Vartech Systems, Inc.

Vartech Systems, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of rugged industrial computers, monitors, and human-machine interfaces based in Clemmons, North Carolina, supplies specialized display equipment to the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security as a prime contractor on 97% of recent awards, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurement without set-aside designation, though two Total Small Business awards appear in the recent footprint.

Vartech's customer concentration is heavily skewed to the Department of the Navy and related maritime commands. The top five funding agencies account for 42% of awards by count, with the Naval Sea Systems Command dominating at 40 awards and $449 thousand combined potential value, followed by the U.S. Coast Guard (14 awards, $198 thousand) and the Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center (10 awards, $62 thousand). The Military Sealift Command and Naval Supply Systems Command round out the Navy cluster with seven and six awards respectively. By potential value, the ranking shifts — the Army's Detroit Arsenal Contracting Command, Joint Munitions Command, and Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command anchor $467 thousand, $238 thousand, and $199 thousand respectively, reflecting higher unit costs on ammunition-plant and weapons-system orders. The Air Force Global Strike Command places $390 thousand across six awards. Naval Sea Systems Command remains the largest customer at 40 awards, though its per-award magnitude is smaller than Army ammunition and weapons work.

Vartech's capability portfolio centers on display systems for command and control, shipboard operations, and weapons-system instrumentation. Representative recent prime work includes a $30,680 Total Small Business purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command in December 2025 for four daylight monitors (completion January 2026), a $154,881 firm fixed-price order from Joint Munitions Command in November 2023 for encapsulated and purged monitors supporting the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, a $31,818 Total Small Business purchase order from Customs and Border Protection in June 2023 for three touchscreen monitors with hardware at Campo Station, California, and ongoing orders from Military Sealift Command for LCD monitors on T-AKE and other vessels. The Navy has been Vartech's anchor customer for thirty-plus years, with orders dating to the early 1990s.

Vartech places 51 task orders under the Federal Supply Schedule GS35F0060P, generating $1.3 million in combined potential value; remaining work flows through Basic Ordering Agreements with Naval Sea Systems Command and Naval Supply Systems Command. Activity has remained sparse in recent years (one award in 2022, three in 2023, three in 2024, four in 2025, one in 2026 year-to-date), with a combined potential value of $5.1 million across 183 total awards since 1994. In its subcontractor role, Vartech supplies phase shifters and display units to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., retrofit resistive touchscreen monitors to BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. for the Instrumentation Range Support Program III, and furnishes custom video displays and console monitors to Southwest Research Institute for the MUTES weapon system and to General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. for MK 46 gun weapon system support. The sub footprint is minimal at 3% of awards by count, with five named sub tasks ranging from $30 thousand to $100 thousand each across BAE Systems, Southwest Research Institute, and General Dynamics. Vartech's category alignment is consistent with its product focus — Computer and Software Stores (52 awards), Electronic Computer Manufacturing (32 awards), and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (27 awards) dominate NAICS distribution, while Information Technology Input/Output and Storage Devices (37 awards) and Information Technology Components (34 awards) lead PSC concentration, with Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment (8 awards) and related maintenance codes reflecting naval vessel integration work.

Provides flat panel displays, panel PCs, all-in-one computers & CRT monitors for use in industrial process control, marine & military environments. LCDs in 6.4' - 57' & touch screens available. Custom displays for unique situations can be designed.