Gordon Electric Supply Inc.

Gordon Electric Supply Inc., a woman-owned small business based in Kankakee, Illinois, supplies electrical components, connectors, lighting fixtures, and related equipment to federal agencies as a prime contractor on purchase orders (95% of recent awards), with minimal subcontract exposure. The company operates as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and competes predominantly in full-and-open procurement without relying on set-aside vehicles; roughly half of recent awards carry total small business set-asides, while the other half are unset-aside competitive buys.

Gordon's customer base spans 23 distinct federal agencies, with concentration in military and civilian infrastructure support. The top five customers by combined potential value account for 59% of recent dollars: the Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations leads at $78 thousand across five awards, followed by the Naval Sea Systems Command at $59 thousand across seven awards, Naval Supply Systems Command at $43 thousand, the Smithsonian Institution at $42 thousand across two awards, and the Army Corps of Engineers at $27 thousand. The Navy customer set (NAVSEA, Naval Supply Systems Command, and Military Sealift Command combined) anchors the largest share by award count, reflecting consistent delivery of specialized connectors and marine-grade electrical equipment to shipyard and fleet operations. Recent representative awards include a $15 thousand NAVSEA purchase order for 400 MCM copper splice connectors per Military Standard 16366F issued June 2025, a $21.1 thousand Bureau of Overseas Building Operations order for surge protectors issued September 2024, a $36.8 thousand Smithsonian Institution order for LED lighting issued September 2023, and a $13.6 thousand NAVSEA order for concrete electrical boxes with gaskets issued July 2023.

Gordon's award portfolio centers on electrical apparatus and equipment merchant wholesaling (8 awards), miscellaneous electrical equipment and component manufacturing (5 awards), current-carrying wiring device manufacturing (3 awards), and electronic connector manufacturing (2 awards), with corresponding PSC concentration in electrical hardware and supplies, connectors, and electrical control equipment. The combined potential value across all 37 awards totals $426 thousand, though $506 thousand has been obligated — indicating order execution above estimated ceiling — reflecting the low dollar magnitude and transactional frequency typical of federal supply-chain procurement. Activity remains modest at two awards per year over the past five years, with no recompete cliff signals in the source data. Gordon subcontracts minimally, appearing on two recent General Dynamics Information Technology awards for global security engineering and supply chain services work (February and September 2025) but conducting the vast majority of its federal business as a direct prime supplier. Gordon Electric has maintained continuous SAM registration since 2012 and demonstrates reliable execution across Navy, State Department, civilian agency, and cultural institution customers.