Oerlikon Metco US Inc.

Oerlikon Metco US Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of thermal spray powders, plasma spray systems, and metal finishing equipment headquartered in Westbury, New York, operates as a prime contractor on full and open federal procurements across defense depots and logistics commands, with no SBA set-aside designation and 98% of recent awards executed as prime contracts. The vendor competes exclusively outside set-aside categories and holds federal registration since 2007.

Oerlikon Metco's federal capability footprint centers on three concrete product and service lines: thermal spray powders and consumables for aircraft engine depot maintenance; plasma spray booth and HVOF (High-Velocity Oxy-Fuel) spray equipment, installation, and maintenance; and research and development of advanced coatings, including thermal and environmental barrier coatings (T/EBC) and sandphobic coatings. Representative prime awards include a $7.1 million purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation on August 20, 2025 for thermal spraying booth services at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; a $3.35 million purchase order from DLA Aviation on November 12, 2025 for two complete thermal spray systems with dust collectors, installation, training, and technical documentation; a $3.75 million definitive contract from Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command on September 14, 2023 for a Surface One K2 Robotic Plasma Spray System for the Anniston Army Depot; and a $457,150 definitive contract from Army Research Development and Engineering Command on September 10, 2025 for experimental thermal and environmental barrier coating powder manufacture and thermal spray development work running through September 2029. Oerlikon Metco also holds maintenance and sole-source service contracts: a $510,398 purchase order from Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex on May 19, 2025 for plasma booth and HVOF system maintenance services running through April 2030, and a $95,560 sole-source purchase order from Army Aviation and Missile Command on November 25, 2025 for preventive maintenance and calibration of six metal spray booths at Corpus Christi Army Depot, justified by Oerlikon Metco's status as original equipment manufacturer of proprietary FANUC robotic thermal spray systems.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward Air Force and Army depot and logistics commands. The top five customer organizations by potential value account for 80% of combined award value and include Defense Logistics Agency Aviation ($33.5 million across 56 awards), Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex ($25.2 million across 65 awards), Army Materiel Command Redstone Arsenal ($6.2 million across 83 awards), Air Force Sustainment Center ($5.4 million across 33 awards), and DLA Troop Support ($4 million across 130 awards). Award count and dollar rankings diverge significantly: DLA Troop Support carries the highest count (130 awards) but ranks fifth by dollars, signaling high-volume, low-value transactional work; conversely, DLA Aviation ranks first by dollars but only fourth by count, indicating fewer, larger equipment procurements. Across 28 distinct customer agencies, the Air Force, Army, and Defense Logistics Agency collectively dominate the footprint.

Oerlikon Metco holds two named prime indefinite-delivery vehicles with Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex: a $2 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement through October 2028 for thermal spray powders for engine depot maintenance (awarded December 19, 2023, with 22 task orders valued at $2.7 million placed against it), and a $5.99 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract through March 2023 for plasma guns, hopper parts, and miscellaneous components for plasma spray systems (with at least two documented delivery orders totaling $481 thousand). The vendor also appears on multiple named BPAs including FA813223A0016 (12 task orders, $1.8 million) and SPM4A812A0006 (11 task orders, $127 thousand), and an IDC SPM49001DV001 (23 task orders, $825 thousand), indicating multi-vehicle positioning within defense logistics and air logistics networks.

Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years (ranging from 6 to 17 awards annually), with 572 total prime and sub awards in the source's coverage window. Recent awards show a recompete cliff of seven awards with ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months and combined potential value of $12.6 million, representing near-term renewal exposure. The top NAICS categories are Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing (150 awards) and Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing (131 awards), with top PSC codes dominated by Miscellaneous Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Supplies (291 awards) and Gas Welding, Heat Cutting, and Metalizing Equipment (25 awards), reflecting the vendor's core thermal spray materials and equipment positioning.

Oerlikon Metco subcontracts under Amentum Services, Inc., a facilities and supply-chain prime, supplying welding powders and metallic overlay materials for hazardous materials management and 3PL operations at DLA Cherry Point, North Carolina (sub-awards dated July 28, 2025 and earlier), and supplies engineering services under University of Dayton on an advanced manufacturing footprint modernization task (sub-award dated April 28, 2023). Sub work comprises only 2% of the award portfolio and is secondary to prime thermal spray equipment and materials provisioning.

Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $71.3 million (77% of $92.4 million combined potential value), signaling mature execution against awarded vehicles. The vendor competes full and open across all major customer relationships, indicating specialized technical capability rather than socioeconomic preference as the differentiation vector — a posture reinforced by recurring sole-source thermal spray maintenance awards and original-equipment-manufacturer designations on specialized depot equipment.