Tristate Crating & Pallet CO. Inc.

Tristate Crating & Pallet CO. Inc. (operating as Tri-State Crating And Pallet Co., Inc. Division) is a woman-owned small business based in Paterson, New Jersey, that manufactures custom wooden, metal, and composite containers and pallets for the Department of Defense and civilian federal agencies, competing as a prime contractor exclusively under small-business set-asides and full-and-open designations. The vendor holds 98 prime federal awards totaling $80.7 million in combined potential value, with no subcontract footprint; recent activity spans 2022 through June 2026, with 41 prime awards in the past five years concentrated in defense packaging and specialized crating.

The vendor's customer base is heavily concentrated in two major Department of Defense customers. The Naval Air Warfare Center dominates the portfolio by potential value, holding 37 awards worth $69.3 million combined potential value, while the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command accounts for 41 awards worth $3.3 million combined potential value. Together, these two customers represent 78 of the 98 awards (80% by count) and $72.6 million of the $80.7 million combined potential value (90% by dollars). The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Central Office contributes 11 awards worth $165 thousand for fabric-shipment pallets on full-and-open purchase orders. The vendor also serves the Army Research Development and Engineering Command (DEVCOM) Armaments Center, with a $7.5 million BPA awarded June 24, 2024, running through June 25, 2029.

Tristate Crating holds four prime Blanket Purchase Agreements, three awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center and one by DEVCOM AC. The three NWAC BPAs, valued at $4,999,999 each (single-award) and $9 million (single-award), run through 2027–2028 and have generated 29 task orders ($40 million combined potential value) against BPA N6833523A0151 alone. The DEVCOM AC BPA for $7.5 million ceiling through June 2029 represents new vehicle growth announced in the source. Pricing under these vehicles is firm fixed price. Task orders have historically come via government purchase card mechanisms, with monthly or quarterly call patterns evident across 2023–2026. The vendor also holds older or expired BPAs, including one from NWAC awarded August 31, 2022, with ceiling $4,999,999 through August 30, 2027 (status marked "CANCEL BPA").

Capability delivery centers on custom wooden, metal, and composite containers; specialized crating for aircraft and defense equipment; palletizing and materials handling; and custom container design and fabrication. Representative awards include a $9 million Naval Air Warfare Center single-award BPA for packaging, crating, and palletizing services (March 2023–March 2028); a $7.5 million Army DEVCOM AC BPA for packaging and crating materials (June 2024–June 2029); a $274,400 Army TACOM definitive contract for 100 155MM containers to the Anniston Army Depot (September 2023, completed January 2024); and recurring $4,999,999 Naval Air Warfare Center government purchase card BPA calls issued monthly or quarterly from 2023 through June 2026. The vendor also supplies standard pallets to the Bureau of Prisons for fabric shipments under full-and-open purchase orders ranging from $10,000 to $24,000 each, awarded quarterly.

Activity peaked in 2023 (12 awards) and has moderated to 2 awards in 2022, 7 in 2024, 3 in 2025, and 4 in 2026 year-to-date. Only one award faces ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months (combined potential value $339 thousand), leaving the bulk of the portfolio stable through 2027–2029. The vendor's NAICS posture is dominated by 321920 (Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing), with 81 awards; 11 awards carry 313210 (Broadwoven Fabric Mills), reflecting pallets-for-fabric-shipment work. Primary PSC codes are Specialized Shipping And Storage Containers (39 awards), Lumber And Related Basic Wood Materials (12 awards), and Boxes, Cartons, And Crates (12 awards). Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $4.8 million (6% of potential value), indicating most BPA ceilings have not been fully drawn down.

Tri-State Crating and Pallet Co. is a custom wooden packaging firm. We specialize in wooden crates, boxes, pallets, skids, bases. ISPM15 compliant. familiar with all military specifications. Engineer available.