Fire-X Corporation Of Virginia

Fire-X Corporation Of Virginia, doing business as Fire-X Corp Of Virginia Inc., is a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation headquartered in Richmond, Virginia (with operations in Henrico), that manufactures and supplies specialized fire protection equipment and components to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts. The vendor operates exclusively in the prime role, with no subcontract footprint, and competes full-and-open across Defense Logistics Agency divisions with no SBA set-aside certifications; however, 57 of 194 recent prime awards (29%) carry total small business set-aside designations, reflecting DLA's strategic use of set-asides for this category of procurement.

Fire-X's capability portfolio centers on fire safety equipment and components — fire extinguishers, pressure switches, hose assemblies (metallic and nonmetallic), valves (rotary select, regulating, check, fire extinguisher discharge), manual and electro-pneumatic actuators, cylinders, nozzles, interval timers, sprinkler heads, batteries, compressed cartridges, and fire fighting system housings. Representative recent work includes a $316.4 million firm fixed-price purchase order from DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment awarded August 6, 2024, for 46 fire extinguishers with delivery through November 2026; a $226 million order from DLA Construction and Equipment awarded May 12, 2025, for 30 fire extinguishers; and a $154.6 million order from DLA Construction and Equipment awarded October 6, 2025, for 100 metal hose assemblies. The vendor also performs repair, maintenance, and inspection of fire extinguishers for the Department of the Army, evidenced by a $109.6 million total small business set-aside awarded July 18, 2024, for five-year fire extinguisher maintenance at Blackstone Army Airfield and Sandston Army Airfield in Virginia.

Customer concentration is tightly distributed across DLA divisions. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment division accounts for 52 awards (27% of total) with $2.8 million combined potential value, while DLA Land and Maritime holds 33 awards (17% of total) with $1.5 million combined potential value — together representing 64% of award count and 92% of total dollars obligated. Supporting customers include the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (21 awards, $70 thousand), the Department of the Navy United States Fleet Forces Command (10 awards, $92 thousand), and the Department of the Army (13 awards across multiple sub-organizations, $337 thousand combined). The vendor serves 23 distinct federal customer agencies, but DLA concentration is dominant and stable.

Fire-X holds three single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Land and Maritime — SPE7M423D60BP ($250 thousand ceiling, awarded March 9, 2023, expiring March 8, 2024) and two older IDCs (SPE7M022D60BY with $26 thousand combined task order value, and F4460087C0078). These vehicles enable recurring delivery orders for nonmetallic hose assemblies, pressure switches, and related components. The vendor has generated task orders across these vehicles and also places direct purchase orders against open DLA solicitations.

Activity has grown sharply over the recent period — from 8 awards in 2022 to 30 in 2024 and 22 in 2025. However, the recompete cliff is modest: only 3 awards (combined potential value $354 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, reducing near-term contract-renewal pressure. The vendor's 194 award footprint reflects predominantly small-dollar, high-velocity procurement characteristic of fire protection component supply chains. Top NAICS categories include All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (20 awards), Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors (13 awards), Industrial Valve Manufacturing (10 awards), and Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (9 awards). PSC coding is dominated by Fire Fighting Equipment (65 awards), Hose and Flexible Tubing (11 awards), and Switches (8 awards).

Fire-X has been registered in the System for Award Management since January 2002 and maintains a 96% obligation rate on combined potential value, indicating stable execution and payment against awarded amounts. The vendor's competitive footprint is exclusively within DLA's procurement ecosystem — a narrow but deep customer concentration that reflects established supplier status for military fire protection logistics.

Fire suppression - equipment, alarm system, sprinkler systems.