Fluid Energy Controls, Inc.

Fluid Energy Controls, Inc., a minority-owned manufacturing company based in Brea, California, supplies precision-engineered mechanical and electrical components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor (100% of awards), competing predominantly in small-business set-asides on component-level purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts. The company is a Subcontinent Asian American-owned for-profit limited liability company structured as a manufacturer of goods.

Fluid Energy Controls operates across a narrow but deep customer concentration. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division accounts for 53 awards and $1 million in combined potential value — effectively 90% of the vendor's recent footprint. The DLA Aviation division and the DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment division round out the remaining 10% with six awards totaling $139 thousand. This customer concentration mirrors the vendor's capability portfolio: the company manufactures and delivers hydraulic components, filtration elements, mechanical assemblies, and electrical solenoids to support military logistics supply chains. Representative recent work includes a $68,107 Total Small Business set-aside delivery order (October 2025) for cylinder assemblies to DLA Land and Maritime, a $64,974 Total Small Business purchase order (February 2026) for a valve parts kit to the same division, a $118,600 Total Small Business purchase order (January 2025) for hydraulic accumulator bladders to DLA Construction and Equipment, and recurring orders for electrical solenoids, pump components, and filtration equipment across multiple DLA divisions ranging from under $50 to nearly $70 thousand per order.

Fluid Energy Controls maintains three active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the DLA Land and Maritime division, each valued at $250,000 and set aside for total small business participation. The contracts, awarded July 2025, July 3, 2025, and August 2024, focus on filter assemblies, filter elements, and related filtration components. These IDCs structure approximately four to five orders annually per contract with 67-day delivery windows and guaranteed minimum purchase commitments, creating stable, predictable procurement vehicles within the $750,000 aggregate ceiling. The IDC awards reflect the DLA's reliance on Fluid Energy Controls for consistent supply of components to Defense Logistics Agency depots across the continental United States and overseas locations.

Activity has grown sharply — 14 awards in 2024 to 42 in 2025 — with recent acceleration in 2026. Combined potential value across all 59 recent awards totals $1.2 million, with $406 thousand obligated (35% of potential value), indicating active order fulfillment against smaller, discrete purchase orders. Only one award (the July 2025 IDC valued at $65 thousand) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating minimal near-term recompete exposure. Award composition skews toward purchase orders under $25 thousand, with the Top Small Business set-aside designation appearing on approximately 10 awards (17% of the total). The vendor competes full-and-open on the majority of DLA Land and Maritime orders but reserves its set-aside posture for higher-value deliverables like accumulator bladders and cylinder assemblies where the Total Small Business set-aside designation applies. NAICS concentration centers on hardware manufacturing, fabricated pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing, and mechanical power transmission equipment manufacturing. PSC concentration aligns: hose, pipe, tube, and fitting components dominate (8 awards), followed by commercial hardware (8 awards) and miscellaneous power transmission equipment (6 awards).