Silcarbon Aktivkohle GMBH

Silcarbon Aktivkohle GMBH, doing business as Silcarbon, supplies activated charcoal filter systems and drinking water treatment maintenance services to the U.S. Army in Europe as a prime contractor, exclusively through direct purchase orders and single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with no subcontract activity. The company is a for-profit limited liability partnership headquartered in Kirchhundem, Germany, competing on a full-and-open basis with no SBA set-aside designations across its federal footprint.

Silcarbon's federal customer base is entirely concentrated with the Department of the Army Installation Management Command Europe Region, representing all five awards and the full $747 thousand combined potential value in recent activity. The vendor's work centers on NAICS 311991 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance) and related water treatment PSC categories. Representative work includes a $92 thousand purchase order awarded September 2024 for exchange of charcoal filter systems at European Region installations, with ultimate completion in April 2025; a $98.6 thousand purchase order from January 2022 for the same scope; and a $364.9 thousand single-award indefinite-delivery contract awarded July 1, 2026, to provide recurring maintenance and exchange of exhausted charcoal filter systems for drinking water at USAG Bavaria-Hohenfels. The current IDC carries a base period through June 30, 2027, with four one-year option periods extending through June 30, 2031.

The Hohenfels drinking water contract is the largest in Silcarbon's visible portfolio and mandates NSF/ANSI 61 certification for drinking water treatment, on-site personnel holding German or EU-recognized trade certifications, and a bilingual English/German Project Manager. Award frequency is sparse — one contract every two to four years since 2014 — and $382 thousand has been obligated against the $747 thousand ceiling, representing 51% utilization. The vendor operates exclusively in the European theater and does not hold parent vehicle positions; all awards are direct purchases or single-award IDCs.