Schatz Bearing Corporation

Schatz Bearing Corporation, doing business as Schatz Bearing Corp, manufactures precision ball bearings and aerospace bearing components for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor under small business set-asides and full-and-open competition. The company operates as a Subchapter S Corporation, small business manufacturer headquartered in Poughkeepsie, New York, and competes across both set-aside (Total Small Business) and non-set-aside delivery orders from the Defense Logistics Agency.

Schatz Bearing's federal work centers almost entirely on supply contracts for precision annular ball bearings (NSN family 8510-xxxx and 8511-xxxx) and track bearings manufactured to military specifications including CID A-A-59644A and quality assurance protocols QAP 13873. The company holds two active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Aviation: a single-award IDC with a $559,808.34 ceiling awarded in October 2024 running through October 2029, and a second single-award IDC with a $250,000 ceiling awarded in January 2024 through January 2029. Representative prime delivery orders include a $42,817.25 firm fixed price order from DLA Aviation in February 2024 for NSN 8510470852 annular ball bearings, a $44,182.85 delivery order in May 2023 for NSN 8509904308 annular ball bearings, and a $16,495.20 Total Small Business set-aside order in June 2026 for NSN 3110-00-293-9091 annular ball bearings, all with place of performance in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Customer concentration is extreme and defense-focused. The top two customer agencies account for 90% of award count: DLA Aviation alone represents 105 awards valued at $4.4 million in combined potential value, with the broader Defense Logistics Agency adding 34 awards valued at $1.2 million. The remaining 10% of awards scatter across the Army Acquisition Support Center, Army Materiel Command, Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center, Defense Contract Management Agency, and the Navy Pacific Fleet Forces. The two customer rankings align tightly — DLA Aviation dominates both volume and dollars — with no tension between order frequency and contract value.

The vendor's five top parent vehicles are all DLA Aviation IDCs. Indefinite Delivery Contract SP044103D0918 carries 23 task orders valued at $989 thousand; SPM44103D0918 carries 19 task orders valued at $118 thousand; SPE4A619D5428 carries 15 task orders valued at $192 thousand; SP044102D0803 carries 11 task orders valued at $297 thousand; and SPE4A618D5675 carries 10 task orders valued at $31 thousand. These vehicles represent recurring small-value replenishment ordering patterns typical of military aircraft and vehicle maintenance supply chains.

Activity has grown from seven awards in 2022 to eighteen in 2024, then contracted to seven awards in 2025 and one award year-to-date in 2026, reflecting the timing of delivery order issuance against parent IDCs rather than new vehicle awards. Only one prime award is scheduled for completion in the next twenty-four months, with combined potential value of $16 thousand, presenting minimal recompete cliff exposure. The combined federal potential value across all 150 prime awards is approximately $6 million, with $4.2 million obligated, representing 69% cash flow through June 2026.

Schatz Bearing subcontracts on defense prime programs under Lockheed Martin (15 sub awards for bearing components on the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) systems, the F-22 High Yield Dithering Infrared Array 2, and next-generation infrared upgrade development) and The Boeing Company (one sub award for wideband global satellite communications aerospace commodities). NAICS concentration is tight: 120 awards fall under Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing (332991); 20 under Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413); with five under Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing and three under Search and Detection System Manufacturing. The vast majority of work — 149 awards — is procured under PSC code for Bearings, Antifriction, Unmounted.

Ground and unground ball bearings up to 12 inches OD