Core Inc.

Core Inc., a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned small disadvantaged business based in Boca Raton, Florida, distributes electronic components and defense-logistics equipment to the federal government exclusively as a prime contractor, with 99% of its 256 recent federal awards issued without sub-award relationships. The company specializes in circuit card assemblies, printed circuit boards, power transformers, generators, relay assemblies, and motor controllers sourced for military maintenance, sustainment, and logistics programs.

Core's customer concentration is extreme: the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime accounts for 194 awards and $3.5 million of the combined $4.2 million potential value across all federal work — 83% of award count and 84% of dollars. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation division contributes 18 awards ($118 thousand), the Department of the Air Force $372 thousand (two awards for ground power units supporting Air Force maintenance operations), and the Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement $39 thousand. DLA Land and Maritime's dominance translates to near-total revenue concentration in a single customer and a single narrow product category: electrical and electronic assemblies, boards, and cards account for 83 awards across the portfolio; relays and solenoids, 34 awards; and coils and transformers, 27 awards. Top NAICS categories align: Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (30 awards), Motor and Generator Manufacturing (27), and Printed Circuit Assembly Manufacturing (26).

Core holds multiple indefinite-delivery contracts (IDCs) with DLA Land and Maritime, each with ceiling values up to $250 thousand and authorizing up to 12 orders annually. Three named IDCs are active: one awarded February 5, 2024 (set-aside Total Small Business, ultimate completion February 4, 2025) for circuit card assemblies; one awarded February 1, 2022 (no set-aside, completed February 1, 2023) for circuit card assemblies; and one awarded November 30, 2021 (set-aside Total Small Business, completed November 30, 2022) for printed circuit boards. Task orders placed against unnamed IDCs SP093504D6M92, SP093503D5G91, SP093505D5R09, and SP093505D5T86 represent the primary vehicles for recurring procurement. Recent representative awards include a $372 thousand Total Small Business purchase order from the Air Force on September 30, 2024 for ground power units supporting the Air Force Maintenance Directorate (delivery completed December 30, 2024, place of performance Del Rio, Texas); a $92.4 thousand Total Small Business purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime on January 27, 2025 for four generators; a $83.9 thousand Total Small Business order on May 2, 2024 for 37 printed circuit boards; and a $61.4 thousand Total Small Business order on July 18, 2025 for two generators.

Set-aside posture recurs across the prime footprint: approximately 40% of the 256 awards carry Total Small Business set-aside designations, with the remainder issued full-and-open or under no explicit set-aside. Core competes predominantly under set-aside vehicles; when the source names set-aside use in individual awards, set-aside status is present and tracked. Activity volume has declined year over year — 16 awards in 2022, seven in both 2023 and 2025, nine in 2024, and one in 2026 — suggesting recompete or customer consolidation pressure. The company has subcontracted on two ground power unit delivery awards under Amentum Services, Inc. for Colombian National Police aviation support services (sub-awards dated March 9, 2024 and January 23, 2025), representing minimal sub-engagement compared to its prime footprint. Place of performance for nearly all prime work is Highland Beach, Florida, with rare exceptions such as the Air Force ground power unit order (Del Rio, Texas). Core's federal registration dates to December 2000, indicating sustained twenty-six-year tenure in DLA electronics procurement.

AIRCRAFT GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, DISTRIBUTOR OF SPARE PARTS FOR HOBART, FMC, UNITED TRACTOR, ETC. GROUND POWER UNITS, AIRCRAFT TOW TRACTORS, PASSENGER STAIRS, LAV TRUCKS, CARGO LOADERS, DOLLIES, BAGAGE CARTS, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT