Astronics Test Systems Inc.

Astronics Test Systems Inc., a subsidiary of Astronics Corporation, manufactures specialized test equipment, circuit card repair systems, and electronic instrumentation for the Department of Defense across all service branches as a prime contractor on single-award and competitive IDIQs, with no SBA set-aside designations — the vendor competes full-and-open. The company is based in Orlando, Florida and operates primarily on full-and-open federal awards without minority or small-business certifications.

Astronics Test Systems' federal footprint centers on three core capability areas grounded in recent contract work: handheld radio test sets and associated tactical systems; F-15 Tactical Instrumentation System (TISS) repair, remanufacture, and circuit card assembly work; and specialized test equipment manufacturing including PINPOINT electronic circuit test systems, AUTOPOINT robotic test platforms, and custom cable and electronic component assemblies. Representative awards include a $215.5 million single-award IDIQ with the Army's PEO CSCSS for radio test set production, support, and program management running through June 2029; a $40.7 million single-award IDIQ with the Marine Corps for up to 1,408 handheld radio test sets and technical manuals through March 2028; a $4.35 million single-award IDIQ with the Air Force Sustainment Center for F-15 TISS circuit card repair and remanufacture through September 2029; and recent delivery orders including a $7.9 million Marine Corps order for HHRTS units, a $6.2 million Army radio test set delivery order, and a $3.3 million Army radio test set delivery order extended to January 2027.

Astronics Test Systems' customer concentration is extreme and tilted toward ground-combat-support and sustainment. The Marine Corps anchors the footprint at 103 awards (57% of active award count by top-five agency definition) with $394.5 million in combined potential value — more than ten times the next customer by dollar magnitude. The Army's PEO CSCSS represents only 6 awards but contributes $249 million in potential value, driven by the $215.5 million radio test set IDIQ. The Air Force Sustainment Center accounts for 90 awards and $37 million across circuit card repair and avionics instrumentation work. The Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command and Naval Supply Systems Command combined hold 56 awards and $42.3 million, primarily for PINPOINT test system maintenance, software support, and repair services. The Defense Logistics Agency and smaller Air Force commands round out the active base. The concentration signal is decisive: the top two customers by dollar value (Marine Corps and Army PEO CSCSS) account for approximately 64% of all combined potential value.

Astronics Test Systems holds positions on five named parent vehicles with meaningful task-order volume. The Marine Corps HHRTS IDIQ (M6785405D3011) carries 18 task orders totaling $284.6 million in combined potential value and represents the company's largest vehicle revenue stream. The Army radio test set IDIQ (PEO CSCSS) operates under a different contracting structure but generates delivery orders in the single-digit millions. The Air Force Sustainment Center F-15 TISS IDIQ (FA853812D0007) holds 19 task orders totaling $866 thousand. A Naval Sea Systems Command IDC (N0024401D0051) shows 24 task orders and $9.5 million. A fourth Air Force vehicle (FA851708D0014) carries 17 task orders and $1 million. These IDIQs are single-award vehicles held by Astronics, not competitive GWACs or multi-vendor IDPs — they anchor the company's prime revenue and represent material recompete risk when renewal cycles approach.

Activity trajectory shows maturity with recent decline. Awards-per-year data over the last five years tracked at 14 (2022), 28 (2023), 19 (2024), 18 (2025), and 2 (2026) — the 2026 figure is early-year only and not indicative of full-year trajectory. The 533 total awards represent work dating to 1996, but the recent-year pattern suggests activity has stabilized in the 14–28 award-per-year range after a 2023 peak. Obligated dollars across all awards total $354 million against a $1.18 billion combined potential value (30% cash realization), indicating substantial backlog or option-period work not yet invoiced. Eight awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $27.1 million — moderate recompete exposure relative to the Marine Corps IDIQ's $284.6 million ceiling.

Astronics Test Systems operates as a subcontractor under three named primes. General Dynamics Global Force awarded two sub-modifications in December 2025 and December 2023 for worldwide field support and Foreign Military Sales work supporting Army Communications-Electronics Command. Caci Technologies issued a five-year task order sub-award in July 2025 for modeling, simulation, and analysis engineering supporting the RS3 contract vehicle. Systems Application & Technologies Inc. issued multiple modifications in September 2023 for microphone calibrator work spanning incremental funding and contract restructuring across multiple option years. The subcontract footprint is sparse relative to the $1.18 billion prime-based portfolio — 14 sub-awards (3% of all awards) signal limited teaming leverage outside Astronics' direct prime relationships.

The company's category concentration reflects its test-equipment-and-repair mission: the top five NAICS codes by award count include Engineering Services (74 awards), Other Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (73 awards), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (69 awards), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (50 awards), and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (32 awards). The top five PSC codes are similarly distributed across electrical test instrumentation, maintenance and repair of electronic equipment, systems engineering services, electrical and electronic assemblies, and cable and wire assemblies. This category alignment signals Astronics Test Systems competes in narrow, specialized domains where technical capability and incumbency — particularly on the Marine Corps and Air Force Sustainment Center vehicles — create high switching costs and strong renewal positioning.

Astronics Test Systems is a subsidiary of Astronics Corporation, a for-profit manufacturer based in East Aurora, New York. The parent-subsidiary relationship carries no direct bearing on Astronics Test Systems' federal posture — the subsidiary operates and wins contracts independently, not rolled into the parent's consolidated federal footprint.