Aerospace Quality Research And Development 145, LLC

Aerospace Quality Research And Development 145, LLC (doing business as Aqrd-145) is a minority-owned, small disadvantaged aerospace engineering firm based in Addison, Texas, operating as an FAA Part 145 repair station that delivers composite structure repair, maintenance, and overhaul services to the U.S. Coast Guard as a prime contractor exclusively. The vendor competes entirely under small business set-asides on its two core indefinite delivery contracts and carries no subcontract footprint across its federal work.

Aqrd-145's capability portfolio is narrowly focused on aircraft composite panel, structure, and component repair for Coast Guard rotary and fixed-wing aviation platforms. The vendor specializes in maintenance, repair, and overhaul of complex composite materials including radomes, fairings, wing tips, and structural panels, with expertise in designing repairs to original equipment manufacturer specifications and airworthiness certification standards. Representative work includes a $104,522.70 delivery order for HC-144 spare component repairs under the primary indefinite delivery vehicle (December 2024), a $97,348.00 delivery order for HC-144 composite panel repairs (March 2022), and a $39,100 delivery order for HC-27J composite panel and structural repairs (April 2022). More recent orders span $88,456.75 for HC-144 aircraft spare repairs (July 2026) and multiple orders in the $87,000–$94,000 range for composite panel repairs across the HC-144, HC-27J, MH-60T, and C-27J platforms (June 2025, August 2025, December 2025).

Customer concentration is absolute: the Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard accounts for 100% of the vendor's 57 federal awards and the full $7.3 million combined potential value. All work is performed in Addison, Texas under two single-award indefinite delivery contracts set aside for total small business. The larger IDC, valued at $3,864,083.89 with ultimate completion December 6, 2026, covers composite panel and component repairs for the HC-144, HC-27J, MH-60T, and C-27J platforms and has generated approximately 23 task orders totaling $1.8 million in combined potential value since award in December 2021. The second IDC, valued at $713,000 and expiring November 22, 2026, focuses specifically on HC-27J composite panel and structural repairs and has generated 10 task orders carrying $264 thousand combined potential value since award in November 2021.

Activity has trended downward over the past five years, from 11 awards in 2022 to 4 awards through July 2026 (representing a snapshot midway through the calendar year). Within the next twenty-four months, only one award—worth $88 thousand in combined potential value—reaches ultimate completion, creating minimal near-term recompete exposure. However, both core IDCs are expiring in late 2026, representing a significant recompete cliff: the two vehicles together carry $4.577 million in ceiling value and will require new solicitation activity in the second half of 2026 to maintain the vendor's sole platform for Coast Guard work.

The vendor's top-level category concentration confirms the narrow scope: 54 awards sit under NAICS "Other Support Activities for Air Transportation," with 40 awards classified under PSC "Maint/Repair/Rebuild Of Equipment—Aircraft Components and Accessories." Aqrd-145 operates as a pure-play aerospace repair specialist with zero prime contract diversification, zero sub engagement, and zero customer diversification outside the Coast Guard. All delivery orders are firm-fixed-price with three- to ten-month performance windows. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $2.7 million, representing 37% of the $7.3 million combined potential value, indicating active task order execution against the standing IDCs but low burn-down relative to contract ceilings—a signal of modest order velocity and available capacity on the vehicles.