Navpar Inc.

Navpar Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and small business manufacturer based in Harrison, Ohio, supplies specialized mechanical and industrial hardware components to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor, with 1,222 awards totaling $29 million in combined potential value across its federal footprint. The company competes predominantly in full-and-open procurement, with no formal SBA set-aside certifications; however, it qualifies as a small business and receives recurring awards designated as Total Small Business set-asides from DLA divisions.

Navpar's capability portfolio centers on precision mechanical components and assemblies for defense logistics and equipment maintenance: wire rope assemblies, roller chains, bearings, universal joints, shafts, couplings, fasteners (socket head cap screws, hexagon cap screws, shoulder bolts, pins), brake shoes, cable drums, hoist adapters, and specialized mechanical hardware. Representative recent work includes a $247.7 million purchase order from DLA Aviation (April 2025) for 59 bearing units (roller), a $354.9 million Total Small Business set-aside from DLA Land and Maritime (September 2024) for 30 universal joint units, a $105.3 million purchase order from DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (May 2025) for 8 fairlead roller units, and a $87.9 million Total Small Business set-aside from DLA Land and Maritime (April 2025) for 6 gearhead assemblies.

Customer concentration is highly concentrated at the Defense Logistics Agency. The top five customers account for 93% of recent awards by count and 95% by potential value, dominated by DLA Land and Maritime (689 awards, $13.4 million) and DLA Aviation (254 awards, $6.1 million). Secondary customers include Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center (6 awards, $5.2 million), Naval Supply Systems Command (66 awards, $1.9 million), and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (57 awards, $1.1 million). The Naval Air Systems Command relationship is material and warrants monitoring for growth.

Navpar holds four single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA, each with $250,000 ceilings: one IDC for wire rope assemblies (DLA Aviation, April 2024 through April 2029, total small business set-aside); one for flag indicators (DLA Land and Maritime, April 2024 through April 2025, total small business set-aside, now expired); one for cylinder assemblies (DLA Land and Maritime, December 2024 through December 2025); and one for brake shoes (DLA Land and Maritime, September 2025 through September 2026). Beyond these named IDCs, the vendor's award portfolio references additional IDC vehicles (SPE74002D1021, SPE7MX18D0066, SPE4A620D5030, SPE4A617D6802, SPE4A619D5948) with task order activity, indicating a broader set of framework agreements.

Activity has grown steadily — 67 awards in 2022 to 123 in 2025 — with 31 awards in the first four months of 2026. Recompete exposure is modest: 27 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $689 thousand. Navpar is exclusively a prime contractor with no sub-award activity in the source data.

The vendor's award mix skews heavily toward purchase orders and delivery orders under standing IDCs rather than new competitive procurements. Top NAICS categories include Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (164 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (118 awards), and Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (102 awards). Top Product Service Code categories include Aircraft Landing Equipment (183 awards), Marine Hardware and Hull Items (112 awards), and Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment (91 awards). This mix reflects DLA's use of Navpar as a routine supplier of small-dollar mechanical components across aviation and maritime logistics depots, with individual task orders typically ranging from $2,000 to $33,000. Place of performance for all work is Harrison, Ohio.