Onodi Tool & Engineering Co

Onodi Tool & Engineering Co, a small business precision-component manufacturer based in Melvindale, Michigan, supplies military vehicle hardware and mechanical assemblies as a prime contractor (95% of awards) to defense agencies and as a subcontractor to tier-one vehicle integrators, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements with no characteristic small business set-aside posture despite periodic total small business set-aside IDIQs.

Onodi's capability footprint centers on fabricated mechanical and structural components for military vehicles. Recent prime work includes a $435,642.63 delivery order from the Joint Munitions Command (awarded January 6, 2026) for M2A2 ammunition chest components; a $249,925.00 total small business set-aside delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime (June 17, 2025) for brake shoe adjustment links; and a $81,000.00 delivery order for pintle tow assemblies (May 8, 2025). The vendor manufactures air exhaust manifolds, transmission housings, door latches and handles, brake chambers, remote control levers, manifold assemblies, retractable supports, and related bracketing and fastening hardware. Smaller purchase orders in the $1,000 to $15,000 range recur across the portfolio for components like bell cranks, mounting brackets, elbows, flanges, and control levers. On the subcontractor side, Onodi supplies material and component deliveries to BAE Systems Land & Armaments (Bradley A4, M2A4/M7A4 vehicle production, and AMPV early-order material), General Dynamics Land Systems (M1A1-to-SEPV3 Abrams upgrade contracts), and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (120mm tank training ammunition production).

Customer concentration is extreme. DLA Land and Maritime dominates the portfolio, accounting for 1,301 awards (51% of total) with $30.4 million in combined potential value—more than the rest of the federal customer base combined. The Department of the Army (including Materiel Command offices) supplies the next tier, with 593 awards distributed across the Army Materiel Command Joint Munitions Command (4 awards, $7.9 million potential), Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal (101 awards, $7.7 million potential), and other Army components. Top-five customers account for approximately 80% of award count and 91% of potential value. This extreme DLA concentration reflects Onodi's role as a specialty supplier within DLA's recurring logistics and sustainment network rather than broad-base defense capability.

Onodi holds multiple single-award IDIQs, each capped at $250,000 to $500,000, with DLA Land and Maritime. Named vehicles include Indefinite Delivery Contracts for electrical solenoids ($499,657.00, ACC Warren, awarded June 2026); manual control levers ($350,000.00, DLA L&M, April 2026); pintle assemblies for tow ($250,000.00, July 2025); housing mechanical components ($250,000.00, May 2025); door latches ($250,000.00, April 2025); brake shoe adjustment links ($250,000.00, April 2025); protective dust caps ($250,000.00, April 2025); air exhaust manifolds ($250,000.00, March 2025); door handles ($250,000.00, February 2025); and air brake chambers ($250,000.00, December 2024). The top parent vehicles by task order count are Indefinite Delivery Contracts W56HZV21D0001 (45 task orders), SPM75004D7891 (44 task orders, $276 thousand potential), and SP075004D7891 (19 task orders). These are narrow-scope, component-specific vehicles rather than broad enterprising platforms.

Activity has grown in the most recent two years—156 awards in 2025 and 35 through August 2026—after a dip in 2023 (79 awards). The source captures 2,551 total awards dating back to 1980, suggesting a mature vendor relationship with DLA spanning decades. Onodi faces a recompete cliff of 22 awards worth $398 thousand combined potential completing in the next twenty-four months, a manageable but not negligible exposure given the vendor's scale.

Onodi's subcontractor footprint emphasizes material supply to BAE Systems Land & Armaments (Bradley follow-on production, AMPV early-order materials, M109A7 production) and General Dynamics Land Systems (M1 Abrams SEPV3 upgrades, Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle development phase 3/4), with material and component work also flowing to General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. The subcontracting relationship is material-centric, feeding production lines rather than performing system integration or design work.

The vendor operates in a narrow segment—military vehicle mechanical parts manufacturing (NAICS 336390, Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing, and Military Armored Vehicle/Tank Component Manufacturing account for 524 of 2,551 awards). Top PSC categories are vehicular components, brake and steering assemblies, furniture and accessories, structural body parts, and power transmission equipment. This focus, combined with DLA's 51% concentration and single-award IDIQ structure, positions Onodi as a depth supplier in the DLA sustainment network rather than a horizontal prime or systems integrator. The vendor's federal footprint is almost entirely defense—no civilian agency presence appears in the top-five customer list.

We are a precision machining, manufacturing, program management, and systems integration company offering build to print and highly engineered solutions. We work with all metals and cover a wide range of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic products.