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Become a Supplier

 

 
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Thank you for your interest in working with BPMI.

We partner with businesses of all shapes and sizes to support the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB). This network of suppliers and partners comes together to provide the people, products, services, and technology that support our nation’s defense. At BPMI, we work specifically to help grow and strengthen the U.S. Navy industrial base.

LEARN ABOUT WHAT WE DO

Made in America.
We are committed to supporting the U.S. Navy by contracting with small and large American businesses. Our ships are proudly made in America and supported by American suppliers!

Demand is high. 
America is facing increased demands to grow and modernize our naval fleet. To meet these demands, a robust and diverse industrial base of suppliers is needed to support the ships of today and innovate the fleet of tomorrow. Can your business support the U.S. Navy in fulfilling their critical mission and maintaining maritime dominance? The Navy is seeking industrial base suppliers to help:
  • Increase Ship Speed
  • Improve Ship Stealth
  • Deliver More Ships, Faster 
  • Enhance Warfighting Capabilities
LEARN ABOUT OUR CUSTOMER: THE U.S. NAVY
 

We encourage domestically owned businesses of all sizes to inquire about available opportunities.

Does your business offer a product or service that can support our nation’s fleet of ships? BPMI continuously seeks to bolster our supplier network with domestically owned suppliers with expertise in the following areas:
  • Machine Shops
  • Raw Materials / Forging Suppliers
  • Metal Fabricators
  • Simulator Training Equipment
  • Advanced/Digital Manufacturing Solution Providers
  • Hydraulically Operated Gate, Relief, Solenoid, Motor, and Control Valves
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Microprocessor-Based Equipment
  • Canned Motor Pumps
  • Electrical Cable Connectors
  • Formed Pipe and Fittings
  • … and more!

When your business partners with BPMI, you’re not only working with our expert engineering and procurement teams, you’re also working with an entire network and support system provided by the U.S. government and the Defense Industrial Base. As one team, with one mission, we all work together to support the world's greatest Navy.

Working with BPMI offers you:  
 
  • Exclusive access to R&D funding and resources.
  • Training opportunities and speakers through Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing.
  • Timely order placements and payments via Oracle Cloud.
  • Partnership with a strong and stable program.
  • Dedication to long-term relationships and future work.
  • An array of opportunities that support current and future fleet needs.
  • Ability to network and connect to other American industrial base suppliers.
  • Access to events and collaboration opportunities with other suppliers.
  • Membership to the BPMI online supplier community, The Shop Floor.
  • Pride and patriotism as you support our nation’s defense.
  • Supplier production assurance consulting to support best-in-practice:
    • program management
    • risk management
    • enterprise business systems
    • production process improvement
    • digital maturity

Interested in becoming a member of the defense industrial base as a BPMI supplier? Learn more about our process and submit your interest today!

REVIEW THE BPMI SUPPLIER APPLICATION PROCESS

“Technology for the next generation of nuclear propulsion must be developed today in order to be ready to deliver the increased speed, improved stealth, and enhanced warfighting capabilities needed to retain our advantage. From concept to production, our focus on technologies and processes that can reduce the build span times and costs of these platforms is essential to delivering more ships, faster.”

- Admiral William Houston, Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors NNSA U.S. Department of Energy
Statement to Senate Committee on Armed Forces on May 22, 2024