Essex Brownell Inc.
Fort Wayne, IN Essex Group Inc.
- UEI
- LY8NG5U3GG48
- CAGE
- 72983
- Primary NAICS
- 423610 Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 1601 Wall St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, USA
- Website
- superioressex.com
- Founded
- 1954
- Employees
- 1K-5K
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1B-$10B
- Industry
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- Telecommunication Services
- SIC code
- 33 Primary Metal Industries
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armtec Countermeasures Co | FA821325FB029 | $50,338 | |
| Armtec Countermeasures Co | N0001924C0015 | $36,750 | |
| Armtec Countermeasures Co | N0001924C0015 | $112,738 |
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About the company
Essex Brownell Inc., Essex Group Inc. Division, a self-certified small disadvantaged business headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, supplies specialized materials and components to the Department of Defense as a subcontractor on defense production programs, with 95% of its recent award footprint structured as prime contracts despite minimal direct federal contracting vehicle participation. The vendor operates almost entirely as a subcontractor beneath defense primes rather than as a direct federal prime.
Essex Brownell's award footprint reflects concentration in niche defense materials and components. The vendor's top PSC categories are electrical insulators and insulating materials (13 awards), paints, dopes, varnishes, and related products (9 awards), and motor vehicle maintenance and repair shop specialized equipment (8 awards), with top NAICS codes in all-other miscellaneous manufacturing (19 awards) and paint and coating manufacturing (7 awards). Recent sub work includes three consecutive awards from Armtec Countermeasures Co for Kapton procurement supporting the RR-198 chaff program and F-22 aircraft impulse cartridge production, awarded in June 2024, November 2024, and July 2025.
Customer concentration is heavily military. The top five customer agencies account for 73% of awards by count: the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (24 awards, $85 thousand combined potential value), the Department of the Army Oregon Army National Guard (9 awards, $250 thousand), the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command (6 awards, $12 thousand), the Department of the Navy (4 awards, $6 thousand), and the Department of the Navy United States Pacific Fleet Forces (3 awards, $68 thousand). When ranked by potential value, the Army's Oregon National Guard asset ($250 thousand across 9 awards) drives the dollars despite Navy NAVSEA's volume lead. Essex Brownell sits on one Indefinite Delivery Contract vehicle (FA821324DB009). Activity remains episodic — two awards in 2024, one in 2025 — following earlier higher volume in the 2010s. Combined obligated dollars ($957 thousand) exceed combined potential value ($532 thousand) by 180%, indicating past billings have recovered historical award ceilings.
Quick answers
Is Essex Brownell Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Essex Brownell Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through March 23, 2027.
What is Essex Brownell Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Essex Brownell Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Square, solid, HML coated, copper-based magnetic wire for the 526TH electronics maintenance group at hill air force… (FA822418P0023), from Air Force Sustainment Center (AFMC), on February 15, 2018.
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