ACE Electronics Of N.j., Inc.

ACE Electronics of N.J., Inc., a small business manufacturer of cable assemblies and electronic components based in Metuchen, New Jersey, operates as a prime contractor (100% of recent awards) supplying specialized defense electronics to the Defense Logistics Agency and the Department of the Army under total small business set-asides. The company is a subsidiary of ACE Electronics LLC of Michigan, a minority-owned and woman-owned small business entity. ACE Electronics competes predominantly under small business set-asides, with most prime awards designated as total small business set-asides or issued without set-aside restrictions to DLA commands.

ACE Electronics' capability portfolio centers on high-precision cable assemblies, power transmission cables, radio frequency cables, protective cap-plugs, and related electronic components manufactured to military technical specifications and National Stock Numbers. Representative work includes a $230,717.76 delivery order from DLA Aviation for specification cable assemblies (June 2024), a $190,736.02 total small business set-aside from DLA Aviation for cable assemblies (March 2025), and a $257,499 purchase order from DLA Aviation for cable assembly products (September 2022). The company recently acquired single-award indefinite delivery contracts from DLA Aviation: a $350,000 IDC awarded January 2026 and another $350,000 IDC awarded January 2026, each with five-year performance periods through 2031. A third recent IDC for $250,000 was awarded September 2025 and runs through September 2030. Place of performance for all work is Metuchen, New Jersey.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward defense logistics commands. DLA Aviation dominates by award count (214 awards, $13.7 million combined potential value) but is outpaced in dollar terms by the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Ground Combat Systems (23 awards, $62.7 million combined potential value). The Department of the Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command places the second-highest volume (82 awards, $12.7 million combined potential value). Together, these three customers account for approximately 76% of recent awards and 82% of combined potential value. DLA Troop Support Hardware and DLA Land and Maritime represent smaller recurring customers for protective cap-plugs and specialized components.

ACE Electronics maintains six active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Aviation as its primary vehicle portfolio. The largest is IDC SPE4A622D0090, awarded February 2022 with a $3.1 million ceiling running through February 2027, against which 41 delivery orders totaling $1.7 million in potential value have been issued. Four additional single-award IDCs with DLA Aviation carry ceilings ranging from $250,000 to $1.15 million, collectively generating $5.6 million to $16.3 million in task order value. The company also holds Army IDCs including W15P7T07DH604 (47 task orders, $14 million combined potential value) and W15QKN12D0084 (45 task orders, $16.3 million combined potential value), suggesting an expanding footprint beyond DLA into Army ground systems procurement.

Activity has grown year over year from 17 awards in 2022 to 40 in 2024, though 2025 and early 2026 show a contraction (14 awards in 2025, 6 through April 2026). This slowdown may reflect delayed task order issuance or seasonal patterns rather than competitive loss. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal—only five awards with combined potential value of $188 thousand reach ultimate completion by mid-2028. The company's combined potential value across all 498 awards stands at $151.2 million, with $61.2 million obligated to date, representing a 40% draw rate that reflects typical early-cycle funding on multi-year indefinite delivery vehicles.

ACE Electronics' award portfolio spans multiple NAICS categories led by Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (146 awards), Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing (70 awards), and related electrical component categories, with PSC coding dominated by cable and cord assemblies for communications equipment (161 awards) and miscellaneous electrical power and distribution equipment (85 awards). The vendor operates exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontract activity recorded in the source, positioning it as a direct supplier rather than a team player on larger primes.