V.e.p. Manufacturing Inc.

V.e.p. Manufacturing Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Jackson, New Jersey, manufactures precision-machined aviation components, ground support equipment, and specialized tools for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on 111 of 113 recent federal awards (98% prime split). The company operates predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides on its core Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Naval Air Warfare Center and competes in both set-aside and full-and-open procurements for spot-purchase orders and specialized components.

V.e.p. Manufacturing's customer base is heavily concentrated with the Department of the Navy. The Naval Air Warfare Center accounts for 48 awards valued at $97.7 million combined potential value—approximately 97% of the vendor's total award portfolio by dollars. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (30 awards, $606 thousand), Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (10 awards, $159 thousand), Naval Supply Systems Command (5 awards, $1.3 million), and Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment (6 awards, $214 thousand) round out the active set, covering 88% of award count. This concentration reflects V.e.p.'s strategic position as a small disadvantaged business supplier within the naval aviation and defense logistics supply chain.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on manufacturing and machining services for naval aviation platforms. Representative work includes a $4.999 million single-award Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Naval Air Warfare Center for manufacturing and machining services through November 2027 (the primary parent vehicle yielding 19 task orders and $80.3 million in potential value), a $107.364 thousand single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for universal lifting slings supporting the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Air Systems Program, a $332 thousand purchase order from Naval Supply Systems Command for ground handling equipment adapters, a $667.944 thousand firm fixed-price order for ground handling trailers, and recurring spot purchases from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and Land and Maritime for antenna elements, adapters, maintenance kits, and aircraft components. Top NAICS codes reflect precision-fabrication expertise: Machine Shops (35 awards), Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (25 awards), and Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (19 awards). Top PSCs center on Aircraft Ground Servicing Equipment (32 awards) and Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment (31 awards).

Activity has grown from 9 awards in 2021 to 21 in both 2023 and 2024, with 15 awards in 2025 through mid-year. Only one award (the Air National Guard corrosion control contract valued at $253.361 thousand) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, leaving minimal recompete cliff exposure. In its subcontractor role, V.e.p. delivers precision machining and fabrication services to Defense Systems and Solutions on a UH-60M aircraft modification kit procurement for the Hellenic Army and to Booz Allen Hamilton on unspecified precision machining and fabrication labor. The SCI dataset shows minimal service-contract activity (one sub record in FY2022 representing 7.0 FTEs), indicating that V.e.p.'s federal footprint is primarily goods and manufacturing rather than labor-based services above the SCI reporting threshold.