CE Thurston & Sons Inc.
Hampton, VA Doing business as Empire Machinery & Supply
- UEI
- N775WF7WAEH9
- CAGE
- 2T774
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
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Its parent company, CE Thurston & Sons Inc., ranks #81 in PSC 5210
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Corporate family
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Parent
Norfolk, VA
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Parent
Norfolk, VA
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- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 711 Howmet Dr, Hampton, VA 23661, USA
- Website
- cethurston.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Industrial Conglomerates
- Industrials & Manufacturing
- SIC code
- 38 Instruments & Related Products
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $500 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $500 |
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN-VSKT71-14 | Land and Maritime (DLA) | $500 | |
| N4215820400325 coolube oil | Land and Maritime (DLA) | $335 | |
| Emergency insulation replacement due to mold | Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (VHA) | $34,890 | |
| N4215803283201 rust remover | Land and Maritime (DLA) | $0 | |
| N4215893165098 alcohol | Land and Maritime (DLA) | $1,262 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Ingalls Inc. | N0002416C2116 | $47,049 | |
| Huntington Ingalls Inc. | N0002416C2116 | $87,893 | |
| Huntington Ingalls Inc. | N0002416C2116 | $9,541 | |
| Huntington Ingalls Inc. | N0002416C2116 | $33,966 |
Latest 4 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
CE Thurston & Sons Inc., doing business as Empire Machinery & Supply, operates as a supplier of industrial machinery, lubricants, and shipyard equipment to the Department of the Navy and related federal customers, functioning as both a prime contractor on small purchase orders and a subcontractor to major defense primes on ship construction and maintenance programs. The vendor is a for-profit manufacturer organized as a corporate entity with headquarters in Hampton, Virginia; the parent company, CE Thurston & Sons Inc., is located in Norfolk, Virginia. The vendor does not hold SBA certifications and competes in full-and-open procurements.
The vendor's federal footprint centers on ship-building and industrial support. Top NAICS categories reflect this specialization: Ship Building and Repairing (7 awards), Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (2 awards), and miscellaneous equipment contracting and chemical manufacturing (1 award each). PSC codes similarly cluster around hose and pipe fittings, cutting and lubricating oils, and equipment maintenance. Recent prime work includes a $500 purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command for electrical components (PN-VSKT71-14 1400V.75A, awarded January 2026 with April 2026 completion) and a $335 order for COOLUBE cutting oil from the same command (March 2022). The vendor's subcontract footprint is dominated by Huntington Ingalls Inc., the prime on CVN 80/81 (Gerald R. Ford-class carrier) detailed design and construction; Empire Machinery supplied grinding and saw equipment to support Newport News Shipbuilding's Charleston operations across six awards placed between January and September 2025. A single prior sub award to Huntington Ingalls in June 2024 supplied hardware for USS Boise end-of-hull adjudication.
Customer concentration is tight and Navy-heavy. Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 11 of 15 total awards (100% coverage by award count), though with low combined potential value of $6 thousand across those orders. A single award to Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration carries $35 thousand in potential value. NASA and United States Fleet Forces Command Atlantic account for two and one awards respectively with no stated ceiling value. Activity has accelerated in 2025 with six awards across the calendar year, following flat-to-sparse volume (two, one, and one award respectively) in 2021, 2022, and 2024. The vendor has not held government-wide IDIQs or supply-schedule vehicles. Combined dollars obligated ($327 thousand) exceed combined potential value ($41 thousand) by a significant margin, indicating that many of these purchase orders were fully executed and paid out at or near award ceiling.
The vendor operates as a child entity of the parent CE Thurston & Sons Inc., which is classified as a manufacturer of goods. The parent's Norfolk address and the child division's Hampton address both sit in the Hampton Roads shipyard corridor, positioning the vendor for continued supply to the region's naval construction and maintenance ecosystem. The recent acceleration in sub awards to Huntington Ingalls suggests active engagement in the CVN 80/81 build cycle, though award visibility in the source is limited to component purchase orders rather than comprehensive sub-work reporting.
Quick answers
Is CE Thurston & Sons Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. CE Thurston & Sons Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through May 26, 2027.
How much has CE Thurston & Sons Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $500 to CE Thurston & Sons Inc. in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does CE Thurston & Sons Inc. rank among federal contractors?
CE Thurston & Sons Inc.'s parent company, CE Thurston & Sons Inc., ranked #81 in PSC 5210 in FY2025.
What is CE Thurston & Sons Inc.'s most recent federal award?
CE Thurston & Sons Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is PN-VSKT71-14 (SPMYM126P9296), from Land and Maritime (DLA), on January 12, 2026.
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