Bahr Machine Company Inc.

Bahr Machine Company Inc., doing business as Bahr Machine Co, is a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation based in Valencia, California, that manufactures and supplies precision valve components and related pressure control equipment to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on indefinite delivery contracts and individual purchase orders. The company operates exclusively in the full-and-open competitive space with no set-aside designations on the majority of its awards, though it holds two recent Total Small Business set-aside IDCs with DLA Aviation (one valued at $2.5 million awarded January 2026, another at $2.5 million awarded February 2026).

Bahr Machine's customer concentration is entirely within the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Land and Maritime accounts for 68 awards (combined potential value $6.7 million), while DLA Aviation accounts for 18 awards (combined potential value $8.8 million), covering 100% of recent awards. The two divisions rank inversely by order count and dollar value—Land and Maritime leads in volume but Aviation anchors the dollar share—reflecting Bahr Machine's dual role as a general valve supplier to ground and maritime platforms and a specialized supplier of button-type indicator components and hydraulic indicators for F-15 aircraft sustainment under its two newest DLA Aviation IDCs. Recent representative work includes a $452,436 Total Small Business purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime (March 2026) for 102 safety relief valves (NSN 4820015737501) with delivery within 137 days; a $377,893 Total Small Business purchase order for 42 valve assemblies (July 2025); a $359,840 delivery order for button indicators supporting F-15 aircraft (April 2025); and a $273,456 Total Small Business purchase order for valve assemblies to DLA Aviation (October 2023).

Bahr Machine holds six active IDCs across DLA Land and Maritime and DLA Aviation. The largest is a $1,977,872.30 Land and Maritime IDC (awarded October 2022, extending through October 2025) covering check valves, safety relief valves, valve assemblies, and pressure indicators; task orders under this vehicle have ranged from $5,500 to $129,186. Two single-award DLA Aviation IDCs awarded in January and February 2026, each valued at $2.5 million and running through 2031, procure hydraulic indicators and button-type indicators for F-15 aircraft. A $1,999,999.99 single-award DLA Aviation IDC (awarded September 2024, extending through September 2027) covers various valve components; a $359,840 firm fixed-price delivery order under this vehicle was issued for button indicators with an estimated maximum of 4,432 units over 60 months. A $250,000 Land and Maritime IDC (expired July 2024) and a $250,000 DLA Aviation IDC (awarded June 2023, extending through June 2028) round out the portfolio, the latter a Total Small Business set-aside for differential pressure indicators.

Activity has grown substantially from five awards in 2022 to a peak of 31 in 2024, with 24 awards in 2025 and three in early 2026. Only one award (the March 2026 purchase order valued at $452 thousand) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. Bahr Machine's capability portfolio centers on industrial valve manufacturing (NAICS 332911) under PSC 4820, including safety relief valves, check valves, valve assemblies, differential pressure indicators, and button-type indicator components for military equipment maintenance. The company operates entirely as a prime contractor with no subcontract engagement visible in the source data.