Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Arrow Electronics, Inc., operating through its Arrow / Zeus Electronics Division and doing business as Arrow Electronics, is a global electronics distributor and component supplier that operates primarily as a subcontractor (77% of recent awards) and as a prime contractor (23%) on defense and aerospace programs, with no set-aside certifications and no participation in reserved small-business vehicles. Based in Purchase, New York, Arrow Electronics is a for-profit organization that distributes electronic components, semiconductors, integrated circuits, and specialized parts sourced from original equipment manufacturers and authorized distributors to prime contractors and federal agencies across defense, space, and civilian science programs.

Arrow's customer footprint is heavily concentrated in defense and aerospace. The top five agencies by award count represent 56% of recent awards and are anchored by the Department of the Army (226 awards), Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (90 awards, $532 thousand potential value), and the Army's Acquisition Support Center PEO Missiles and Space (81 awards). When ranked by potential value, however, NASA Langley Research Center dominates with 29 awards and $5.7 million in combined potential value, reflecting higher-dollar science and research programs. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command (61 awards, $132 thousand potential value) and Naval Air Systems Command (60 awards, $4 thousand potential value) round out the active customer set. This concentration pattern — many small Army transactional orders paired with fewer but substantially larger NASA awards — signals Arrow's role as both a high-velocity parts distributor for platform maintenance and an authorized supplier for space-mission-critical components.

Arrow operates as a subcontractor on major defense and aerospace primes. Recent sub-award activity names Lockheed Martin Corporation (hundreds of deliveries of microcircuits, FPGAs, capacitors, and semiconductors for PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 missile production, F-35 aircraft long-lead items, and satellite programs including the Dragonfly extended phase-B mission), General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. (Stryker vehicle variants, Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle development, Short Range Air Defense System components), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Stand-In Attack Weapon phase-2 electronic components and fuze systems, Precision Guidance Kit production electronics), and L3Harris Technologies Inc. (digital microcircuits for AN/ALQ-214A and AN/ALQ172 electronic warfare systems). Arrow also supplies components to The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on the NASA Dragonfly extended-phase-B mission, providing flight-qualified parts and materials. The sub-award pattern reflects Arrow's function as a high-reliability component distributor into weapon systems and spacecraft rather than a systems integrator or prime developer.

Arrow's prime work centers on component procurement and distribution. Recent examples include a $86.625 thousand firm-fixed-price purchase order from NASA's Shared Services Center for Analog Devices integrated circuits (AD9246AF-EMX, AD8138AL-EMX, ADA4084-4AF-EMX) to support NASA Langley operations; a $71.624 thousand purchase order from NASA Shared Services Center for integrated circuits used in the CLIO HSRL EDU program; a $249.091 thousand purchase order from the Air Force Air Mobility Command for 20,064 Microchip Technology PIC16C74A microchips; and a $35.331 thousand purchase order from Naval Sea Systems Command for evaluation boards from Analog Devices and AMD. These awards are typically sole-source or competitive purchases of name-brand components where Arrow holds authorized-distributor status.

Arrow's vehicle position is broad and transactional. The top parent vehicles by task order count are the NASA IDC 80MSFC20D0004 (26 task orders) and NASA BPA NNL09AA21Z (25 task orders, $687 thousand combined potential value), reflecting Arrow's role as a preferred supplier under NASA standing agreements. The Army IDC W56KGY22D0001 (18 task orders) and the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (10 task orders) anchor Defense supply relationships. These vehicles are not restricted or set-aside; Arrow competes on full-and-open basis, leveraging authorized-distributor status and inventory position to win placement orders.

Activity has grown substantially over the past four years — from 138 awards in 2022 to 281 in 2024 — driven by increased defense procurement and missile-system production. However, 2025 activity dropped to 111 awards year-to-date, and only five awards appear in 2026 as of the source date, reflecting data-lag artifact rather than material decline. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal: only one award with combined potential value of $20 thousand reaches ultimate completion in that window, indicating stable, ongoing supply relationships with low contract turnover risk.

Arrow's technical footprint aligns with its distributor role. The top five NAICS categories are Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (292 awards), Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences (87 awards), Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (85 awards), Search and Detection Navigation and Guidance System Manufacturing (82 awards), and Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesaling (51 awards). At the PSC level, Microcircuits and Electronic Components (68 awards) and Semiconductor Devices (33 awards) dominate. This concentration reflects Arrow's specialization in sourcing high-reliability semiconductors, logic devices, analog components, and specialized connectors for defense contractors and NASA programs rather than breadth across IT or professional services.

The corporate structure shows Arrow Electronics, Inc. as the parent entity, with the Arrow / Zeus Electronics Division operating as a subsidiary. The "Zeus Electronics" heritage suggests prior acquisition and integration of a specialty electronics distributor, now operating under the consolidated Arrow brand. No other named subsidiaries appear in the source material. Arrow's position as part of a larger electronics distribution conglomerate provides access to global supply chains and manufacturer relationships that enable its role as an authorized distributor on restricted-component procurements where single-source justification applies.