James A Hull

James A Hull, doing business as Excess Inventory Sales (EIS), is a sole proprietorship self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Pacoima, California, that sells aircraft parts, fasteners, and aviation components to the Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor on full-and-open purchase orders, with no federal set-aside vehicle participation and no subcontractor role.

EIS operates exclusively as a prime on small-dollar transactional awards — all fifty awards in the source data are prime contracts, with no subcontract activity. The vendor holds no seat on federal IDIQs, GWACs, or BPAs; all awards are spot purchases or purchase orders, typically under ten thousand dollars. Representative recent work includes a $19,200 firm fixed-price purchase order from DoD Aviation for ball bearings (awarded April 2024), an $8,400 purchase order for air conditioning duct assembly (July 2025), a $2,375 purchase order for self-locking nuts (September 2025), and an $875 purchase order for spring-retention fittings (March 2026).

Customer concentration is heavily skewed to defense supply-chain organizations. The top five customer agencies account for 86% of awards and 93% of combined potential value, with the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command anchoring the footprint (13 awards, $74 thousand combined potential value) and the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation placing 12 awards worth $63 thousand. These two customers represent the bulk of both transactional volume and dollars. EIS's capability portfolio centers on aerospace and aviation parts manufacturing — the top NAICS is Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (30 awards), followed by aircraft engines, fasteners (nuts, washers, bolts), and electrical motors (7 awards). Top PSC categories include powered valves, electrical motors, and miscellaneous aircraft accessories.

Activity is sparse and episodic. The vendor recorded only six awards across the past seven years (2019–2026), with combined potential value of $177 thousand but combined obligated dollars of $235 thousand, indicating actual invoiced spend has exceeded the originally estimated contract ceilings. This is a micro-vendor operating at the tail of federal small-purchase spending, with no pipeline velocity and no infrastructure for larger or longer-term engagements.