Miba Industrial Bearings U.s. LLC

Miba Industrial Bearings U.S. LLC, doing business as John Crane Engineered Bearings, manufactures precision-engineered bearing components and mechanical parts for naval and defense applications as a prime contractor (61% of recent awards) and subcontractor to defense primes, competing full-and-open without set-aside designations. Miba is a Wisconsin-based subsidiary of Smiths Group PLC, a multinational industrial manufacturer; the subsidiary operates from Grafton, Wisconsin and spans NAICS categories including Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing and Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing, with primary PSC codes in bearing supply (plain and antifriction) and marine equipment.

Miba's federal footprint concentrates on naval supply and shipboard systems. The top five customer agencies account for 71% of recent awards by count. The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command leads with six prime awards valued at $438 thousand combined potential value, followed by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (eight awards), the Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command (three awards, $207 thousand), the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard (three awards), and the Department of the Navy broadly (two awards). Recent prime work includes a $144 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order from Naval Supply Systems Command for bearing pedestal components (award date November 26, 2025, ultimate completion July 22, 2026), a $73.5 thousand purchase order from Naval Supply Systems Command for plain bearing units (February 10, 2025, completion November 17, 2025), and an $83.7 thousand purchase order for bearing sleeves (August 2023). Miba seats on a Basic Ordering Agreement (SPE4A122G0004) with eight task orders and two Navy indefinite-delivery contracts.

Activity has accelerated sharply — one award per year in 2021, 2023, and 2024, then eleven awards in 2025 — reflecting recent engagement intensification. One award (potential value $144 thousand) completes within the next twenty-four months. Miba subcontracts to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and Kato Engineering Inc. on carrier and submarine propulsion and ship systems work, including spiral-torsion springs and bearing thrust rings for CVN 81 electromagnetic aircraft launch systems. The source reflects $2.3 million in obligated dollars across all awards — representing 353% of combined potential value — indicating past-year invoiced revenue substantially higher than current-year ceiling exposure.