Penn Metal Fabricators Inc.

Penn Metal Fabricators Inc., a small business metal fabrication manufacturer based in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, competes as a prime contractor exclusively in full-and-open and Total Small Business set-aside purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts for the Defense Logistics Agency and Army. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation with no federal subcontracting footprint; all 1,485 federal awards in the source snapshot represent prime work executed directly at its Ebensburg facility without subcontractors.

Penn Metal's capability portfolio centers on precision metal fabrication for military food service, logistics, and construction equipment. Representative work spans cooking and food preparation assemblies (griddle assemblies, cooking pot cradles, cooking rack assemblies), material handling and transport components (rack assemblies, tent pole assemblies, ramp corner struts), and specialized support structures (leveling jacks, handrails, field sink bodies, folding tables, and safety step ladders). Recent examples include a $57,950 Total Small Business purchase order from DLA Troop Support Subsistence in May 2025 for griddle assemblies, a $45,260 set-aside order from DLA Aviation in August 2025 for leveling jacks and support components, a $27,600 Total Small Business order in January 2025 for 200 tent pole assemblies, and a $26,450 set-aside delivery order in January 2025 for griddle assemblies. The source identifies three active indefinite delivery contracts: a $250,000 single-award IDV with DLA Troop Support Subsistence for rack assembly products, a $509,936 single-award IDV with DLA Aviation for leveling jacks, and a $150,000 single-award IDV with DLA Troop Support Subsistence for rack assemblies.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Army and DLA. The top five funding agencies account for 85% of recent award count, led by DLA Troop Support Subsistence (527 awards, $7.4 million combined potential value) and Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal (229 awards, $83.6 million combined potential value). By dollar value, the two rankings diverge sharply: Redstone Arsenal anchors 62% of the combined potential value at $83.6 million across 229 awards, while DLA Troop Support Subsistence represents the highest award count at 527 but only $7.4 million in combined potential value. Department of the Army proper accounts for 223 awards valued at $21.4 million. This concentration reflects Penn Metal's long-standing vendor relationship with DLA's subsistence supply chain for recurring small-dollar purchase orders and larger capacity awards under Army materiel contracting.

Penn Metal holds positions on at least five parent indefinite delivery contracts. The largest by task-order count is IDC SPM3SD06D0010 with 246 task orders and $2.2 million combined potential value; others include DAAH1702D0009 (97 task orders, $15.1 million), W911N206D0007 (76 task orders, $9.9 million), W911N208D0029 (65 task orders, $23.6 million), and W58P0509D0011 (41 task orders, $1.1 million). These vehicles span DLA Subsistence, Army Contracting Command, and TACOM Life Cycle Management Command contracting authority.

Activity has grown moderately. Annual award volume climbed from 20 in 2022 to 36 in 2024, with 23 awards in 2025 and 7 recorded through April 2026. Combined potential value across the 1,485-award portfolio is $135.4 million, of which $95.7 million (71%) has been obligated as of the source snapshot. The top NAICS categories are Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing (381 awards), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (218 awards), and Office Furniture Manufacturing (195 awards), reflecting the breadth of metal fabrication services. Primary PSC codes align with the capability set: Sets, Kits, Outfits and Modules for Food Preparation and Serving (452 awards), Kitchen Equipment and Appliances (227 awards), and Cabinets, Lockers, Bins, and Shelving (185 awards).

Penn Metal's competitive posture is defined by small-business set-asides and full-and-open competition. The majority of recent awards carry either Total Small Business or no set-aside designation, with purchase orders and delivery orders ranging from under $300 to six figures. The vendor's SAM.gov registration dates to 2001, reflecting sustained engagement with DLA and Army procurement across more than four decades of federal award activity in the source window.