Aerometals, Inc.

Aerometals, Inc., a small business aerospace components manufacturer based in El Dorado Hills, California, operates as a prime contractor supplying high-precision aircraft parts, structural assemblies, and filtration products to the federal government almost exclusively under total small business set-asides. The company manufactures specialized components for military aviation platforms including the F-15, F-16, B-52, and T-7A REDHAWK, with over 6,800 prime federal contract awards totaling $555.5 million in combined potential value across a portfolio dominated by Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation procurement.

Aerometals' capability portfolio centers on manufacturing airframe structural components, duct assemblies, aircraft skin panels, access doors, heat shields, mechanical assemblies, lever assemblies, cylinder assemblies, and specialized filtration components. Recent representative work includes a $1.131 billion definitive contract with DLA Aviation (awarded January 31, 2025) for duct assembly manufacturing under a total small business set-aside with completion through February 2027; a $609.512 million purchase order (March 21, 2025) for duct assembly components for multiple delivery points with June 2027 completion; a $809.280 million delivery order (July 16, 2025) for duct assemblies with completion in November 2026; and a $518.572 thousand contract (January 6, 2025) for F-15 aircraft stringers under government first article testing. The company also holds a $5.468 million delivery order with U.S. Special Operations Command (awarded May 30, 2025) for Engine Inlet Barrier Filter B-Kits through December 2026, representing its largest non-DLA award.

Customer concentration is extreme: DLA Aviation anchors 93% of recent awards by count with $436.8 million in combined potential value (78% of all dollars), while United States Special Operations Command brings $47.2 million in potential value across 40 awards. The top five customer agencies by award count represent 93% of the vendor's active footprint. DLA Aviation's dominance reflects Aerometals' strategic positioning as a small business supplier for aircraft spare parts and maintenance components—the core mission of DLA Aviation's inventory and sustainment operations.

Aerometals holds at least fifteen Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) with DLA Aviation awarded between February 2025 and March 2026, with individual ceiling values ranging from $250 thousand to $2.5 million. The largest parent vehicles by task order volume include IDC SPE4A516D0027 (66 task orders, $2.2 million combined potential value), SPE4A217D0003 (25 task orders, $698 thousand), and SPE4A723D0014 (16 task orders, $932 thousand). All of Aerometals' primary DLA Aviation IDCs carry total small business set-aside designations. The company's most recently awarded IDC (March 4, 2026) carries a $2.5 million ceiling for elbow assembly components for F-16 aircraft.

Year-over-year activity has declined from 230 awards in 2023 and 216 in 2024 to 195 in 2025, with only 17 awards recorded as of mid-2026 in the source snapshot. This trajectory suggests potential capacity constraints or shifts in DLA Aviation's procurement patterns. The recompete cliff is material: 263 awards with ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $35 million, creating significant renewal and competitive risk across Aerometals' customer base.

Aerometals operates as a prime contractor in nearly all federal work (100% of awards by count and value), with minimal subcontract engagement—only 33 sub-award relationships recorded. Named subcontract primes include The Boeing Company (aircraft skin and elevator components) and Science and Engineering Services, LLC (pins, levers, and sector locks), indicating Aerometals serves as a supplier to major defense contractors on discrete aerospace component work.

The company is wholly focused on the DLA Aviation small business set-aside universe, with 78% of potential value flowing from that single customer and over 90% of awards originating from small business set-asides across all customer agencies. This concentration creates both stability—DLA Aviation's mandate to use small business suppliers—and vulnerability, as policy shifts or competitive pressure from other small businesses could erode market share. Aerometals holds a named subsidiary, Bruder Industry, a for-profit manufacturer, though the source provides no indication of operational integration or distinct capability framing.

Manufacturing of aircraft structures and mechanical assemblies to OEM and reverse-engineered specificatons. CNC machining. Quality Inspection system fully certified to MIL-I-45208