Meridian Valve Systems

At-Risk

Profile

Sole qualified source for two families of hull-penetrating shutoff valves used across both Columbia and Virginia programs. Single-site operation with no qualified second source today.

Capability

Specialty Valves

Location

Chattanooga, TN

Line of effort

Supply Chain Development

Last assessment

2026-06-28

Employees

188

Contract value

$37.9M

Risk notes

Single point of failure — no qualified alternate source for the 4-inch hull shutoff valve family.

Machining capacity utilization at 96%; no headroom for the FY27 rate increase.

Two of three certified NDT inspectors are within 18 months of retirement.

Qualification timeline

2021-05-17Qualified

Legacy supplier carried over from the prior program office.

2025-11-04Capacity review

Flagged as constrained under the 2/yr Virginia profile.

2026-06-28Risk flag raised

Elevated to single-point-of-failure watch list.