NW Propeller Operations, Inc.

NW Propeller Operations, Inc., a small business based in Lakewood, Washington, manufactures and overhauls controllable pitch propeller hubs and supplies marine propulsion components to the U.S. Coast Guard exclusively as a prime contractor, operating under full-and-open, non-set-aside competition across its entire prime footprint.

NW Propeller holds the sole U.S.-authorized distributor position for Original Equipment Manufacturer Escher Wyss controllable pitch propeller hubs and spare parts supporting Coast Guard 270-foot WMEC vessels. The Coast Guard determined the company possesses exclusive access to proprietary technical specifications, drawings, manufacturing data, and special tools required to supply genuine OEM items and provide OEM-authorized technical services. The vendor operates from Tacoma, Washington, where all work is performed. Primary NAICS codes reflect fabricated metal product manufacturing and ship building and repair; primary PSC code is Ship And Boat Propulsion Components (128 awards), with secondary work in bolts, mounts, bearings, and gaskets.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Coast Guard accounts for 182 of 189 awards tracked in the active portfolio (96% of award count) and $84 million of $91.4 million in combined potential value (92%). Secondary customers are the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (2 awards, $360 thousand), the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (1 award, $226 thousand), and Naval Supply Systems Command (4 awards, $62 thousand). The vendor operates no subcontractors and receives no subcontract work — 100% of the tracked footprint comprises prime awards.

NW Propeller holds five active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with the Coast Guard. The primary vehicle is a single-award IDC (70Z08019D21051B00) awarded June 18, 2026, with a ceiling of $28.3 million running through June 17, 2031, underwriting purchase and overhaul of controllable pitch propeller hubs and spare parts for WMEC-class vessels. This vehicle anchors the portfolio: 22 delivery orders totaling $12.2 million in combined potential value have issued against it since award. Three additional IDCs (DTCG4003D50016, HSCG4005D60029, DTCG4000D60004) issued prior to the 2026 vehicle carry 50 task orders totaling roughly $3 million. A fifth IDC (70Z08026D21611B00) carries 12 task orders and $17 million in combined potential value.

Recent task orders exemplify the scope: a $1.505 million delivery order issued September 15, 2026, for purchase of a left-hand hub under firm fixed-price terms, due October 18, 2028; a $2.961 million order from July 30, 2026, for controllable pitch propeller hub stock parts to support medium endurance cutter maintenance, due July 30, 2027; and multiple $1.505 million orders issued July and September 2026 for right-hand and left-hand hubs supporting WMEC-class propulsion systems, with completions ranging through 2028. Nine awards carrying $12.5 million in combined potential value reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. Activity has accelerated: two awards in 2025 grew to fifteen in 2026 (year-to-date as of the source date October 15, 2026), suggesting the June 2026 IDC award and subordinate task-order velocity are driving recent volume.

The vendor's footprint is highly specialized and mission-critical. Competitive displacement on the Coast Guard account is unlikely absent a change in OEM authorization or the Coast Guard's determination of sole-source justification. The five-year contract vehicle through 2031 and the vendor's exclusive authorized distributor status for Escher Wyss components create multi-year revenue visibility and high recompete confidence for the Coast Guard's WMEC-class propulsion ecosystem.