Metro Machine Corp.

Metro Machine Corp., doing business as General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk and operating as a division of General Dynamics Corporation, is a large business prime contractor delivering naval ship repair, maintenance, and modernization services to the Department of the Navy as the sole operator of Norfolk Naval Shipyard's private-sector repair and maintenance operations. The company competes without set-aside designation across 412 prime awards (98% of its recent footprint) spanning aircraft carrier, surface combatant, amphibious assault ship, and fast attack submarine maintenance through indefinite delivery contracts and definitive availability work orders.

Metro Machine's customer base is concentrated almost entirely within Naval Sea Systems Command. Of 422 total awards in the source data, Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 139 awards worth $9.98 billion combined potential value—98% of the vendor's portfolio. The Department of Transportation Maritime Administration holds seven awards valued at $42.3 million for layberth maintenance on Ready Reserve Force vessels at Portsmouth, Virginia. The balance of Navy activity distributes across U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces ($218.8 million, three awards), Information Warfare Systems Command ($45.2 million, one award), and other Navy commands.

Metro Machine's prime vehicle footprint anchors to five major identiQs with Naval Sea Systems Command. An indefinite delivery contract (N0002485H8187) carries 71 task orders and supports complex maintenance across multiple vessel classes. A $639.8 million single-award IDIQ (N0002416D4413) covers surface combatant and amphibious class maintenance in Norfolk and San Diego through January 2027, with 28 task orders worth $169.1 million. An $847.3 million single-award IDIQ awards aircraft carrier (CVN-68 and CVN-78 class) maintenance through December 2030. A $337.6 million multiple-award IDIQ (N0002416D4408) funds complex and non-complex surface combatant and amphibious ship maintenance, with Metro Machine executing 35 task orders valued at $331 million. A September 2025 award established a $762.4 million CNO Availabilities for Fast Attack Submarines contract (multiple award, Lot 1 Critical Systems Engineering) through 2033. Metro Machine also holds a Maritime Administration single-award IDIQ valued at $3.79 million for Ready Reserve Force layberth operations through June 2026.

Recent work volume shows activity of nine awards in 2022, twelve in 2023, nineteen in 2024, eighteen in 2025, and four through June 2026. Combined potential value across all awards stands at $10.29 billion, with $6.51 billion obligated (63% realization). Within the next twenty-four months, nine awards totaling $879.3 million reach ultimate completion and therefore face recompete exposure.

Metro Machine's representative definitive contract work includes a $183.6 million firm fixed-price award for USS TRUXTUN (DDG-103) FY26 depot modernization awarded June 29, 2026, covering AEGIS upgrade to MK 6 MOD X, TTWCS V5.4.0.2, SLQ-32(V)7 systems upgrade, hypervisor technology build, and hull/propulsion/electrical/command and surveillance system work through February 2028. A $413 million definitive contract for USS BATAAN (LHD-5) FY24 docking selected restricted availability awarded March 22, 2024, runs through October 2026. A $159.1 million definitive contract for USS ARLINGTON (LHD-6) CNO availability FY23 docking selected restricted availability awarded January 17, 2023, with completion through February 2025. A $145.8 million firm fixed-price contract for USS OAK HILL (LSD-51) FY25 docking selected restricted availability awarded April 18, 2025, through February 2027. A $358.2 million definitive contract for USS IWO JIMA (LHD-7) FY22 dry-docking selected restricted availability awarded December 22, 2021, with completion through May 2024. Additional delivery orders range from $200 thousand to $18.5 million for continuous maintenance availabilities, planned incremental availabilities, emergent repairs, and engineered material availability support across carrier and surface combatant platforms.

Metro Machine's subcontractor footprint reflects specialized maritime supplier relationships. Marine Hydraulics International, LLC appears across ten sub-awards for USS MESA VERDE (LPD-19) FY24 selected restricted availability work involving thermal wells, hydraulic hose, and gauge procurement and installation under a prime's contract vehicle. Named primes in the sub-award footprint include Marine Hydraulics International, LLC. Additional notable subcontractors performing work on definitive contracts include Fairbanks Morse for propulsion systems, Rolls-Royce Marine North America for marine equipment, Crofton Construction Services for equipment leasing and diving support, East Coast Repair & Fabrication for machinery systems, Epsilon Systems Solutions for engineering and maintenance services, and Sunbelt Rentals for equipment rental. Bath Iron Works Corporation, Dover Pumps, Ray Blackman Enterprises, and a network of small and women-owned maritime service providers support specialized repair, painting, coating, decking, welding, and logistics work across the prime's delivery orders.

Metro Machine received one federal grant award: a $285 thousand Improvement of Navy Ship Repair or Alterations Capability Program grant (CFDA 12.031) from Naval Sea Systems Command awarded September 30, 2025, to fund precision accuracy control equipment including a Leica Geosystems RTC360 laser scanner, Creaform handheld measurement systems, and related tooling to enhance documentation accuracy for pre-availability compartment records and reduce CAD modeling time. The award extends through September 30, 2026.

The vendor's NAICS concentration is Ship Building and Repairing (163 awards), with PSC concentration in Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (East) (284 awards) and Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment—Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, And Floating Docks (88 awards). All work is performed at Metro Machine's Norfolk, Virginia facility (200 Ligon Street) and subordinate operations supporting Hampton Roads homeports, with periodic support to San Diego-homeported vessels. The company leverages General Dynamics Corporation's capital and industrial capabilities as its parent entity.