Definitive Contract FA853825C0004
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- This is a firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center, a component of the United States Air Force, to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, doing business as Thomas Instrument, a for-profit manufacturer based in Brookshire, Texas. The contract is for the repair of hydraulic valves applicable to the C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The contract has a ceiling value of $112,176.00 and a completion date of October 21, 2026. Thomas Instrument is an engineering and...
- This federal contract award to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, doing business as Thomas Instrument, is for the repair of hydraulic valves applicable to the C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order, valued at $154,028.00, was awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center, a unit of the Air Force Materiel Command. The contract has a completion date of December 10, 2025 and was issued without the use of a set-aside. Thomas Instrument is an established manufacturer of precision...
- This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a small business manufacturer, for the repair of C-5 Galaxy aircraft mechanical components. The contract has a ceiling value of $11,507,081.10 and was awarded on December 16, 2016, with a final completion date of December 17, 2019. Thomas Instrument, headquartered in Brookshire, Texas, is an engineering and manufacturing firm that specializes in the production and...
- This is a firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center, a defense agency, to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a for-profit manufacturing company, to provide repair services for the hydraulic valve applicable to the C-5 aircraft. The contract has a ceiling value of $85,059.00 and a performance period ending on May 13, 2025. The contract is not a set-aside. Thomas Instrument, Incorporated is a small business manufacturer that specializes in the...
- The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center awarded Thomas Instrument, Incorporated a delivery order valued at $606,560 on April 17, 2024, for the repair of C-5 Galaxy mechanical components. This firm fixed price contract represents work to be performed in Brookshire, Texas, with an ultimate completion date of July 24, 2026. The award carries no small business set-aside designation, indicating open competition. Thomas Instrument is a precision-machined aerospace and defense component manufacturer with...
- This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center, a unit of the U.S. Air Force, to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a manufacturing company based in Brookshire, Texas. The contract, valued at $48,919.83, is for the repair of the hydraulic valve applicable to the C-5 Galaxy aircraft, a large military transport plane. Thomas Instrument holds several Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs) with various defense agencies, including a $4 million IDV with the...
- The U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a Firm Fixed Price Delivery Order contract worth $502,945.00 to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated for the overhaul of C-5 Galaxy aircraft visor door actuators. The contract has a completion date of December 2, 2025. Thomas Instrument is an engineering and manufacturing firm based in Brookshire, Texas that specializes in the production of precision-machined components and complex fabrications for the Department of Defense and commercial aerospace...
- This is a delivery order awarded under a broader contract by the Air Force Sustainment Center, a subordinate organization within the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command. The $99,937.50 fixed-price contract was awarded to Thomas Instrument, Inc., a small business manufacturer of precision aerospace components and systems. The contract is for the production of C-5 Galaxy aircraft mechanical components and has a completion date of December 17, 2020. Thomas Instrument has received numerous prime...
- This is a firm fixed-price delivery order contract awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center, a defense agency, to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a small business manufacturer, for the repair of C-5 Galaxy aircraft mechanical components. The contract has a ceiling value of $105,819.25 and was awarded on January 20, 2016, with a completion date of December 17, 2016. Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, an engineering and manufacturing firm based in Brookshire, Texas, specializes in the production...
- This is a firm-fixed-price delivery order awarded by the Air Force Sustainment Center to Thomas Instrument, Incorporated, a manufacturer of precision-machined components and complex fabrications for the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial aerospace industry. The $903,761.93 contract is for the repair of C-5 Galaxy aircraft mechanical components. The contract is not set-aside. Thomas Instrument, based in Brookshire, Texas, has received numerous prime contracts and subcontracts from...
The Air Force Sustainment Center awarded Thomas Instrument, Incorporated a $265,965 firm fixed-price contract on August 27, 2025, to manufacture and deliver 15 C-5 Manual Trim Valves (NSN 1650-01-449-8306, Part Number 200913892-10). This Total Small Business Set-Aside contract represents a critical procurement for components that control the pitch trim actuator's nut drive motor on the C-5 Galaxy strategic airlift aircraft. The manual trim valve is a safety-critical component of the hydraulic manifold assembly responsible for positioning the horizontal stabilizer for pitch trim control. Thomas Instrument, a precision-machined aerospace and defense components manufacturer based in Brookshire, Texas, was selected as the winning offeror under Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation criteria and must complete performance by August 26, 2026. Thomas Instrument's selection aligns with its established track record as a critical supplier of sophisticated defense components across multiple military aircraft platforms. The company, registered in System for Award Management (SAM.gov) since 2002, holds multiple substantial Indefinite Delivery Vehicle contracts with the Air Force Sustainment Center and Defense Logistics Agency, including previous work on C-5 Galaxy components and other major weapon systems such as the B-1 bomber, KC-135 Stratotanker, and F-15 fighter jet. As a pre-qualified vendor exempt from full qualification requirements, Thomas Instrument demonstrated the necessary ISO 9001 quality standards compliance, in-house manufacturing capability exceeding 50 percent, and joint certification program approval to produce this export-controlled, safety-critical aircraft component.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Purchas of the C-5 Manual Trim Valve | FA8538-25-Q-0005 | Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center | Solicitation 1/1 | 7/14/25, 4:53 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $266.0k | 8/27/25 |