Tandemloc Inc.

Tandemloc Inc., a for-profit manufacturer based in Havelock, North Carolina, supplies specialized cargo handling and logistics equipment to the Department of Defense and federal agencies as a prime contractor, competing predominantly under small business set-asides on individual purchase orders and multi-year indefinite delivery contracts.

Tandemloc manufactures engineered solutions for lifting, securing, and mobilizing cargo — lift beams, container carts, tie-downs, spreader bars, slings, D-rings, and related hardware components. The company holds ISO 9001:2008 certification and has over thirty years of experience in military and federal logistics. Representative prime contracts span Naval Sea Systems Command awards for lift beams ($119,556 in March 2026, $54,986 in July 2021), Defense Logistics Agency purchases of container inspection stands and structural hardware ($185,732 for containers IST-Philadelphia in July 2024), U.S. Coast Guard orders for tie-down assemblies and D-rings ($20,976 in April 2024, $16,740 in March 2023), and U.S. Air Force procurement of container carts with pneumatic wheels ($120,238 in November 2023).

The customer base concentrates heavily on Defense Logistics Agency supply organizations. The top five funding agencies account for 64% of awards by count and 73% by potential value. DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment leads with 102 awards totaling $13.5 million in combined potential value — the single largest customer by a wide margin. DLA Troop Support Hardware follows with 66 awards and $1.1 million; Naval Sea Systems Command holds 62 awards and $1.9 million; DLA Land and Maritime accounts for 54 awards and $1.2 million; and the Marine Corps has 13 awards valued at $315 thousand. DLA therefore anchors Tandemloc's footprint across three distinct supply organizations.

Tandemloc holds five parent indefinite delivery contracts, all managed by DLA. Indefinite Delivery Contract SPM53006D0008 carries 27 task orders totaling $3.6 million; SPM8ED11D0003 supports 14 task orders valued at $1.9 million; SPM5L309D0001 places 11 task orders for $934 thousand; SPM50004D0312 includes 8 task orders for $825 thousand; and SP070095D1072 holds 4 task orders. These vehicles anchor the majority of Tandemloc's recent transaction volume.

Award volume has declined substantially since 2022, when Tandemloc received 17 purchase orders and task orders. Activity dropped to 4 awards in 2023, 5 in 2024, 4 in 2025, and 1 through mid-2026 — a steep contraction over four years. Only one award reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal immediate recompete exposure but signaling contract wind-down across the DLA vehicle footprint. Total combined potential value across 514 awards stands at $24.5 million, with $22.5 million obligated (92% realization rate).

Tandemloc's prime-to-sub split is heavily skewed toward direct prime awards (99% of transaction count). Recent subcontract work under Boeing covers two awards in 2025 for XLUUV (Orca) system design and technical data (December and November 2025), a Leidos sub for Antarctic Program science operations and maintenance support (September 2024), and a Lockheed Martin sub for Marine Corps container cart dual-pneumatic casters (December 2023). The company also received a $20 thousand Rural Business Cooperative Services grant in January 2025 under the REAP IRA program, with completion in January 2027.

Primary NAICS codes cluster in hardware manufacturing (119 awards), fabricated structural metal manufacturing (81 awards), and industrial truck and machinery manufacturing (28 awards). PSC codes emphasize hardware and commercial items (145 awards), prefabricated and portable buildings (84 awards), and materials handling equipment (32 awards), reflecting the transactional, component-level nature of DLA supply-chain positioning. Tandemloc competes almost exclusively under total small business set-asides when a set-aside applies, with no evidence of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other specialized small-business designations in the recent award record.