Cenkner Engineering Associates Inc.

Cenkner Engineering Associates Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business, operates exclusively as a federal subcontractor delivering engineering services and construction administration for facilities projects, with all twelve recent awards flowing through Kian International Inc. as the prime contractor. The firm is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation with no prime contract footprint and no federal grant work.

Cenkner's customer base is heavily concentrated in a single funding source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) accounts for 11 of 12 recent awards (92% of the portfolio), with the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Fort Worth accounting for the remaining one award. The combined potential value across all twelve sub-awards stands at $668 thousand, reflecting work engagement primarily in facility modernization and construction support roles rather than large-dollar IT or professional-services engagements. FEMA's awards cluster around work at Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant in Texarkana, Texas, including site-wide utility infrastructure projects and building-specific renovation tasks.

Work spans commercial and institutional building construction (six awards), water and sewer line and related structures construction (one award), other foundation and building exterior contracting (one award), plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contracting (one award), and other building equipment contracting (one award). Representative sub-award scope includes design and construction of HVAC systems across a campus-wide footprint, campus-wide plumbing upgrade design, elevator modernization across multiple buildings, building exterior paint and repair, electrical system upgrades with mechanical and electrical drawing preparation, sewage lift station rebuild with documentation of existing conditions and field demolition planning, and portico repair with engineering and construction-management services. All work is delivered under Kian International Inc. as the sole prime contractor, indicating a dependent subcontractor posture with no diversification across prime relationships.

Activity shows modest volatility — four awards in 2022, three in 2023, five in 2024 — with the most recent award in December 2024. The firm's federal engagement appears limited to facilities engineering and construction administration rather than broader service lines, and the absence of any prime contract vehicle seat or grant work signals a niche subcontractor role focused on military installation facility support routed exclusively through a single general contractor relationship.