Applied Avionics, LLC

Applied Avionics, LLC (doing business as Applied Avionics, Inc.) manufactures specialized aviation electronics and electrical components for the federal government as a prime contractor (93% of recent awards) on Defense Logistics Agency purchasing orders and through two active Indefinite Delivery Contracts. The Fort Worth, Texas-based small business competes in full-and-open procurement, with no SBA set-aside certifications, though two of its three active IDCs are designated as total small business set-asides.

Applied Avionics supplies indicator lights, push switches, lenses, optical display components, LED hardware, switch assemblies, annunciators, and related electrical hardware to support military aircraft maintenance, logistics operations, and system upgrades. Recent representative prime awards include a $166,500 DLA Aviation purchase order (May 2025) for indicator lights; a $321,720 DLA Land and Maritime purchase order (December 2023) for optical display switches; a $34,837 Naval Sea Systems Command purchase order (November 2025) for LED hardware components including annunciator and switch guard parts for pre-tested form-fit-function replacement; and a $851,000 DLA Land and Maritime purchase order (September 2023) for indicator lights. The company holds three active single-award IDCs with the Defense Logistics Agency, each valued at $250,000, covering indicator lights (DLA Aviation), push switches (DLA Land and Maritime), and various switches and push buttons (DLA Land and Maritime).

Customer concentration sits overwhelmingly with the Defense Logistics Agency. The top five funding agencies account for 83% of recent awards by count and 88% of combined potential value. DLA Land and Maritime dominates both metrics with 1,435 awards and $12.3 million in combined potential value, followed by DLA Aviation with 342 awards and $2.9 million. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command places a distant third with 133 awards and $1.4 million. Applied Avionics' portfolio splits across DLA's Aviation, Land and Maritime, and Troop Support divisions, with the bulk flowing through Land and Maritime's recurring component procurement. The company has served the federal government since SAM registration in 1999 and holds established supplier relationships across both continental and overseas DLA depots.

Applied Avionics operates primarily through direct purchase orders against its IDCs; the top parent vehicles by task-order count are Indefinite Delivery Contracts under DLA management (FA863722DB001 with 13 task orders and W58RGZ07D0338 with 7 task orders carrying $396 thousand combined potential value). The company also places work under Air Force and Navy IDIQs including Aviation System Modification Support 2019 (6 task orders) and a Navy Basic Ordering Agreement. Award volume has been volatile—139 awards in 2022, declining to 73 in 2023, rebounding to 149 in 2024, then declining to 79 in 2025—suggesting DLA procurement cycles and inventory management drives order flow.

As a subcontractor, Applied Avionics supplies push switches, indicator lights, programmable pushbuttons, relay modules, and related electrical components to major defense primes including Lockheed Martin (PAC-3 missile production, Patriot advanced capability components), L3Harris Technologies (ALQ-172 systems repair, Armed Overwatch programs, air-force instrumentation), Honeywell (control-indicator components), Boeing (Royal Saudi Airforce AWACS modernization), Raytheon (Patriot missile foreign military sales), Huntington Ingalls (aircraft refueling and complex overhaul), and Sierra Nevada Company (Big Safari aircraft parts, electrical components). Subcontract work represents 7% of recent awards but carries higher dollar magnitude and defense system integration scope compared to the DLA parts-supply prime footprint.

Applied Avionics' category concentration is sharp: 648 awards fall under Other Electronic Component Manufacturing NAICS, with 235 under All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing and 211 under Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing. By PSC code, 1,354 awards are for Switches, 329 for Indoor and Outdoor Electric Lighting Fixtures, and 163 for Aircraft Landing Equipment. The company's capability portfolio is narrowly focused on passive electrical hardware—no systems integration, design services, or active electronics—positioning it as a specialized component supplier rather than a systems-level contractor.