Artex Truck Center Inc.

Artex Truck Center Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Texarkana, Arkansas, supplies automotive spare parts and mechanical components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor under total small business set-asides and full-and-open competition. The company operates exclusively as a prime, with no subcontract footprint, and competes predominantly under small business set-aside designations—approximately 60% of recent awards carry total small business set-aside or competitive 8(a)-equivalent language, while the remainder are open to all qualified contractors.

Artex's federal footprint is concentrated almost entirely within the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The top five customer programs account for 99% of recent awards. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime program dominates, with 1,250 awards worth $39.4 million combined potential value. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation program follows with 276 awards valued at $548 thousand, and the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment and Hardware divisions contribute smaller volumes. A secondary customer, the Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, accounts for 10 awards worth $9.4 million—a material concentration in dollars despite low award count. Recent representative work includes a $1.538 million firm fixed-price purchase order for cylinder sleeves and piston assemblies (December 2025), a $351 thousand delivery order for engine crankshafts (November 2025), a $128 thousand purchase order for engine cooling radiators (September 2025), and a $126 thousand delivery order for high-pressure manifold assemblies (February 2026). Orders range from sub-$100 items to six-figure single purchases, with firm fixed-price terms standard across all contract types.

Artex holds approximately 25 active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Land and Maritime, each carrying ceiling values between $250 thousand and $350 thousand and designated as total small business set-asides with one-year ordering periods. Commodity focus across the IDC portfolio includes filter elements (fluid and intake), gaskets, O-rings, hose assemblies, fuel pumps, brake shoes, regulating valves, manifold assemblies, fuel injection nozzles, V-belts, transmission controls, and engine accessories. The top five IDC vehicles by designation are SPE7L322D62EL (8 task orders, $3 thousand combined value), SPE7L323D61CX (8 task orders, $13 thousand), SPE7M822D60MZ (8 task orders, $23 thousand), SPE7L323D62VE (7 task orders, $25 thousand), and SPE7M121D62CD (7 task orders, $8 thousand). Place of performance is consistently Texarkana, Arkansas, with delivery to DLA depots across continental United States and overseas locations via consolidation and containerization points.

Activity peaked in 2023 with 329 awards, declining to 208 in 2025 and 22 year-to-date in 2026. The recompete cliff is minimal—only 2 awards worth $1.6 million combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating stable contract continuity. Top NAICS categories reflect Artex's component-supply posture: Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing (234 awards), Bolt/Nut/Screw/Rivet/Washer Manufacturing (213 awards), Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing (192 awards), Gasket/Packing/Sealing Device Manufacturing (157 awards), and Hardware Manufacturing (76 awards). Top Product Service Codes align with commodity focus: Engine Air and Oil Filters (187 awards), Packing and Gasket Materials (171 awards), Engine Fuel System Components (91 awards), Diesel Engines and Components (84 awards), and Bolts (81 awards).

Artex has maintained federal registration since May 2006 and operates from a single facility in Texarkana. The company's footprint is narrow but deep—DLA Land and Maritime represents approximately 80% of all federal awards and 79% of combined potential value. Obligated dollars ($8.4 million of the $49.6 million combined potential) suggest execution concentration on lower-value orders and long-tail completion of larger awards. As a small disadvantaged business competing in small business set-aside vehicles, Artex has insulated itself from full-and-open competition for most of its work but faces recompete exposure on its IDC portfolio as individual vehicles expire through 2027.

Artex Truck Center Inc is an International heavy and medium duty truck and bus dealership. We are a 22 bay service facility, parts department, new and used truck sales, truck rental service. We offer DPF and DOC cleaning service. We service all makes and models of heavy and medium duty vehicles.