Cob Industries, Inc.

Cob Industries, Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Melbourne, Florida, manufactures inflatable bladder plugs, pipe plugs, external closures, and related pipe fittings for the Department of the Navy as a prime contractor, predominantly under total small business set-asides. The company operates as a for-profit manufacturer specializing in specialized naval equipment and industrial pipe components, with 99% of recent federal awards as prime contracts and 1% as a subcontractor.

Cob Industries' customer base is entirely concentrated with the Department of the Navy. Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 97% of awards (145 awards, $6.4 million combined potential value) and 93% of combined potential value across all eight customer agencies. The remaining Navy commands—Naval Supply Systems Command, United States Pacific Fleet Forces, and Installations Command—collectively represent four awards valued at approximately $33,000. The vendor has no material civilian agency footprint.

The company's capability portfolio centers on manufacturing inflatable bladder plugs in sizes ranging from 2.5 inches to 20 inches, pipe plugs in various stainless steel and rubber formulations, inflatable closures, external pipe closures, and related sealing equipment for ship maintenance, repair, and construction operations. Representative recent work includes a $44,446 total small business set-aside delivery order from Naval Sea Systems Command (June 2026) for inflatable bladder manufacturing, a $53,551 purchase order (March 2025) for 282 4-inch inflatable closure rubber bladders with canvas covers for Foreign Material Exclusion barrier plugs at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and a $41,520 purchase order (January 2025) for external closures in multiple pipe sizes to support Portsmouth Naval Shipyard operations.

Cob Industries holds multiple indefinite delivery contracts with Naval Sea Systems Command serving as parent vehicles for task orders. The top five IDCs by task-order volume are IDC N0040608D8008 (21 task orders, $222,000 combined potential value), SPMYM215D0001 (20 task orders, $168,000), SPMYM212D0001 (19 task orders, $236,000), SPMYM219D0004 (17 task orders, $235,000), and SPMYM225D0008 (3 task orders, $88,000). Most recently, the company was awarded a single-award indefinite delivery contract in September 2025 with Naval Sea Systems Command valued at $2.1 million and running through September 30, 2030, for 16-inch bladder plugs to serve Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, reflecting the vendor's status as an established primary supplier for Naval Sea Systems Command pipe plugging requirements.

Award activity has remained modest and inconsistent over the past five years—four awards in 2022, five in 2023, two in 2024, five in 2025, and three in 2026 year-to-date. The vendor carries minimal recompete exposure, with only one award (combined potential value $26,000) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Recent work is categorized under NAICS 326299 (All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing) and PSC 9320 (rubber fabricated materials), with secondary exposure in industrial valve manufacturing and hardware manufacturing. The vendor's award history shows a single subcontract to Electric Boat Corporation on a March 2023 submarine program modification involving special hull treatment tiles and fairings, with no material sub-engagement footprint beyond that.