Star Cases LLC

Star Cases LLC, doing business as Zero Manufacturing, manufactures custom aluminum and plastic cases, enclosures, assemblies, and specialized components for defense and aerospace applications as a prime contractor (84% of recent awards) and subcontractor. The company is a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in North Salt Lake, Utah, competing in full-and-open procurements with no SBA set-aside designations across most of its prime footprint, though a small number of awards carry small-business set-asides.

The vendor's concrete capability portfolio centers on shipping and storage containers, electronic equipment housings, pressure valves, gaskets, seals, nonmetallic components, and custom case assemblies. Representative prime work includes a $265,047 definitive contract from Naval Supply Systems Command (April 2023) for shipping containers, a $196,971.68 purchase order from Air Force Materiel Command (June 2022) for Simulated Electronic Launch Minuteman cases approved for nuclear launch facilities, a $192,010.60 small-business set-aside from Naval Sea Systems Command (September 2021) for container load assemblies, a $120,853.27 small-business set-aside from Air Force Materiel Command Ogden Air Logistics Complex (October 2022) for machined parts supporting the Common Munition Built-In-Test Reprogramming Equipment program, and a $46,499.03 purchase order from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (June 2024) for a custom modular shipping container for the STORIE project. Smaller transactional orders dominate the prime portfolio—low-value delivery orders for preformed packing materials, test set cases, pressure valves, and hardware components issued by DLA divisions.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward DLA and naval customers. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime leads by award count (88 awards, $925 thousand combined potential value), followed closely by DLA Aviation (68 awards, $562 thousand). By dollar value, Naval Supply Systems Command anchors the top tier ($1.3 million combined potential value across 22 awards), followed by DLA Land and Maritime and DLA Aviation. These five customer agencies account for 74% of the recent award count and 80% of combined potential value. DLA divisions represent the bulk of transactional ordering activity—micro-purchases and small delivery orders for components and materials.

Vehicle position is sparse. The source lists five parent contract vehicles with task orders: Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE7M422D60FB (11 task orders, $3 thousand combined potential value), Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE7L321D61TD (5 task orders, $2 thousand), and three others with lower activity. Star Cases also holds two single-award IDCs with DLA Land and Maritime for preformed packing materials, each valued at $250,000, awarded in July 2021 and August 2022. The company does not sit on government-wide acquisition contracts or GSA Schedules; its work flows through agency-specific indefinite delivery contracts and direct purchase orders.

Activity has been stable at 35 to 54 awards annually over the past five years, with a dip to five awards year-to-date in 2026. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $22 thousand), indicating minimal recompete exposure in that window. The combined obligated dollars ($6.4 million) exceed combined potential value ($4.3 million) by 49%, reflecting invoicing and spending against prior-year ceiling values.

In its subcontractor role, Star Cases supplies cases, enclosures, containers, and specialized assemblies to Lockheed Martin (the dominant prime, appearing in most recent sub awards for JASSM missile covers, MLRS container assemblies, and M-TADS/PNVS shipping containers), Boeing (F-15EX technology lots), Raytheon (radar and fire-control systems), L3Harris (optical telescope and radar signal simulator enclosures), BAE Systems (fire control case assemblies), and several others including KBR Wyle, The Mitre Corporation, Cubic Defense, and Atlantic Diving Supply. The sub work aligns with the prime portfolio—cases, covers, housings, and storage fixtures for major platform programs and sustainment.

Capability concentration by NAICS reflects the core manufacturing posture: Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (33 awards), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (32 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (28 awards), Other Metal Container Manufacturing (21 awards), and Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (14 awards). PSC codes track similarly: Packing and Gasket Materials (35 awards), Hardware Commercial (34 awards), Specialized Shipping and Storage Containers (24 awards), Electrical Hardware and Supplies (17 awards), and Valves Nonpowered (14 awards). The vendor is a mission-critical supplier to DLA's supply chain for logistics containers and components across all military services.

ZERO has the unique distinction as the only company that offers the option of either plastic or metal cases and enclosures, providing maximum versatility. Design is critical for the protection and optimal performance of the highly sensitive and expensive equipment used in field applications and to meet military or unique commercial specifications. ZERO specializes in standard and custom rugged, MIL-Spec and custom design solutions that meet the unique needs of the toughest, most demanding industries.