American Structural Systems, Inc.

American Structural Systems, Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Wichita, Kansas, supplies precision-engineered aircraft structural components and assemblies to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor across 876 recent awards valued at $6.4 million combined potential value, with 67 percent of contract value obligated. The company operates entirely as a prime contractor (100 percent of awards) and competes almost exclusively in full-and-open contracting rather than under set-asides, though it holds a $250,000 total small business set-aside single-award indefinite-delivery contract with DLA Aviation for spring assemblies awarded February 2022.

American Structural Systems manufactures aircraft structural components—structural plates, brackets, fairings, stiffeners, channels, trusses, spring assemblies, formers, intercostals, supports, and other specialized aerospace hardware—for military aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul programs. Concrete examples include a $1,989 purchase order from DLA Aviation for aircraft structural support components (awarded July 2026, due October 2026); a $22,140 total small business set-aside purchase order for structural fittings (April 2025); a $69,384 purchase order for aircraft structural plates (December 2023); and a $45,900 purchase order for structural plate components (February 2024). Work is performed entirely at the company's Wichita facility under firm fixed-price terms with performance periods typically ranging from three to twelve months.

Customer concentration is extreme. DLA Aviation accounts for 818 of 876 awards (93 percent) and $6.2 million of $6.4 million combined potential value (97 percent). DLA Land and Maritime and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment together represent the remaining 7 percent of awards and less than 3 percent of dollars. This concentration reflects American Structural Systems' focus as a supplier of aircraft structural components to defense logistics rather than diversification across civilian or other military customers.

The company's primary vehicle is the $250,000 total small business set-aside indefinite-delivery contract with DLA Aviation for spring assemblies, under which four delivery orders have been issued (December 2022, June 2022, September 2022, December 2015) at values of $2,900 to $5,800 each. Beyond that single-award IDV, virtually all other awards are direct purchase orders issued by DLA Aviation against routine RFQ solicitations with no parent vehicle structure.

Activity declined sharply in recent years. The company received 116 awards in 2022 and 109 in 2023, dropping to 35 awards in 2024, 12 in 2025, and just one award in 2026 (the recent July 2026 purchase order). This trajectory suggests either contraction in DLA Aviation's procurement from the vendor or a shift in customer demand. No recompete cliff data are presented, but the low award velocity in 2025–2026 warrants monitoring for whether this reflects a one-time procurement pause or sustained de-prioritization.

American Structural Systems operates with no subcontractor base; all work is performed in-house. The company does not hold seats on governmentwide acquisition contracts, agency-wide IDIQs, or GSA Schedules; its footprint is confined to DLA Aviation and related DLA components. Primary NAICS concentration is 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), and the primary PSC is 15-P (Airframe Structural Components), representing 750 of 876 awards.