Tillman Tool Company Inc.

Tillman Tool Company Inc., doing business as Tillman Tool, is a small-business manufacturer of precision mechanical components—primarily adapter splines and Vespel splines—that compete as a prime contractor on full-and-open Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts. The company operates from Linthicum Heights, Maryland, and has held a federal contracting presence since 2001, with 428 prime awards totaling $19.3 million in combined potential value across a four-agency customer base.

Tillman Tool's federal footprint is almost entirely concentrated within the Defense Logistics Agency, which accounts for 95% of recent awards. DLA Land and Maritime drives the portfolio—275 awards carrying $12.1 million combined potential value—followed by DLA Aviation with 81 awards worth $4 million. The vendor competes predominantly under full-and-open solicitations; only three awards in the recent footprint carry Total Small Business set-aside designations, while the vast majority are unset-aside. This posture reflects Tillman Tool's demonstrated capacity to compete on price and capability against larger vendors in open-market logistics spare-parts procurement. A single Air Force award rounds out customer exposure.

The capability portfolio centers on adapter spline components (mechanical power transmission equipment, NAICS 333613, PSC 1650 Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment) and Vespel splines, delivered as firm fixed-price delivery orders under standing IDCs. Representative recent awards include a $31,284.64 adapter spline delivery order issued by DLA Land and Maritime on January 8, 2026 (ultimate completion April 8, 2026); a $97,829.16 adapter spline order awarded October 16, 2025 (completion February 13, 2026); and a $70,202.17 adapter spline order placed November 13, 2025 (completion March 3, 2026). All work is performed as prime contractor without subcontractors at the Maryland facility.

Tillman Tool holds multiple active single-award IDCs with DLA divisions, the top five parent vehicles carrying 89 task orders with $2.1 million combined potential value. The largest by cumulative volume are Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE7LX22D5041 (26 task orders, $731 thousand) and Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE7MX20D0068 (23 task orders, $734 thousand), both with DLA Land and Maritime. Additional IDCs with $250,000 to $1,546,962 ceilings running through 2027 and 2028 establish the contracting framework for recurring delivery orders. Recent IDC awards include a $350,000 Total Small Business IDC awarded April 2, 2026, a $250,000 single-award contract awarded June 26, 2025, and a $250,000 Total Small Business IDC awarded May 15, 2025—all with DLA Land and Maritime for adapter spline components.

Activity has been volatile. Awards per year ranged from 30 in 2022 to 6 in 2026 (partial year), with 15 awards in 2024 and 17 in 2025. The portfolio does not show a recompete cliff; award completion dates are distributed across multiple years, though 11 IDCs with ultimate completion dates between July 2022 and February 2028 represent ongoing renewal opportunities with DLA.

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