Lewis Machine & Tool CO.

Lewis Machine & Tool Co., an Eldridge, Iowa-based manufacturer of small arms, grenade launchers, and tactical weapon systems, operates as a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation and competes as a prime contractor (100% of awards) across full-and-open and small-business set-aside vehicles for the Department of Defense and federal military customers. The company has held continuous SAM.gov registration since 2001 and maintains no subcontractor footprint in its federal work. Lewis Machine & Tool Co. does not hold positions on government-wide acquisition contracts or multiple-award IDVs; it operates principally through single-award indefinite delivery contracts and delivery orders issued by individual defense agencies.

The company's capability portfolio centers on manufacturing and assembly of small arms components, ordnance systems, and weapon-system accessories. Recent prime work includes an $8.3 million firm fixed-price delivery order from U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) awarded August 20, 2025, for Mid-Range Gas Gun-Assault (MRGG-A) systems, support kits, suppressors, and accessories; a $2.29 million MRGG-A delivery order from USSOCOM awarded September 10, 2025, under an $92 million single-award IDC established August 20, 2025, running through August 2035; and a $508.5 thousand total-small-business-set-aside delivery order from the Department of the Army awarded September 20, 2023, for M203 and M203A2 grenade launchers and spare parts. The company also fulfills standing purchase orders for rear sight assemblies (NAICS 332994, PSC 10-P) under a $250 thousand single-award contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime established March 20, 2025.

Customer concentration skews heavily toward USSOCOM and Army weapon-systems procurement. USSOCOM dominates by dollar value—15 awards across 351 total awards generate $103.1 million in combined potential value, anchored by the new $92 million MRGG-A IDC. The Army's Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command places 57 awards valued at $41.7 million, chiefly for M203-series grenade launcher systems. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (48 awards, $18.3 million), Naval Sea Systems Command (68 awards, $5.3 million), and the broader Department of the Army (85 awards, $1.9 million) round out the top five by award count. The top five customers account for 78% of the 351 awards in the source and 87% of the $195.7 million combined potential value.

Vehicle position reflects Lewis Machine & Tool Co.'s role as a specialized supplier. The company holds five named single-award IDCs: the $92 million MRGG-A contract with USSOCOM (August 2025–August 2035); the $250 thousand DLA rear sight contract (March 2025–March 2026); an expired $173.2 thousand Other Transaction IDV with USSOCOM (December 2023); Indefinite Delivery Contract W56HZV-20-D-0107 with the Army for M203 and M203A2 grenade launchers (6 task orders, $5.9 million combined potential value); and three additional Army IDCs (DAAE2000D0039, DAAE2002D0055, DAAE2099D0023) supporting grenade launcher and ordnance procurement. The largest parent vehicle by task-order count is Indefinite Delivery Contract N0010407DL004 (31 task orders, $5.9 million), likely a Naval standing contract for ordnance components.

Activity has remained modest and flat over the past five years—3 awards in 2022, 4 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 5 in 2025, and 3 in the first four months of 2026—with $57.8 million obligated against $195.7 million in combined potential value (30% execution rate). Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying $8.4 million in combined potential value and presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. The vendor's award portfolio concentrates on small arms and ordnance manufacturing (197 awards under NAICS 334417 and related codes), with secondary work in machine shops (41 awards) and precision metal products. Top procurement codes are Guns Through 30mm (180 awards) and Guns 30mm through 75mm (86 awards), reflecting the company's core grenade launcher and small arms focus.