Equipment Experts Inc.

Equipment Experts Inc. is a woman-owned small business based in Lakewood, Washington, that specializes in maintenance, repair, and inspection services for materials handling equipment. The company is registered as a corporate entity with multiple business certifications, including designations as a self-certified small disadvantaged business, a woman-owned small business, and a Department of Transportation certified disadvantaged business enterprise. Equipment Experts Inc. has established itself as a critical service provider to the U.S. Navy, particularly the Naval Sea Systems Command, by delivering specialized maintenance and repair capabilities for forklift and industrial equipment that support naval shipbuilding and fleet operations infrastructure across the Pacific Northwest region.

Equipment Experts Inc. has received numerous federal contract awards spanning from 2021 through September 2025, totaling approximately $645,000 in recognized contract values. The company's service offerings have centered on preventative maintenance, scheduled and unscheduled repairs, and comprehensive inspections of materials handling equipment, including forklifts, Doosan equipment, Manitou machinery, and specialized equipment such as Hogg and Davis Hydra 985 cable pullers. The Naval Sea Systems Command has been the dominant contracting agency, awarding the majority of delivery orders under its Command Maintenance Division program for work performed at naval facilities in Bremerton, Lakewood, and Bangor, Washington. The company has also received contract awards from the Federal Acquisition Service for automotive mechanical repairs services. Individual delivery orders have ranged from approximately $3,900 to $137,573, with most contracts structured as firm fixed-price arrangements. None of the individual delivery orders received set-aside designations, though the company's eligibility as a woman-owned small business has been recognized throughout its award history.

Equipment Experts Inc. holds two significant Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Naval Sea Systems Command under the Command Maintenance Division program. The first is a single-award IDC valued at $4.5 million, awarded on September 20, 2023, for preventative maintenance and inspections on forklifts with an ultimate completion date of September 21, 2028. This five-year contract vehicle has no set-aside designation and has generated numerous delivery orders throughout its performance period. The second IDC, valued at $1,415,561.55 and awarded on September 2, 2021, was specifically set aside as a woman-owned small business sole-source contract for scheduled and unscheduled forklift maintenance services. Although this IDC's initial term concluded on September 1, 2022, it has historically supported the delivery of multiple task orders at NAVSEA facilities. Together, these IDVs demonstrate the Naval Sea Systems Command's confidence in Equipment Experts Inc.'s specialized capabilities and provide the contracting framework through which the company continues to support critical Navy maintenance operations.

Equipment Experts, Inc is mobile and shop based repair for Forklifts, Diesel Trucks, Heavy Equipment and Refrigeration Units, We offer emergency service and transporation. We also repair hoses in the field (all trucks have hose making equipment and a selection of fittings), welding and equipment transportation. We have a broad selection of technicians that ranges from several in our 12,000 square foot shop, to 10 plus trucks in the field. We currently service the from Everett to Tumwater to Silverdale. We can go further upon arrangement. We have scanners that we bring to the field and do in depth diagnostic. We are capable of doing everything up to an engine rebuild, or transmission swap in the field.