American Hofmann Corp

American Hofmann Corp, a for-profit manufacturer headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, supplies precision balancing equipment and calibration services to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor operating exclusively in full-and-open (non-set-aside) competition, with rare small-business set-aside awards. The vendor holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex valued at $2.13 million through October 31, 2029, and operates as a 100% prime contractor across its federal portfolio with minimal subcontract exposure.

American Hofmann's customer base concentrates heavily on Naval and Air Force maintenance and logistics operations. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 61% of recent awards, anchored by Naval Sea Systems Command (60 awards, $1.1 million combined potential value), the Department of the Air Force (48 awards, $633 thousand), Naval Air Systems Command (32 awards, $1.1 million), and the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (19 awards, $4.6 million). However, the dollar ranking shifts significantly: GSA Federal Acquisition Service claims $8.1 million (89% coverage threshold) across two awards, though the precise nature of those GSA awards is not detailed in the source. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex anchor IDC dominates the vendor's forward pipeline and represents the company's largest single contractual commitment. Recent representative work includes a $500,938 delivery order from Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex in September 2024 for purchase of a Hofmann Balance Machine Model PCX-23.1J; a $306,182 purchase order from the same customer in April 2024 for a Hofmann Vertical Balance Machine; and a $119,140 purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command in September 2022 for balance machine procurement under a 100% small-business set-aside.

The vendor's capability portfolio, rendered across 328 federal awards since 1980, centers on precision balancing equipment sales (Hofmann Model PCX-23.1J, PCX-24.1J, and related variants), equipment installation and safety enclosure work, calibration and preventive maintenance services, and technical support. Top NAICS categories reflect this specialization: Scale and Balance Manufacturing (43 awards), All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (32 awards), and Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair and Maintenance (21 awards). Top PSC codes track identically — Physical Properties Testing and Inspection (103 awards), Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery (23 awards), and Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment (19 awards) — confirming tight product-line focus. Work is performed at American Hofmann's Lynchburg facility and at customer sites including Kings Bay Naval Station (Georgia), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Virginia), and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (Oklahoma).

Activity has declined from a baseline of four awards per year in 2022 and 2023 to ten in 2024, then contracted to three in 2025 and one in 2026 year-to-date. Combined potential value stands at $17.5 million with $15 million obligated (86%), reflecting a mature, installed-base revenue model rather than new-market expansion. The vendor operates across 24 distinct customer agencies but derives 89% of its combined potential value from five customers, with the Air Force logistics complex and Navy technical commands providing structural demand for equipment replacement and maintenance cycles. The single sub-award relationship (one $0 calibration test unit order from Atlantic Diving Supply in February 2024) represents negligible subcontract exposure, positioning American Hofmann as a direct supplier to federal customers rather than as a sub-tier partner.

MANUFACTURER ELECTRONIC BALANCES AND TEST EQUIPMENT