Palmetto Air & Water Balance Inc.

Palmetto Air & Water Balance Inc., a small business based in Greer, South Carolina, provides testing, inspection, certification, and maintenance services for sterile compounding pharmacy facilities and HVAC/mechanical systems balancing to federal health and defense customers, operating primarily as a prime contractor (62% of recent awards) under Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor's federal footprint spans 26 awards since 2011 with a combined potential value of $933 thousand and $560 thousand obligated to date.

The vendor's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Health Agency. The top five funding entities by award count account for 88% of recent awards, led by Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 with 11 awards and $65 thousand combined potential value, followed by Defense Logistics Agency Energy with 8 awards. By potential value, the ranking reverses: the Defense Health Agency dominates with 2 awards carrying $490 thousand combined potential value, driven by a $303.9 thousand purchase order awarded October 1, 2026 for testing and inspection services in sterile compounding areas at Brooke Army Medical Center (JBSA Fort Sam Houston, Texas), running through September 30, 2031. Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 anchors a second major award at $359.7 thousand for sterile compounding compliance services (base year plus four 1-year options) with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2029. The vendor also holds a $3 thousand pharmacy tab order from Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 (completed June 15, 2026) and scattered small purchases from Defense Logistics Agency Energy.

Palmetto's capability footprint centers on USP Chapters 797 and 800 compliance testing, ANSI/NSF certifications, preventative maintenance, and filter replacement at VA pharmacy sterile compounding facilities, alongside test-and-balance and adjusting services for mechanical and plumbing systems at military installations. The vendor operates under the GSA Multiple Award Schedule (8 task orders) and holds positions on the Large Construction vehicle for Marine Corps North Carolina and the Southeast Area of Responsibility Multiple Award Construction Contract. Top NAICS assignments are Engineering Services (10 awards) and Facilities Support Services (8 awards); top PSCs reflect quality control and maintenance work on refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.

Activity has been episodic rather than growing: one award in 2016, one in 2021, then eight awards in 2024, followed by two in 2025 and three in 2026 (most recent October 1, 2026). The vendor subcontracts under RQ Construction, LLC (test-and-balance and DALT work at NSB Kings Bay, Georgia and Radio Battalion Complex Phase 2 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) and Weston Solutions Inc. (recurring maintenance and minor repair work under South Atlantic Division Air Force contracts and IGFOTIGF administrative modifications). The major prime awards—the Defense Health Agency sterile compounding order and the VA Network 16 compliance services contract—are both Total Small Business set-asides and represent the vendor's highest-value work.