Roller Bearing Company Of America, Inc.

Roller Bearing Company Of America, Inc., doing business as Heim Bearings Company, manufactures plain rod bearings, ball rod end bearings, bearing sleeves, roller rod ends, and self-lubricating bearings for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal contracts, with no small business set-asides in its federal footprint. The Connecticut-based for-profit manufacturer competes exclusively in unrestricted procurements and holds a substantial position supplying critical aviation bearing components to military logistics operations.

The vendor's customer concentration is singular and extreme. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 1,695 prime awards—91% of the recent award count—and $68.9 million (91% of combined potential value). A secondary customer base exists: Defense Logistics Agency (non-Aviation) holds 256 awards worth $1.9 million combined, but all other federal agencies combined represent fewer than 100 awards. This concentration reflects Heim Bearings' core business model as a specialized supplier to DLA Aviation's bearing procurement stream, where the vendor holds seven single-award indefinite delivery contracts. Recent representative prime work includes a $97,256.64 firm fixed-price purchase order from DLA Aviation for plain rod bearings (awarded November 26, 2025); a $133,727.88 purchase order for plain rod bearings (awarded November 13, 2025); and a $132,596.40 purchase order for plain rod end bearings (awarded August 28, 2025), all with ultimate completion dates in 2026 or 2027.

Heim Bearings holds multiple active single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Aviation. The source names seven recent IDIQ awards: a $350,000 ceiling awarded March 20, 2026; a $350,000 ceiling awarded March 2, 2026; a $350,000 ceiling awarded February 10, 2026; a $350,000 ceiling awarded January 22, 2026; a $350,000 ceiling awarded November 25, 2025; a $250,000 ceiling awarded June 23, 2025; and a $250,000 ceiling awarded August 15, 2024. These vehicles enable DLA Aviation to issue firm fixed-price delivery orders for rapid bearing procurement without competition. Delivery orders under these IDIQs typically range from a few thousand dollars to over $50,000 per task order, with individual task orders identified by national stock numbers for plain rod bearings, ball rod end bearings, bearing sleeves, and spherical plain bearings.

Award activity has grown modestly but unevenly. The vendor received 52 awards in 2022, 98 in 2023, 114 in 2024, 109 in 2025, and 16 year-to-date in 2026 (through April 8). Fifty-five awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry a combined potential value of $1.4 million and face recompete exposure. Prime awards represent 98% of the footprint; subcontract activity is limited. The vendor subcontracts to Oshkosh Defense LLC as a bearing supplier on Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) A2 programs and the FMTV Low-Visibility Air Defense (LVAD) platform, with sub-awards spanning October 2024 through December 2025. Heim Bearings also performs bearing supply subcontract work under Rolls-Royce Corporation on the T56 Component Improvement Program (awarded March 27, 2025) and under BAE Systems Land & Armaments on the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) production and Ukraine support efforts (awarded August 11, 2025). Textron Systems Corp received a bearing sub-award on the Future LCAC 100 Class Craft program (August 19, 2025). Subcontract activity carries the same bearing-component DNA as the prime footprint but reaches major primes in tactical vehicle and maritime platforms.

The vendor's NAICS and PSC framing reveals specialization: Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing (NAICS 332991) accounts for 1,854 of 2,230 total awards; Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing covers 64 awards; Truck Trailer Manufacturing covers 46. The top PSC is Bearings, Plain, Unmounted (1,262 awards), followed by Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted (869 awards). This category concentration is absolute—Heim Bearings operates as a single-product vendor optimized for DLA Aviation's logistics pipeline.

Heim Bearings competes exclusively in full-and-open competition; no 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or other SBA set-aside designations appear in the source material. The vendor operates as a manufacturer competing on capability and cost rather than socioeconomic status. The structure shows Roller Bearing Company Of America, Inc. as both the parent entity and named subsidiary, with no separate operating entities in the source.