Metal Engineering Company LLC

Metal Engineering Company LLC, a woman-owned, small disadvantaged, and self-certified veteran-owned manufacturer based in Dickinson, North Dakota, supplies wind socks and related aviation meteorological equipment exclusively to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor competing in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designations. The company operates as a limited liability partnership and is classified under NAICS 334513 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing) and PSC 4920 (Meteorological Instruments and Apparatus), with seventy-six prime awards across DLA contracts spanning from 1999 through May 2026.

Metal Engineering Company LLC's entire federal portfolio concentrates on DLA Aviation, which accounts for sixty-five of seventy-six awards (65 awards, $919 thousand combined potential value) and 91% of combined potential value across all awards. The remaining eleven awards ($131 thousand combined potential value) are distributed across other Defense Logistics Agency entities. The vendor holds positions on five single-award indefinite-delivery contracts issued by DLA Aviation: IDC SPE4A617D6433 (14 task orders, $29 thousand combined potential value through July 2028), IDC SPM44003D1322 (9 task orders, $51 thousand combined potential value), IDC SPE4A623D60EU (4 task orders, $20 thousand combined potential value), IDC SP044003D1322 (2 task orders, $131 thousand combined potential value), and IDC SPE4A623D5B53 (2 task orders, $8 thousand combined potential value). Representative recent delivery orders include a $5,642.50 delivery order from DLA Aviation issued March 23, 2025 for wind sock item 8510267486 with completion date May 22, 2025; a $10,022.50 purchase order issued May 11, 2026 for wind socks with completion date August 10, 2026; and an $11,655 delivery order issued November 17, 2023 for wind sock item 8510273685 with completion date January 16, 2024.

Activity has trended downward in recent years—eight awards in 2023, four in 2024, two in 2025, and one in 2026—with two awards (combined potential value approximately $8.2 thousand) completing within the next twenty-four months. The vendor's combined potential value across all awards stands at $1.2 million, with $292 thousand obligated to date (25% of potential value), indicating moderate cash flow on a small but stable DLA Aviation supply base. Metal Engineering Company LLC performs all work at its Dickinson, North Dakota facility and competes only against full-and-open DLA Aviation solicitations; no subcontractor relationships or set-aside reservations appear in the award record.

Manufacture of heavy-duty Windsocks and ball-bearing Frames. Aviation, Industrial, General types,(Custom). Including approved Government NSN's, Airport, Heliport, and Commerical Applications. Both on-shore and off-shore Oilfield Safetey requirements.