Aero Specialties Manufacturing Corp.

Aero Specialties Manufacturing Corp., a small business manufacturer of precision aircraft components based in Deer Park, New York, supplies turbine case plugs, pulley sectors, seals, relay-switch covers, and related aviation parts to the Department of Defense and Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor (82% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor to major aerospace primes including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation and Lockheed Martin Corporation. The company has been registered as a federal vendor since 2002 and holds a Total Small Business set-aside designation on its primary indefinite-delivery contract vehicle with DLA Aviation.

Aero Specialties' customer base is heavily concentrated in the Defense Logistics Agency ecosystem. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 91 of 167 prime awards (55% of volume) with $1.4 million in combined potential value — the dominant source of its revenue. DLA Land and Maritime follows with 30 awards totaling $136 thousand, while DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment, DLA Troop Support Hardware, and the Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard contribute smaller volumes. The top five customers account for 80% of recent awards and 98% of combined potential value, with dollar concentration even more pronounced than award volume — DLA Aviation's potential value represents approximately 82% of the vendor's total portfolio.

As a prime contractor, Aero Specialties operates primarily under a single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with DLA Aviation (ceiling $250 thousand, awarded June 2023, running through May 2028) under the Total Small Business set-aside. Four delivery orders totaling approximately $128 thousand have been issued against this vehicle as of recent data, with individual order values ranging from $13,916 to $49,700 for turbine case plugs and related components. The company also holds positions on multiple DLA-managed IDIQs including IDC SPE4A714D5782 (7 task orders, $109 thousand potential value), IDC SPE4A719D5068 (7 task orders, $75 thousand potential value), and IDC SPE4A723D5570 (6 task orders, $165 thousand potential value), and participates in the Sikorsky Aircraft primary contract (IDC 70Z02321DAMH00400) as a subcontractor. Representative prime awards include a $49,700 delivery order for turbine case plugs (September 2023), a $43,736 order for the same component (September 2023), a $34,380 purchase order for turbine case plugs under Total Small Business set-aside (March 2023), and a $20,874 delivery order for turbine case plugs (December 2023). The company does not compete on government-wide contract vehicles; its footprint is entirely DLA-driven.

Recent activity peaked in 2024 with 38 awards; the trajectory has since declined sharply (1 award in 2025, 4 in 2026 through May). Only 2 awards with combined potential value of $37 thousand complete in the next twenty-four months, limiting immediate recompete exposure. In its subcontractor role, Aero Specialties delivers aircraft parts and components to Sikorsky for Black Hawk and Combat Rescue Helicopter production, and to Lockheed Martin for manufacturing and engineering change proposal support. The company's NAICS footprint reflects precision component manufacturing — Aircraft Manufacturing (40 awards), Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing (37 awards), and Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (35 awards) dominate the classification profile.