First Source, Inc.

First Source, Inc., a small-business Subchapter S corporation based in Post Falls, Idaho, supplies specialized electronic components — radio frequency and microwave cable assemblies, connectors, adapters, attenuators, and related precision hardware — to the Department of Defense on a full-and-open competitive basis, operating entirely as a prime contractor on purchase orders with no set-aside designations across its footprint.

First Source operates two manufacturing and distribution facilities, one in Post Falls, Idaho and one in Waseca, Minnesota, and has held federal contracts continuously since at least 2002. The company's federal portfolio breaks heavily toward Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) divisional work: DLA Land and Maritime accounts for 453 awards totaling $2.4 million in combined potential value (64% of all awards and 65% of dollars), while DLA Aviation represents 182 awards worth $656 thousand (25% of awards, 18% of dollars). Together, these two DLA divisions represent 89% of recent award volume. Naval Sea Systems Command, the Marine Corps, and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command round out the top five customers, with NAVSEA accounting for six awards worth $137 thousand. The company holds an Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Land and Maritime established in May 2021 for adapter and connector components, with a $250 thousand ceiling; recent delivery orders under this IDC have ranged from $175 to $2,397.84. Representative recent prime awards include a $64,612.56 firm fixed-price purchase order from NAVSEA in August 2025 for cable assemblies (completion January 2026), a $9,107.24 DLA Aviation order in November 2025 for radio cable assemblies (completion April 2026), and a $32,723.85 award from Air Education and Training Command in August 2022 for USB controlled coaxial switches under a Total Small Business set-aside.

Activity trajectory shows sustained but declining volume: 29 prime awards in 2022, declining to 19 in 2023, nine in 2024, eleven in 2025, and two awards in 2026 (through May). Combined potential value across all 712 awards since registration is $3.7 million, with 100% obligated. The company competes full-and-open on all documented awards; no set-aside designations appear in the prime award footprint. Award magnitude clusters in the sub-$10,000 range — typical orders are single components or small assemblies, though the company does secure larger quarterly or annual orders at the $30,000–$65,000 level. The category concentration reflects the core portfolio: 167 awards in Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (NAICS 334419), 111 in Radio and Television Broadcasting Equipment Manufacturing (334220), and 101 in Electronic Connector Manufacturing (334417). By PSC code, 134 awards cover Electrical Connectors, 131 cover Communication Equipment Cable and Wire Assemblies, and 114 cover Antennas and Waveguides.

First Source's only documented subcontract role is a single recent sub-award from Torch Technologies Inc. in August 2025 under a GSA OASIS Small Business contract, supplying SMA cable assemblies for HWIL (hardware-in-the-loop) missile simulation support to the Army Aviation and Missile Center. This represents minimal sub engagement relative to the 711-award prime footprint. The company operates without notable parent-vehicle leverage; the top parent vehicles listed (Indefinite Delivery Contracts SP093505D5A48, SPM40605D5604, and SPE7M521D61FX) carry only two to three task orders each with combined values under $12 thousand, indicating that most work flows through direct spot purchases rather than standing vehicles.

Adapters, Attenuators, Capacitors, D-Subs, Mixers, Amplifiers, Oscillators, Diplexers, Filters, Crystals, Waveguide, Isolators, Circulators, Connectors, Terminations, Switches, Couplers, Diode, Limiters, cable assemblies, capacitors