Paxton Co

Paxton Co, a Norfolk, Virginia-based small business, supplies specialized maritime and industrial components to the U.S. Coast Guard, Defense Logistics Agency, and Naval Sea Systems Command as a prime contractor on purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts, with all 1,184 recent awards classified as prime work and heavy concentration in small-business set-asides across Coast Guard and DLA procurement.

Paxton Co is a for-profit corporation operating predominantly under Total Small Business set-aside designations; the vendor competes under set-asides on roughly 40–50% of its visible awards, with the remainder flowing through unrestricted full-and-open procurements. The company was registered in the System for Award Management in 2001 and maintains headquarters in Norfolk, with performance of work split between Norfolk and Baltimore (Curtis Bay Industrial Area), supporting Coast Guard and DLA logistics operations.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on discrete maritime and industrial hardware and consumables for naval vessel operations and maintenance: fuel system filters (Parker-Hannifin Racor NSN 01-728-5620, 4330-series water-separating filter elements), hydraulic and steering components (SeaStar steering cylinders, hydraulic pumps, axial piston pumps), corrosion prevention anodes (tear-drop and ODMS designs), battery chargers and power supply modules, deck equipment (winches, hatches, fenders, anchors, searchlight brackets), marine sanitation (toilets, drains), epoxy mixing sticks, composite resins, and specialized fasteners and seal kits. The vendor also stocks brush and paint materials. Representative named awards include a $221,241.40 Total Small Business set-aside from the Coast Guard (May 2025) for 40 hydraulic steering cylinders (NSN 3040-20-009-3986, HC5445-3 part number) for 29-foot RBS vessels; a $131,100.00 Total Small Business set-aside (September 2024) from the Coast Guard for 75 Separ of the Americas liquid fuel filter-separators (NSN 4330-01-632-2160); a $126,250.00 Total Small Business set-aside (June 2023) for 50 space heaters (NSN 4520-01-621-5462); and a $209,900.00 unrestricted award (June 2022) from the Coast Guard for 50 Racor duplex water-separating fuel filter assemblies (NSN 4330-01-669-1527).

Customer concentration is acute and aligned. The top five funding agencies account for 92% of combined potential value across all awards, led by the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard (355 awards, $5.8 million combined potential value) and the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division (278 awards, $2.2 million). The Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 147 awards worth $676 thousand; the DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment division for 88 awards worth $241 thousand; and the DLA Aviation division for 54 awards worth $168 thousand. The two customer rankings (by award count and by potential value) track closely, confirming sustained volume across all five top customers. Nearly all awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders in the sub-$50,000 to low-six-figure range, issued via simplified acquisition procedures under FAR Part 13; the source shows no delivery orders or task orders against large, multi-year GWACs or agency-wide IDIQs except for internal DLA supply relationships.

Paxton Co holds three single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, each valued at $250,000 (one expiring May 30, 2025; one expired February 8, 2024; one issued October 30, 2025 and expiring October 30, 2026). These cover centrifugal pump units, corrosion prevention anodes, and table accessories/trim items, all designated as Total Small Business set-asides. The vendor also appears on a GSA BPA (GS06F6PXTN) with 31 task orders of undisclosed value and on several legacy DLA single-award vehicles carrying minimal order volume. The IDCs establish a streamlined procurement mechanism supporting DLA's supply-chain efficiency; Paxton Co receives frequent small delivery orders under these vehicles (e.g., $2,825 for a centrifugal pump unit in June 2024, $387 for corrosion prevention anodes in May 2023).

Activity has trended downward. The vendor received 35 awards in 2022, 54 in 2023, 34 in 2024, 27 in 2025, and only 10 awards through mid-September 2026 (a partial-year count). Over the same period, combined potential value has remained flat near $9.8 million and dollars obligated are near 98% of that ceiling, indicating tight cash flow and modest backlog. The recompete cliff shows only one award (valued at $20 thousand) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, suggesting limited near-term competitive exposure but also constrained growth opportunity under the current customer mix.

Paxton Co is not a subcontractor to larger federal primes on the visible award set. All 1,184 awards name Paxton Co as the prime awardee, with no sub-award activity reported. The vendor competes in highly fragmented, low-dollar maritime component supply lanes where consolidation risk is minimal but margin pressure is constant. The Norfolk headquarters and established relationships with DLA and Coast Guard logistics centers provide operational proximity to major procurement nodes. The company's business model centers on maintaining broad commodity inventory across multiple NAICS categories (Ship Building and Repairing, Paint and Coating Manufacturing, Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers, Adhesive Manufacturing) and PSC families (Paint and Artists' Brushes, Power and Hand Pumps, Electrical Converters, Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment, Marine Hardware and Hull Items), enabling rapid fill-to-order on simplified procurements. Recompete risk is low because each award is a discrete purchase order with no umbrella contract vehicle driving consolidation or competitive intensity; however, revenue growth is structurally constrained by the micro-transaction volume and customer concentration in cost-conscious DLA and Coast Guard purchasing.

marine supplies