Timken Gears & Services Inc.

Timken Gears & Services Inc., operating as Philadelphia Gear through its Timken Power Systems Division, is a subsidiary manufacturer of engineered bearings and power transmission products that serves federal agencies as a prime contractor (88% of recent awards) on specialized marine and infrastructure maintenance, with no SBA set-aside designations across its prime footprint. The vendor is a for-profit manufacturer of goods headquartered in Mokena, Illinois, and is a wholly owned division of The Timken Company (North Canton, Ohio). Timken Gears & Services competes full-and-open on all named federal awards; no set-asides recur across the portfolio.

Timken Gears & Services' capability portfolio centers on engineered gear systems, propulsion component repair, and field service support for maritime and inland waterway operations. Representative work includes a $838,737.66 firm fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the U.S. Coast Guard on July 24, 2024, for USCGC HICKORY reduction gear repair (completed October 11, 2024); a $138,440 purchase order from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on April 16, 2025, for port and starboard propulsion gear rebuild kits for inland waterway lock and dam infrastructure (completed October 30, 2025); and a $95,032 definitive contract from the Army Corps of Engineers on May 26, 2026, for ILWW worm gear preservation (ceiling extends to August 14, 2030). Additional Coast Guard work includes a $35,000 purchase order for USCGC SEQUOIA lubrication system inspection (April 28, 2025) and a $31,698 purchase order for USCGC HICKORY main propulsion diesel engine clutch repair (April 10, 2024). Work is performed at Mokena, Illinois and subordinate locations including West Alton, Missouri.

Customer concentration is highly specialized. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard leads by award count (8 awards, $1 million combined potential value), while the Department of the Army Corps of Engineers dominates by potential value (4 awards, $6.7 million combined potential value), with specialized engineering districts at Louisville, Huntington, Rock Island, and New Orleans each placing individual awards or clusters. These five customer groupings account for 81% of recent awards and 98% of combined potential value. Top NAICS coding reflects this specialization: Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (11 awards); Ship Building and Repairing (4 awards); and Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance (2 awards). Timken Gears & Services holds three task orders under the Alliant II GWAC.

Activity has remained sparse in recent years: one award in 2020, one in 2021, three in 2024, three in 2025, and two in 2026 (most recent July 15, 2026), with combined potential value of $8.5 million against combined obligated dollars of $13.1 million (153% realization). Three subcontract awards under CACI, Inc. – Federal between December 2024 and July 2026 involve data transport product support sustainment logistics maintenance (DSLM) support services and labor, indicating a minor role as a sub-supplier on CACI's infrastructure or logistics programs. The vendor's federal footprint centers on Coast Guard vessel maintenance and Army Corps of Engineers lock, dam, and waterway infrastructure support rather than on broad technology or IT modernization services.