Drake Air, Inc.

Drake Air, Inc., a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based subsidiary of Ametek Inc., delivers specialized aircraft component repair and remanufacturing services to the Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Air Force, and Department of the Navy as a prime contractor in the full-and-open competitive marketplace with no socioeconomic certifications. The company is a for-profit manufacturer of goods with 161 awards spanning the past three and a half years, operating exclusively as a prime contractor (100% of awards) with no subcontract activity. Drake Air competes without set-aside designation across all customer agencies.

Drake Air's capability portfolio centers on heat exchanger and oil cooler repair, remanufacturing, and re-coring services for military aviation platforms, complemented by radiator and other cooling-system component repairs for rotorcraft and transport aircraft. Representative work includes a $2,778,060 single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with the Coast Guard (awarded June 23, 2025, through June 22, 2030) for repair of MH-65E heat exchangers with a delivery rate of approximately 30 units per year; a $1,185,570 single-award IDC with the Air Force Sustainment Center (awarded February 23, 2026, through February 23, 2031) for remanufacture and re-coring of C-5 Galaxy primary and secondary heat exchangers, delivering one unit per 30 days; and a $1,186,580 single-award IDC with the Coast Guard (awarded June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2027) for repair and re-coring of oil coolers on MH-65 aircraft. Recent delivery orders exemplify task-order velocity: a $526,575 Coast Guard order in June 2025 for heat exchanger repairs, a $173,484 Navy purchase order in January 2026 for H-60 radiators, and an $80,739.59 Coast Guard order in August 2024 for MH-60T heat exchanger repairs.

Customer concentration sits overwhelmingly with the Coast Guard. The top three funding agencies account for 92% of recent awards and represent 99% of combined potential value: the Department of Homeland Security US Coast Guard leads with 132 awards ($7.9 million combined potential value), followed by the Air Force Sustainment Center with 11 awards ($3.4 million), and Naval Supply Systems Command with 4 awards ($199 thousand). The concentration reflects Drake Air's strategic role as a specialized MRO provider for Coast Guard rotorcraft fleet sustainment, particularly the MH-65, MH-65E, and MH-60T helicopter families.

Drake Air sits on five major parent IDCs: the Coast Guard MH-65E heat exchanger repair contract (30 task orders, $41 thousand combined potential value), the Coast Guard oil cooler repair contract (18 task orders, $744 thousand), the Air Force Sustainment Center C-5 heat exchanger remanufacturing contract (8 task orders, $800 thousand), the Air Force Sustainment Center new E-3 primary/secondary heat exchanger remanufacturing contract (7 task orders, $2.4 million), and a fourth Coast Guard vehicle (4 task orders, $107 thousand). The company's NAICS footprint splits between Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (56 awards) and Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (47 awards), with primary PSC codes in aircraft component maintenance/repair/rebuild (66 awards) and engine accessories (20 awards).

Activity has remained relatively flat over the past five years—ranging from 8 to 11 awards annually—with modest recompete exposure. Only three awards (combined potential value $1.6 million) carry ultimate completion dates within the next twenty-four months, indicating most of Drake Air's IDC portfolio extends beyond 2027 and faces renewal rather than immediate recompete risk. Drake Air obligated $4.8 million against a combined potential value of $11.6 million across all awards (42% obligation rate), reflecting a backlog of unfunded task-order authority against active IDIQ vehicles. The company's parent, Ametek Inc., operates an extensive federal contracting portfolio across defense and aerospace sectors, with Drake Air specifically holding single-award IDIQ positions—a structure that reflects both customer confidence and limited competitive exposure on active vehicles.