Loughmiller Machine, Tool & Design

Loughmiller Machine, Tool & Design, doing business as Loughmiller MCH TL & Design, is a small business manufacturer based in Loogootee, Indiana, that delivers precision machined parts, fabrication assemblies, and specialized machine shop services to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on 713 awards (100% of its federal footprint) under total small business set-asides and full-and-open procurement. The company is a Subchapter S corporation registered in SAM.gov since 2001, with over 700 federal awards spanning 1999 to present and a combined potential value of $439.9 million in active contract vehicles and task orders.

Loughmiller's capability portfolio centers on build-to-print machined parts, precision fabrication, welding, assembly, and testing for naval defense platforms. The company is a dominant supplier for fire control system overhaul and repair, radar array and component production, and aircraft component manufacturing. Concrete recent awards include a $32.4 million indefinite-delivery contract (September 2024) for overhaul and repair of MK-99 Fire Control System, MK-81 Director Groups, SPG-62 Antenna, and MK-82 Gun and Guided Missile Director equipment; a $20.7 million single-award IDC (November 2022) for manufacture and testing of AN/SPS-48 radar arrays in support of radar restoration; a $30 million single-award IDC (April 2024) for non-commercial manufacturing of machine and composite parts, precision machining, welding, and machine shop services; and a $4.8 million contract (June 2024) for new manufacture of AN/SPS-49 radar reflectors. Smaller task orders range from sub-$50 thousand kit procurements to multi-million-dollar delivery orders on armor systems, ammunition can upgrades, and EA-18G Growler and P-8A Poseidon aircraft components.

Loughmiller is overwhelmingly concentrated in naval and marine programs. The Department of the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) accounts for 333 awards (77% of the active footprint by count, 85% by potential value) with $374.8 million combined ceiling. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is the second-largest customer with 104 awards worth $53.6 million, driven by sustained work on the EA-18G Growler platform and helicopter upgrade kits. Five agencies capture 99% of combined potential value: NAVSEA, NAVAIR, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation ($4.5 million), the U.S. Marine Corps ($943 thousand), and Naval Supply Systems Command ($902 thousand). Customer concentration is extreme — NAVSEA and NAVAIR together account for approximately 86% of all potential value and 70% of all awards. This concentration reflects Loughmiller's role as a recurring small business source for Navy-specific manufacturing and sustainment.

Loughmiller holds multiple single-award indefinite-delivery vehicles with NAVSEA representing the bulk of its capacity. The top parent vehicles by task-order count include Blanket Purchase Agreement N0016412A0023 (165 calls, $4.9 million), Indefinite Delivery Contract N0016409A0001 (79 calls, $1.1 million), BPA N0016417AF017 (51 calls, $2.6 million), IDC N0016419DWS34 (23 calls, $3.5 million), and BPA N0016422A0023 (21 calls, $2.5 million). The $50 million machine shop BPA with NAVSEA (September 2027 completion) is Loughmiller's foundational vehicle, generating recurring calls for precision parts, repair, and fabrication work. Most vehicles are single-award set-asides reserved for small business.

Activity has grown materially over the past five years, from 16 awards in 2022 to a peak of 40 awards in 2024, with 2025 and 2026 tracking at 23 and 20 awards respectively, indicating sustained but moderated tempo. Only four awards (combined potential value $6.4 million) face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, reducing recompete exposure in the near term. The vendor's substantial existing vehicle portfolio — particularly the $32.4 million fire control IDC (through September 2029) and the $20.7 million radar array IDC (through November 2027) — provides long-duration work stability.

Loughmiller subcontracts minimally and carries almost no role as a subcontractor to other primes; only two sub-awards appear in the source (one to Science Applications International Corporation for facility operations and custom valves in May 2025, one to Atlantic Diving Supply for guide shoe damping vane components in August 2024). The vendor operates as a captive small business prime.

NAICS concentration is heavy in machine shops (415 awards), precision turned product manufacturing (79 awards), and radar/navigation system component manufacturing (48 awards). PSC codes underscore the portfolio: Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery (144 awards), Machine Shop Sets and Kits (73 awards), Guns Through 30MM (70 awards), and Radar Equipment (31 awards). The footprint reflects a specialized, naval-focused job shop with deep expertise in fire control, radar restoration, and carrier platform support equipment.