The Monroe Cable Company, Inc.

The Monroe Cable Company, Inc., doing business as Monroe Cable Co Inc., manufactures military-specification electrical power cables, special-purpose cables, and electrical wire for the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor on predominantly small-business set-aside purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts. Monroe Cable is a minority-owned, for-profit manufacturer based in Scotchtown, New York, with manufacturing operations in Middletown, New York. The company is registered with SAM.gov since 2001 and holds Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) certification. Its federal footprint is heavily concentrated in commodity cable procurement under PSC "Wire And Cable, Electrical," with 1,422 of 1,511 awards classified under that code.

Monroe Cable's customer base is extraordinarily concentrated: the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime accounts for 701 of 1,226 named awards (57% of the stated total) carrying $22.2 million in combined potential value across 81% coverage. The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons ranks second by potential value at $2.4 million on just two awards. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, the Army Communications Electronics Command, and the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command round out the top five by value. This concentration reflects Monroe Cable's role as a standing supplier of qualified products list (QPL) electrical cables and wires to DLA's global distribution network; the company has no material civilian agency exposure.

Monroe Cable operates as a prime contractor on 1,507 of 1,511 awards (100% prime), with only four sub-awards recorded, all dating to 2023–2024 under Marinette Marine Corporation and Electric Boat Corporation for FFG(X) guided-missile frigate detail design and construction, and submarine development support. The company's work on indefinite delivery contracts anchors its revenue stream: Indefinite Delivery Contract SP090597D0027 carries 39 task orders, IDC 1PIC406599 carries 38 task orders valued at $519 thousand combined, and Basic Ordering Agreements DLA50079G0027 (26 task orders) and DLA50083G0041 (21 task orders) provide additional recurring call-down vehicles. Recent awards include a $560.4 million purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime on February 3, 2026 for 4,800 feet of electrical power cable (NSN 6145-01-202-9506), a $591.744 million definitive contract on December 11, 2025 for electrical power cables, and a $439.194 million total small business set-aside purchase order on August 21, 2025 for special-purpose cable destined for naval vessels USNS Robert E. Peary, NAVSEA Headquarters, and USNS Carl Brashear.

Award volume has remained stable at 21 awards per year in 2024 and 2025, down from a historical baseline of 13 awards in 2022 and 7 in 2023. The combined potential value across all 1,511 awards stands at $47.1 million, though obligated dollars ($132.9 million) substantially exceed potential value, a pattern typical of commodity vendors with heavy historical invoicing. Only three awards carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $96 thousand), indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure for Monroe Cable but also suggesting a mature, stable customer relationship rather than pipeline growth. The top NAICS categories reflect Monroe Cable's manufacturing posture: Nonferrous Metal Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding (240 awards), Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (180 awards), and various aluminum rolling classifications account for 470 of 1,511 awards.

Monroe Cable competes predominantly under small-business set-asides, particularly Total Small Business designations, though a material portion of recent DLA awards carry no set-aside marking, indicating open competition. The company's subcontractor role is minimal; recent naval work under Marinette Marine and Electric Boat reflects integration into the broader shipbuilding supply chain but does not materially contribute to revenue. Monroe Cable's defensibility rests on its SAM-registered manufacturing capability for military-specification cable meeting QPL and stringent MIL-DTL standards, its established DLA supplier relationships spanning multiple decades, and its positioning on standing indefinite delivery vehicles that drive recurring task-order revenue rather than competitive rebids.