Ametek Thermal Systems Inc.

Ametek Thermal Systems Inc., doing business as Ametec Hughes-Treitler, a division of Ametek Inc., manufactures specialized thermal management components including heat exchangers, radiators, lubricating oil coolers, and heat sink assemblies for the Department of Defense and U.S. Coast Guard as a prime contractor on firm fixed-price purchase orders, definitive contracts, and delivery orders. The vendor operates exclusively in full-and-open competitive procurements with no set-aside designations, reflecting the specialized and differentiated nature of its thermal solutions.

Ametek Thermal Systems is a for-profit manufacturer based in Garden City, New York (with subordinate performance at New Hyde Park, New York and Garden City South, New York). Its recent prime award footprint spans 502 awards valued at $294.4 million combined potential value, with 91% as prime contracts and 9% as subcontract work. The company competes exclusively in unrestricted procurements; no SBA set-asides (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB) appear across the award record.

The customer base is heavily concentrated in the Department of Defense Navy and Air Force. The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command dominates the portfolio at 90 awards worth $32.1 million combined potential value, reflecting sustained demand for heat exchangers, fluid coolers, and related thermal components supporting shipboard systems and naval aviation platforms including the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, CH-53K, and MH-65 helicopters. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center placed 21 awards worth $12.8 million, primarily for lubricating oil coolers and thermal components supporting F-16 and F-100 engine sustainment. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard issued 19 awards worth $3.3 million, concentrated on heat exchanger repair and maintenance for the MH-65 helicopter fleet. Representative prime awards include a $2.4 million definitive contract from the Air Force Sustainment Center (January 2026) for F100 engine lubricating oil coolers (38 units), a $1.35 million definitive contract from Naval Supply Systems Command (August 2025) for heat sink assemblies, and a $5.5 million definitive contract from Naval Supply Systems Command (November 2022) for 102 flight-critical air heat exchangers.

The largest parent vehicle is an indefinite delivery contract with the Coast Guard (HSCG3804D200002) carrying 76 task orders and $235.1 million combined potential value for repairs and modifications to MH-65 heat exchangers; this vehicle has run since 2019. Secondary vehicles include Navy indefinite delivery contracts for heat exchanger supply and delivery orders, with 13 task orders under contract 70Z03820DB2000001 valued at $1.3 million combined potential value. Awards per year have remained steady at 15 to 24 annually over the past five years (2022–2025), with only four awards in 2026 year-to-date; eight awards totaling $5.6 million in combined potential value face recompete or completion within the next twenty-four months.

In its subcontractor role, Ametek Thermal Systems supplies heat exchangers and thermal components to major defense primes. Lockheed Martin receives the bulk of sub work for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter long-lead and production-lot heat exchangers (29 sub awards spanning 2022–2025), with recurring funding actions and lot-support sub awards. The Boeing Company receives thermal and electromechanical components for AH-64 Apache full-rate production and performance-based logistics (6 sub awards, 2024–2025) and is co-awarded with Bell Boeing Joint Project Office for CMV-22 production heat exchanger long-lead items (4 sub awards, 2025). Bell Textron Inc. engages Ametek for the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) FLRAA program development (2 sub awards, 2025). Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation sources drain valves, brackets, and thermal bypass valves for E-2D and related major subsystem work (3 sub awards, 2023). Sikorsky Aircraft sources CH-53K FRP long-lead thermal components (1 sub award, 2024).

The vendor's award history reflects sustained presence as a mission-critical supplier of flight-qualified thermal management products across Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard platforms, with concentrated demand for heat exchanger expertise supporting legacy and advanced aircraft fleets. Ametek Thermal Systems operates as a captive supplier within the broader Ametek Inc. portfolio, which holds an independent award record of over $150 million in prime federal contracts across diverse electronics and electromechanical manufacturing segments.