RC Fluid Engineering, Inc.

RC Fluid Engineering, Inc., a woman-owned and minority-owned small business manufacturer based in La Quinta, California, supplies precision metal tube assemblies, tube elbows, and fluid system components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor on a single-award indefinite delivery contract with a ceiling value of $1.8 million. The vendor operates 100% as a prime contractor and competes without set-aside designations on the majority of its full-and-open delivery orders, though a subset of purchase orders carry Total Small Business set-asides.

RC Fluid Engineering's customer footprint is concentrated almost entirely within the Department of Defense. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime division accounts for 139 awards and $13.8 million in combined potential value across the vendor's portfolio, representing the overwhelming majority of recent activity. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center has placed nine awards valued at $2.3 million. DLA Aviation accounts for fourteen awards valued at $272 thousand. The top five customer entities together represent 95% of all awards and 99% of combined potential value, with DLA Land and Maritime anchoring the footprint. Work is performed entirely at the vendor's La Quinta facility.

RC Fluid Engineering's award volume shows high concentration in a small number of parent vehicles. The vendor holds task orders under five Indefinite Delivery Contracts, with IDC SPE7MX14D0087 carrying 44 task orders valued at $1.2 million combined potential value, IDC SP074000D7390 carrying 22 task orders, and IDC SPM74004D7911 carrying 12 task orders valued at $937 thousand. A renewed single-award IDC (SPE7MX20D0056) awarded on June 1, 2026, carries a ceiling value of $1.8 million through May 31, 2029, and is the primary vehicle for ongoing metal tube assembly procurement. Representative work includes a June 2026 delivery order for metal tube assemblies (NSN 8512177011) valued at $591,201 with an ultimate completion date of December 28, 2026, an October 2024 delivery order for metal tube assemblies (NSN 8510928481) valued at $58,535, and a December 2022 purchase order for tube elbows (NSN 8509609567) valued at $90,041 under a Total Small Business set-aside.

The vendor's capability portfolio consists of fabricated and machined metal components across NAICS 332919 (Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing) and related categories. Ninety-nine awards fall under Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing, with an additional 17 under Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing. The PSC distribution reflects this specialization: 109 awards cover Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing (PSC code 4610), and 75 awards cover Hose, Pipe, Tube, Lubrication, and Railing Fittings (PSC code 4620). Activity has remained modest and uneven over the past five years — three awards in 2021, six in 2022, three in 2023, four in 2024, and two recorded through mid-2026 — with one award completing within the next twenty-four months. Combined obligated dollars across the portfolio total $11.8 million against $16.4 million in combined potential value (72% obligation rate).