Federal contractor · MILFORD, DE

FIRST STATE MANUFACTURING INC

FIRST STATE MANUFACTURING INC received $1.4M in federal contract obligations in FY2026, on 23 awards (+410% vs FY2025). Since FY2017: $18.2M. Its largest customer was Department of the Air Force ($1M).

Obligations · FY2026
$1.4M
New awards
23
Sole-source
13%
Single offer
8.0%
UEI
V6YTVBRYJBN3
Small businessVeteran-ownedService-disabled veteran-owned
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Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 3.7MFY2017
  2. 2.5MFY2018
  3. 2.2MFY2019
  4. 2.4MFY2020
  5. 2.3MFY2021
  6. 220.2KFY2022
  7. 2.3MFY2023
  8. 1.1MFY2024
  9. 279.3KFY2025
  10. 1.4MFY2026

Top buying agencies

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. Department of the Air Force$1M71%
    4 awards
  2. Defense Logistics Agency$410.2K29%
    19 awards

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$803.7K56%
  2. Other equipment & supplies$620.6K44%

Where the work was performed

  1. Charleston County, SC$610.4K43%
  2. Sussex County, DE$410.2K29%
  3. Kent County, DE$224.4K16%
  4. Jackson County, OK$179.2K13%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition21%
    US 39% · $292.6K
  • Sole-source awards13%
    US 30% · $179.2K
  • Single-offer competitions8.0%
    US 8.8% · $113.3K
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Agencies awarding it sole-source contracts

  1. Department of the Air Force$179.2K
    Department of Defense · 1 awards

Exclusions in SAM.gov

Records of the SAM.gov exclusions list (parties debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment or otherwise excluded) matched to this recipient by its Unique Entity ID or CAGE code.

Awards during an exclusion
$260.1K
13 awards · 13 actions
Other actions during one
-$178.5K
13 awards · 14 actions
  • Suspended or proposed for debarment
    No longer listed since Nov 1, 2022
    Excluding agency
    Department of the Navy
    In effect from
    Nov 26, 2021 – Indefinite
    Program
    Reciprocal
    Matched by
    Unique Entity ID

Awards with actions during an exclusion

  1. 8508873081!COVER,AIRCRAFT ENGISPE8EF22V0270 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$99.4KFeb 14, 2022
  2. 8508787635!COVER,FITTED,VEHICULARSPE7L322F5011 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$22.9KJan 6, 2022
  3. 8508881982!PLUG,APU EXHAUST,AISPE4A722F5707 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$21.5KFeb 18, 2022
  4. 8508757127!PLUG,APU EXHAUST,AISPE4A722F3764 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$21.5KDec 17, 2021
  5. 8508776764!SDC PLUG,AIRCRAFT,MSPE4A722F4207 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$19.5KDec 29, 2021
  6. 8508766224!MWGB OIL COOLER PLGSPE4A722V0990 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$16.8KDec 21, 2021
  7. 8508753598!COVER,FITTED,VEHICULARSPE7L322F4520 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$13.9KDec 16, 2021
  8. 8508961071!TARPAULINSPE7L322F9137 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$12KMar 21, 2022
  9. 8508921725!COVER,AVIONICS FA,ASPE4A722P6625 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$8,719Mar 4, 2022
  10. 8508958797!COVER,PITOT TUBE,AISPE4A722F6597 · Defense Logistics Agency · New award$7,989Mar 20, 2022

SAM.gov lists what agencies report, and only exclusions in effect: those that ended are known from twice-yearly snapshots, so an end date is approximate. Agencies may award to an excluded party with a documented compelling reason. An exclusion is an administrative measure, not a conviction.

Source: Exclusions (debarred, suspended and otherwise excluded parties) (U.S. General Services Administration, SAM.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Exclusions as listed on Oct 7, 2026, history from Apr 28, 2022.

