Nelkuhr Logistics, Inc.

Nelkuhr Logistics, Inc., a self-certified small disadvantaged business based in Margate, Florida, supplies aerospace-grade fasteners, hardware, and mechanical components to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor exclusively under full-and-open procurements—no set-aside designations across its prime footprint, despite carrying SDB certification. The company operates across three federal customer agencies, with the overwhelming majority of its recent work flowing through the Defense Logistics Agency's Aviation and Land and Maritime commands, plus the U.S. Coast Guard.

The vendor's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward DLA Aviation. Of 29 awards spanning March 2023 through March 2026, DLA Aviation accounts for 21 awards ($407 thousand combined potential value), DLA Land and Maritime holds 5 awards ($39 thousand), and the U.S. Coast Guard holds 3 awards ($56 thousand). The two rankings track identically—no tension between award volume and dollar magnitude—reflecting a consistent small-order portfolio. Combined potential value across all awards is $502 thousand, with $473 thousand obligated (94% capture rate).

Nelkuhr's work centers on NSN-driven procurement of precision fastening components and repair kits. Recent representative contracts include a $122.7 thousand DLA Aviation total small business set-aside for 3,321 self-locking nuts (NSN 5310145299111) delivered to DLA Distribution Depot Oklahoma, awarded April 9, 2025; a $114.5 thousand DLA Aviation order for 3,301 self-locking nuts to the same depot, awarded January 29, 2025; a $56 thousand U.S. Coast Guard total small business set-aside for 4,000 feet of specialized aircraft wire (NSN 6145-01-HS2-4957) to support USCG MH-60T helicopter maintenance, awarded August 25, 2025; and a $47.6 thousand Coast Guard total small business set-aside for the same wire type, also awarded August 25, 2025. Smaller orders span tube elbows, splice conductors, O-rings, tube caps, electrical connectors, repair kits, and production-lot testing services. Performance locations are split between Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, and the vendor's registered headquarters in Margate, Florida.

Activity grew sharply from four awards in 2023 to sixteen in 2025, then dropped to four in the first quarter of 2026. Eleven awards with ultimate completion dates ranging from April through September 2026 represent near-term recompete exposure or contract closeouts. Nelkuhr operates exclusively as a prime contractor with zero subcontract footprint in the source data. The vendor competes under full-and-open procurements despite SDB certification; set-aside designations appear in the underlying solicitations (total small business RFQs from DLA and the Coast Guard) but are not applied to most purchase orders issued, suggesting the vendor competes open on the resulting awards.