Stark Business Ventures, LLC

Stark Business Ventures, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Lumberton, Texas, performs elevator repair, replacement, and maintenance services to federal facilities as a prime contractor under small-business set-asides and full-and-open awards. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime (100% of recent awards) with no subcontractor footprint, competing across both small-business-set-aside and unrestricted designations in recent work.

Stark's customer base concentrates heavily on the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The top five customer agencies account for 90% of awards by count and 99% of combined potential value. The Bureau of Prisons dominates customer relationships by award frequency — three awards to Federal Correctional Institution Fort Worth, two to Federal Correctional Institution Jesup, one to Federal Detention Center Houston, and one to United States Penitentiary Atlanta — totaling $291 thousand across six awards. The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 8-Southern Region anchors the dollar ranking with two awards valued at $224 thousand combined, including a $202 thousand total small-business-set-aside definitive contract awarded August 25, 2026, for replacement, repair, and maintenance of an elevator at the National Forest and Grasslands Supervisors Office in Lufkin, Texas, running through January 14, 2032 with four optional one-year renewal periods. The Coast Guard placed one small-business-set-aside purchase order for $5 thousand in elevator control panel replacement in August 2024.

Primary work centers on NAICS 238290 (Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing) and related equipment contractor codes. Representative awards include a $186 thousand emergency repair and installation order from the Federal Detention Center Houston for Elevator B (September 2023), a $68 thousand emergency repair contract with Federal Correctional Institution Fort Worth for the Lubbock Unit elevator (December 2023), and a $21 thousand repair order with USDA Region 8 for National Forest and Grasslands elevator work (July 2024). The vendor has received both set-aside and full-and-open competitive awards, with no designated parent vehicle or GWAC participation evident in recent activity.

Activity remains sparse but steady — four awards in 2023, four in 2024, and two in 2026 — for a combined potential value of $521 thousand across ten prime contracts. Combined dollars obligated total $507 thousand, representing 97% of potential value, indicating strong contract execution. All work is performed in Texas, with primary operational bases in Lumberton, Houston, Lufkin, and other regional locations supporting Bureau of Prisons and Forest Service facilities.