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A.J. Associates Manufacturing & Engineering CO. Inc. (doing business as AJ Associates), a Clearwater, Florida-based small business operating as a Subchapter S corporation, manufactures precision aerospace hardware and structural components for military aircraft platforms as a prime contractor, competing predominantly under total small business set-asides. The vendor's footprint is heavily concentrated with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation, which accounts for 3,361 of 3,853 total awards (87% by count, $213.4 million of $232 million combined potential value) across a diverse range of delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts for aircraft components.

A.J. Associates' capability portfolio centers on firm fixed-price delivery of critical aerospace parts: aircraft structural panels, wing and fuselage components, fasteners, bearings, seals, hydraulic assemblies, landing gear components, hinges, latches, and specialized aircraft hardware for military platforms including the B-52 Stratofortress and UH-60 Helicopter. Representative recent work includes a $1.23 million delivery order for structural aluminum plates (January 28, 2026), a $1.02 million definitive contract for fastener parts kits for the C/KC-135 Stratolifter (March 18, 2026), a $401,890 delivery order for duct assembly air components (March 31, 2026), a $246,726 definitive contract for tackle blocks (April 8, 2026), and a $1.999 million indefinite delivery contract for UH-60A shaft assemblies with a five-year ceiling (April 7, 2026). The vendor also holds four additional single-award IDIQs with ceiling values of $350,000 each, issued by DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime, running through 2026–2031.

Customer concentration is acute and highly skewed toward defense logistics. DLA Aviation dominates the portfolio at 87% of awards by count and 92% of combined potential value. DLA Land and Maritime contributes 168 awards ($7.9 million), and DLA Troop Support Hardware represents 144 awards ($2.4 million); together these three DLA commands account for 98% of awards. DLA's organization is reflected in the top parent vehicles: Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4A222D0010 alone carries 1,107 task orders valued at $67 million, representing the primary vehicle through which A.J. Associates sells to the government.

Activity has grown sharply. The vendor executed 272 awards in 2022, scaling to 749 in 2025, and 106 year-to-date through mid-2026—a compound quarterly trajectory suggesting sustained near-term momentum. However, a substantial recompete cliff looms: 438 awards (combined potential value $35.9 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing significant recompete exposure and renewal risk across the DLA portfolio.

A.J. Associates' primary NAICS concentration is Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (2,552 awards), with secondary exposure in Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing (290 awards) and Hardware Manufacturing (227 awards). Top product service codes reflect structural and mechanical focus: Airframe Structural Components (1,936 awards), Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (431 awards), and Aircraft Landing Gear Components (171 awards). Manufacturing capabilities leverage Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining, mechanical and hydraulic testing, and assembly operations across distributed performance locations including Clearwater, Los Alamitos, Brooklyn, Fort Worth, Johnson City, and other DLA distribution centers nationwide.

Subcontract footprint is minimal: only two sub-awards appear in the source, including a May 2026 Boeing aerospace support sub-order. The vendor competes and wins as a prime contractor almost exclusively. Place of performance spans multiple states, with major hubs in California (Los Alamitos, San Francisco), Texas (Fort Worth), and New York (Brooklyn, Johnson City), although the Clearwater headquarters handles significant volume.

The vendor's total small business set-aside posture characterizes the majority of the prime footprint, although full-and-open delivery orders also appear across the DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime relationships. No ownership designations (8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone) are present in the source; A.J. Associates qualifies as a small business under the SBA size standards for NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts Manufacturing) but does not carry special set-aside certifications beyond the total small business set-aside vehicle itself.