Bell Textron Inc.

Bell Textron Inc., a subsidiary of Textron Inc., manufactures helicopter platforms, rotor blades, drive shafts, structural assemblies, seals, bearings, and specialized aviation components for the Department of Defense as a full-and-open prime contractor. The vendor holds no SBA set-aside certifications and competes across unrestricted federal procurements in NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and PSC 1520 (Aircraft, Rotary Wing).

Bell Textron's federal footprint is dominated by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, which places the overwhelming majority of its orders: 53,048 awards worth $6.32 billion combined potential value account for 77% of award count, though the Department of the Army tops the potential-value ranking at $8.16 billion across 2,607 awards. The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command contributes $7.4 billion across 515 awards, and Naval Supply Systems Command $5.11 billion across 4,068 awards. This concentration reflects Bell Textron's embedded role in H-1 helicopter program sustainment and military rotorcraft component supply chains.

Bell Textron's capability portfolio centers on military helicopter components and integrated logistics support, grounded in a massive recent delivery order footprint. Representative work includes a $53.2 million sole-source definitive contract with the Department of the Interior (awarded July 22, 2026) for two Bell 412EPX helicopters and one Bell 407GXI helicopter to support U.S. Park Police operations including hoist, medical evacuation, search and rescue, and law enforcement missions. A $43.2 million delivery order from Naval Supply Systems Command (June 24, 2026) funds rotor blades, drive shafts, seals, bearings, structural assemblies, and logistics support for H-1 helicopter platforms across multiple variants including UH-1Y and AH-1Z. Beyond large-dollar awards, Bell Textron executes hundreds of smaller delivery orders under the SPRINT Phase 2/3 Other Transaction IDV for airframe structural components, hydraulic systems, fasteners, tube assemblies, aircraft access covers, and rotor-related hardware.

Bell Textron holds a prominent position on the SPRINT Phase 2/3 Other Transaction IDV, a $281 million multiple-award vehicle awarded May 30, 2025, by the U.S. Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Services. This vehicle authorizes task orders for rotor blades, drive shafts, seals, bearings, structural assemblies, electronic systems, aircraft-specific hardware, and performance-based logistics support for H-1 helicopter program sustainment. Beyond SPRINT, Bell Textron places delivery orders through defense logistics indefinite delivery contracts (IDIQs) and basic ordering agreements (BOAs) with DLA Aviation, Army, and Navy supply systems; the five largest parent vehicles generated over $1.76 billion in combined potential value across more than 43,000 task orders.

Activity has remained stable at approximately 1,100 to 1,150 awards annually from 2022 through 2025, with 437 awards recorded in 2026 (year-to-date through September). Within the next twenty-four months, 1,059 awards (combined potential value $1.13 billion) reach ultimate completion dates, exposing the vendor to significant recompete pressure across H-1 helicopter sustainment, aviation components, and logistics supply contracts.

Bell Textron operates as a subsidiary of Textron Inc., a large aerospace and defense manufacturer. The vendor subcontracts minimally; only two sub-awards appear in the source: a 2025 sub-award to Textron Systems Corp for LCAC long-lead-time material, and a 2024 sub-recipient grant award through National Center for Manufacturing Sciences for additive manufacturing and advanced materials technology research. Bell Textron also received a prime federal grant award (cooperative agreement) from the Army Research Development and Engineering Command (awarded December 28, 2022) for Applied Technologies for Future Vertical Lift Rotor Systems, with completion due December 31, 2026.