Spaires Inc.

Spaires Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation based in Pensacola, Florida, supplies hard-to-find surplus mechanical and electrical components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor, operating predominantly through firm fixed-price purchase orders without set-aside designations.

Spaires Inc. is not designated as a small disadvantaged business, HUBZone, SDVOSB, women-owned, or other SBA set-aside category, though the source notes the vendor qualifies as a "small business entity" in its commercial self-identification. The company operates exclusively as a prime contractor; the source shows zero subcontract activity across its 6,629 recorded federal awards. Spaires Inc. maintains an extensive inventory exceeding 120,000 line items of aerospace-related components, mechanical fasteners, electrical elements, and specialized defense logistics parts. Concrete capability examples include bearing sleeves, cable assemblies, fuel injector nozzles, valve assemblies, bushing components, wiring harnesses, gaskets, springs, connectors, and retainer assemblies. Representative recent awards span the range: a $253.4 million purchase order from DLA Land and Maritime for sleeves and slides in February 2026; a $137 thousand order from DLA Land and Maritime for metallic detectors in February 2026; a $101.3 thousand Total Small Business set-aside from DLA Land and Maritime for sleeve and slide components in April 2026; and a $56.9 thousand order from DLA Aviation for bushing sleeves in February 2026.

Spaires Inc. serves a single customer agency—the Defense Logistics Agency—across five subdivisions. DLA Land and Maritime and DLA Aviation dominate the footprint, together accounting for 5,637 awards (approximately 85% of the total 6,629) valued at $36.6 million combined (roughly 90% of the $40.7 million total potential value). DLA Troop Support Hardware, DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment, and DLA Troop Support Subsistence round out the remaining activity. All five subdivisions purchase through the same procurement channel: firm fixed-price purchase orders with delivery periods typically spanning 30 to 90 days. The vendor holds one parent vehicle—an indefinite delivery contract (SPE3SE22D5044, a single-award Total Small Business IDC with a $250 thousand ceiling awarded January 31, 2022) from which 11 task orders have issued.

Activity has trended upward consistently over the past five years: from 614 awards in 2022 to 910 in 2025. Year-to-date 2026 shows 190 awards as of April 15, 2026, a pace suggesting annual volume near 600 if the trend continues through the calendar year. Approximately 99% of the combined potential value ($40.2 million of $40.7 million) has been obligated, indicating high execution velocity and drawdown against the active portfolio. The vendor competes exclusively in full-and-open procurement—no set-aside awards dominate the historical record, though three recent awards (April 2026) carry Total Small Business set-aside designations totaling approximately $170 thousand, suggesting either a shift toward set-aside eligibility or selective pursuit of those vehicles.

Spaires Inc. holds no joint ventures, parent relationships, or subcontractors. The company performs all work directly from its Pensacola, Florida facility. The award footprint and commercial profile present a lean, specialized supply operation anchored entirely to DLA's component procurement mission, with no government-wide vehicle presence, no teaming relationships, and no diversification into other agencies or contract types beyond purchase orders.