Quality Metal Works, Inc.

Quality Metal Works, Inc., a small business metal fabrication manufacturer headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, produces shipboard equipment, naval habitability components, and specialized metal furniture as a prime contractor exclusively under Total Small Business set-asides. The company operates across multiple federal maritime and military customers, with a portfolio concentrated in naval applications.

Quality Metal Works' customer base splits sharply between volume and dollar value. The Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard leads by award count with 20 awards worth $710 thousand combined potential value, but the Department of the Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command dominates the dollar footprint with 3 awards valued at $25 million combined potential value. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Navy's Military Sealift Command, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the Marine Corps complete the active customer set, collectively accounting for 87% of recent awards. This concentration represents a strategic shift: prior to 2025, Quality Metal Works' work consisted of small-dollar, short-cycle purchase orders for individual vessels (a $35 thousand mess deck table order for USNS Comfort via Military Sealift Command in May 2023, an $84 thousand furniture delivery for Dredge Hurley via Army Corps of Engineers in March 2022, and recurring Coast Guard racks-and-lockers orders ranging from $33 thousand to $261 thousand). Recent large awards represent sustained contract vehicles rather than one-time buys — Naval Sea Systems Command awarded two single-award IDIQs: an $8 million Indefinite Delivery Contract for shipboard lockers through September 2030 and a $17 million Indefinite Delivery Contract for lightweight modular berths through August 2030, both established in August and September 2025.

Quality Metal Works' capability portfolio centers on metal fabrication and naval habitability solutions. Representative work includes $261 thousand in aluminum clothing lockers to Coast Guard specification (18-inch width, tan baked enamel finish per FED-STD-595B, powder-coated per MIL-PRF-24712A), $76 thousand in shipboard furniture for NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson's midlife repair in Ketchikan, and a $33 thousand order for metal fabrication and furnishings for USCGC Mallet. The two large IDIQs specify aluminum and stainless steel lockers, berths, lavatory units, and associated habitability components compliant with military specifications including MIL-PRF-32038 and MIL-DTL-901, with delivery schedules ranging from 30 to 120 days and shock qualification standards for shipboard equipment. Top NAICS categories reflect this focus: Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing (12 awards), Institutional Furniture Manufacturing (7 awards), and Ship Building and Repairing (2 awards). Primary PSC codes are Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment (15 awards) and Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures (5 awards).

Activity has been episodic outside the two 2025 IDIQs — three awards in 2021, then one each in 2022 and 2023, and three in 2026 — yielding a combined potential value of $26.1 million across 31 prime awards, though only $1.1 million has been obligated to date. Three awards carrying $370 thousand combined potential value reach completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure on smaller Coast Guard and NOAA orders while the two large Naval Sea Systems Command IDIQs provide a multi-year performance runway through 2030.

manufacturer of standard and custom furniture and cabinetry built to mil spec standards, chart tables, custom enclosures, control consoles.