Lifestream Watersystems, Inc.

Lifestream Watersystems, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) based in Huntington Beach, California, manufactures and supplies reverse osmosis water purification systems, components, and maintenance and repair services to federal maritime and healthcare agencies as a prime contractor on purchase orders and standalone procurements. The vendor competes across both SDVOSB set-asides and full-and-open competitions, with set-aside work recurring across the prime footprint — roughly half of recent awards carry Total Small Business or SDVOSB set-aside designations.

Lifestream's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward maritime agencies. The U.S. Coast Guard dominates the footprint with 118 awards valued at $4 million combined potential value (71% of total awards, 70% of combined potential value), placing ongoing pressure for reverse osmosis system components, repair parts, and technical services aboard cutters such as the CGC Waesche and CGC Stratton. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranks second with 20 awards totaling $349 thousand, primarily for replacement parts and system maintenance on research vessels including the NOAA Ship OREGON II and NOAA Ship PISCES. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 places 3 awards totaling $131 thousand for water treatment systems at VA medical facilities, including a $706 thousand SDVOSB-set-aside purchase order from the Bureau of Reclamation (August 2025) for reverse osmosis pressure vessels and related components to the Yuma Area Office — the single largest award in the recent footprint. The Department of the Army Aviation and Missile Command issued a $135 thousand Total Small Business set-aside for a duplex water softener tank. These five agencies account for 91% of recent awards by count and 94% of combined potential value, signaling extreme customer concentration in Coast Guard logistics.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on manufacturing and field repair of reverse osmosis systems. Representative work includes a $706 thousand purchase order from the Bureau of Reclamation for reverse osmosis pressure vessels (September 2026 delivery), a $201 thousand Total Small Business set-aside from Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center for filter elements, anodes, O-rings, adapter membranes, conductivity and pressure sensors, brominators, proportioning devices, and temperature transmitters (April 2023), a $156 thousand Total Small Business set-aside from the Coast Guard for O-rings (February 2022), and a $134 thousand Total Small Business set-aside from the Army Aviation and Missile Command for a duplex water softener tank (January 2023). Lifestream also provides field technical services: a $80 thousand Coast Guard purchase order for reverse osmosis technical visit and repair aboard the CGC Waesche (December 2024), and an $88 thousand SDVOSB set-aside from VA for reverse osmosis unit replacement at the WJB Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina (October 2024). The vendor's NAICS spread reflects the diverse equipment classes procured — Ship Building and Repairing (44 awards), Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (37 awards), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (18 awards), and Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (19 awards) dominate the categorization; PSC codes center on Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment (33 awards) and Water Purification Equipment (29 awards).

Activity has declined from a peak of 9 awards in 2022 to 3 awards in 2026 year-to-date, suggesting either increased order value per award or reduced purchasing volume. One award worth $706 thousand reaches ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, creating modest recompete exposure. The vendor maintains a single identified parent vehicle — Blanket Purchase Agreement HSCG4008AHE6008 — under which 9 task orders totaling $98 thousand were placed, predominantly by the Coast Guard. Lifestream operates exclusively as a prime contractor; the source contains no subcontract work, indicating no direct sub relationships with major primes. The vendor's federal footprint spans 160 awards since 1998, with $5.7 million in combined potential value fully obligated across 14 distinct customer agencies, concentrated in maritime and healthcare water treatment procurement.

Manufacturer of reverse osmosis water purificaiton equipment and filtration equipoment for desalination and purifying problematic water.