Clayton International, Inc.

Clayton International, Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer headquartered in Peachtree City, Georgia, supplies specialized aviation components and parts manufacturing for rotary-wing aircraft to federal agencies as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards) and subcontractor. The company operates under NAICS code 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing) and competes predominantly full-and-open rather than under set-aside vehicles; while several individual awards carry Total Small Business set-aside designations, most recent prime work is unrestricted.

Clayton's customer footprint is heavily concentrated in naval aviation and the Coast Guard. The top five funding agencies account for 90% of recent awards: the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command (26 awards, $45.2 million combined potential value), Naval Air Warfare Center (8 awards, $40.1 million), the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard (109 awards, $14.8 million), Naval Supply Systems Command (48 awards, $2.4 million), and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (11 awards, $266 thousand). The ranking by potential value diverges sharply from award count—Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Air Warfare Center anchor most of the dollar value through larger delivery orders, while Coast Guard awards, though numerous (109), are predominantly lower-value individual purchase orders and delivery orders for component parts. The Coast Guard relationship spans over twenty years as a pre-qualified supplier for MH-60T and MH-65 helicopter components.

Clayton's capability portfolio centers on precision manufacturing of aircraft structural and avionic components. Representative prime work includes a $10.15 million firm fixed-price definitive contract from Naval Air Warfare Center for Egyptian Depot Level Maintenance (awarded October 2022, completion April 2026); a $1.12 million Coast Guard delivery order for procurement of various MH-60T aircraft components (awarded September 2023); a $359,600 Coast Guard purchase order for extended avionics racks on MH-60T helicopters, set-aside for small business (awarded December 2023); and multiple $100,000–$600,000 delivery orders under Coast Guard IDCs for relay switches, shelf assemblies, antenna kits, and structural components. Clayton also supplies low-value consumables—machine thread plugs, bushings, sleeves, shafts—to Defense Logistics Agency Aviation. The company holds three active indefinite delivery contracts: a $3.2 million single-award, total small business set-aside IDC with the Coast Guard for MH-60T components (awarded March 2022, ultimate completion March 2025); a $292,800 single-award, total small business set-aside IDC with the Coast Guard for MH-65 formation lighting (awarded August 2023, completion August 2024); and a $250,000 single-award DLA IDC for aviation parts (awarded May 2025, completion May 2030).

Activity has remained moderate, averaging 21–32 awards per year over the past five years, with 27 awards in 2025 and 7 in 2026 (as of mid-July). Combined potential value across all 240 awards is $102.8 million, with $89.4 million (87%) obligated. Only three awards face completion inside the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $154 thousand—a minimal recompete cliff. Clayton subcontracts to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation on rotary-wing aircraft programs, including the Combat Rescue Helicopter, H-53 Phase III, and housing assembly work (most recent sub award October 2025), and to Lockheed Martin Corporation on aircraft parts and service work (sub award March 2024). The company's competitive posture emphasizes technical data rights, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) status, and pre-approval for Form, Fit, and Function testing, which position it as a sole-source or limited-competition supplier on specialized components for Navy and Coast Guard rotary-wing platforms.