Thomas Heilmann GMBH

Thomas Heilmann GMBH, a Germany-based sole proprietorship, supplies materials-handling and infrastructure-maintenance equipment to the U.S. Air Force in Europe and Africa as a prime contractor on a full-and-open basis, with no SBA set-aside certifications. The vendor operates entirely on direct purchase orders and blanket purchase agreements with no subcontractor relationships; all 276 recent awards are prime contracts.

The vendor's customer base is heavily concentrated on a single agency. The Department of the Air Force United States Air Forces in Europe and Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) accounts for 200 of 276 awards (99% coverage by count) and $7.5 million of the $9.9 million combined potential value. The remaining customer set — Department of the Air Force general, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Defense Logistics Agency, and the U.S. Coast Guard — together represent 76 awards and $1.4 million in potential value. This concentration reflects Thomas Heilmann GMBH's role as a regional supplier for Air Force base operations across Europe and Africa, where it operates under two active blanket purchase agreements: BPA FA561315A0007 carrying 47 task orders with $169 thousand in combined potential value, and BPA FA561310AR012 with 22 task orders and $97 thousand. The vendor also holds a single-award BPA with USAFE-AFAFRICA for 80-ton crane rental services valued up to $500 thousand, running through February 2029.

Capability work spans materials handling, infrastructure maintenance, and facilities support. Recent awards include a $214.8 thousand crane delivery to USAFE-AFAFRICA (September 2023), a $246 thousand mattress purchase order (September 2022), a $184.3 thousand forklift delivery (September 2022), a $60.7 thousand cable project (September 2023), three separate forklift orders totaling approximately $120 thousand (June–July 2026), and a rock crusher purchase worth $13.9 thousand (December 2024). The vendor's NAICS footprint concentrates on commercial and industrial machinery repair and maintenance (50 awards), electrical apparatus and equipment wholesaling (27 awards), and industrial truck and tractor manufacturing (22 awards). Top PSC categories reflect this focus: maintenance and repair of ground-effect vehicles and motor vehicles (57 awards), warehouse trucks and tractors (32 awards), and maintenance shop equipment (14 awards).

Activity has declined markedly over the past five years—from two awards in 2022 to three in 2026—with only three awards totaling $107 thousand reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete exposure. Combined obligated dollars ($13.2 million) exceed combined potential value ($9.9 million), indicating historical overruns or scope adjustments across the vendor's USAFE-AFAFRICA ordering history dating to 1999.