GE Aviation Systems LLC

GE Aviation Systems LLC, a General Electric subsidiary based in Loves Park, Illinois, manufactures aerospace and defense components for the federal government primarily as a prime contractor (98% of awards), competing full-and-open across defense logistics and naval supply channels without set-asides. The company's concrete capability footprint centers on electro-mechanical and mechanical aviation components—actuators, valves, motors, power modules, bearing assemblies, gearshafts, and specialized aircraft hydraulic and electrical systems—sourced to support military aircraft maintenance, repair, and operational readiness across rotorcraft, fixed-wing, and ground vehicle platforms.

GE Aviation Systems' customer base is heavily concentrated in Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, which accounts for 1,239 awards (71% of the prime portfolio) valued at $304.2 million in combined potential value—the vast majority of the vendor's federal revenue. The next four customers—Naval Supply Systems Command (178 awards, $64.4 million), Army Materiel Command Detroit Arsenal (27 awards, $35.5 million), DLA Land and Maritime (59 awards, $16.9 million), and DLA general (94 awards, $5.7 million)—collectively represent the remaining customer footprint. Recent activity has grown substantially: 152 awards in 2025 versus 65 in 2024. Within the next twenty-four months, 68 awards with combined potential value of $9.2 million reach ultimate completion, creating recompete exposure tied to the vendor's core DLA Aviation single-award and basic ordering agreement vehicles.

GE Aviation Systems holds three primary parent vehicles anchoring task order flow: Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4A214D0003 (968 task orders, $9.7 million combined value), Basic Ordering Agreement SPE4A125G0014 ($9.99 million ceiling, 170 task orders under $9.1 million combined value through October 2029), and a Naval Supply Systems Command Basic Ordering Agreement established March 18, 2026, with no specified ceiling for aircraft parts and components repair across power modules, drive modules, main rotor actuators, and control boxes. The company also holds a $15.56 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with DLA Aviation (Army Combat Command Warren) through January 2028 for vaneaxial fan assemblies and axial fan impellers supporting the Abrams Main Battle Tank and similar platforms. All vehicles are full-and-open (non-set-aside) procurements reflecting GE Aviation Systems' large-business classification and parent General Electric's industrial scale.

Representative recent prime work includes a $775,200 direct current motor delivery order (DLA Aviation, November 2025), a $555,640 mechanical actuator delivery order (Naval Supply Systems Command, May 2025), $4.38 million and $2.3 million vaneaxial fan assembly delivery orders (DLA Aviation, February and September 2025), a $403,425 direct current motor (DLA Aviation, April 2025), and multiple $100,000–$300,000 cylinder assemblies, valve bodies, and bearing component orders across the DLA Aviation portfolio. Delivery order values typically range from sub-$5,000 fasteners and connectors to $500,000+ specialized assemblies, with performance consistently at the Loves Park facility.

In its subcontractor role (2% of awards), GE Aviation Systems supplies actuators, valves, blowers, and temperature control components to prime contractors including The Boeing Company (CH-47F, C-17, and F-22 material), Lockheed Martin (C-130J), Bell Textron (AH-1Z, Future Vertical Lift), Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (V-22), and General Dynamics Land Systems (M1 Abrams SEPv3 upgrades). Sub engagement is smaller in dollar and volume terms but spans critical military aviation platforms and ground vehicle modernization programs.

GE Aviation Systems competes without small-business set-asides across all award categories, reflecting its status as a subsidiary of General Electric Company, a multinational conglomerate with multi-billion-dollar federal contract authority across defense, energy, and civilian agencies. The vendor's competitive posture is predominantly full-and-open; the award history carries no 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or other set-aside designations, and the vendor does not hold certifications in those categories. Activity concentration in DLA Aviation reflects the vendor's established sole-source and single-award vehicle positions for specialized aviation components—particularly bearings, actuators, valves, and fans—where GE Aviation Systems is positioned as an original equipment manufacturer with exclusive design and production capability. The parent General Electric Company's broader federal footprint (grant recipient and prime contractor across DOD, Coast Guard, and other agencies) anchors GE Aviation Systems' access to supply chain relationships and technical standards alignment necessary for routine delivery order issuance under indefinite delivery vehicles.