Palecek Imports Inc.

Palecek Imports Inc., doing business as Palecek, manufactures and supplies household furniture to the Department of State's Bureau of Overseas Building Operations as a prime contractor, competing in full and open competition without set-aside designation despite self-certification as a small disadvantaged business. The Richmond, California–based manufacturer has held federal contract authority since 2005 and operates as a for-profit corporate entity.

Palecek's federal footprint is entirely concentrated with one customer. The Bureau of Overseas Building Operations accounts for 40 of 48 total prime awards (83% of award count) and $364 thousand of $382 thousand in combined potential value across the vendor's portfolio. The agency procures furniture from Palecek to support construction, repair, and maintenance of U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad. Recent representative awards include a $25.7 thousand purchase order for household furniture awarded January 23, 2024, with completion by April 1, 2024; an $11.2 thousand furniture purchase order awarded September 13, 2023, completing December 22, 2023; and a $16.9 thousand purchase order awarded August 14, 2026, completing September 6, 2026. All awards are firm fixed price purchase orders with no set-aside designation, indicating Palecek competes successfully against unrestricted competition.

Palecek's product category concentration centers on upholstered and nonupholstered wood household furniture manufacturing (NAICS 3372x and 3373x), with secondary exposure to office furniture and residential electric lighting fixtures. Awards are predominantly coded to PSC Household Furniture (33 awards), with nine awards under Office Furniture. Activity is episodic rather than sustained; the vendor received one award in 2022, two in 2023, one in 2024, and one in 2026, reflecting the intermittent pace of diplomatic facility furnishing procurements. All obligated dollars ($381 thousand) match the combined potential value, indicating Palecek's full portfolio reflects executed work rather than remaining delivery obligations. The vendor operates as a 100% prime contractor with no subcontract footprint in the source data.