Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4A726D0180

S3 Aerodefense LLC, a small business aerospace defense contractor headquartered in Glendale, Wisconsin, was awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation on February 10, 2026, with no set-aside designation applied. The contract carries a ceiling value of $2.5 million and extends through February 9, 2029. Under this IDV, S3 Aerodefense provides critical aviation spare parts, components, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services supporting military aircraft readiness across multiple platforms. Performance is conducted at the contractor's facilities in Los Alamitos and Valencia, California, as well as River Hills, Wisconsin, and other Department of Defense locations as required. The company's portfolio under this and related IDVs includes specialized aviation components such as bleed air ducts and duct assemblies, sensing elements for fire detection and forward-looking infrared systems, gas turbine igniters and engine starters, electrical components and connectors, navigational and landing lights, heat exchangers, environmental control units, mechanical actuators, and fastening hardware. MRO services encompass overhaul of gas engine starters and repair of aircraft components for rotary and fixed-wing platforms operated by the Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force.

The originating market research opportunity, posted by DLA Aviation in April 2025, sought to identify suppliers capable of manufacturing or legitimately obtaining a sensing element with National Stock Number 6340-014347592 for C-130 aircraft systems. While the pre-solicitation notice indicated three known manufacturers—Kidde Technologies, Inc. and Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems—the market research was designed to expand the approved source base for this critical component. This IDV with S3 Aerodefense reflects DLA Aviation's broader procurement strategy to maintain flexible, long-term supply relationships with qualified small business contractors capable of supporting sustained military aircraft operations and maintenance requirements across the Department of Defense's diverse fleet.