GA Richards & Co Inc.

GA Richards & Co Inc., a Subchapter S Corporation based in Westbury, New York, manufactures standardized aviation structural components and hardware for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on firm fixed-price purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts, competing across both total small business set-asides and unrestricted competitions. The company is a small business with no stated SBA certifications beyond small business status itself.

GA Richards operates almost exclusively with the Defense Logistics Agency, which accounts for 97 percent of its 764 federal awards across 11 customer agencies. DLA Aviation dominates the footprint with 609 awards valued at $17.6 million combined potential value, followed by DLA Land and Maritime (84 awards, $928 thousand) and DLA Troop Support Hardware (24 awards, $259 thousand). The vendor's product portfolio is narrow and concrete: structural plates and panels, hinges and hinge assemblies, bell cranks, rod assemblies and rod ends, linkage assemblies, control assemblies, cargo tie-downs, brackets, bearing assemblies, clips and fasteners, aircraft frames and beams, and specialized components including spoiler flap hinges, landing gear related hardware, and structural supports. Representative recent work includes a $71,640 total small business set-aside delivery order from DLA Aviation for aircraft beams (awarded October 7, 2025, completion August 3, 2026), a $226,200 total small business set-aside purchase order for cargo tie-down bracket assemblies (awarded November 25, 2024, completion August 17, 2026), a $155,840 total small business set-aside purchase order for additional cargo brackets (awarded December 18, 2024, completion November 8, 2026), and a $167,160 total small business set-aside purchase order for aircraft beams (awarded July 3, 2025, completion May 29, 2026). All work is performed in Westbury or Lindenhurst, New York.

GA Richards holds eight active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Aviation, ranging from $249,999.99 to $2.0 million ceiling, most designated as total small business set-asides: a $2.0 million IDC awarded July 29, 2025 (completion July 28, 2030), a $250,000 IDC awarded November 13, 2024 (completion November 10, 2029) for cargo tie-down products, a $250,000 IDC awarded October 30, 2024 (completion October 23, 2029) for diverse aircraft components, a $249,999.99 IDC awarded December 16, 2024 (completion December 15, 2029), a $249,999.99 IDC awarded February 24, 2025 (completion February 23, 2030) for structural support components, a $249,999.99 IDC awarded May 26, 2023 (completion May 24, 2028) for control assemblies with seven delivery orders totaling approximately $144,227, and two additional $249,999.99 IDCs from June and July 2022. Activity has grown year over year—44 awards in 2022 to 63 in 2025—with 34 awards valued at $1.3 million facing ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, representing significant recompete exposure. GA Richards competes predominantly under total small business set-asides (approximately 40 percent of awards) and full-and-open competitions, with no stated preference. The vendor does not subcontract and holds no position on government-wide contracts or vehicles outside DLA.

GA Richards has been registered in the System for Award Management since April 2002, demonstrating longevity as a DLA supplier. The company's product concentration—455 awards in Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, 57 in Aircraft Manufacturing, 45 in Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment, and 41 in Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing—reflects a tightly focused, repeatable supply role within DLA Aviation's standardized parts logistics network rather than a diversified federal contractor footprint. Historical contract values range from approximately $1,250 to $475,954, with recent awards clustering in the $5,000 to $100,000 range for discrete purchase orders and delivery orders against the IDCs.

MANUFACTURERS OF AIRCRAFT MACHINED PARTS FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS FOR GRUMMAN, SIKORSKY, GULFSTREAM, ETC. CNC MACHINES, MILLING, TURNING, DRILLING.