WM T Spaeder Co Inc.

WM T Spaeder Co Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation based in Erie, Pennsylvania, delivers mechanical infrastructure repair and replacement services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (89% of recent awards), operating in the full-and-open market without SBA certifications. The vendor specializes in HVAC, process piping, plumbing, fire protection, and boiler systems maintenance — work captured primarily under NAICS 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) and PSC codes for equipment repair and installation. The company has held federal vendor registration since 2001 and claims over one hundred years of combined experience in mechanical and infrastructure services.

WM T Spaeder's customer base is concentrated and stable. The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 (VISN 4) accounts for 14 of 27 recent awards totaling $142 thousand in combined potential value, and the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard holds 4 awards worth $66 thousand. These two customers represent the bulk of recurring work — emergency boiler condensation pipe repairs, VAV unit maintenance, fire main repairs, water supply line work, and boiler replacement at USCG Station Erie. A single large Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 award ($1.8 million, combined potential value) for unspecified work sits on the books but does not dominate the vendor's activity pattern by transaction frequency. Together, the top three customers by potential value account for 99% of combined potential value across all awards.

Activity has moderated in recent years. The vendor peaked at four awards in 2023 and has averaged roughly two awards per year since; 2026 is on pace for two awards. Recent prime work includes a $47,790 firm-fixed-price purchase order from the Coast Guard for boiler replacement at USCG Station Erie (awarded March 7, 2023, completed May 26, 2023), a $23,900 purchase order from VISN 4 for VAV operating-room repair (awarded December 20, 2022), and a $6,523 firm-fixed-price definitive contract from the Coast Guard for boiler recirculation pump replacement (awarded August 12, 2026, due August 28, 2026). The vendor also subcontracts to larger primes: under a 2024 sub-award to KJ Johnston LTD., WM T Spaeder performed HVAC upgrade installation at the Erie Federal Building and Courthouse (USAO Telecommunications Room), and under earlier subs to R.A. Glancy & Sons, Inc., the vendor delivered plumbing and sprinkler work on facility renovations.

SCI-reported federal service-contract activity is minimal. The Service Contract Inventory dataset captures two named-subcontractor records spanning FY2024–FY2025, representing approximately 1.7 FTEs in FY2024 and 0.3 FTEs in FY2025 — a steep decline reflecting the sub-award character and spotty capture thresholds for small facility-maintenance contracts below the SCI $150,000 reporting floor. This subset does not reflect the vendor's full federal footprint, which includes numerous small definitive contracts and purchase orders well below the SCI threshold. WM T Spaeder operates predominantly as a local, full-and-open prime serving facility maintenance and emergency repair needs at two primary customers (VISN 4 and USCG Station Erie), with occasional sub-work through regional general contractors on larger institutional projects.