R & D Metals & Chemicals, Inc.

R & D Metals & Chemicals, Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer located in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been registered with the System for Award Management since September 2001 and maintains an active SAM registration expiring March 13, 2026. Operating as a Subchapter S Corporation and for-profit organization, the company specializes in the manufacture and supply of industrial materials and welding-related products to support defense sector operations. R & D Metals & Chemicals serves as an established supplier to the U.S. Department of Defense, primarily through the Defense Logistics Agency, providing critical consumables and equipment necessary for military equipment maintenance, repair, and construction requirements across various defense branches.

The company's federal contract portfolio demonstrates extensive engagement with the Defense Logistics Agency's Troop Support Construction and Equipment division, as well as its Land and Maritime component, with the vast majority of awards issued as firm fixed-price purchase orders. R & D Metals & Chemicals has supplied an extensive range of welding and soldering consumables including welding electrodes, welding rods, gas welding torches, soldering irons, brazing alloys (particularly silver brazing alloys), soldering flux, brazing flux, and welding qualification services. The company has also provided specialized equipment and support items such as electrode holders, gas diffusers, soldering stations, soldering guns, and related technical services. Contract awards have ranged from small individual purchase orders of $70 to $300 for flux materials to larger contracts exceeding $90,000 for bulk deliveries of brazing alloys and welding equipment. Notably, many of the company's larger contracts, particularly those for welding qualification services valued between $10,000 and $26,000, have carried Total Small Business set-aside designations, reflecting the company's veteran-owned small business status. The majority of awarded contracts utilize no set-aside designation, indicating the company's competitive capability in open competitions. All performance has been specified to occur at the company's Knoxville, Tennessee facility, and the company has consistently served as the prime contractor on all documented awards, with no identified subcontracting arrangements. The contract portfolio spans from 2023 through October 2025, demonstrating consistent and ongoing demand for the company's products and services within the defense logistics supply chain.