Chem-Aqua Inc.

Chem-Aqua Inc., doing business as Chem-Aqua, Inc., is a for-profit water treatment solutions manufacturer and subsidiary of NCH Corporation's Chemsearch Division, headquartered in Irving, Texas, operating as a prime contractor on 560 federal awards (98% of its footprint) with no SBA set-aside designations across full-and-open competition. The vendor competes predominantly on the GSA Multiple Award Schedule and delivers water treatment chemicals, field testing and laboratory analysis, equipment sales, and emergency response services to civilian federal agencies nationwide.

Chem-Aqua's customer base concentrates heavily in the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons system and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The top five customers by award count account for 33% of awards: Federal Correctional Institution Cumberland (89 awards, $840 thousand combined potential value), Federal Correctional Institution McDowell (32 awards, $591 thousand), Veterans Integrated Service Network 9 (25 awards, $501 thousand), Medical Center for Federal Prisoners Springfield (23 awards, $676 thousand), and Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 (22 awards, $977 thousand). When measured by potential value, the concentration shifts slightly: VISN 19 anchors the top slot at $1.3 million across nine awards, followed by VISN 7 at $977 thousand. The Bureau of Prisons correctional facilities dominate volume (recurring monthly water treatment chemicals and maintenance orders at multiple institutions), while VA healthcare systems drive higher individual order values (multi-year treatment and monitoring contracts ranging from $46 thousand to $468 thousand).

Chem-Aqua holds a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract (47QSWA23D009E, $17.78 million ceiling through August 31, 2028) that generated 423 task orders worth $7.7 million in combined potential value and serves as the primary vehicle for federal procurement. The vendor previously held a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with VA Veterans Integrated Service Network 2 for water testing and treatment at East Orange and Lyons, New Jersey facilities (ceiling $190.68 thousand, expired September 23, 2025). Recent representative prime work includes a $367.9 million delivery order from VA VISN 7 for water treatment services at the Dublin, Georgia facility (April 2025 through April 2030), a $603.17 thousand delivery order from the Joint Munitions Command for water boiler chemicals at Pine Bluff Arsenal (February 2022 through February 2027), a $468 thousand definitive contract from VA VISN 17 for continuous water monitoring service in Little Rock, Arkansas (June 2026 through June 2031), and recurring monthly water treatment chemistry services to Federal Correctional Institution McDowell ranging from $27.2 thousand to $39.9 thousand annually.

Award activity has remained steady at 13 to 17 awards per year over the past five years (2022–2026), with combined potential value of $48.5 million and $10 million obligated to date (21% of potential value). Ten awards with combined potential value of $1 million face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months and present recompete exposure. The vendor maintains a small subcontractor footprint (13 sub-awards, 2% of total) performing water treatment and HVAC support work under primes including Emcor Government Services, Inc. (quarterly water treatment services at the FBI Central Records Complex), CMI Management, LLC (water treatment in Las Cruces and Roswell, New Mexico), M.c. Dean, Inc. (water chemical treatment at DIA headquarters), and Kcorp Technology Services, Inc. (water treatment at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston). Chem-Aqua's capability portfolio centers on boiler and chiller plant chemical treatments, water quality monitoring, legionella testing, cooling tower maintenance, water softener installation and emergency replacement, reverse osmosis services, and emergency repair for critical water infrastructure. The vendor's work spans domestic federal facilities including healthcare centers, correctional institutions, military installations, and administrative buildings, with the primary NAICS footprint in All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (438 awards).