Largest awards

  1. AIRCREW SEAT BACKS AND BOTTOMS, SEAT HEADREST COVERS, COCKPIT CURTAIN SETS, BUNK MATTRESS SET AND VALANCE FOR JB CHARLESTON 40 ASSIGNED C-17S.$610.4K
    Department of the Air Force· Charleston County, SC· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 24, 2026 – Mar 24, 2026· FA441826P0034
  2. 8510616853!SHELTER,FIRE,M-2002$227.7K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Sussex County, DE· Other equipment & supplies· May 8, 2024 – Feb 3, 2026· SPE8E624CF008
  3. 8511801061!KIT,AIRCRAFT COVERS$193.7K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Sussex County, DE· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Dec 9, 2025 – Dec 9, 2025· SPE4A726F1706
  4. C-17 AIRCRAFT CUSHIONS AND HEADREST$179.2K
    Department of the Air Force· Jackson County, OK· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Feb 17, 2026 – Feb 17, 2026· FA441926P0008
  5. C17 REFURBISHMENT$142K
    Department of the Air Force· Kent County, DE· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Oct 1, 2025 – Oct 1, 2025· FA449726FG014
  6. 8510902532!DEPLOYMENT BAG,PARA$115.5K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Sussex County, DE· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 24, 2024 – Oct 6, 2025· SPE4A724PH758
  7. DOVER AFB REQUIRES REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT SERVICES OF A C-5M SUPER GALAXY (TAIL NUMBER 6020).$82.4K
    Department of the Air Force· Kent County, DE· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· May 5, 2026 – Jun 2, 2026· FA449726F0016
  8. 8511757924!COVER,AIRCRAFT GROU$40.9K
    Defense Logistics Agency· Sussex County, DE· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Nov 17, 2025 – Mar 26, 2026· SPE8E926CF003

Subawards

Matched by Unique Entity ID: the first-tier subawards this organization reported as a prime recipient, and those primes reported paying it.

As a prime: who it pays · FY2026

No subawards reported as a prime in FY2026.

As a sub-recipient: who pays it · FY2026

No subawards reported to it in FY2026.

By fiscal year

  • FY2021: $0 paid out · $585.8K received
  • FY2024: $0 paid out · $385.7K received

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Subawards loaded from FY2021.

Teaming partners

Companies this company reported paying, primes that reported paying it, from FFATA subaward reports.

Companies it pays

No subawards reported to other companies.

Primes that pay it

3 companies · $971.5K reported

  1. ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$675.8K
    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA · 3 subawards · Other miscellaneous manufacturing
  2. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$251.2K
    FORT WORTH, TX · 1 subaward · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  3. S & K LOGISTICS SERVICES LLC$44.5K
    SAINT IGNATIUS, MT · 1 subaward · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

Primes report first-tier subawards of $30,000 or more themselves, and many go unreported (GAO-24-106214). Reporting moved from FSRS to SAM.gov in March 2025 and fewer sub-contracts have been reported since. Amounts are what primes reported; they are never added to prime award totals.

Source: Subawards (first-tier sub-contracts and sub-grants reported under FFATA) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov (reports filed in SAM.gov, formerly FSRS)), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · Subawards loaded from 2021.

Competitors

Companies that win from the same buyers in the same markets: obligations by agency and industry compared over the last three fiscal years.

Compared on 8 markets (agency × industry), FY2024–FY2026.

  1. FERROTHERM, LLC$2.6M+84% in FY2026
    CLEVELAND, OH · 56% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Aerospace product and parts manufacturingDefense Logistics Agency · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  2. EHPRO CUSTOM FABRICATION, LLC$1.1M−100% in FY2026
    TRINITY, TX · 39% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
  3. CONSUMER FUELS INC$1.2M−92% in FY2026
    HUNTSVILLE, AL · 40% of this company's obligations are in markets they both serveAir Force · Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

Showing the top 3 of 25 competitors. Open the profile for the full list.

Who sells to the same buyers in the same markets, not who wins against whom on a given contract. Prime contract obligations by the agency and NAICS code of each award; subawards are never added. A company is a family of legal entities, joined by parent UEI or, in part, by an AI reading of names.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026 · FY2024–FY2026.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 7, 2026, loaded Oct 7, 2026.