Hunt Valve Company, Inc.

Hunt Valve Company, Inc., doing business as Waeco Valve Division, manufactures industrial valves, valve components, springs, fasteners, and related fluid handling products for federal defense agencies as a prime contractor (95% of recent awards). The company is a child entity of Fairbanks Morse, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company manufacturer based in Salem, Ohio, and competes predominantly full-and-open, with no set-aside posture—all recent awards carry open competition designation.

Hunt Valve's customer base concentrates heavily on defense logistics and naval procurement. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime dominates the portfolio at 1,524 awards worth $81 million combined potential value (77% of the total), with the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command placing 244 awards valued at $17.2 million. The Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard, Naval Sea Systems Command, and DLA Aviation round out the top five, accounting for 99% of combined potential value. This concentration reflects the company's specialization in valve systems and mechanical components for military equipment maintenance and sustainment across naval platforms, defense logistics networks, and Coast Guard operations. The vendor serves 14 distinct federal agencies, but concentration is extreme—DLA Land and Maritime accounts for the vast majority of both award volume and dollar value.

Hunt Valve holds a recurring role on multiple single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Land and Maritime. The top five parent vehicles include IDC SPE7MX20D0063 (34 task orders, $867 thousand combined value), IDC SPE7MX17D0006 (21 task orders, $892 thousand combined value), IDC SPE7LX17D0059 (20 task orders, $1.4 million combined value), IDC SPE7MX21D0108 (15 task orders, $608 thousand combined value), and IDC SPE7MX20D0009 (6 task orders, $572 thousand combined value). These vehicles enable DLA Land and Maritime to place routine purchase orders for valves, springs, gaskets, and mechanical components without full and open competition on each task order. Recent awards include gate valves, globe valves, safety relief valves, check valves, ball valves, helical compression springs, gaskets, cable assemblies, and specialized components such as actuators and stem guides, with individual order values ranging from under $1,000 to over $500,000.

Hunt Valve's capability portfolio centers on industrial valve manufacturing (1,220 awards in this NAICS category) and related fluid handling products. Representative prime work includes a $999,900 purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime on January 12, 2026, for six ball valves under NSN 4820017017219 with delivery within 141 days; a $569,050 award on December 9, 2025, for 96 gate valves under NSN 4820002688750 with delivery to DLA Distribution W1A8 in Salem, Ohio; and a $571,413.57 award from Naval Supply Systems Command on September 3, 2025, for precision-manufactured parts kits for ball valves (Special Emphasis Material Level I for critical shipboard systems) including balls, seat holders, retainer rings, seats, stems, pins, and thrust washers, manufactured to NAICS 336413 and PSC 1680 specifications with 90-day repair turnaround and mandatory government source inspection. Naval work includes a $175,000 purchase order from Naval Supply Systems Command on December 12, 2025, for additively manufactured ball and swing valve assemblies using laser powder bed fusion and wire arc directed energy deposition for copper-nickel 70-30 materials meeting NAVSEA technical publications for nondestructive testing and quality assurance. The vendor also supplied a $270,000 definitive contract from Naval Sea Systems Command on September 29, 2025, for 1.50-inch IPS angle valves with 1,500 PSI maximum operating pressure, nickel alloy bodies, and flanged ends, delivery by December 31, 2026.

Activity has accelerated dramatically—four to six awards annually from 2022 through 2023, rising to 178 in 2024, then 366 in 2025, with 35 awards already in 2026 (January through March). This growth trajectory reflects increased Defense Logistics Agency procurement demand for valve components supporting military readiness. Ninety-six awards (combined potential value $14.8 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure for the vendor and competitive opportunity for rivals as DLA reorders these components.

Hunt Valve subcontracts to major naval and defense shipbuilders. The subcontract footprint includes Huntington Ingalls Inc. for CVN 80 aircraft carrier construction (engineering efforts and steel fittings, flanges, and tees; advance planning valves and yoke operators; coupling, gasket, motor brake, and cable assemblies for propulsion systems) and Electric Boat Corporation for SSN 814 and SSN 815 submarine long-lead-time material, weapon cradle roller leaf spring fasteners, and secondary propulsion unit cable tensioning devices. These relationships position Hunt Valve as a qualified supplier for complex naval shipbuilding programs requiring precision valve components and mechanical assemblies meeting stringent military specifications.

Hunt Valve's category concentration aligns with its core capability: Industrial Valve Manufacturing dominates at 1,220 awards; Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing accounts for 164 awards; Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing 134 awards; and Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing 78 awards. The vendor's product service code footprint mirrors this profile, with Valves (Nonpowered) at 1,491 awards and Packing and Gasket Materials at 151 awards. The combined obligated amount ($143.5 million) exceeds combined potential value ($104.5 million) by 37 percent, indicating the vendor has performed work above initial contract ceilings across its portfolio—typical of small, frequently awarded component suppliers supporting ongoing defense sustainment.