T.w. Evans Cordage CO. Inc.

T.w. Evans Cordage CO. Inc., a Cranston, Rhode Island-based for-profit Subchapter S corporation, supplies rope, cordage, twine, and related fastening products to federal agencies as a prime contractor through GSA and Defense Logistics Agency vehicles, competing under full-and-open procurement without SBA set-asides. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor across 7,962 awards spanning two decades, with no subcontract footprint.

The vendor's federal portfolio concentrates heavily on supply-chain logistics through two dominant channels. GSA's Federal Acquisition Service accounts for 5,954 awards valued at $10.9 million (75% of combined potential value), where T.w. Evans Cordage holds positions on multiple blanket purchase agreements. The largest vehicle is BPA 47QSWA21T000T with 5,782 task orders totaling $3.1 million in potential value; this BPA structure permits direct delivery to military and civilian customers outside standard FAS ordering channels. Two additional GSA BPAs—GS07FQEVAN (1,584 task orders) and GS07FBTWEV (207 task orders, $9 thousand)—route cordage calls. The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) anchors the secondary customer base, with DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment placing 129 awards ($1.7 million) and DLA Land and Maritime issuing 29 awards ($1.4 million), including a July 2025 single-award indefinite delivery contract with a $250 thousand ceiling for telephone cable supply through July 2026. The Department of the Army and Department of the Navy account for the remainder across smaller order volumes. GSA's Federal Acquisition Service dominates by award count at 82% of recent activity; when ranked by dollar value, the concentration remains acute at 96% of combined potential value flowing through the top five customers, nearly all GSA-routed.

Award velocity has declined moderately year over year—from 1,241 awards in 2022 to 516 awards in the first half of 2026—reflecting either market saturation on the GSA vehicles or reduced federal ordering appetite for cordage. Of 7,962 total awards in the source snapshot, only 6 carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $8 thousand), indicating minimal recompete cliff exposure. Real obligated dollars total $6 million against $14.6 million combined potential value (41% utilization), a pattern typical of indefinite delivery contracts where ceiling values exceed invoiced deliveries.

The vendor's capability portfolio spans fiber rope and cordage (6,281 awards under PSC Fiber Rope, Cordage, and Twine), nylon 3-strand rope, polypropylene rope per Cordage Institute Standards CI 1201 and CI 1301, cotton or cotton-polyester twine, Manila fiber rope, and related chain assemblies. Recent representative awards include nylon 3-strand rope BPA calls from GSA FAS valued at $221 to $2,215 each, fibrous rope calls at $638 to $1,914, and chain assembly purchase orders at $227 to $4,556. The vendor also supplies specialized telephone cable to DLA (NSN 6145009235787) under firm fixed-price terms. Procurement spans both high-volume, low-dollar cordage draws and occasional larger bundle orders, with typical calls completing within one to two weeks of award.

T.w. Evans Cordage operates without parent-vehicle concentration risk—no single GWAC or agency-wide IDIQ anchors the footprint—but exhibits extreme customer concentration on GSA, which represents recompete renewal or pricing pressure as a single point of failure. The vendor competes full-and-open across all awards with no 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other SBA set-aside designation, positioning it as a broad-market commodity supplier rather than a protected-category competitor. The recent activity summary reflects a mature, steady-state federal supplier with modest growth prospects unless DLA or Army cordage demand accelerates.

We are a cordage(rope) wholesaler supplying manila, nylon, sisal, polypro, polyester rope. Other items include cable, twine, tarpaulins, double braid ropes, cotton rope, clothesline, sash cord, snaps, and turnbuckles. We also provide splicing services.