Metco Engineering Corp

Metco Engineering Corp, doing business as Metco, is a small business metal fabricator and supplier based in Santa Ana, California, that operates as a prime contractor (100% of awards) providing metal plates, sheets, bars, tubes, and specialized metallic components—primarily aluminum, steel, stainless steel, and titanium products in standard and custom-fabricated configurations—to the Department of Defense, with particular concentration in naval aviation and defense logistics procurement.

Metco competes across a mix of set-aside and full-and-open vehicles. Approximately 40–50 percent of its contract awards carry Total Small Business set-aside designations, positioning the company as a participant in the government's small business industrial base. The vendor holds no SBA 8(a) or HUBZone certifications in the source material, though one recent award (November 2025) references HUBZone set-aside eligibility. Metco has maintained continuous federal contractor registration since April 2002, with UEI GUCMKKTKN685.

The vendor's customer base is heavily concentrated in Department of Defense logistics. The top five funding agencies account for 97 percent of recent awards: the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation leads by award count (1,327 awards, $3.5 million potential value), followed by Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment (868 awards, $6.1 million), the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command (515 awards, $9.1 million—largest by dollars), the Defense Logistics Agency parent (495 awards, $3.9 million), and Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (439 awards, $2.6 million). Naval Air Systems Command anchors the largest single customer value share despite lower award volume, signaling higher transaction values in that portfolio segment. Metco maintains a $250,000 single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Land and Maritime (effective August 7, 2025, through August 7, 2026) designated as a Total Small Business set-aside, positioned to deliver approximately 4,580 linear feet of metallic tubing conforming to National Stock Number 4710006047978 across approximately twelve annual task orders.

Metco's transaction pattern reflects high-volume, low-dollar-value purchase orders. Recent awards visible in the source span from approximately $600 to $147,000 per order, with firm fixed-price structures typical of commodity metal supply. The vendor's primary parent vehicles are older indefinite delivery contracts from the 2011–2014 period (34 task orders, $655 thousand combined potential value under the Aviation-Maritime Grade Metals vehicle) and several agency-specific IDCs with DLA, though transaction volume under named legacy vehicles appears limited relative to standalone purchase order activity. Activity has grown substantially year over year—126 awards in 2022 to 308 in 2025—suggesting expanding market penetration within DLA and Naval Air Systems Command procurement streams. The recompete cliff is modest: only three awards with completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $152 thousand, indicating relatively low near-term contract churn exposure.

Metco's award concentration by product category reflects its metal supply focus: 1,198 awards fall under PSC Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil (Nonferrous Base Metal); 706 awards under Bars and Rods; and 688 awards under Pipe, Tube, and Rigid Tubing. NAICS concentration mirrors this distribution, with "Other Support Activities for Air Transportation" (909 awards) heading the list, followed by nonferrous metal rolling and drawing (737 awards). This product and service concentration means Metco operates in a highly commoditized segment of federal procurement, competing primarily on price, lead time, and specification compliance rather than differentiated capability.

Metco operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no visible subcontracting or sub-award footprint in the source. The vendor performs all work at its Santa Ana facility and does not appear to hold positions on government-wide acquisition contracts, GSA Schedules, or major federal prime IDIQs beyond its direct DLA Land and Maritime IDC. This profile positions Metco as a tactical supplier to DLA and Naval Air Systems Command for point-in-time metal component fulfillment rather than a strategic systems integrator or large-scale framework participant.