The L.c.doane Company

The L.C. Doane Company, doing business as LC Doane Co, manufactures specialized lighting fixtures, light-emitting diodes, lamp ballasts, lampholder assemblies, and electrical components for military applications as a prime contractor to the Defense Logistics Agency across multiple commands. The company is a woman-owned small business (WOSB) incorporated as a Subchapter S Corporation, headquartered in Ivoryton, Connecticut, and operates primarily under NAICS 335132 (Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing) and PSC 59 (Electrical/Electronic Equipment Components and PSC 60 (Lighting and Lighting Components). LC Doane Co competes predominantly full-and-open but also participates in Total Small Business set-asides; the source does not indicate participation in 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other federal small business certifications beyond WOSB.

LC Doane Co has been active in federal contracting since 1947, with SAM registration dating to 2002. The vendor's federal footprint shows 4,605 total awards (prime and sub combined) valued at $185.7 million in combined potential value, of which $147.2 million has been obligated. Prime work accounts for 99% of awards; subcontract volume is minimal at 36 awards. Recent activity (2022–2026) averages approximately 333 awards per year, with a downward trajectory from 424 awards in 2023 to 80 awards year-to-date in 2026, suggesting either portfolio maturation, competition loss, or vendor reporting lag. Representative prime awards include a $263.7 million delivery order from DLA Aviation for lighting fixtures (January 2026, Total Small Business set-aside), a $183 million purchase order from DLA Aviation for lighting fixtures (December 2025, full-and-open), a $142.8 million delivery order from DLA Land and Maritime for ballast and lamp supply (August 2025, full-and-open), and a $620.9 million purchase order from DLA Aviation for ballasts and lamps (December 2025, Total Small Business set-aside).

DLA dominates customer concentration. DLA Aviation accounts for 1,815 awards and $85 million in combined potential value; DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment represents 1,018 awards and $57.1 million; DLA Land and Maritime carries 784 awards and $36.8 million. Together, these three DLA commands cover 92% of awards and 98% of combined potential value. The Naval Sea Systems Command and Naval Supply Systems Command collectively represent $3.2 million across 141 awards. The customer base is highly concentrated, with DLA as the near-exclusive buyer; this concentration reflects LC Doane Co's role as a lighting component supplier to the military supply chain rather than a diversified defense contractor.

LC Doane Co holds six active Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA, all awarded in late 2025 and early 2026. The DLA Aviation Total Small Business set-aside IDV (awarded December 2, 2025, through December 1, 2030) carries a $350,000 ceiling with an issued delivery order of $263.7 million already obligated. A second DLA Aviation Total Small Business set-aside IDV (awarded December 15, 2025, through December 14, 2030) has a $350,000 ceiling. A third DLA Aviation Total Small Business IDV (awarded February 5, 2026, through February 4, 2028) carries a $750,000 ceiling. DLA Land and Maritime holds two Total Small Business set-aside IDVs: one valued at $350,000 (through December 3, 2026) for packing material, and one for light-emitting diodes worth $350,000 (through April 8, 2027). The top five IDVs by task-order volume are SPE7MX20D0133 (65 orders, $869 thousand), SPE4A621D0052 (55 orders, $1.1 million), SPE7MX15D0065 (45 orders, $1.1 million), SPE4A620D5470 (38 orders, $180 thousand), and SPE4A620D5525 (36 orders, $166 thousand). These vehicles are all indefinite-delivery single-award contracts with DLA, enabling streamlined issuance of firm fixed-price purchase orders and delivery orders for lighting equipment and components across military aviation, maritime, land, and troop-support programs.

LC Doane Co maintains a minimal subcontract footprint, with only 36 sub-awards across the source period. Named primes include Huntington Ingalls Incorporated (LHA 9 Advance Procurement Panel Interface, October 2025), National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (DETAIL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION for T-AO 205, multiple awards August–September 2025), and Textron Systems Corp (Future LCAC 100 Class Craft long-lead-time material, November 2025). These subcontracts reflect LC Doane Co's role as a component supplier to major naval shipbuilders on vessel construction programs, providing lighting fixtures and electrical components rather than systems integration.

Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal: 58 awards with ultimate completion dates between mid-2026 and mid-2027 carry combined potential value of $2.6 million. The vendor's core award portfolio—the six DLA IDVs established in late 2025 and early 2026—extends through 2027 to 2030, providing stable contract vehicles. However, recent annual award volume decline from 424 in 2023 to 80 year-to-date in 2026 signals either a genuine loss of DLA task-order velocity, data timing lag (the source date is July 15, 2026), or business consolidation.

LC Doane Co's product mix is narrow and specialized: the source lists 3,189 awards under "Indoor and Outdoor Electric Lighting Fixtures," 482 under "Electric Portable and Hand Lighting Equipment," and 429 under "Ballasts, Lampholders, and Starters." The vendor's supply is entirely consumable/component-level lighting goods destined for military platforms and installations, not custom development or system engineering. The company has no recorded participation in GWACs, BPAs on non-DLA vehicles, or agency-wide IDIQs outside DLA; all vehicle positions are single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with DLA commands. Place of performance is uniformly Ivoryton, Connecticut, with fulfillment to DLA distribution depots across continental United States and overseas consolidation points.