Reuben Burton, Incorporated

Reuben Burton, Incorporated, a for-profit manufacturing company based in Montross, Virginia, supplies electrical insulation sleeving, textile insulation products, chafing sleeves, and related protective components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor operating exclusively in full-and-open competition with no small business certifications, though the vendor qualifies as a small business and holds several total small business set-aside IDCs alongside open-competition awards.

The company's federal footprint is narrow and specialized. Reuben Burton manufactures National Stock Number-designated insulation materials used to protect electrical wiring and fluid lines on military aircraft, helicopters, and ground support equipment. Representative work includes a $75,000.56 total small business set-aside purchase order from DLA Aviation for 2,558 units of electrical insulation sleeving (NSN 5970012841929) awarded July 9, 2026, with delivery to DLA Distribution facility W1A8; a $33,048.64 total small business set-aside purchase order in December 2025 for 1,112 units of the same NSN; and a $21,314.15 total small business set-aside purchase order in April 2025 for 715 units. The company also received a $74,777.55 total small business set-aside award in March 2025 for 1,095 units and a $37,652.30 set-aside order in October 2025 for 1,330 units. Non-set-aside orders are similarly high-volume: a $56,401.75 delivery order in December 2024 for 115 units and numerous smaller firm fixed-price purchase orders ranging from under $500 to approximately $13,000.

Customer concentration is extreme. DLA Aviation accounts for 1,297 of 1,405 total awards (92% of volume) and $13.5 million of the $15 million combined potential value (90% of dollars). The next four customer agencies—DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment, the Navy, DLA Land and Maritime, and the Air Force—collectively represent only 54 awards and $353 thousand in potential value. This makes Reuben Burton almost entirely dependent on DLA Aviation's insulation requirements.

The vendor holds six active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Aviation, each valued at $250,000 (or $350,000 on the two most recent awards in June 2026), with performance periods extending through 2031. Recent IDC awards include a $350,000 single-award contract awarded June 3, 2026, for insulation sleeving NSN 5970011575162, a $350,000 award June 2, 2026, for NSN 5970011680657, a $350,000 five-year IDC awarded January 13, 2026, a $250,000 one-year IDC awarded January 12, 2026, a $250,000 total small business set-aside IDC for insulation sheet awarded June 30, 2025, and a $250,000 open-competition IDC for textile electrical sleeving NSN 5970011244529 awarded June 2, 2025. The five most active parent vehicles are these DLA Aviation IDCs, carrying between 11 and 21 task orders each.

Activity has remained steady over the past five years (128 awards in 2022, 121 in 2023, 116 in 2024, 157 in 2025, and 61 so far in 2026), with year-to-date volume tracking lower due to the calendar. The recompete cliff shows only six awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months and combined potential value of $98 thousand—a modest exposure, reflecting the company's reliance on rolling purchase and delivery orders against its existing IDC portfolio rather than large recompeting primes.

Reuben Burton operates as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontract footprint in the source data. The company has been registered in SAM.gov since January 2002 and specializes exclusively in insulation products for defense logistics, with all work performed at its Montross facility and delivery directed to DLA depots throughout the Continental United States and overseas locations. The vendor's award posture splits between total small business set-asides (which recur on several IDCs and larger orders) and full-and-open procurements; the company competes for both but holds no 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other exclusive set-aside certifications beyond small business status. The business model centers on rapid fulfillment of recurring, standardized requirements for National Stock Number insulation components at firm fixed prices, enabling DLA Aviation to procure on-demand without re-competition.