Mark C. Pope Associates, Inc.

Mark C. Pope Associates, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business and Subchapter S Corporation headquartered in Smyrna, Georgia, manufactures and supplies specialized electronic components and ground power equipment to defense agencies as a prime contractor (94% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor to major defense primes. The vendor competes across both Total Small Business set-asides and full-and-open procurements, with set-aside intensity varying by customer — roughly half the prime awards carry small business designations, while the other half are unrestricted.

Mark C. Pope Associates operates primarily as a manufacturer and supplier of discrete electrical components and specialized equipment aligned with PSC codes for generators and generator sets, aircraft ground servicing equipment, electrical converters, capacitors, and semiconductor devices. Representative prime work includes a $4.5 million Naval Supply Systems Command purchase order (September 2022) for 45 frequency converters; a $365.7 thousand Army Materiel Command definitive contract (November 2024) for nine mobile ground power units meeting 45 kVA, 115/200V 3-phase 400Hz specifications for AH-64, UH-60, and CH-47 compatibility; a $300 thousand Naval Supply Systems Command order (August 2023) for frequency converter manufacture; a $232.6 thousand Air Combat Command award (July 2025) for mobile aircraft power carts under Total Small Business set-aside; and a $220 thousand Naval Sea Systems Command sole-source purchase order (March 2025) for five Hobart 2400 shock- and vibration-reinforced retrofit kits. Smaller component orders span transistors, circuit card assemblies, capacitors, circuit breakers, filters, and relays routinely procured through Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime.

Customer concentration is highly fragmented across 45 federal agencies, with the top five accounting for 45% of awards by count but 74% of combined potential value. Naval Supply Systems Command anchors the dollar concentration with nine awards worth $10.3 million combined potential value, reflecting a substantial dependence on frequency converter and power equipment manufacturing for the Navy. Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime leads by award count (41 awards) but carries only $350 thousand in combined potential value — this disparity reflects the agency's reliance on small-unit component purchases rather than system-level procurements. Naval Sea Systems Command, US Coast Guard, and Air Combat Command round out the active set. The vendor's vehicle footprint is shallow; five indefinite delivery contracts and a basic ordering agreement account for the parent-contract structure, with no named GWACs or government-wide vehicles evident in the source.

Activity has grown from six awards in 2022 to 27 in 2024, with 25 awards in 2025, indicating sustained demand, particularly from Navy and Air Force logistics pipelines. The vendor faces significant recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months given the high volume of annual awards and the shorter performance timelines typical of component procurement. In subcontracting roles, Mark C. Pope Associates delivers ground power units, power islands, electrical components, and shipboard equipment under primes including Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (DDG 51 and Arleigh Burke class destroyer components), Sierra Nevada Company (BIG SAFARI power units and Survivable Airborne Operations Center electrical components), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (MQ-9 Reaper foreign military sales ground power units), ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics, and QED Systems. The subcontract footprint is thin (6% of awards) and secondary to the prime business, with sub work concentrated in shipboard integration, aircraft platform power infrastructure, and specialized modernization programs.

Across both prime and sub roles, Mark C. Pope's portfolio centers on manufacturing and rapid-response supply of ground power equipment, frequency converters, and discrete electronic components to support Navy aviation, surface ship construction and maintenance, Air Force logistics, and Army aircraft operations. The vendor's track record since SAM.gov registration in 2002 demonstrates depth in sole-source and competitive procurements with major Navy commands, sustained supplier relationships with DLA, and integration into high-value defense prime supply chains, positioning it as a niche capability for specialized power infrastructure and component sourcing within the defense industrial base.

UPS SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIAL BATTERIES, INDUSTRIAL SWEEPERS / SCRUBBERS, GROUND POWER UNITS, INDUSTRIAL CHARGERS, PARTS, SEALED (GEL CELL TYPE) LEAD ACID BATTRIES.