U.s. Foam & Etch, Inc.

U.S. Foam & Etch, Inc., doing business as Aviation And Industrial Tool Supply, is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) that manufactures and supplies customized tool control kitting, laser-etched tools, deployment toolkits, foam inserts, toolboxes, and specialty foams to defense and civilian federal agencies as a prime contractor (99% of awards). The Goldsboro, North Carolina-based company operates as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and competes predominantly under total small business set-asides, which account for the majority of its purchase orders, though a material portion of its dollar volume flows through full-and-open GSA and Navy blanket purchase agreements.

U.S. Foam & Etch's customer concentration tilts sharply toward the Naval Air Warfare Center by potential value despite GSA Federal Acquisition Service leading by award count. The top five customers (GSA FAS, Army Forces Command, Air National Guard, Air Combat Command, and Naval Air Warfare Center) account for 59% of awards and 88% of combined potential value. The Naval Air Warfare Center dominates dollars: 10 awards worth $15.5 million combined potential value, anchored by two single-award blanket purchase agreements valued at $5 million each—one running through November 2027 for aviation and industrial supplies (aircraft sealants, adhesives, cleaning compounds, abrasives, lubricants, etchants, specialty foams), and another through August 2026 for cutting tools and urethane foam. GSA Federal Acquisition Service places the second-largest dollar volume, $8.8 million across 80 awards, predominantly small-value delivery orders and purchase orders under the Multiple Award Schedule; Air Combat Command, Air National Guard, and Air Force place task orders in the $500 thousand to $1.3 million range for composite tool kits, deployment toolkits, and shadow box assemblies with foam cushion components.

Recent representative work includes a $205 thousand total small business purchase order from U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces (September 2025) for shadow box tool assemblies; a $170 thousand Air Force purchase order (September 2023) for 55 AMXS deployment toolkits; a $137 thousand Air National Guard purchase order (September 2022) for foamed toolboxes with etched tools; and a $126 thousand Coast Guard purchase order (May 2023) for cartridge cutters used in aerial rescue operations. Most task orders fall below $100 thousand. U.S. Foam & Etch also holds a newly awarded GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract (March 2026) with a $4.8 million ceiling running through March 2031, allowing federal agencies to order toolboxes, maintenance equipment, and specialty supplies across the government without new competition.

The vendor's footprint spans hand tools (298 awards under NAICS 332212 Hand and Edge Tool Manufacturing), tool and hardware boxes (34 awards), and metal coating and engraving services (3 awards). The top product service code is Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered (209 awards), followed by tool kit sets and outfits (43 awards) and tool and hardware boxes (34 awards). Award activity remained flat to modest over the past five years (10 awards in 2022, 4 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 12 in 2025), with only one award so far in 2026. Combined potential value stands at $30.5 million against $6.9 million obligated (23% cash-out rate). Two awards worth $223 thousand reach ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months—minimal recompete cliff exposure.

U.S. Foam & Etch maintains a negligible subcontractor footprint (1% of awards): it subcontracts to Bowhead Avionics Manufacturing for PAPI light house modifications and to General Dynamics Information Technology for global security and supply-chain services, both recent and isolated assignments. The vendor's federal presence traces to 2006 SAM.gov registration; it has served the Naval Air Warfare Center, Air Combat Command, Air National Guard, Naval Sea Systems Command, Coast Guard, and Army across both small business set-asides and full-and-open vehicles. As a manufacturer and supplier rather than a services integrator, U.S. Foam & Etch competes in commodity tool, foam, and toolbox lanes where scale, pricing, and catalog breadth matter more than integration capability.

U.S. Foam & Etch specializes in customized tool kitting and laser identification services. We offer several methods of tool identification, along kitting solutions which include; foam sheets, rolls, and custom cut foam toolbox inserts for FOD control.