Tactical Defense Manufacturing LLC

Tactical Defense Manufacturing LLC, a for-profit limited liability company manufacturer of metal vehicle components and assemblies headquartered in Madisonville, Kentucky, operates as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) to the Defense Logistics Agency, delivering specialized defense-related vehicle parts and accessories for military logistics operations. The company registered with SAM.gov in July 2021 and competes predominantly under total small business set-asides across a diversified product portfolio of cargo truck and trailer bodies, ammunition and baggage storage racks, mounting and structural brackets, moldboard extensions, tailgate steps, vehicle frames, and related metal fabrications. Recent awards total $22.6 million in combined potential value across 349 prime contracts spanning DLA divisions and Army Contracting Command, reflecting sustained small business supplier status without formal 8(a) or other named SBA set-aside certifications in the source data.

Tactical Defense Manufacturing's customer base concentrates sharply with the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Land and Maritime alone accounts for 312 of 349 awards (89% of volume) and $20 million of $22.6 million combined potential value (88%), with DLA Aviation contributing 13 awards and $1 million, and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment contributing 18 awards and $352 thousand. The Army Materiel Command Contracting Command (Detroit Arsenal and Warren locations) placed four awards totaling $1.3 million, primarily for hand-operated winch and support assemblies under a $1.01 million definitive contract awarded in December 2025. The concentration reflects deep operational anchoring to DLA's vehicle parts procurement network rather than diversification across agencies or customer types.

The vendor holds a portfolio of indefinite delivery contracts rather than government-wide acquisition vehicles. Top parent vehicles include single-award DLA Land and Maritime IDCs with ceilings ranging from $250 thousand to $851 thousand, covering specific national stock numbered items such as baggage racks, storage boxes, ammunition racks, moldboard extensions, drawbar frames, quadrant assemblies, vehicle fenders, and platform screens. IDV SPE7LX23D0016 (centerline defense kits IDIQ) carries 13 task orders valued at $1.4 million combined; SPE7L324D60TM carries 5 task orders for $245 thousand. Most active vehicles are single-award, total small business set-aside contracts with one-year or multi-year terms expiring between mid-2025 and mid-2027, limiting pipeline visibility beyond that window. A Basic Ordering Agreement for Class IX supplies with Army Contracting Command Warren, effective April 2026 through April 2031, positions the vendor in recurring Army procurement but carries no specified ceiling in the source.

Activity has declined year over year—66 awards in 2025 versus 91 in 2023—with 32 awards recorded so far in 2026. Recent orders are predominantly purchase orders and delivery orders under existing IDCs, ranging from $750 to $219 thousand in individual ceiling values, with firm fixed-price terms and lead times of 87 to 227 days. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is moderate: 21 awards with ultimate completion dates in that window carry combined potential value of $1.9 million, concentrated among recurring DLA vehicle component IDCs set to expire between mid-2025 and mid-2026. The vendor is entirely a prime contractor—no subcontract activity appears in the source—and does not hold positions on GWACs, GSA Schedules, or other multi-agency vehicles; federal work flows exclusively through direct DLA contracting and Army Contracting Command relationships.

Product scope spans military vehicle metal fabrication under NAICS codes 336992 (Military Armored Vehicle and Tank Component Manufacturing, 63 awards), 336211 (Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing, 50 awards), and 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 38 awards), with PSC codes concentrated in Miscellaneous Vehicular Components (149 awards) and Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components (120 awards). All manufacturing occurs at the Madisonville facility; delivery targets DLA distribution depots throughout CONUS and OCONUS. The vendor's market intelligence value for competitors lies primarily in revealing DLA's deep reliance on small business single-source IDCs for recurring vehicle parts and the accessibility of comparable procurement vehicles for similar fabricated metal defense components under total small business set-asides, without evidence of capacity constraints, delivery failures, or teaming relationships that would signal competitive vulnerability.

Tactical Defense Manufacturing LLC is a well established Steel Welding and Fabrication service that specializes in Military Manufacturing. With over 25 years government contract experience as well as an ISO 9001:2015 compliant quality management system, TDM stands ready to meet the diverse needs of its customers. TDM supplies over 250 unique NSN's to DLA and other US government agencies. Our services include welding, cutting, fabrication, machining, assembly, finishing, and packaging of various types of products. These products include A36 steel, aluminum, stainless steel, various alloys, ballistic grade MIL spec plate, 4130 Steel, armor plate, and numerous other material grades.