Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc.

Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc., a woman-owned small business headquartered in Boise, Idaho, operates as a prime contractor (99% of recent awards) delivering night vision equipment, pilot qualification training, and aircraft fleet maintenance services to civilian and defense federal agencies. The company is a Subchapter S corporation with primary strength in night vision goggle technology and specialized aviation training across multiple federal customers since continuous contracting activity began in March 2002.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on three concrete service lines: rotary-wing and fixed-wing night vision goggle pilot qualification and recurrent training (initial and flight test engineer variants), aircraft fleet maintenance support, and procurement and supply of night vision equipment including goggle mounts, battery packs, and carrying cases. Representative prime work includes a $10 million definitive contract awarded by U.S. Special Operations Command on September 30, 2022, for WFOVAG Full Rate Production (completion targeted December 31, 2025); a $30 million multiple-award indefinite delivery contract from the Department of the Interior through November 30, 2027, for aircraft fleet maintenance services across the lower 48 United States, designated as a total small business set-aside; a $649,220 single-award indefinite delivery contract from the Federal Aviation Administration through January 22, 2028, for rotary-wing night vision goggle pilot qualification training in Oklahoma City under total small business set-aside; and a $197,000 single-award indefinite delivery contract from FAA for fixed-wing night vision goggle recurrent and flight test engineer pilot qualification training through June 30, 2027. A recent June 18, 2026, delivery order from the Department of the Interior for aircraft fleet maintenance carried a $36,972.45 ceiling, and a May 18, 2026, delivery order from FAA for night vision goggle training valued $11,300, both under total small business set-asides.

Customer concentration tilts heavily toward two civilian agencies. By potential value, the Department of the Interior Departmental Offices accounts for $52.4 million (18 awards, 40% of top-customer value) anchored by the $30 million aircraft fleet maintenance IDC, while the Department of the Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command follows with $23.6 million across 44 awards. By award count, the Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters leads with 69 awards ($3.3 million combined potential value), the Department of the Air Force holds 52 awards ($793 thousand), and the Army CECOM places 44 awards. The divergence signals that Aviation Specialties Unlimited pursues high-dollar-value work with Interior while executing numerous smaller training and equipment orders across Air Force, FAA, and Army customers.

The vendor's vehicle footprint is dominated by the GSA Law Enforcement & Security Services schedule, which carries 254 task orders worth $21.3 million combined potential value. Beyond that, the vendor places work under Army IDC W15P7T12DD053 (16 task orders, $2.2 million), Army IDC W91CRB16D5009 (16 task orders, $955 thousand), and FAA IDC DTFAAC16D00053 (38 task orders, $393 thousand). The vendor's own prime IDCs — the FAA rotary-wing NVG contract ($649,220), FAA fixed-wing NVG contract ($197,000), Interior aircraft fleet maintenance vehicle ($30 million), and a newly awarded Bell 505 Pilot Qualification Training IDC ($175,265 through November 8, 2030, total small business set-aside) — provide stable vehicles for repeat task orders. Award activity remained flat over 2022–2025 (11–14 awards per year) before a sharp drop in 2026 year-to-date (2 awards as of mid-June), though this reflects partial-year reporting. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is minimal: only four awards (combined potential value $96 thousand) face ultimate completion within that window.

Night vision equipment dominates the work portfolio: 321 awards fall under NAICS 333910 (Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing), with 274 awards categorized under PSC Night Vision Equipment. Flight training work comprises 93 awards (NAICS 611512, Flight Training) and 79 awards (PSC Education/Training–Other). The vendor subcontracts minimally; three sub-awards tied to Atlantic Diving Supply (January 27, 2025; October 2, 2024; April 30, 2024) for night vision goggle components including TSO equipment and helmet mount assemblies represent the disclosed sub footprint.

Aviation Specialties Unlimited competes across both set-aside and full-and-open vehicles. Recent prime awards segment into total small business set-asides (Interior $30 million IDC, FAA $649,220 IDC, FAA Bell 505 training $175,265 IDC, and select delivery orders including the June 2026 Interior maintenance order) and non-set-aside full-and-open procurements (including the $10 million SOCOM contract, the $197,000 FAA fixed-wing NVG IDC, night vision equipment purchases from Coast Guard and Air Force, and Department of State night vision equipment procurement for Colombia). The combined obligated dollars across all awards total $53 million (40% of $131 million combined potential value), indicating selective invoicing against a deep bench of vehicle positions. With 513 total awards across 71 distinct customer agencies, Aviation Specialties Unlimited anchors federal presence through specialized night vision capability and aviation training expertise rather than broad contractor scale.

NIGHT VISION GOGGLE SALES, TRAINING, MAINTENANCE, TESTING, AIRCRAFT NIGHT VISION COCKPIT MODIFICATIONS, INSTALLATION OF SENSOR ARRAYS FOR AIRBORNE SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS