Gnap LLC

Gnap LLC Metal Prep Division, doing business as Metal Prep, is a High Point, North Carolina-based small business manufacturer of surface finishing equipment, consumables, and specialized maintenance supplies that operates exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) across defense and civilian federal agencies, with no subcontracting footprint in the source data. The vendor competes primarily under total small business set-asides, which characterize approximately 60% of recent purchase orders, with the balance awarded under unrestricted or partial small business solicitations; the company has been registered in the System for Award Management since 2001 and carries no SBA 8(a) or other certifications in the source material.

Metal Prep's capability portfolio centers on blast abrasives (aluminum oxide and garnet grit), blast cabinets and related equipment, paint booth filters and consumables, and specialized protective equipment. Representative work includes a $2.4 million total small business purchase order from Naval Air Systems Command (awarded September 2025, completing September 2026) for design, fabrication, and delivery of three mobile blast booths and three mobile paint booths configured for C-130 Hercules wheel well servicing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, including three three-day training programs and a 12-month warranty; a $249,988 total small business award from U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces (September 2025, completing February 2026) for three Empire Abrasive Equipment Pro-Finish PF-4848 blast cabinet systems with dust collection, installation, and testing at Naval Base Kitsap in Silverdale, Washington; and a $141,240 total small business purchase order from Naval Supply Systems Command (January 2026, completing March 2026) for aluminum oxide abrasive grit packaged in 1-ton bags for shipyard maintenance at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Customer concentration tracks heavily to Navy and defense logistics agencies. The top five customers by award count—U.S. Coast Guard (45 awards, $775 thousand), Naval Sea Systems Command (34 awards, $756 thousand), Naval Air Systems Command (15 awards, $3.9 million), Marine Corps (9 awards, $141 thousand), and Army TACOM (8 awards, $976 thousand)—account for 58% of all awards and 76% of combined potential value. The divergence in rankings reflects Naval Air Systems Command's dominance in dollar value (two large system procurements) against the Coast Guard's volume-driven award count for consumable filters and small maintenance items. Activity has accelerated in recent years—two awards in 2023, ten in 2024, twelve in 2025, and three in early 2026—reflecting increased government demand for surface finishing consumables and equipment maintenance across the Pacific and Atlantic fleets. One award valued at $2.4 million reaches completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure for Naval Air Systems Command's C-130 booth systems contract.

Metal Prep sits on the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (GS07F0538Y) with two task orders generating $28 thousand combined potential value and holds a single task order under an indefinite delivery contract with Naval Supply Systems Command. The vendor's award profile spans 191 total purchase orders concentrated in abrasive product manufacturing (75 awards), industrial fans and air purification equipment (19 awards), and industrial supplies wholesale (13 awards), reflecting the primary NAICS categories driving government spend for blast media, paint booth equipment, and related consumables across maintenance-intensive military installations.