picatinny Arsenal holds 1 award. Kapex places work against four named parent vehicles, with the highest activity on Indefinite Delivery Contract N0017408A0032 (16 task orders, $222 thousand combined potential value), followed by two NAVSEA BPAs. Activity has been episodic — one award in 2021, five in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026 — with only one award ($374 thousand combined potential value) reaching ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, creating minimal near-term recompete exposure. In its subcontractor role, Kapex performs equipment machining and site-visit technical assessment support under Eastern Research Group Inc. on Naval Submarine Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Energetics Department work, including mixer bowl repair assessment and MK 90 die machining support dating back to January 2024.