The Rowland Company
Philadelphia, PA
- UEI
- GQXJEN6C6W89
- CAGE
- 93050
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
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- 333923 Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing
- 333996 Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing
- 334514 Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing
- 335314 Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing
- 336340 Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing
- 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing
- 336510 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
- 336611 Ship Building and Repairing
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 4900 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19144, USA
- Website
- rowlandcompany.com
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Machinery
- Industrial Machinery
- SIC code
- 50 Wholesale Trade – Durable Goods
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $52,292 |
| FY2025 | $334,773 |
| FY2024 | $278,297 |
| FY2023 | $582,130 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Navy | $52,292 |
Contract awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friction shoe assembly | Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy) | $52,292 | |
| Starter, engine, air | Land and Maritime (DLA) | $7,025 | |
| Starter, engine, air | Land and Maritime (DLA) | $7,025 | |
| Starter, engine, air | Land and Maritime (DLA) | $14,384 | |
| Starter, engine, air | Land and Maritime (DLA) | $13,632 |
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Contract subawards
| Prime contractor | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| HII Fleet Support Group LLC | W56HZV24FL008 | $46,788 |
Similar vendors
| Vendor | Location | Primary NAICS |
|---|---|---|
| SSS Clutch Co, Inc. | Wilmington Manor, DE | 333613 Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
| Derbyshire Machine & Tool Co | Philadelphia, PA | 332919 Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing |
| Friction Materials Co Of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing |
| D.p. Brown Of Pennsylvania, Corp | Bensalem, PA | 333613 Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing |
| Braketechnique Inc. | Selinsgrove, PA | 423840 Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
About the company
The Rowland Company, doing business as Rowland Co, supplies precision mechanical components—clutches, couplings, brakes, friction assemblies, and replacement parts—to defense and maritime agencies as a prime contractor, competing predominantly under Total Small Business set-asides and full-and-open solicitations. Rowland Co is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, established in 1732, with a 519-award federal footprint spanning 26 agencies since 1992 and $14.7 million in combined potential value. The vendor's NAICS profile centers on mechanical power transmission equipment manufacturing (126 awards) and speed-changer and gear manufacturing (73 awards), with PSC concentration in torque converters and speed changers (112 awards) and miscellaneous ship and marine equipment (62 awards).
Rowland Co's customer base is heavily weighted to Navy and defense logistics. The top five customers by award count account for 78% of all awards: the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (181 awards, $2.4 million combined potential value), the Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard (78 awards, $2.4 million), the Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command (78 awards, $5 million), the Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (36 awards, $2.4 million), and the Defense Logistics Agency (32 awards, $234 thousand). By dollar value, the Navy's Military Sealift Command dominates, anchoring $5 million of the $14.7 million portfolio—85% of combined potential value flows through five agencies. Recent representative awards include a $219,820.32 firm fixed-price purchase order from Military Sealift Command for main engine clutch coupling parts for the USNS Patuxent (March 2023), a $90,343.00 Total Small Business set-aside from DLA Land and Maritime for 191 units of friction linings (January 2025), and a $52,292.45 Total Small Business set-aside from Naval Sea Systems Command for friction shoe assemblies (July 2026, ultimate completion October 2, 2026). The vendor also holds a multi-year Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Land and Maritime for expansion tubes valued up to $250,000 (awarded April 2020), under which it has received multiple delivery orders totaling $54,304.10 as of the latest data.
Set-aside posture leans Total Small Business across recurring awards, though roughly 40% of the recent sample carry no set-aside designation, indicating persistent full-and-open competition with larger primes and distributors. Activity has tracked flat to declining over the past five years—8 awards in 2022, 11 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 8 in 2025, and 1 in 2026 (through July 10). No material recompete cliff is visible in the source; awards are small-dollar purchase orders with staggered completion dates. Rowland Co operates almost entirely as a prime (518 of 519 awards); documented subcontract activity is negligible, with a single recorded sub-award to HII Fleet Support Group LLC for LSV-2 material support (November 2023). The vendor's business model is transactional—rapid-turn, small-lot procurement of OEM parts and fabricated assemblies for ship maintenance, propulsion system support, and logistics supply, with performance typically executed at its Philadelphia facility or customer locations such as Curtis Bay, Maryland and Japan.
Quick answers
Is The Rowland Company registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. The Rowland Company's SAM.gov registration is active through September 29, 2027.
How much has The Rowland Company received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $334,773 to The Rowland Company in fiscal year 2025 and $1,247,493 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does The Rowland Company rank among federal contractors?
The Rowland Company ranked #62 in PSC 2990 and #71 in PSC 2010 in FY2025.
What is The Rowland Company's most recent federal award?
The Rowland Company's most recent federal contract award is Friction shoe assembly (N0040626P0235), from Naval Supply Systems Command (Navy), on July 10, 2026.
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