Cesco, Inc.

Cesco, Inc., doing business as Cesco Inc., is a veteran-owned small business manufacturer and prime contractor that supplies abrasive blast equipment, water blasting systems, surface preparation materials, and maintenance services to the Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies. The company competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements on federal supply schedules and indefinite delivery contracts, with selective participation in total small business set-aside vehicles; veteran-owned business status (SDVOSB) is the only SBA designation carried across its prime footprint.

Headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina, Cesco is a for-profit corporation with primary NAICS concentration in machinery manufacturing — particularly 331399 (Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing), 333999 (All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing), and 325920 (Abrasive Product Manufacturing) — and delivers work across PSC codes 7320 (Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment), 7930 (Safety and Rescue Equipment), and 4720 (Abrasive Materials). The vendor's core capability portfolio centers on high-pressure water blasting equipment, sandblasting and surface preparation supplies, abrasive blast cabinets and shot-peening machines, air filter elements, respiratory and protective equipment, and field maintenance and training services for military installations.

Cesco's customer concentration is anchored by the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service (72 awards, $19 million combined potential value) through the Buildings and Building Materials supply schedule and multiple GSA MAS vehicles, which account for 39% of the vendor's combined potential-value portfolio. The Defense Logistics Agency dominates order volume with 168 awards (120 from Troop Support Construction and Equipment, 48 from Land and Maritime divisions) valued at approximately $4.1 million combined. The Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command and Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal together represent $4.2 million in combined potential value across 58 awards. The Navy and Air Force place episodic orders for water blaster equipment, paint booth refurbishment, and blast-media supplies. Across 655 total awards tracked since 1980, Cesco serves 58 distinct customer agencies; the top five account for 49% of award count and 56% of combined potential value, indicating broad customer dispersion despite concentration of dollars in GSA and DLA supply schedules.

Cesco's primary vehicle footprint rests on GSA supply schedules — the Buildings and Building Materials schedule carries 90 task orders valued at $6.5 million, and Federal Supply Schedule GS07F76740 carries 69 task orders (dollar values not separately specified in source). The vendor also holds prime indefinite delivery contracts with Army Contracting Command Redstone Arsenal, including a $948 thousand IDC (W911RQ08D0019) with four task orders and a $459 thousand IDC (W911RQ05D0020) with five task orders for water blast equipment maintenance and training. A single-award DLA filter-element IDC awarded September 2021 capped at $250,000 has reached or exceeded its ordering ceiling. Recent representative prime work includes a $189,983 purchase order from the Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (April 2024) for a high-pressure hydro-blaster system, a $247,012 total small business set-aside from Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (May 2023) for shot-peening machine repair and upgrade, a $202,911 total small business set-aside from DLA Land and Maritime (January 2022) for two water-blast units, and a $211,027.35 GSA MAS delivery order from Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (August 2021) for an adjustable-pressure 40K water blaster.

Activity over the past five years has averaged 9.2 awards annually, showing relative stability (2022: 7 awards, 2023: 13 awards, 2024: 9 awards, 2025: 8 awards, 2026: 9 awards as of March). Combined potential value across all 655 awards stands at $48.4 million, with $40.1 million obligated (83% drawdown rate), indicating mature, active execution. The vendor faces minimal recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months — only 1 award valued at $8 thousand reaches ultimate completion inside that window. Cesco's subcontractor footprint is negligible: the source names three sub-awards across the full tracked history, including 2024 startup inspection and repair work under Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc., and 2023 power-driven hand tool and hardware manufacturing work under L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P. as part of the BIG SAFARI program. The vendor operates as a prime contractor almost exclusively, with 100% of awards in the recent slice reflecting prime status and only minimal historical sub-engagement.

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