Madison Heights, MI – Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan awarded an $87,413,330 firm-fixed-price contract to Bigelow Family Holdings LLC DBA Mettle Ops for the production, testing and delivery of Reactive Armor Tiles. This opportunity allows Mettle Ops to continue in its mission of supporting the Warfighter and ensuring they have the best military equipment that American Patriots can design and produce.
Over the last year, Mettle Ops has acquired an integration facility, increased its team by over 20%, and won several impactful contracts for engineering services. The boundaries of the industry continue to be pushed as Mettle Ops is met with high praise, positive customer reviews, and ongoing satisfaction due to its innovation, transparency, and high standards in quality. Mettle Ops’ large network of Michigan small businesses result in many partnerships in design and production, leading to great strides for Michigan’s economy as capabilities increase.
Mettle Ops’ current Government Customers include but are not limited to: DEVCOM – Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), the Program Executive Office for Ground Combat Systems (PEO GCS), Marine Corps Systems Command, Defense Logistics Agency, the Program Executive Offices for Combat Support & Combat Services Support (PEO CS & CSS) and TACOM to include its depots, arsenals and FMS Directorate, and Robotics Systems Program Office.
“This award is a big step for our company,” said Katie Bigelow, Founder and CEO of Mettle Ops. “Our team works tirelessly to provide expertise on programs that will protect our soldiers on the battlefield. The same dedication and tenacity that we bring to each project will be brought to this new program, as well. We are proud to be a part of this opportunity, and we look forward to the positive impact it will have on Michigan’s economy.”
About Mettle Ops
Mettle Ops is a U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women Business Enterprise (WBE), Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE), and Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB). Mettle Ops is AS9100 Rev D certified and Headquartered in Sterling Heights, Michigan, with a Research and Development Center and an Integration Facility, in Madison Heights, Michigan. Founded in 2013, Mettle Ops specializes in mechanical and electrical design, research and development, manufacturing and fabrication, reverse engineering, and ground vehicle design; test and evaluation; and system integration. Mettle Ops’ team includes war veterans with decades of combined experience in military service, with over half of those years in Army service. Inspired by courage and tenacity and so-named Mettle Ops.
