SMI CA, Inc.

SMI CA, Inc., a minority-owned and Asian-Pacific American-owned precision-manufacturing company based in Santa Fe Springs, California, supplies bushings, sleeves, bearings, spacers, fittings, and other machined mechanical components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor (100% of awards), competing predominantly full-and-open without set-aside restrictions on most orders despite qualifying as a small business.

SMI CA manufactures critical spare parts for military equipment maintenance and supply chain replenishment across the Defense Logistics Agency's Aviation, Land and Maritime, Construction and Equipment, and Hardware divisions. The vendor has held a System for Award Management registration since November 2001 and delivers precision-machined components through firm-fixed-price purchase orders and delivery orders, with individual contract values historically ranging from under one thousand dollars to over $850,000. Recent representative awards include a $51,836.72 purchase order from DLA Aviation for bushings and sleeves (May 30, 2025), a $24,265.76 Total Small Business delivery order for bushings and sleeves under an Indefinite Delivery Contract (December 18, 2025), a $17,698.66 purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime for bracket mountings (July 1, 2025), and a $13,206.40 purchase order for bushing sleeves with a completion date extending to October 30, 2028 (July 17, 2025).

Customer concentration sits almost entirely with the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Aviation accounts for 73 awards and $627,000 in combined potential value (71% of total portfolio); DLA Land and Maritime holds 26 awards and $61,000 (9% of portfolio); and two smaller DLA divisions (Troop Support Construction and Equipment, Troop Support Hardware) account for three awards totaling $3,000. All 102 awards in the recent portfolio fund a single customer agency—the Department of Defense through DLA subdivisions—with zero subcontract activity or work performed on behalf of other agencies.

SMI CA holds a position on one named parent vehicle: an Indefinite Delivery Contract (SPE4A626D5093) under Total Small Business set-aside, awarded October 31, 2025, with a $250,000 ceiling and performance through October 30, 2030. Three task orders valued at $41,000 combined have been placed against this vehicle to date. The broader award portfolio is dominated by direct purchase orders issued outside a single parent vehicle structure, reflecting the vendor's long-standing status as a standing supplier on DLA's open procurement rosters across multiple divisions.

Activity accelerated sharply in 2025, with 46 awards (the largest annual volume in the five-year window) following a single award in 2024 and six in 2023. Seventeen awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $114,000, exposing the vendor to moderate recompete pressure across a dispersed set of individual orders rather than the concentrated risk typical of large IDIQs or GWACs. The vendor obligated $442,000 (64% of combined potential value) across all awards, indicating active performance and cash flow generation from the DLA customer base.

SMI CA's category concentration reflects its core specialization: 41 awards align with Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing (NAICS 332991), 16 with Hardware Manufacturing, and the remainder across related metalworking and fabrication categories. Top Product Service Codes show 42 awards for bearings and bearing components, 21 for bushings, rings, shims, and spacers, and the balance spread across hardware, fittings, and fuel system components. The vendor operates as a pure manufacturing prime with no identified subcontractors, indicating captive production at its Santa Fe Springs facility.

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