Copa GSE LLC

Copa GSE LLC, a Hispanic American-owned small disadvantaged business based in Plainview, New York, supplies electronic and mechanical components to federal defense agencies as a prime contractor on 90% of recent awards, with a portfolio dominated by small business set-asides and full-and-open Defense Logistics Agency procurements. Copa GSE is structured as a for-profit limited liability company and self-certifies as a small disadvantaged business and minority-owned enterprise, competing across multiple set-aside categories — Total Small Business designations anchor roughly half of its prime contract work, while the remainder splits between Competitive 8(a) and no-set-aside full-and-open awards.

The company's capability footprint centers on electronic component distribution and specialized equipment repair. Representative prime work includes a $347,365 Total Small Business purchase order from Air Education and Training Command for ground power units for the T-6 aircraft (awarded July 22, 2024), a $318,600 Total Small Business DLA Aviation order for 80 units of power distribution cable assemblies under NSN 6150014683561 (awarded March 28, 2025), a $221,164 Total Small Business U.S. Air Force purchase order for ITW/GSE 1400 ground power units (awarded July 18, 2025), and a $38,255 definitive contract from the U.S. Coast Guard for a Hangar 13 Ground Power Unit Model 2400 (awarded January 14, 2026). Recent smaller-value orders span printed circuit boards, circuit card assemblies, electrical connectors, transformers, generators, cable assemblies, filters, and protective covers — all firm fixed-price purchase orders ranging from under $1,000 to roughly $350,000. Work is performed at Copa GSE facilities in Plainview and Glen Head, New York.

Customer concentration is extremely narrow, anchored to Defense Logistics Agency divisions. The top five funding agencies account for 96% of recent awards by count. DLA Land and Maritime dominates by volume (30 awards, $494 thousand combined potential value) and DLA Aviation by potential value (8 awards, $817 thousand), reflecting Copa GSE's core role as a component supplier into military supply chains. The Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard (4 awards, $118 thousand) and Air Education and Training Command (1 award, $347 thousand) round out the active set; Department of the Air Force Materiel Command has placed 5 orders. The portfolio shows 51 total awards with combined potential value of $2 million, though combined obligated dollars ($3.2 million) exceed potential value by 56%, signaling invoice-driven growth on small transactional orders.

Copa GSE holds a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Land and Maritime for electronic connector manufacturing (NSN 5935004699412), valued at $250,000, running through June 13, 2026, with a guaranteed minimum of 20 units, estimated 10 orders annually, and 94-day delivery cycles to DLA depots. The company also places task orders against Basic Ordering Agreement FA862021G4009 (5 task orders) and a DLA IDC with ceiling $16 thousand. This vehicle footprint is minimal and agency-specific; Copa GSE does not appear on government-wide acquisition contracts.

Activity has grown sharply — 15 awards in 2024 to 27 in 2025 — then stabilized with 9 awards in 2026 (through May). Only 3 awards face recompete inside the next twenty-four months, combined value $19 thousand, yielding minimal recompete exposure. On its subcontractor side, Copa GSE delivers Big Safari services, air conditioning units, transportation supplies, and diesel carts to Sierra Nevada Company, LLC on five sub-awards (October 2025, September 2025, October 2024, September 2024, July 2024). The sub footprint is narrow and mission-focused, not representative of its prime capability.

Top NAICS codes reflect component manufacturing: Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (12 awards), Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (6 awards), and Electronic Connector Manufacturing (5 awards). PSC clustering around Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware (13 awards) and Connectors and Generators (5 awards each) confirms product-line focus on defense logistics component supply rather than systems integration or services delivery.