Chesapeake Bay Rubber & Gasket Co Inc.

Chesapeake Bay Rubber & Gasket Co Inc., a for-profit corporate entity headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, manufactures and supplies non-metallic rubber, gasket, hose, and ductwork components to the Department of the Navy as a prime contractor on small-dollar purchase orders, competing predominantly in the full-and-open market without SBA set-asides, though approximately one-fifth of recent awards carry Total Small Business designations.

The vendor's customer concentration is extreme: Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 195 of 215 total awards (96% of the award count) with $1.6 million in combined potential value, dominating both volume and dollars. The remaining customer base is negligible — Naval Air Systems Command (4 awards, $74 thousand), Military Sealift Command (1 award, $35 thousand), Fleet Forces Command Atlantic (3 awards, $26 thousand), and three other Navy components with minimal activity. Across the entire federal footprint, 11 distinct agencies have placed awards, but NAVSEA's share is so concentrated that the vendor's competitive posture and pipeline are effectively determined by a single Navy command's material requirements and procurement patterns.

Capability work centers on fabricated rubber and non-metallic components for naval vessel maintenance, repair, and overhaul programs. Representative prime awards include a $103,624.50 Total Small Business purchase order from NAVSEA in August 2022 for 326 flexible non-insulated duct products delivered to Norfolk Naval Shipyard; a $66,864.00 Total Small Business award in September 2022 for insulated ducts; a $47,690.00 Total Small Business purchase order in September 2023 for hose assemblies; a $44,955.00 Total Small Business order in February 2025 for D-shaped rubber bumpers; and a $31,700.00 Total Small Business contract in December 2024 for a 2-1/2-inch hose assembly. The vendor also executes numerous sub-$10,000 purchase orders for gaskets, rubber sheets, strips, packing materials, graphite sheets, and flexible fan connectors. NAICS concentration runs across Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (77 awards), All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (31 awards), and Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (28 awards). PSC concentration follows: Packing and Gasket Materials (81 awards), Hose and Flexible Tubing (46 awards), and Rubber Fabricated Materials (40 awards).

Activity has declined materially. The vendor earned 28 awards in 2022, 19 in 2023, 12 in 2024, and only 8 in both 2025 and 2026 through April — a three-year slide from near-monthly procurement frequency to roughly bimonthly. The vendor's footprint carries one named parent vehicle, an indefinite delivery contract (N0018906A0027) with 7 task orders worth $40 thousand; most awards flow as standalone purchase orders rather than off-contract vehicles. Combined potential value across all 215 awards is $1.7 million, with $2.1 million in obligated dollars — indicating that delivered work has marginally exceeded contract ceiling values. The vendor maintains one subcontract relationship with Marine Hydraulics International, LLC, under a March 2024 award for USS Mesa Verde FY24 ship repair and valving work, but operates almost exclusively as a direct prime to NAVSEA. The company has maintained active SAM registration since 2002 and has supplied critical components to major Navy platforms including USS Essex and USS San Antonio.

BELTING, GASKETS,DUCTING, HOSE FABRICATION, RUBBER, SPONGE , O RINGS, CLAMPS, HOSE, HOSE ASSEMBLIES , HOSE FITTINGS, MIL SPEC SHEET RUBBER, MATTING, EXPANSION JOINTS, FIRE HOSE AND ADAPTERS, & PACKINGS.