United Standard Industries Inc.

United Standard Industries Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer based in Glenview, Illinois, supplies precision-engineered mechanical components and assemblies to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor across more than 1,200 federal awards, operating entirely outside set-aside vehicles on a full-and-open posture despite its small business status.

United Standard Industries manufactures specialized ordnance, firearms, and defense logistics components for military maintenance, repair, and operations. The company's product portfolio centers on Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories (SEAR) components; firearms subassemblies and mechanisms; aircraft parts including fairings and fastener systems; and mechanical assemblies including bolt sub-assemblies, ram slippers, bearing washers, shroud connectors, firing pins, breech fittings, buffer mechanisms, cam switches, and elevating mechanisms. The vendor holds four active indefinite delivery contracts (IDCs) with the Defense Logistics Agency: a $7.4 million single-award IDC for bolt sub-assemblies running through October 2025; a $250,000 single-award IDC for SEAR components (February 2025 to February 2026); a $249,999.99 single-award IDC for floating PI carriers extending to October 2029 (awarded October 2024); and a $250,000 single-award IDC for shroud connector plates extending to May 2030 (awarded May 2025). Representative orders under these vehicles include a $714,636 delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime for bolt sub-assemblies (September 2024, total small business set-aside), a $181,500 purchase order for ram slippers (August 2025, total small business set-aside), a $162,650 purchase order for CAGE ram slippers (November 2023, total small business set-aside), and an $87,516 delivery order for bolt sub-assemblies designated as total small business set-aside (November 2023).

Customer concentration is heavily DLA-driven. The top five customers by award count account for 79 percent of recent awards. DLA Land and Maritime dominates both volume and dollars with 550 awards valued at $38.6 million in combined potential value. The Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command follows with 139 awards and $24 million potential value, but the second and third ranking by potential value shows a different profile: DLA Land and Maritime remains first at $38.6 million; TACOM second at $24 million; and the Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal third at $9.2 million across only seven awards. DLA Troop Support Hardware ($7.9 million across 40 awards) and DLA Aviation ($4 million across 139 awards) round out the top five by potential value.

The vendor's award activity declined in the past two fiscal years. In 2022, United Standard Industries received 30 awards; in 2023, 36 awards; in 2024, 13 awards; in 2025, 16 awards; and in the current year through April 2026, six awards. Over the next twenty-four months, 16 awards valued at $1.6 million face ultimate completion and recompete exposure. The vendor's combined potential value across all awards stands at $87.1 million, with $69.6 million obligated (80 percent of potential value).

Product category concentration reflects the vendor's defense logistics posture. Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing accounts for 411 awards; Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing for 92 awards; and Other Ordnance and Accessories Manufacturing for 89 awards. By PSC code, Guns Through 30mm dominates with 413 awards; Guns 75mm Through 125mm follows with 108 awards; and Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment accounts for 68 awards. The vendor operates on a full-and-open competitive posture across the board, with no reserve positioning on 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or women-owned vehicles despite holding veteran-owned small business status. United Standard Industries has no identified federal subcontracting footprint and maintains no parent contract vehicle relationships (GWACs, BPAs, GSA Schedules) beyond its direct DLA single-award IDCs. All work is performed in-house at the Glenview facility.

Contract Manufacturing Company that specializes in Precision CNC Machining and Assemblies. 3,4, and 5 axis milling machines. Up to 11-axis multi-tasking machines. CNC Cylindrical Grinding and surface grinding.