Aerometals, Inc.

Aerometals, Inc., a for-profit aerospace components manufacturer based in El Dorado Hills, California, operates as a prime contractor supplying high-precision aircraft parts and structural assemblies to federal defense and logistics agencies, with total small business set-aside designation characterizing nearly all of its portfolio and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation anchoring 93 percent of recent awards by volume.

Aerometals manufactures concrete aerospace components for military aviation platforms: duct assemblies, aircraft skin panels, structural supports, access doors, fairings, mechanical assemblies, heat shields, landing gear components, and specialized filtration products. The company lists NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) as its primary coding. Representative prime awards include a $2.084 million firm fixed-price definitive contract from the Air Force Aviation for structural support on April 23, 2026; a $620,296 total small business set-aside purchase order from DLA Aviation for Ratchet Stabilizer T components on May 26, 2026; a $434,808 total small business set-aside definitive contract from DLA Aviation for C-5 Galaxy duct assemblies on March 28, 2025; and a $5.468 million delivery order from U.S. Special Operations Command for Engine Inlet Barrier Filter B-Kits on May 30, 2025. The company also holds a subsidiary, Bruder Industry, identified as a for-profit manufacturer of goods.

Customer concentration is extreme. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 5,365 awards (78 percent of combined potential value at $446.3 million) across the vendor's active base. The next-largest customer, U.S. Special Operations Command, trails significantly with 40 awards and $82.2 million in potential value. The top five customers by potential value—DLA Aviation, USSOCOM, Air Force Sustainment Center, Air Force Materiel Command, and DLA—represent 92 percent of combined potential value across the portfolio. The source notes that DLA Aviation awards anchor 78 percent of the company's recent contract portfolio by dollar value.

Aerometals holds a substantial indefinite-delivery vehicle portfolio with DLA Aviation. Named vehicles include Indefinite Delivery Contracts SPE4A516D0027 (66 task orders, $2.2 million combined potential value), SPE4A217D0003 (25 task orders, $698 thousand), SPE4A723D0014 (16 task orders, $932 thousand), SPE4A718D5332 (18 task orders, $180 thousand), and SPE4A714D5369 (19 task orders, $149 thousand). The source also describes recent single-award IDCs awarded in 2025 and 2026 with ceiling values ranging from $250,000 to $2.5 million, all designated as total small business set-asides and all extending through 2028–2031. These vehicles support procurement of aircraft structural components, duct assemblies, and related aerospace parts for military platforms including the F-15, F-16, B-52, and T-7A REDHAWK.

Activity has remained stable year over year: 215 awards in 2022, 230 in 2023, 216 in 2024, 196 in 2025, and 46 recorded through September 2026 (reflecting the source date of October 15, 2026). The source identifies 245 awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $33.2 million and facing recompete exposure in that window. The company's combined potential value across all active awards totals $601 million, with $344.2 million (57 percent) obligated to date.

Aerometals operates almost exclusively under total small business set-asides. The overwhelming majority of its recent awards carry total small business set-aside or competitive small business set-aside designations; a minority of awards carry no set-aside, typically for open competition within DLA Aviation's broader supply base. The vendor does not appear to compete under 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or other SBA-designated categories in the award record presented.

In its subcontractor role, Aerometals delivers aerospace components to The Boeing Company on aerospace support work (skin and elevator components, PBL materials) and to Science and Engineering Services, LLC on materials support for pins, levers, and locks. These sub-awards are sporadic and represent a negligible portion of the company's federal footprint (34 sub-awards of 6,862 total, or less than 1 percent).

Aerometals' federal contracting registration dates to 2002 in the System for Award Management, establishing a quarter-century tenure as a small business supplier to DLA Aviation. The company's capability profile is anchored in military aviation component manufacturing for legacy platforms; recent awards reflect sustained demand for spare parts and sustainment components supporting aging airframes in the Department of Defense inventory. The customer concentration at DLA Aviation and the near-exclusive use of total small business set-asides reflect a posture oriented toward stable, predictable demand from a single dominant customer rather than competitive pursuit across multiple agencies or full-and-open procurement.

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