Centerfield Inc.

Centerfield Inc., a Subcontinent Asian American-owned, woman-owned small business based in Tomball, Texas, manufactures precision-engineered mechanical, electrical, and aviation-related components for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor, operating entirely outside set-aside categories on full-and-open competitive procurements.

The vendor's federal footprint is heavily concentrated in defense supply-chain work. Centerfield specializes in manufacturing fasteners, seals, bearings, hose and tube assemblies, valves, gears, actuators, connectors, and related mechanical components that support military equipment maintenance and operational readiness across aircraft and land platforms. Recent representative awards include a $196.5 thousand purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command for a directional control linear valve (June 2024), a $90.3 thousand Defense Logistics Agency Aviation order for hydraulic system fuses (July 2022), a $90 thousand DLA Land and Maritime award for nonmetallic hose assemblies (September 2023), and an $81.75 thousand DLA Aviation purchase for a gyroscope housing under a Total Small Business set-aside (August 2023). Centerfield also holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Land and Maritime for O-rings (ceiling $250 thousand, awarded October 2024) carrying a potential for up to 250 thousand orders per year across CONUS and OCONUS delivery locations.

Customer concentration is extreme: DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime together account for approximately 80 percent of all awards by count and 88 percent of combined potential value. DLA Aviation alone drives 464 awards valued at $2.4 million; DLA Land and Maritime represents 301 awards worth $1.3 million. Naval Supply Systems Command (16 awards, $364 thousand), Naval Sea Systems Command (1 award, $197 thousand), and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (27 awards, $153 thousand) comprise the remaining material volume. The vendor serves 16 distinct customer agencies but operates almost entirely within the DLA supply ecosystem.

Activity has contracted significantly in recent years. The vendor recorded 90 awards in 2022, declined to 47 in 2023, dropped to 11 in 2024, recovered to 40 in 2025, and sits at 10 awards through April 2026. Over the same five-year window, obligated dollars ($6.2 million cumulative) have exceeded reported potential value ($4.8 million), suggesting the vendor is fulfilling older, higher-dollar contracts while new award volume slows. The vendor's first federal award dates to February 1996; the most recent award is from April 2026. A 964-award cumulative footprint reflects decades as a DLA vendor, but recent years show declining order frequency despite maintenance of the O-ring IDC.

Manufacturing capability aligns tightly with DLA's supply categories. Top NAICS representations include Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (100 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (79 awards), Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (71 awards), Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing (66 awards), and Industrial Valve Manufacturing (52 awards). PSC distribution mirrors this: Hardware, Commercial (58 awards), Airframe Structural Components (51 awards), Gas Turbines and Jet Engines Aircraft Prime Moving and Components (49 awards), Valves Nonpowered (48 awards), and Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment (32 awards) dominate the order mix. Orders are predominantly firm fixed-price purchase orders ranging from under $100 to several hundred thousand dollars, with the majority under $50 thousand — typical of DLA's micro-buy and routine replenishment posture.

Centerfield operates as a 100 percent prime contractor with no recorded federal subcontract work, performing all manufacturing and delivery directly from its Tomball facility. The vendor does not hold positions on government-wide acquisition contracts, BPAs, or agency-wide IDIQs beyond the single DLA Land and Maritime O-ring IDC. The competitive posture is full-and-open; nearly all awards carry no set-aside designation despite eligibility as a small, woman-owned, minority-owned business, positioning Centerfield as a niche supplier competing on price and delivery speed within DLA's established vendor network rather than leveraging SBA reserve categories for competitive advantage.