Stefanowicz & Lutz Inc.

Stefanowicz & Lutz Inc., doing business as Merit Metal Products Corp., a for-profit small business manufacturer based in Warrington, Pennsylvania, manufactures metal hardware components and flagstaff items for the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor, competing predominantly under full-and-open solicitations with occasional total small business set-asides. The company has been registered in the System for Award Management since February 2002 and holds primary NAICS code 332510 (bolt, nut, screw, rivet, and washer manufacturing) alongside significant flagstaff-manufacturing work under NAICS 314990 (all other miscellaneous textile product mills).

Merit Metal Products Corp. operates almost exclusively within the Defense Logistics Agency ecosystem, which accounts for over 90% of recent awards. Within DLA, the Clothing and Textiles division dominates by potential value, with 76 awards totaling $6.4 million for flagstaff and flagstaff-head procurement—the company's signature product category. The Land and Maritime division places 100 awards worth $2.3 million for mortise latches, rim latches, butt hinges, boat hooks, locks, handles, and related hardware items. The Troop Support Construction and Equipment division accounts for 83 awards valued at $653 thousand for towel racks and miscellaneous hardware, while the Troop Support Hardware division places 104 awards totaling $482 thousand for small-value component orders. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command has placed 24 orders worth $96 thousand, predominantly for rim latches. Across all DLA components, the company holds multiple single-award indefinite delivery contracts valued at $250,000 each, including active vehicles for mortise latches (awarded January 14, 2025, expiring January 14, 2026), butt hinges (awarded December 27, 2022, expiring December 27, 2023), and related hardware. A new $350,000 IDC for mortise latches was awarded January 2, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of January 2, 2027, with an estimated 10 delivery orders anticipated annually.

Recent representative work includes a $311,850 total small business set-aside purchase order from DLA Clothing and Textiles awarded February 26, 2026, for 3,000 flagstaff units to be delivered to Arizona Industries for the Blind within 167 days; a $248,850 total small business set-aside for 3,000 flagstaff units awarded August 31, 2023; a $239,670 total small business set-aside for 3,000 flagstaff units awarded April 7, 2023; a $28,595.70 delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime for mortise latches awarded April 10, 2025; a $29,643.60 delivery order for mortise latches awarded March 9, 2022; and a $26,190 total small business set-aside from Naval Sea Systems Command for rim latches awarded October 21, 2021. The company competes predominantly under full-and-open sourcing; approximately 10 to 15 percent of awards carry total small business set-aside designations, with the remainder awarded on open competition. Activity has declined moderately—from 28 awards in 2022 to 15 in 2024, with 17 awards in 2025 and 3 awards through late February 2026—suggesting a shift in DLA procurement patterns. One award with a combined potential value of $312 thousand faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting modest recompete exposure. The combined potential value across all 531 prime awards is $10.2 million, though obligated dollars exceed potential value at $12.6 million, reflecting execution of higher-value delivery orders against smaller ceiling IDCs. Merit Metal Products Corp. does not operate as a subcontractor and holds no parent contract vehicles outside DLA single-award IDCs.