About Metro Machine
is identified in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers notices as a Norfolk ship-repair contractor doing business as General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk. NASSCO-Norfolk’s company history describes Metro Machine as a former Port of Hampton Roads shipyard founded in 1963 and says it was consolidated under the NASSCO-Norfolk banner in January 2015. Federal award records continue to identify Metro Machine Corp. as a recipient; the records reviewed here do not establish its present standalone corporate status or current operations.
Federal Prime Contracts$4.65B obligated · FY2011–FY2026
- Obligated
- $4.65B
- FY2011–FY2026
- Contract actions
- 5,628
- 348 awards
- Peak year
- FY2020
- $534M
- Top buyer
- U.S. Navy
- 100% of obligations
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| Fiscal year | Obligated | Actions | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (to date) | $5.4M | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | $275K | 0 | — |
| FY2024 | $117M | 0 | — |
| FY2023 | $452M | 0 | — |
| FY2022 | $350M | 0 | — |
| FY2021 | $477M | 0 | — |
| FY2020 | $534M | 0 | — |
| FY2019 | $460M | 0 | — |
| FY2018 | $394M | 0 | — |
| FY2017 | $217M | 0 | — |
| FY2016 | $321M | 0 | — |
| FY2015 | $313M | 0 | — |
| FY2014 | $384M | 0 | — |
| FY2013 | $175M | 0 | — |
| FY2012 | $221M | 0 | — |
| FY2011 | $233M | 0 | — |
Top buyers
- U.S. Navy$4.64B 100%
- Maritime Administration$18.1M 0.4%
- Defense Contract Management Agency$0 0.0%
Defense programs
- DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer$191M 4.1%
- Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)$92.3M 2.0%
- CG-47$6.4M 0.1%
Only actions coded to a DoD acquisition program.
What they sell (PSC)
- Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (East)$3.57B 77%
- Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (West)$598M 13%
- Maint/Repair/Rebuild of Equipment- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks$414M 8.9%
- Modification of Equipment- Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks$43.1M 0.9%
- Lease/Rental of Other Non-Building Facilities$10.9M 0.2%
- Combat Ships and Landing Vessels$9.9M 0.2%
- Transportation/Travel/Relocation- Transportation: Other$7.1M 0.2%
- R&D- Defense Other: Other (Basic Research)$0 0.0%
Where the work is done
- Va$3.69B 79%
- Wa$611M 13%
- Fl$327M 7.0%
- Pr$17.5M 0.4%
- Outside the US$8.0M 0.2%
Largest awards10
- Lsd 41/49 Norfolk MsmoU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$554MDec 13, 2010
- Lpd/lsd Norfolk MsmoU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$454MDec 14, 2010
- IGF::CT::IGF Execution Planning CVN 77 FY18 DpiaU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$414MJul 29, 2016
- PlanningU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$301MDec 20, 2012
- Uss Iwo Jima (Lhd 7) FY22 Dry-docking Selected Restricted AvailabilityU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$262MDec 22, 2021
- IGF::CT::IGF PlanningU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$199MMar 13, 2014
- IGF::CL::IGF Uss Mesa Verde (Lpd 19) DpmaU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$172MDec 22, 2017
- Cno Availability for Uss Arlington FY23 DsraU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$162MJan 17, 2023
- Uss New York Dsra Repair and ModernizationU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$161MNov 9, 2020
- Ship RepairU.S. Navy · USAspending ↗$152MJul 20, 2021
Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Jul 7, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.
Sources5
- 1
General Dynamics Corporation (SEC EDGAR) · Jan 30, 2026 · Supports Organization · parent
“Metro Machine Corp. Virginia 100”
- 2
General Dynamics Corporation (SEC EDGAR) · Nov 1, 2011 · Supports Organization · acquired on
“Subsequent to the end of the quarter, we completed the acquisition of Metro Machine Corp.”
- 3
General Dynamics (PR Newswire) · Oct 31, 2011 · Supports Organization · acquired on
“General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today completed its acquisition of Metro Machine Corp., a leading East Coast surface-ship repair company”
- 4
Supports Organization
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General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk · Supports Organization, Organization · parent
“A proud member of the General Dynamics Marine Systems business unit, NASSCO-Norfolk is the consolidation of two long-standing Port of Hampton Roads shipyards”
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