Waco Products, Inc.

Waco Products, Inc. manufactures specialized marine deck equipment and shipboard accessories for the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and Military Sealift Command as a small business prime contractor (97% of awards), competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements with selective participation in total small business set-asides. The company is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Arbutus, Maryland, with federal contracting registration dating to 2001 and no noted SBA 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB designations.

Waco Products' capability portfolio centers on fabrication and assembly of naval equipment: accommodation ladders, vertical ladders (steel and aluminum), J-bar davits (aluminum and steel), grip brows, boat fenders, grating assemblies, safety rails, and structural components for shipboard installation and maintenance. Representative prime work includes a $319 thousand definitive contract awarded by Military Sealift Command on August 20, 2025, for OEM accommodation ladders under total small business set-aside; a $258 thousand firm fixed-price purchase order from Military Sealift Command in December 2022 for two 40-foot accommodation ladder assemblies for the USS Emory S. Land; a $226 thousand accommodation ladder contract from Military Sealift Command (November 2021) for the USNS Laramie; and a $135 thousand accommodation ladder delivery to U.S. Fleet Forces Command (Atlantic) as a total small business set-aside (April 2022). Recent awards also include smaller vertical ladder and davit procurements at ranges of $3 thousand to $42 thousand from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Naval Supply Systems Command.

Customer concentration is heavily Navy-centric. The top five funding agencies account for 89% of prime awards and 92% of combined potential value, dominated by Naval Sea Systems Command (173 awards, $2.6 million combined potential value), Military Sealift Command (28 awards, $3 million), U.S. Fleet Forces Command Atlantic (23 awards, $1 million), U.S. Pacific Fleet Forces (23 awards, $712 thousand), and the Coast Guard (14 awards, $345 thousand). The rankings show Military Sealift Command anchoring the largest individual contract awards while NAVSEA drives volume through numerous smaller purchase orders averaging under $20 thousand.

Waco Products holds positions on two Navy indefinite delivery contracts: Indefinite Delivery Contract N0018909A0220 (14 task orders, $135 thousand combined potential value) and N0018909D0220 (1 task order, $18 thousand). Most recent awards are standalone purchase orders rather than task orders under parent vehicles. Activity has remained relatively flat in recent years — 11 awards annually in 2022 and 2023, 13 in 2024, declining to 8 in 2025, with only 1 award recorded in early 2026 — indicating a stable but not growing footprint. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal: only one award (combined potential value $23 thousand) faces ultimate completion within that window.

Waco Products subcontracts with major defense primes on grating, batten, and structural components for carrier construction and ship modernization. Named sub relationships include work for Lockheed Martin Corporation (three sub awards in 2024 for MK 8 module grating assemblies and clamp grating) and Huntington Ingalls Inc. (three sub awards in 2024 and 2023 for CVN 80/81 detailed design and construction telescope battens and grating panels). A minor sub engagement with BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk occurred in February and March 2023 for USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) material expenses.

Waco Products operates from a manufacturing and assembly base in Baltimore and Portsmouth, Virginia, with combined potential value across 292 awards (prime and sub) of $8.3 million, though cumulative obligated dollars ($10.5 million) exceed potential value, indicating strong historical performance and possible contract modifications driving invoiced revenue above original ceiling estimates. The vendor's footprint is concentrated in fabricated structural metal manufacturing (NAICS 332312, 82 awards) and miscellaneous ship and marine equipment (PSC 4220, 77 awards), positioning it as a specialized OEM and component supplier rather than a system integrator or prime contractor for large programs.

Fabricators of Structural Aluminum, Stainless Steel, FRP,and GRP