Aero International, LLC

Aero International, LLC, doing business as AMS Engineered Solutions, manufactures aviation, aerospace, and defense-related parts and components for the federal government as a prime contractor, with a substantial footprint across defense supply chains operated from facilities in Alexandria, Virginia and Kearneysville, West Virginia. The company competes predominantly full-and-open (no SBA set-aside designations characterize its profile), though scattered Total Small Business set-asides appear across its award history, signaling flexibility in responding to those opportunities when bid.

Aero International's customer concentration is extreme and narrow. The top five customer agencies account for 95% of awards, led decisively by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation with 2,015 awards valued at $149.2 million combined potential value—a customer that dominates both volume and dollars. DLA Land and Maritime follows distantly with 457 awards and $23.5 million combined potential value. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center, though placing only 39 awards, anchors $55.1 million in combined potential value, reflecting high-value repair and supply contracts. This is a defense logistics vendor with near-complete dependency on DLA Aviation's procurement pipeline.

Aero International's vehicle posture centers on two Basic Ordering Agreements with DLA Aviation. The first, SPE4A119G0017, carries 928 task orders valued at $81.9 million combined potential value; the second, SPE4A124G0016, carries 338 task orders valued at $70.7 million combined potential value. Both run through August 15, 2029, and both are single-award contracts supporting procurement of replacement aviation parts, electrical and mechanical components, and electronic assemblies essential to military fleet readiness. These vehicles are the backbone of Aero International's prime footprint—delivery orders flowing from these two BOAs account for a substantial share of recent activity. The company also holds an indefinite delivery contract with the Air Force Sustainment Center (FA811723D0003) valued at $2.1 million across six task orders for B-52 YECU/PECU circuit card power supply repair services.

The product portfolio is concrete and aviation-specific. Aero International manufactures engine fuel system components, aircraft air-conditioning and heating assemblies, electrical and electronic boards and cards, cable and wire assemblies, aircraft lighting fixtures, valves, actuators, bearings, seals, housings, gearshafts, circuit card assemblies, and specialized mechanical parts. Recent representative awards include a $9 million delivery order from the Air Force Sustainment Center for landing light manufacturing on September 23, 2025; $7.15 million for an air pressure controller from the Air Force Sustainment Center on March 30, 2026; $10.16 million also for air pressure controller supply and support from the same customer on March 30, 2026; and numerous DLA Aviation delivery orders ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars for valves, springs, connectors, lights, gearshafts, and specialized aircraft components. The company supplied repair services for T-38 landing light housings and B-52 YECU/PECU power supplies, indicating capability in complex electronics and repair-to-spec work.

Activity trajectory shows modest decline. Awards per year dropped from 284 in 2023 to 231 in 2024, recovered slightly to 229 in 2025, and have yielded only 59 awards through May 2026 (year-to-date, partial). Cumulative potential value across all awards totals $233.8 million with $235.9 million obligated—a sign of mature execution against mature awards. The recompete cliff is material: 101 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $49.9 million, representing significant pipeline exposure as both main BOAs continue operation and individual delivery orders reach completion.

Aero International operates as a prime almost exclusively (99% of awards are prime contracts; only 1% are sub-awards). The subcontractor footprint includes work under Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Boeing Company, and Honeywell International Inc., with representative scope including F-35 long-lead beam seal fittings, pneumatic assemblies, and engine starter duct stator inlets. These sub relationships are ancillary to the core DLA Aviation prime business.

The company's category strength reflects its manufacturing footprint: 1,434 awards fall under Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336413), with secondary strength in Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (109 awards) and Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (108 awards). Top PSC codes cluster around engine fuel system components, cable assemblies, air-conditioning and pressurizing equipment, electrical and electronic assemblies, and aircraft lighting—a discipline-aligned profile for a firm supplying critical replacement parts to maintain military aviation fleet readiness.

Military Aircraft spare parts procurement; supply chain management services; aircraft logistics support; repair and overhaul services for aircraft parts; military ground equipment spare parts support.