Dakota Air Parts Intl., Inc.

Dakota Air Parts Intl., Inc., doing business as Uh-1.Com, T700.Com, Uh-60.Com, and Aircraftspares.com, is a Fargo, North Dakota-based supplier of original equipment manufacturer and surplus helicopter parts and components that operates as a prime contractor across 612 of its 613 total federal awards, competing in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designations. The company specializes in supplying individual aviation spare parts—bearings, valves, sensors, rotor assemblies, engine components, fixtures, and related hardware—primarily to Department of Defense logistics organizations on a firm fixed-price basis through standing blanket purchase agreements and individual purchase orders.

Dakota Air Parts operates two primary indefinite delivery vehicles anchoring its federal footprint. The Department of the Army awarded a $3 million multiple-award Blanket Purchase Agreement (W56HZV21AJ010, running through February 2027) for combined aviation spare parts and services supporting UH-1 Huey, UH-60 Black Hawk, and T700 engine platforms, from which the vendor has drawn 21 task orders valued at $378 thousand. The Air Force Sustainment Center issued a $70,115 single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (FA852422D0019, running through September 2027) focused on repair of attitude indicators for the TH-1H helicopter, supporting seven delivery orders worth $106 thousand combined. Recent representative work includes a $61,250 BPA call from the Defense Security Assistance Command (April 2026), a $113,011 combined BPA call for helicopter spare parts from Army Security Assistance Command (March 2026), a $58,883 purchase order from DLA Aviation for shroud segment turbine components (September 2024 set-aside as Total Small Business), and a $248,540 firm fixed-price order from Air Force Sustainment Center for DC generator repair and overhaul on the TH-1H helicopter (June 2022).

Customer concentration shows heavy reliance on DLA and Air Force logistics organizations. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation represents 48 percent of award volume (294 awards, $2.2 million combined potential value), while DLA Land and Maritime accounts for 20 percent (120 awards, $955 thousand). By potential value, Air Force Sustainment Center leads at $3.2 million across 23 awards, followed closely by the Department of the Army at $3.1 million across eight awards. Together the top five customers cover 87 percent of award count and 88 percent of potential value, indicating significant concentration within DoD aviation and logistics customers.

Activity has remained steady, with recent awards averaging 27 to 38 per year over the past five years (9 awards recorded in 2026 year-to-date through April). Combined potential value stands at $11.5 million across all 613 awards, with $8 million obligated (70 percent realization). No recompete cliff risk is present—only three awards complete within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $42 thousand. The vendor's award portfolio concentrates in airframe structural components (118 awards), aircraft engine and engine parts (48 awards), and bearings (35 awards), aligning with its core role as a component-level supplier. Dakota Air Parts carries a single identified subcontract award (May 2024, as a sub to AAR Government Services, Inc., for worldwide aviation support services hoist work valued at an undisclosed amount), making the company a near-pure prime contractor posture. The company has maintained continuous federal registration since at least 2002 and does not carry SBA set-aside certifications across its award footprint.