Norfolk Bearings & Supply Co Inc.

Norfolk Bearings & Supply Co Inc., a Norfolk, Virginia-based Subchapter S corporation, supplies mechanical and industrial replacement parts—bearings, seals, shaft couplings, roller chains, and power transmission equipment—to the federal government as a prime contractor on 902 awards (99% of its portfolio) and as a subcontractor on 13 awards, competing predominantly without set-aside restrictions across full-and-open and small business set-aside procurements.

The company operates primarily as a transactional supplier to maritime and defense logistics agencies. Its federal customer concentration is acute: the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime dominates the award count (333 awards, $9.8 million combined potential value), while the Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command ranks second (191 awards, $7.3 million), and Naval Sea Systems Command ranks third (89 awards, $3.4 million). These three customers account for 81% of recent awards. A secondary concentration appears by dollar magnitude: DLA's Logistics Information Service holds 21 awards valued at $10 million combined potential value, anchored by larger single procurements rather than volume. Across both rankings, maritime and ship maintenance requirements dominate; the top five NAICS categories—ball and roller bearing manufacturing (192 awards), mechanical power transmission equipment manufacturing (107), speed changer and gear manufacturing (95), miscellaneous manufacturing (84), and ship building and repairing (50)—reflect a footprint tightly aligned to naval vessel sustainment and defense logistics.

Recent activity has contracted significantly. Norfolk Bearings awarded 55 contracts in 2022, 76 in 2023, 65 in 2024, declining to 41 in 2025 and 14 through mid-2026 year-to-date. Combined potential value sits at $47.2 million across 915 awards, with $23.7 million obligated (50% drawn). Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $423 thousand—a modest recompete exposure relative to the overall portfolio.

Norfolk Bearings holds a portfolio of single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Land and Maritime, each with $250,000 ceiling values and one-year performance periods, established across product categories: groove pulleys (awarded January 2025), plain seals (January 2025), roller chains (April 2024), parts kit friction (February 2024), and shaft seals (November 2023). These IDCs represent the core vehicle structure enabling task-order-based procurement; the largest named IDC (SPMLW113DE104) carried 77 task orders valued at $10 thousand combined. Within this framework, the vendor executes primarily small-dollar purchase orders and delivery orders in the $5,000 to $150,000 range, supporting DLA's stock replenishment missions and Naval vessel maintenance operations at bases including Norfolk, Baltimore, San Diego, and overseas locations.

Norfolk Bearings subcontracts to Huntington Ingalls Inc. (multiple awards for ship engineering work, refueling overhaul planning, and materials support on USS Columbus and CVN-80), Crowley Government Services (vessel operations and maintenance), Metro Machine Corp. (TYCOM base work), and HII Fleet Support Group (CVN-75 motor and material support). The subcontract footprint represents less than 1% of the award total but reaches into large naval shipbuilding and refurbishment programs. As a sub, the company provides specialized parts and engineering support rather than design or systems integration.

Recent notable prime work includes a $271,670 total small business set-aside purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command for USS Mahan rudder stock bearing components (December 2025), a $520,800 set-aside for USS Cole and USS Forrest Sherman rudder bearing replacement (July 2025), a $341,450 order for USS Gonzalez rudder stock sleeves and keys (April 2026), and recurring small-business-set-aside contracts from the Coast Guard Surface Forces Logistics Center for coupling shaft assemblies, hoist parts kits, and bearing units. The vendor competes across mixed set-aside postures; approximately 60% of awards carry total small business set-aside designations, while the remainder compete full-and-open under DLA and Navy vehicles.

Norfolk Bearings has maintained federal contractor registration since 2002 and carries a Subchapter S corporate structure. The company's footprint reflects specialization in make-to-stock and made-to-order industrial components for Navy vessel maintenance rather than systems engineering, government-wide capacity building, or technology solutions. Customer concentration, declining award velocity, and modest annual obligated spending suggest a mature, stable vendor position in a narrow niche of maritime logistics supply rather than growth-trajectory status.

BEARINGS,CHAIN,SPROCKETS,SEALS,

COUPLINGS,ELECTRIC MOTORS,BELTS,

BRONZE BAR,REDUCERS,GEARS,PULLEYS,

SHEAVES,BUSHINGS,PUMP PARTS,

CLUTCHES,STEARNS BRAKES, ETC