Carter Plating, Inc.

Carter Plating Inc. is a woman-owned small business subchapter S corporation located in Burbank, California, specializing in metal finishing services for federal government clients. The company provides specialized painting, plating, and coating services primarily to military and defense-related organizations, with a specific focus on supporting naval aviation systems research, development, testing, and evaluation programs. Their core competencies include technical surface treatment processes such as cadmium plating, conversion coating, anodizing, and metal finishing for various aerospace and military equipment components.

The company has consistently received federal contract awards from the Naval Air Warfare Center, a component of the Naval Air Systems Command, for delivering precise and specialized metal finishing services. These contracts have ranged from small-dollar delivery orders (typically between $250 and $2,500) to more substantial awards approaching $42,000. Carter Plating Inc. has worked on projects involving airborne instrumentation systems, aircraft components, unmanned aerial target systems, and other naval aviation equipment. Their contract awards have been predominantly competitive procurements without specific set-aside designations, though they have also been awarded contracts specifically designated for small businesses. The work is typically performed at their Burbank facility or at Naval Air Station Point Mugu in California.

Carter Plating Inc. holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with the Naval Air Warfare Center. The first is a $2 million total small business set-aside contract awarded in September 2021 with a 5-year performance period, focused on painting, plating, and coating services for naval air systems. The second is a $1 million IDC awarded in January 2023, which is a multiple-award contract without a specific set-aside designation, also covering painting, plating, and coating services. Both contracts enable the Naval Air Warfare Center to issue task orders for specialized metal finishing work supporting research, development, testing, and evaluation of naval aviation technologies. The IDCs provide flexibility for the government to procure surface treatment services as needed, with Carter Plating Inc. serving as a qualified vendor for these technical manufacturing support requirements.