GE Aviation Systems LLC

GE Aviation Systems LLC, a subsidiary of General Electric Company, manufactures and repairs aviation electrical and mechanical components for Department of Defense agencies as a prime contractor on firm fixed-price delivery orders and indefinite delivery vehicles, competing without set-asides as an established large defense contractor.

GE Aviation Systems operates from Vandalia, Ohio, as a for-profit limited liability company subsidiary of General Electric Company under NAICS 3366 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing). The company competes exclusively on full-and-open competitive basis with no small business designations across its federal footprint. Over the past several years, GE Aviation Systems has received hundreds of federal contract awards anchored by three primary indefinite delivery vehicles: a $9,999,999 Basic Ordering Agreement with Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (awarded October 2, 2024, through October 1, 2029) for generators, alternators, power transformers, and circuit card assemblies; an $18,747,446 sole-source Basic Ordering Agreement with Naval Supply Systems Command (awarded September 24, 2024, through September 23, 2029) for repair and modification of eleven National Item Identification Numbers used on KC-130 and F-18 E/G aircraft; and a $315,450 Indefinite Delivery Contract with Army Aviation and Missile Command (awarded August 19, 2025, through August 19, 2028) for engine regulators. Under these vehicles, the company executes 50 to 100 task orders annually ranging from under $1,000 for small fasteners and consumable components to $5 million-plus for comprehensive assemblies and repair services.

Recent representative work includes a $3.78 million delivery order from Naval Supply Systems Command (August 2024) for generator and alternator components; a $4.58 million delivery order from Naval Supply Systems Command (June 2025) for alternating current generators with performance at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; a $1.86 million delivery order from Naval Supply Systems Command (March 2025) for alternating generators; a $266,128 delivery order from Air Force Sustainment Center (March 2026) for repair of a C-130 power transformer; a $654,408 delivery order from DoD Aviation (April 2026) for circuit card assembly; and a $46,280 purchase order from U.S. Coast Guard (June 2026) for repair of circuit breaker panels (NSN 5925-01-537-8655) used on HC-130J aircraft with sole-source authority.

GE Aviation Systems' customer base concentrates heavily on Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command (724 awards, $1.21 billion combined potential value) and Defense Logistics Agency Aviation (1,839 awards, $244.6 million combined potential value), which together account for the vast majority of recent activity. Naval Supply Systems Command dominates both award volume and dollar value due to its large sole-source and competitive BOA, while DLA Aviation supplies numerous smaller delivery orders across the company's extensive sole-source National Stock Number portfolio supporting the C-130 Hercules, F/A-18 Super Hornet, KC-130, H-60 helicopter, and OH-58D Kiowa Warrior platforms. The top five customer agencies account for 93 percent of recent awards by count, with the Naval Supply Systems Command and DLA Aviation anchoring sustained demand across a portfolio that has remained active since at least 1997.

GE Aviation Systems places task orders under five primary vehicles. The Basic Ordering Agreement SPE4A114G0009 with DLA Aviation carries 2,106 task orders valued at $231.8 million; the Naval Supply Systems Command Indefinite Delivery Contract N0038319DUJ01 carries 194 task orders valued at $129.4 million; the Naval Supply Systems Command Basic Ordering Agreement N0038311G003H carries 194 task orders valued at $127.8 million; the Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4A214D0001 carries 453 task orders valued at $15.5 million; and the Basic Ordering Agreement SPE4A125G0017 carries 104 task orders valued at $7.6 million. These vehicles are the dominant contracting mechanisms through which federal agencies procure aviation components from the company without individual competitive solicitations.

Activity has remained relatively flat year over year (135 awards in 2022, 129 in 2023, 49 in 2024, 127 in 2025, 34 in 2026 year-to-date), with 94 awards (combined potential value $24.8 million) reaching ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and therefore subject to recompete or renewal. The relatively modest recompete cliff reflects the company's long-standing established relationships with DoD logistics agencies, where sole-source authority and technical exclusivity limit competitive exposure on core product lines.

As a subcontractor, GE Aviation Systems performs repair and sustainment work on military aircraft platforms under prime contractors including General Electric Company parent contracts (HYTEC Phase 2 Aviation Engine Hardware work awarded January 2026), The Boeing Company (CH-47 Chinook electromechanical components awarded December 2025 and July 2025, and F/A-18 integrated product support awarded April 2025), and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (RQ-4B Global Hawk and MQ-4C Triton repair and sustainment work awarded November 2025 and July 2025). The subcontract portfolio centers on electromechanical sustainment for rotary-wing and fixed-wing military platforms.

GE Aviation Systems' capability footprint spans generators, alternators, power transformers, circuit card assemblies, engine regulators, capacitors, bearings, bushings, shafts, fasteners, gaskets, seals, and related electrical and mechanical components supporting military aircraft operations and maintenance. The company holds sole-source supplier status for numerous critical National Stock Numbers across major platforms, enabling sustained delivery order activity without competitive requirement. All prime contract awards are structured as firm fixed-price arrangements reflecting the company's status as an established large contractor with exclusive technical capabilities for aviation electrical systems and components within the military logistics supply chain.