Clark Air Conditioning Systems, Inc.

Clark Air Conditioning Systems, Inc. Filtration Division, doing business as Clark Air Conditioning Systems Inc., manufactures and supplies HVAC air filter elements, filter media, and air conditioning filtration components to the Defense Logistics Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard as a prime contractor, competing predominantly under full-and-open procurement but with recurring participation in small business set-aside purchase orders. Clark is a small business Subchapter S corporation based in East Aurora, New York, with primary NAICS 333413 (Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing) and PSC coding concentrated in refrigeration and air conditioning components procurement.

Clark's customer footprint is heavily concentrated on the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment alone accounts for 432 of 569 total prime awards (76% of the portfolio) and $4.6 million of the $7.2 million combined potential value; DLA Land and Maritime contributes 15 awards for $415 thousand; and other DLA divisions (Troop Support Hardware, Aviation) add another 34 awards totaling $206 thousand. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard represents the second-largest customer with 9 awards valued at $649 thousand combined. All other customer agencies are minor-volume partners. Clark's award activity has averaged 20 contracts per year over the past five years, with 2025 showing a spike to 29 awards before declining to 3 in early 2026 (the first three months of the year). Obligated dollars total $6.8 million against $7.2 million in potential value, indicating a 95% close rate on awarded work.

Specific representative contracts illustrate Clark's core capability and set-aside posture. A March 26, 2026 Coast Guard purchase order for 1,084 air conditioning filter elements (Freudenberg Nonwovens specifications, NSN 4130-01-602-9129, $249.3 thousand) was awarded as a full-and-open commercial item procurement, reflecting Clark's ability to win non-set-aside work competing against larger suppliers. A December 5, 2025 DLA Troop Support award for 555 filter element units (NSN 4130015040653, $61.5 thousand) carried a Total Small Business set-aside designation and originated from an electronic request for quotation. An August 26, 2025 DLA Land and Maritime contract for air filter parts kits (NSN 4330017243634, $187.8 thousand, Total Small Business set-aside) demonstrates Clark's ability to win larger dollar awards in the $100-200 thousand range. Across the portfolio, set-asides cluster around Total Small Business designations; full-and-open awards dominate by count but carry moderate individual values, typically under $25 thousand.

Clark delivers almost exclusively against DLA Indefinite Delivery contracts and blanket purchase agreements. The top five parent vehicles are SPM8EB10D5006 (11 task orders, $95 thousand), SPM8E009D5A28 (8 task orders, $100 thousand), SPM8E009D5L85 (7 task orders, $75 thousand), SPM8E010D5A56 (5 task orders, $32 thousand), and SPM50005D6260 (3 task orders, $52 thousand), collectively representing a subset of Clark's recurring task-order footprint. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal — one award valued at $249 thousand faces completion and renewal.

Clark holds no federal grant programs or government-wide acquisition contracts and performs exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of portfolio); the company carries no subcontractor relationships. The vendor's supply-chain position is straightforward: it manufactures filtration products to military specifications including MIL-STD-2073-1E packaging, MIL-STD-129R marking, and ISO/IEC-16388-2007 barcode compliance and delivers directly to Defense Logistics Agency distribution centers and Coast Guard logistics facilities. Delivery timelines typically range from 30 to 180 days depending on order complexity and volume. Clark has maintained a registered federal contractor presence since 2001 and has accumulated over 150 prior federal awards before the award spike documented in recent years, establishing itself as a qualifi­ed, recurring source for military HVAC filtration components across the Department of Defense supply chain.