Young Sounds LLC

Young Sounds LLC, operating as the Maximum Tools division, is a woman-owned small business and Department of Transportation-certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise that supplies industrial consumables, cutting tools, lubricants, and equipment to the U.S. Navy as a prime contractor. Based in Chesapeake, Virginia, Maximum Tools competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements (no set-aside used on 296 of 303 awards), though the vendor holds WOSB and DOT DBE certifications that qualify it for set-aside competition when available.

Maximum Tools operates exclusively as a prime contractor with a tightly concentrated customer base and a narrow commodity portfolio. The Naval Sea Systems Command accounts for 264 of 303 awards (87% by count) and $814 thousand combined potential value, with the vendor executing recurring small purchase orders for oils, greases, lubricants, cutting tools, grinding wheels, adhesives, pneumatic fittings, solvents, sealants, and specialized equipment supporting naval shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair operations at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and related facilities. Representative work includes a $29,963.46 purchase order for boring bars awarded August 31, 2022 (Total Small Business set-aside, NAVSEA), a $17,750 order for industrial consumables awarded March 3, 2023 (Total Small Business set-aside, NAVSEA), and a $10,940 order for a 12-inch Navy standard 70/30 CuNi SW flange awarded March 3, 2026 (no set-aside, Naval Supply Systems Command). A secondary customer concentration appears in the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center, which accounts for only 4 awards but $10 million combined potential value—a significant outlier in the vendor's otherwise sub-$100,000-per-award profile. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime has placed 20 small orders ($20 thousand combined value), and Naval Supply Systems Command holds 7 awards ($32 thousand combined value).

Maximum Tools sits on a Hardware Superstore parent vehicle (15 task orders, $33 thousand combined value), an Indefinite Delivery Contract N0018909A0229 (5 task orders, $33 thousand combined value), and a Blanket Purchase Agreement N6833516A0001 (1 task order, $14 thousand combined value), though the latter vehicles appear to carry minimal ordering activity relative to the vendor's direct purchase-order footprint.

Activity has been volatile. The vendor averaged 22 awards in 2022, peaked at 31 in 2023, dropped sharply to 10 in 2024, recovered to 18 in 2025, and has placed 9 awards in 2026 year-to-date as of mid-March. Combined potential value stands at $12.5 million across all 303 awards, with only $1.1 million obligated to date (9% draw-down), suggesting most awards remain in early performance or are small-dollar completions with modest invoicing. The vendor maintains no subcontractor footprint; all 303 awards are primes with no recorded sub-awards.

Maximum Tools' category concentration is driven by petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing (64 awards), miscellaneous chemical products and preparations (31 awards), saw blades and handtools (22 awards), and adhesives (21 awards). Top PSC codes reflect the same commodity skew: Oils and Greases—Cutting, Lubricating, and Hydraulic (68 awards), Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties (41 awards), Commercial Hardware (21 awards), and adhesives and fittings (13 awards each). The vendor has operated continuously since SAM registration in August 2009, demonstrating a sixteen-year track record as a routine supplier of maintenance consumables and industrial materials to naval operations in the Hampton Roads region.

Maintenance, Repair, Operations