Eastern Plating, LLC
Newport, TN
- UEI
- DE3KMSG92KL7
- CAGE
- 8NV03
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 371 Chemwood Dr, Newport, TN 37821, USA
- Website
- easternplating.com
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Industrial Conglomerates
- Industrials & Manufacturing
- SIC code
- 35 Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC. 9007 reap-energy efficiency improvements grants (man) | Rural Business Cooperative Services (RHS) | $48,747 |
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Technological University | DEFE0032273 | $29,215 | |
| Tennessee Technological University | DEFE0032273 | $30,785 |
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About the company
Eastern Plating, LLC, doing business as Eastern Plating Inc., operates as a sub-recipient on federal research grants, delivering specialized electroless plating and materials-characterization services to academic research institutions funded by the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture. The company is a for-profit limited liability corporation headquartered in Newport, Tennessee.
Eastern Plating's federal footprint is minimal and nascent. The vendor holds three total awards across the past several years, with one prime grant award (a 33% share) and two sub-grant awards (67% share). Combined federal dollars obligated total $109 thousand. Activity is sparse: one award in 2021, one in 2023, and one in 2024, with no sustained annual cadence. The vendor has engaged two customer agencies: the Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (2 awards) and the Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services (1 award), accounting for 100% of tracked awards.
Capability work centers on electroless nickel and copper plating processes applied to advanced materials. Under two sub-grant awards from Tennessee Technological University (prime grantee), Eastern Plating executed subtask 2.3 electroless plating of nickel onto graphene particulates and subtask 4.2 techno-economic assessment work to evaluate spray deposition process cost effectiveness and scale-up feasibility against standard composite manufacturing routes such as powder metallurgy. Both sub-awards targeted the same research scope and bore identical task descriptions, indicating a continuation or renewal of a single research engagement. The prime grant award, issued by the Department of Agriculture Rural Business Cooperative Services under SEC. 9007 REAP-Energy Efficiency Improvements Grants, completed in July 2023.
Eastern Plating does not sit on parent contract vehicles, IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs. The vendor's federal exposure is entirely grant-funded and research-oriented, routed through academic prime recipients rather than federal agencies directly.
Quick answers
Is Eastern Plating, LLC registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Eastern Plating, LLC's SAM.gov registration is active through January 9, 2027.
What is Eastern Plating, LLC's most recent federal award?
Eastern Plating, LLC's most recent federal grant award is SEC. 9007 reap-energy efficiency improvements grants (man) (CLSS00000069934), from Rural Business Cooperative Services (RHS), on July 23, 2021.
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