Kreis Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Kreis Tool & Manufacturing Co., Inc., a for-profit precision aerospace components manufacturer based in Elgin, Illinois, supplies Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and other defense agencies with specialized fasteners, ground handling equipment, and mechanical support tools as a prime contractor (58% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor to Boeing and Northrop Grumman. The company operates without SBA set-aside designations on most prime work; one award carries a Total Small Business set-aside, but the overwhelming majority compete full-and-open.

Kreis Tool's capability portfolio centers on manufacturing fasteners (shoulder bolts, straight headless pins, sleeve bushings), aircraft ground support equipment (towbars, aircraft trailers, outrigger-dollies, maintenance stands), and specialized aerospace support tooling and fixtures. Recent representative prime awards include a $35,775 DLA Aviation purchase order for aircraft roller adapters (September 2024), a $33,458 DLA Construction and Equipment purchase order for an aircraft engine roller under Total Small Business set-aside (August 2024), and routine DLA Aviation purchase orders for straight headless pins ($17,133 in June 2025, $14,935 in October 2025) and sleeve bushings ($14,352 in May 2025). Dollar magnitudes on prime awards typically range from under $1,000 to $35,000 per order.

Customer concentration skews heavily toward Department of Defense logistics and supply. The top five funding agencies account for 62% of recent awards, led by Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Aeronautical Systems Center (38 awards), Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command (33 awards, $595 thousand combined potential value), and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (33 awards, $153 thousand combined potential value). The Navy and DLA Aviation dominate by dollar value despite smaller award counts, reflecting the higher value of individual orders. Across all 216 tracked awards, the company has served 24 distinct federal agencies with combined potential value of $11 million and combined obligated dollars of $19.7 million.

On parent vehicles, Kreis Tool holds seats on two Air Force indefinite delivery contracts (IDC FA863420D2704 with 23 task orders and IDC FA861718D6219 with 6 task orders), a Navy basic ordering agreement (BOA N0001921G0006 with 7 task orders), and a GSA basic ordering agreement (BOA SPE4A119G0013 with 5 task orders), plus a dedicated KC-46 Support Equipment vehicle carrying 9 task orders. The company's award distribution across NAICS categories reflects its manufacturing focus: Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing leads with 67 awards, followed by Aircraft Manufacturing (43 awards) and Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing (25 awards).

Kreis Tool's subcontractor footprint is dominated by The Boeing Company, which accounts for the vast majority of sub-awards across multiple aircraft programs including F-15EX, KC-46, F-15 EPAWSS, MQ-25, and F/A-18E/F platforms, providing aerospace support equipment, structural repair manual tooling, shipping containers, and specialized support fixtures. A single award appears under Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for special processing work. Activity accelerated significantly in 2024 (50 awards) and 2025 (43 awards) from a baseline of 2 to 5 awards per year in 2022–2023. With four awards recorded in 2026 to date, the trajectory remains elevated, though the first-half volume suggests the company is sustaining rather than expanding year-over-year footprint. The company's SAM registration dates to December 2001, establishing more than two decades of federal vendor status.

Machining, Assembly, Build to Print Parts and Assemblies, Complex Assemblies