John M. Ellsworth Co., Inc.

John M. Ellsworth Co., Inc., doing business as John M Ellsworth Co Inc., is a veteran-owned small business distributor of industrial equipment and petroleum-related products based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that operates predominantly as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards) supplying rotary pumps, hose assemblies, valves, fuel tanks, and specialized industrial components to defense and civilian federal agencies.

The company competes across both small business set-asides and full-and-open procurements, with set-aside designations appearing on roughly half of its recent prime contract awards. Ellsworth is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation with no other stated SBA certifications beyond its veteran-owned business status.

Ellsworth's customer base spreads across 41 distinct federal agencies, though concentration is moderate and split between volume and value. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime anchors volume (28 awards, $576 thousand combined potential value) driven by a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract for rotary pumps valued at up to $250,000 and renewed in February 2023 with an ultimate completion date of February 2024. The GSA Federal Acquisition Service dominates dollar concentration (20 awards, $3.9 million combined potential value) through Ellsworth's position on the Multiple Award Schedule, with 36 task orders generating $202 thousand in combined potential value. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Construction and Equipment, and the Department of the Air Force Air National Guard round out the top five by potential value. Together, these five agencies account for 91% of the vendor's combined potential value.

Ellsworth's capability footprint centers on rotary pump distribution (35 awards), metal tank manufacturing and supply (11 awards), and fluid power and dispensing equipment (15 awards combined across multiple categories). Recent representative awards include a $42,213 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (December 2025) for Hannay hose reels and reversing switches to support Air Force maintenance at Tinker Air Force Base; a $38,952 delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime (September 2023) for rotary pumps under the single-award IDC; a $26,520 purchase order from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (September 2022) for three above-ground fuel tanks to Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana; and a $19,717 small-business set-aside purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command (May 2023) for industrial equipment and petroleum products.

Activity has been episodic and declining from a recent peak. Ellsworth received 16 awards in 2022, 14 in 2023, 6 in 2024, and 7 in 2025, suggesting contract maturation and possible consolidation of order flow. Combined potential value across all 128 awards stands at $5.5 million, with only $1.5 million obligated (27%), indicating a portfolio of smaller orders and IDCs with multiple delivery orders yet to be executed. The DLA Land and Maritime IDC with a $250,000 ceiling completed in February 2024; recompete exposure in that vehicle sits as a near-term opportunity, though the source does not flag forward recompete activity.

In its subcontractor role, Ellsworth delivers petroleum systems maintenance and fuel system repair services under Weston Solutions Inc. (three change orders and one base task order, August 2025 through October 2025) supporting DLA Energy's Great Lakes Ohio River Division. Ellsworth also supplies air and multipurpose hose components to ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics under a task order (October 2024). Sub-awards represent only 3% of the vendor's recent federal footprint and are concentrated in recent fiscal years.

MEASURING, DISPENSING AND OTHER PUMPING EQUIPMENT

TANKS, MADE TO ORDER HOSES GAS TRAILERS PUMPS GAUGES