Aviator Systems Inc.

Aviator Systems Inc., a minority-owned, SBA-certified 8(a) program participant and small disadvantaged business, supplies aircraft structural components and aviation spare parts as a prime contractor exclusively to the Defense Logistics Agency across its Aviation, Land and Maritime, and Troop Support Hardware divisions. Headquartered in Murrieta, California, Aviator Systems is a for-profit Subchapter S corporation classified as a black American-owned manufacturer operating under primary NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and delivering goods spanning metallic tubes, window panels, aircraft struts, skin, ribs, bleed air ducts, flap attachments, bearing pads, hose assemblies, and structural support components. The company competes almost exclusively under 8(a) set-asides — both sole source and competitive — across its prime footprint; recent award activity shows 8(a) Sole Source and Competitive 8(a) designations recurring in roughly two-thirds of orders, with the remainder awarded without set-asides.

Customer concentration is absolute. DLA Aviation accounts for 175 awards valued at $23.3 million (80% of potential value), followed by DLA Land and Maritime with 80 awards at $5.5 million (19%), and DLA Troop Support Hardware with 10 awards at $236 thousand (1%). The vendor has worked with no other federal agencies. Representative prime work includes a $754,663.20 competitive 8(a) metallic tube purchase order awarded October 16, 2025 (DLA Land and Maritime), a $767,480.32 8(a) sole source transparent armor order awarded March 12, 2025 (DLA Land and Maritime), and a $348,639.06 engine mount fitting assembly delivery order awarded September 9, 2025 (DLA Aviation).

Aviator Systems holds eleven active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA, collectively valued at approximately $7 million with ordering periods extending through 2030. The largest vehicles include an $2.5 million Total Small Business IDC awarded October 16, 2025 (DLA Aviation), a $2 million 8(a) Sole Source IDC for fitting assemblies awarded August 29, 2025 (DLA Aviation), and a $1.999 million 8(a) Sole Source IDC for bleed air ducts awarded January 9, 2023 (DLA Aviation). Task orders flow continuously against these vehicles; the vendor issued 265 prime awards since 2015, with award velocity accelerating sharply in 2025 (68 awards) compared to 27 in 2024. Combined potential value stands at $29 million with $11.5 million obligated (40%). The vendor faces a recompete cliff of $1.8 million across 22 awards completing within the next twenty-four months.

Aviator Systems self-performs substantially all work at its Murrieta, California facility, with secondary performance locations at Fort Worth, Texas; Chanute, Kansas; Ontario, California; and Mentor, Ohio. The company holds no parent vehicles outside DLA and operates as a pure self-performing manufacturer with no named subcontractors. NAICS concentration runs deep: "Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing" (336412) accounts for 142 awards, "Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing" (331221) for 39 awards, and "Aircraft Manufacturing" (336411) for 24. PSC-level concentration mirrors this, with Airframe Structural Components (17-P) dominating 148 awards and Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing (17-R) covering 51. Aviator Systems' award portfolio is narrowly concentrated by customer, vehicle, geography, and product line — a specialized aviation spare-parts supplier locked into a single agency relationship with no diversification outside DLA.

Aviator Systems, Inc is an 8(a) Certified company that specializes in precision CNC machined components and assemblies for the Aerospace and Defense Industries. We offer high speed multi-axis(5-Axis) CNC Machining that is capable of short runs and with our automated machining cells we can offer long production items. All product is inspected with our CMM to ensure 100% quality when it reaches the customer. With our inspection equipment and software we can offer reverse engineering as well.