Lanzen Inc.

Lanzen Inc., a small business precision metal fabrication manufacturer based in Mancelona, Michigan, supplies specialized defense components to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on 91% of recent awards, competing predominantly under total small business set-asides. Lanzen Inc. is a subsidiary of Lanzen, Incorporated, a manufacturer of goods founded in 1960, and operates from facilities in Bruce Township and Mancelona, Michigan.

Lanzen Inc.'s capability footprint centers on fabricated metal components for military vehicles and equipment — interior vehicle panels, cushioning inserts for ammunition containers, radiator grilles, mounting brackets, ventilation systems, and fire suppression kit modifications. The company holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (SPE7L323D0007) valued at $358,461 with a ceiling through March 2028, from which nine task orders have been issued ranging from $6,800 to $31,626. Representative prime awards include a $27,750 delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime on March 12, 2026, for interior vehicle panels under total small business set-aside; a $24,640 purchase order from the Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command on June 2, 2025, for cushioning inserts for grenade boxes; and a $34,106 purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime on January 30, 2023, for vehicle radiator grilles. All recent prime awards carry total small business set-aside designations or are issued under set-aside vehicles.

Customer concentration is heavily concentrated with DLA Land and Maritime, which accounts for 17 awards and $607 thousand in combined potential value (89% of the portfolio by dollars). The Army's TACOM Life Cycle Management Command represents the second customer with 3 awards worth $74 thousand, and the Army's PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support accounts for 2 additional awards. The top customers by award count and potential value track identically — no divergence signal between frequency and magnitude.

Lanzen Inc. places two subcontract awards with Am General LLC, a prime contractor on HMMWV (Humvee) production and modification — a May 2, 2025 sub for auto parts delivery orders supporting Iraq, Syria, and U.S. Army Reserve procurement, and an October 21, 2024 sub for a no-cost modification to HMMWV technical data for Latvia foreign military sales. These subs represent 9% of recent award volume but carry no stated dollar value.

Activity has declined from a peak of 10 awards in 2023 to a single award in the first quarter of 2026. Combined potential value across all awards totals $681 thousand, with $403 thousand obligated as of the source date (59% draw-down). The nine delivery orders under the DLA Land and Maritime IDC represent 41% of the portfolio's combined potential value and anchor the ongoing relationship. Awards span vehicular cab and body structural components (11 awards), vehicular furniture and accessories (2 awards), and specialized military components (guns, armored vehicle tanks, foam product manufacturing), reflecting the vendor's focus on fabricated metal subassemblies for vehicle platforms.