Design / OL, Inc.

Design / OL, Inc., a veteran-owned small business manufacturer based in Port Jefferson Station, New York, supplies precision-machined aerospace and defense components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor on firm fixed-price purchase orders and delivery orders, with 99% of its recent federal footprint in prime awards and the remainder as a subcontractor on E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft work.

Design / OL, Inc. is structured as a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and holds veteran-owned small business (VOSB) status. The company's federal work concentrates on manufacturing discrete machined parts and assemblies for military aviation systems—pushrod assemblies, bungee rod assemblies, structural fittings, cylinder assemblies, bellcranks, bushings, rod ends, and related components used in maintenance, repair, and overhaul operations. Across the past five years, Design / OL, Inc. has received 1,665 federal awards with combined potential value of $46.3 million, though obligated dollars ($5.03 billion) exceed potential value by a wide margin, suggesting either invoiced amounts on existing contracts or data encoding anomalies. Recent activity runs 14 awards in 2026 (year-to-date), 54 in 2025, and 53 in 2024, indicating relatively flat volume.

Customer concentration is acute and single-source. DLA Aviation accounts for 1,435 of the 1,665 awards (86% of the portfolio) and $44.5 million of $46.3 million in combined potential value (96%). The next-largest customers—DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (43 awards, $583 thousand), DLA Land and Maritime (30 awards, $295 thousand), the Department of the Air Force (5 awards, $282 thousand), and DLA Troop Support Hardware (28 awards, $196 thousand)—represent rounding-level secondary spend. Work is performed entirely at Design / OL's Port Jefferson Station facility, with delivery to DLA Distribution centers or specified locations.

The vendor holds six single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Aviation, all carrying total small business set-aside status. Two carry $2 million and $249,999.99 ceilings, respectively, running through January 2029 and June 2029 for pushrod assemblies and structural components. Four additional IDCs each carry $249,999.99 to $250,000 ceilings, expiring between July 2027 and August 2027 and covering pushrod spring assemblies, bungee rod assemblies, structural supports, and fitting assemblies. Task orders against these IDCs constitute the bulk of Design / OL's recent transactional flow; the five largest parent vehicles named in the source account for 59 task orders.

Category concentration is sharp by both NAICS and PSC. Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336413) dominates at 1,038 awards; Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (NAICS 488190) accounts for 246. By PSC, Airframe Structural Components (955 awards) and Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (223 awards) drive the portfolio. Individual order values typically range from $1,000 to $80,000 per purchase order or delivery order; larger orders (in the $100,000–$250,000 range) are less frequent.

Design / OL, Inc. subcontracts to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft machined parts and related manufacturing, with sub-awards recorded in September, October, November, and December 2025 and June and August 2025. These subs appear to be rolling production orders rather than one-time events. The vendor's set-aside posture is predominantly total small business—the six IDCs all carry that designation, and roughly half the recent transactional purchase orders reflect total small business set-aside status; the remainder are full-and-open.

Recompete cliff exposure is modest: 25 awards worth $632 thousand face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, concentrated among the smaller delivery orders and some IDC ceiling renewals. Design / OL's position as a long-standing, single-award IDC holder with DLA Aviation and proven production capacity for discrete machined parts suggests low immediate recompete risk.

Aircraft machined parts and machined part assemblies

Aircraft sheetmetal parts and sheetmetal assemblies