Strate Welding Supply Co., Inc.

Strate Welding Supply Co., Inc. (DBA Strate Welding Supply Co Inc.), a child subsidiary of Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Company, supplies industrial gases, welding equipment, and related consumables to federal agencies as a prime contractor, competing in full-and-open (non-set-aside) procurements exclusively. The vendor operates from Georgia and has maintained a SAM.gov registration since 2002.

Strate's federal footprint is concentrated in two customer agencies accounting for 93% of recent awards by count. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (DHS) dominates with 36 awards valued at $127 thousand combined potential value, anchored on two long-standing BPAs (HSFLGL16A00007 and HSFLGL16A00010) under which Strate delivers gas cylinder rentals, refills, and related services to FLETC's Brunswick and Waycross, Georgia training facilities. The Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) accounts for 11 awards valued at $75 thousand, primarily for ESAB repair and troubleshooting services and welding supplies. By potential value, the Georgia Army National Guard ($120 thousand) and Navy ($75 thousand) rank behind DHS ($127 thousand), with remaining work split across the Bureau of Prisons and US Coast Guard at sub-$5 thousand per customer.

Strate's capability portfolio centers on compressed and liquefied gases (oxygen, acetylene, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide) represented across 25 awards, with secondary strength in nonferrous metal bars and rods (14 awards) and welding equipment and supplies (7 awards combined). Recent representative work includes a $40 thousand five-year single-award BPA with FLETC (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2030) for recurring gas cylinder rentals and certification services across specified annual quantities; an $8.2 thousand BPA call from FLETC (October 1, 2025) for gas cylinder rentals and refills through September 2026; and an $11.1 thousand purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command (February 5, 2026) for ESAB repair and troubleshooting at Kings Bay Base, Georgia.

Activity has been sparse and episodic — one to five awards per year over the past five years, with 54 total awards generating $355 thousand in combined potential value. Only one award ($8 thousand) faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, suggesting minimal near-term recompete exposure. Strate operates exclusively as a prime contractor; the vendor carries no subcontract footprint in the source data. As a child of Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Company, a Maine-based manufacturer and wholesaler of industrial gases and welding supplies, Strate leverages parent-company manufacturing and distribution capabilities to service the federal customer base in the southeastern United States.