Ray Blackman Enterprises, Inc.

Ray Blackman Enterprises, Inc., a Chesapeake, Virginia-based small business subchapter S corporation, supplies National Stock Number-designated industrial mechanical components to the Defense Logistics Agency and Naval Supply Systems Command as a prime contractor, competing predominantly on an unrestricted, full-and-open basis with no predominant small business set-aside posture despite qualifying for and winning approximately 30–40% of its awards under Total Small Business set-asides.

Ray Blackman Enterprises delivers pumps, motors, valves, bearings, seals, packing assemblies, fan units, and related mechanical and fluid-handling equipment through firm fixed-price purchase orders. Concrete recent work includes a $104 thousand Defense Logistics Agency Aviation purchase order (March 2026) for 16 units of spacer sleeves; a $214.5 thousand DLA Construction and Equipment order (March 2026) for two vaneaxial fans; a $201.15 thousand DLA Land and Maritime award (September 2025) for nine straight shafts; and a $663.6 thousand Naval Supply Systems Command order (June 2023) for one rotary pump unit. The vendor's capability footprint centers on supplying spare parts and replacement components for military logistics, maintenance, and readiness operations across naval, aviation, and ground equipment platforms.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward DLA. The top five funding agencies by award count account for 91% of awards: Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime leads with 308 awards ($10.4 million combined potential value), Naval Supply Systems Command follows with 69 awards ($6.2 million), DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment holds 31 awards ($2.2 million), DLA Aviation carries 39 awards ($850 thousand), and the Department of the Navy rounds out the top five with 30 awards. By dollars, the same three agencies dominate: DLA Land and Maritime ($10.4 million), Naval Supply Systems Command ($6.2 million), and DLA Troop Support ($2.2 million) together represent 98% of combined potential value. The vendor has served nine distinct federal agencies overall.

Ray Blackman Enterprises operates almost exclusively as a prime contractor — 519 of 522 total awards (99%) are prime contracts or IDVs. Subcontract work is minimal: the vendor holds three sub-awards, including pump unit deliveries to Vigor Marine LLC (August 2025) and work as a sub to Metro Machine Corp. on USS Eisenhower and FY26 IAPA awards (September and October 2025). An Indefinite Delivery Contract (N0002423D4100) sits in the parent-vehicle portfolio with two task orders, indicating some Navy framework access, though the vendor's primary business model rests on responsive purchase orders rather than large standing vehicles.

Award activity has grown measurably: 41 awards in 2022 escalated to 64 in 2025, then moderated to 13 year-to-date through mid-April 2026. The combined potential value of $20.4 million aligns with an obligated-dollars figure of $24.7 million (121% of potential value), indicating the vendor has invoiced beyond initial ceilings on multiple orders. The source data spans from November 1988 to April 2026, confirming sustained 37-year federal contracting tenure.

Product concentration by NAICS and PSC codes reflects specialization in discrete mechanical components: Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (85 awards), Pump and Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (83 awards), and Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing (55 awards) dominate the category breakdown. By PSC, Power and Hand Pumps (203 awards) and Steam Turbines and Components (75 awards) lead, underscoring deep expertise in rotating equipment, fluid delivery systems, and turbomachinery support components. The vendor competes across DLA's three main supply divisions — Land and Maritime, Aviation, and Construction and Equipment — indicating a broad mechanical component portfolio rather than niche specialization.