Young & Cunningham America, Inc.

Young & Cunningham America, Inc. is a for-profit manufacturer of precision sealing and valve components for maritime vessels, operating exclusively as a prime contractor on small-dollar federal purchase orders with no subcontracting footprint. The company is based in Katy, Texas and manufactures industrial valves, O-rings, manifold assemblies, and related power-boiler and heat-exchanger components under NAICS codes centered on industrial valve manufacturing (11 awards) and shipbuilding-support manufacturing (6 awards). Young & Cunningham does not hold SBA certifications and competes full-and-open; one cited award was originally solicited as 8(a) sole source but was not ultimately set-aside.

Customer concentration in the recent portfolio centers on maritime and naval procurement. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard leads by potential value with 4 awards totaling $243 thousand, driven by a $137.7 thousand topworks assembly for a fuel transfer manifold awarded in August 2026 and a $81.6 thousand F/O manifold valve contract from June 2022. The Department of the Navy Military Sealift Command follows with 5 awards ($31 thousand combined potential value), including a $14.9 thousand gate valve delivery to the USNS Robert E. Peary in January 2024. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime places the most frequent orders (6 awards) but the smallest individual values, primarily for O-ring procurement. Combined, these three customer organizations account for 91% of recent awards.

Activity is episodic and sparse. The vendor received 22 federal awards over two decades, with one award in 2019, two in 2022, one in 2023, two in 2024, and one in August 2026. Combined potential value across all awards is $329 thousand, but combined dollars obligated total $586 thousand — a signal of award completions and incremental task orders driving higher realized revenue than initial ceiling values. One award (combined potential value $138 thousand) reaches ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and faces recompete exposure.

Young & Cunningham's award footprint reflects a niche capability in precision manufacturing for U.S. Navy and Coast Guard maritime vessel maintenance and outfitting. The vendor has previously delivered O-rings, manifold valves, gate valves, topworks assemblies, and sealing components to support vessel readiness across domestic and international Navy ships (including Military Sealift Command and Naval Supply Systems Command). All recent awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders with no vehicle parent (direct orders against agency accounts), and performance locations include the vendor's primary Katy, Texas facility and subordinate delivery points such as Alameda, California for the CGC Stratton supply run.