Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation

Curtiss-Wright Electro-Mechanical Corporation Fleet Solutions Division is a manufacturer of naval shipboard mechanical systems and components that operates as a prime contractor (65% of recent awards) and subcontractor (35%) to the U.S. Navy and related maritime commands, based in Chula Vista, California. The division is a subsidiary of Curtiss-Wright Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer of goods, and competes in the full-and-open market without set-aside designations—originating solicitations occasionally carry small-business set-asides, but final awards to Curtiss-Wright carry no set-aside.

Fleet Solutions' concrete capability portfolio centers on overhaul, repair, maintenance, and supply of naval air compressor systems—specifically high-pressure air compressors (HPAC), low-pressure air compressors (LPAC), and related maritime equipment including dehydrators, turbines, manifolds, pumps, and component parts. Work also covers helicopter hangar door repairs, heat exchangers, and electro-mechanical systems aboard naval vessels. Representative prime awards include a $4.5 million firm-fixed-price purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command in January 2024 for HPAC No. 4 and ship service air compressor (SSAC) No. 2 work; a $1.29 million definitive contract from Naval Supply Systems Command in September 2023 for centrifugal pump repair or modification (13 units, sole-source under FAR 6.302-1 due to proprietary technical data); and a $865.5 thousand purchase order from Naval Supply Systems Command in November 2025 for inspection and repairs to high-pressure and low-pressure air compressors and dehydrators in Guam. The division operates as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and authorized service provider for its proprietary systems, which qualifies it for sole-source awards on recurring maintenance and repair work where the Navy does not own technical data rights.

Customer concentration is extreme: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) accounts for 320 of 388 total awards (82.5% by count) and $48.8 million of combined potential value; Naval Supply Systems Command holds 30 awards ($12.9 million); Military Sealift Command holds 11 awards ($5.2 million); and U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces holds 22 awards ($2.2 million). The top four customers cover 97% of all awards and 100% of combined potential value. Work supports aircraft carriers (CVN class, including USS Nimitz, USS Maccain, USS New Orleans), submarines (various classes including Los Angeles-class and guided-missile submarines), amphibious ships (LHD, LPD, LSD classes), and surface combatants (DDG, CG, LCS classes) across Pacific and Atlantic homeports, with significant operations at naval shipyards in Bremerton Washington, Yokosuka Japan, Sasebo Japan, and Pearl Harbor Hawaii.

The division holds task orders under five named indefinite delivery contracts with NAVSEA: an IDC (N0002421D4114) carrying 24 task orders for complex and non-complex maintenance on surface combatant and amphibious-class ships in San Diego; a second San Diego-based complex-and-non-complex ship-maintenance vehicle with 13 task orders; a Norfolk-based equivalent with 7 task orders; and two additional IDCs (N0002416D4416 and N0002418D4325) carrying 5 and 3 task orders respectively. The division also holds a $250,000 Blanket Purchase Agreement with NAVSEA for ongoing ship repair services, referenced across multiple awards as the vehicle enabling rapid procurement of maintenance and overhaul work.

Award activity grew substantially from 2022 (30 awards) through 2024 (83 awards), with 76 awards in 2025 and 16 awards year-to-date in 2026. Five awards totaling $4.6 million in combined potential value reach ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure in that window. The category concentration is heavily weighted to ship repair: 247 awards (62% of the portfolio) carry NAICS 336611 (Ship Building and Repairing); secondary codes include Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing (16 awards) and Turbine Generator Manufacturing (15 awards). Top PSC codes reflect the same emphasis: Non-Nuclear Ship Repair (West) at 63 awards, Maintenance/Repair/Rebuild of Pumps and Compressors at 27, and Ship and Marine Equipment maintenance at 26.

As a subcontractor, Fleet Solutions delivers compressor overhauls, HPAC and LPAC repairs, manifold assemblies, and emergency maintenance support to major shipyard primes including HII Fleet Support Group LLC (recurring labor, materials, and ODC support on CVN maintenance tasks and surface-ship availabilities), BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk Inc. and BAE Systems Maritime Solutions San Diego Inc. (direct subcontract costs on docking and selected restricted availabilities across amphibious and surface combatant classes), Vigor Marine LLC (HPAC and LPAC overhauls on DDG-class destroyers), East Coast Repair & Fabrication LLC (HPAC and LPAC repairs on LSD and DDG vessels), and Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (component supply for LHA and LPD new construction). Across SCI-reportable prime contracts, the division shows minimal invoiced revenue ($0 reported in FY2024) and low FTE scales (1.4 FTEs in FY2025 under a named-subcontractor record), indicating SCI coverage captures only a fraction of the division's federal service activity—the large majority of work flows through purchase orders and firm-fixed-price deliverables outside the SCI threshold or in goods-supply categories.

The Fleet Solutions Division's federal footprint is concentrated in Naval Sea Systems Command and Naval Supply Systems Command ship-maintenance contracts, with near-total reliance on OEM status and proprietary technical expertise to win sole-source and 8(a)-sole-source awards. The vendor competes full-and-open on competitive opportunities and holds no named GSA Schedules, GWACs, or civilian-agency vehicles; its business is rooted in Navy fleet readiness through recurring maintenance and repair of Curtiss-Wright-manufactured mechanical systems aboard active-duty vessels.