Aero-Electric Connector, Inc.

Aero-Electric Connector, Inc., a for-profit manufacturer based in Torrance, California, supplies military-specification electrical connector plugs, receptacles, adapters, bulkhead connectors, covers, and cable assemblies to the federal government as a prime contractor on full-and-open competitive basis, with no SBA designations and no subcontract footprint.

The company operates almost exclusively for the Defense Logistics Agency's Land and Maritime division, which accounts for 7,294 of its 7,972 total awards (96% of award count) and $78.9 million of its $88.6 million combined potential value (89% of dollars). The remaining customer concentration is minimal: the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons holds 203 awards worth $72 thousand; the Defense Logistics Agency main office holds 146 awards worth $5 million; the Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command holds 6 awards worth $122 thousand. Over the past five years, Aero-Electric Connector has averaged 200 awards annually, with 2024 peaking at 299 awards before settling to 238 in 2025 and 72 year-to-date in 2026. The recompete cliff shows 29 awards (combined potential value $194 thousand) reaching completion within the next twenty-four months.

Aero-Electric Connector's capability is narrowly defined: National Stock Numbered electrical connectors and receptacles procured through firm fixed-price purchase orders and delivery orders, ranging from approximately $1,600 to $40,000 per transaction. Recent representative contracts include a $48,180.86 purchase order for electrical connector plugs under a Total Small Business set-aside awarded August 13, 2025 by DLA Land and Maritime; a $42,284.06 purchase order for connector receptacles awarded July 28, 2025; and a $41,412.80 purchase order for electrical connectors issued October 6, 2025. The company manufactures to NAICS 334417 (Electronic Connector Manufacturing), with 6,853 of its 7,972 awards tagged to that category; PSC 59 (Electrical/Electronic Equipment Components) dominates, with 7,927 of 7,972 awards listed under Connectors, Electrical.

Aero-Electric Connector holds five active single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Land and Maritime, each valued at $350,000 and awarded between December 2025 and July 2026, with ultimate completion dates ranging from February 13, 2027 through July 15, 2027. These vehicles (SPE7MX15D0082, SPM7MX10D7092, SPM90005D0307, SPM7MX12D0068, and SP090005D0307) collectively carry 1,783 task orders and $9.8 million in combined potential value. Task orders flow from these vehicles at high frequency—the source shows dozens of purchase orders and delivery orders dated within May to July 2026, each drawing against one of the five IDCs. The vehicles appear to be the sole parent contract mechanism driving Aero-Electric Connector's federal footprint; all other customer agencies and contract types account for less than 4% of activity.

The company reports a single subcontract relationship in the source: Aero-Electric Connector subcontracts to Lockheed Martin Corporation on a PAC-3 missile production effort, providing electrical connectors and incidental services (award date December 16, 2024). This represents less than 0.1% of total award volume and is immaterial to the vendor's overall posture as a prime-focused supplier.

Aero-Electric Connector does not compete under set-asides; all 7,972 awards carry "No Set-Aside Used" designations. The vendor operates as a full-and-open commercial competitor in the military connector supply market, with no certifications as 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or other eligible status. Corporate structure is listed as a for-profit business entity with no tax-exempt status.

Dollar obligated ($44.7 million) represents 50% of combined potential value ($88.6 million), suggesting roughly half the ceiling authority across all vehicles and purchase orders has been drawn to date. Activity peaked in 2024 at 299 awards, suggesting the vendor may have captured additional DLA contract capacity or authority in that period; recent 2026 volume (72 awards year-to-date through July) is on pace to fall below 2025 levels. The source notes the company's SAM.gov registration was active through January 7, 2026, though several award summaries reference ongoing active status through January 2026—confirmation of current registration status is not explicit in the source.