Powell Electrical Systems Inc.

Powell Electrical Systems Inc., doing business as Pemco, manufactures and services custom-engineered medium-voltage and high-voltage electrical switchgear, circuit breakers, and power distribution equipment for federal agencies as a prime contractor (94% of recent awards), operating without SBA set-aside designations under full-and-open competition. The company is a for-profit manufacturer headquartered in Houston, Texas, with primary NAICS coding in miscellaneous electrical equipment and component manufacturing and switchgear apparatus manufacturing, and a GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract (MAS) running through March 2029 that anchors its federal footprint.

Powell's customer base spans twelve federal agencies with concentration in defense and energy infrastructure. The top five agencies by award count account for 44% of recent awards, led by the Department of the Air Force (5 awards), the Department of the Navy (3 awards), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, and the Department of the Army (2 awards each). By potential value, the GSA Federal Acquisition Service dominates the portfolio at $1 million, reflecting Powell's Federal Supply Schedule ceiling, while the Air Force Space Command, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Army Corps of Engineers, and NASA Shared Services Center carry the remaining active orders in the thousands to tens of thousands of dollars range.

Powell's primary vehicle is its GSA Federal Supply Schedule contract (MAS) awarded March 19, 2024, with a $1 million ceiling covering Special Item Numbers 335999 (Industrial Products and Services) and 541690E (Facilities Services). The schedule authorizes maximum order values of $250,000 under SIN 335999 and $1 million under SIN 541690E. Representative recent work includes a May 1, 2026 firm-fixed-price purchase order from Air Force Space Command for three replacement 15KV PowerVac high-voltage switchgear doors ($27,894) with performance at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base, Colorado, and completion by October 30, 2026; a July 22, 2024 delivery order from the Department of Veterans Affairs for repair of a proprietary Powell Electric breaker system in Waco, Texas ($14,345.13, completion October 20, 2024); and an April 8, 2022 purchase order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for repair of two 480V breakers ($24,000, completion February 22, 2023). Powell also holds positions on multiple Army and Air Force IDCs (DACW3186C0031, DACA8785C0034, F3360179C0404, F1660285C0071) with task-order activity.

Activity is sporadic over the long data span (first award 1982, most recent May 2026) but has accumulated to $10.1 million in obligated dollars against a combined potential value of $1.2 million, indicating substantial completion of prior work. The most recent five-year cycle shows one award each in 2017 and 2019, one in 2022, three in 2024, and one in 2026 — a pace consistent with equipment repair, replacement, and specialized field-service work rather than sustained service-contract delivery. Only one award ($28 thousand) faces recompete in the next twenty-four months.

On its GSA Schedule, Powell offers field service technician, senior technician, and project manager labor categories spanning $160.08 to $263.92 per hour, with education requirements from high school through bachelor's degree and two to five years of experience; no security-cleared roles are offered, reflecting the vendor's equipment-focused, non-intelligence service posture. The SCI dataset shows minimal service-contract reporting — one record in FY2025 as a named subcontractor — indicating Powell's federal business model centers on goods procurement (switchgear, breakers, field repair) and equipment sales rather than labor-hour service contracts. Powell operates predominantly as a prime contractor with minimal subcontractor engagement (6% of awards are sub positions), positioning the vendor as a specialized equipment supplier rather than a broad-based services integrator.