Globe Engineering Co., Inc.

Globe Engineering Co., Inc., a Wichita, Kansas-based for-profit Subchapter S Corporation, manufactures precision aerospace components and assemblies for military aviation logistics and sustainment operations as a prime contractor (84% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor to major defense primes. The company competes predominantly under total small business set-asides on its Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDCs) and wins full-and-open purchase orders and delivery orders through competitive Request for Quote solicitations with the Defense Logistics Agency.

Globe Engineering's capability portfolio centers on fabricating duct assemblies, pitot tubes, bellmouth assemblies, manifolds, tubing, and specialized metal components for aircraft fuel, hydraulic, environmental control, bleed air, and exhaust systems. Recent representative prime awards include a $305,655 purchase order from DLA Aviation for duct assembly start components (awarded December 10, 2025), a $115,700 purchase order for bleed duct assemblies (March 31, 2025), and a $197,200 purchase order for air conditioning duct assemblies (June 24, 2025). The company holds five single-award IDCs with DLA Aviation collectively valued at approximately $1.76 million through 2030, covering bellmouth assemblies ($249,999.99), pitot tubes ($515,000), and duct assemblies for bleed air ($250,000) and air conditioning ($249,999.99) systems. All IDCs are total small business set-asides, but Globe wins most task orders and purchase orders on those vehicles without additional set-aside restrictions, demonstrating competitive capability in unrestricted procurement.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 1,095 awards (46% of total prime and sub volume) and $90.6 million in combined potential value (66% of portfolio dollars), with DLA Land and Maritime adding 348 awards and $4.1 million. Together, DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime represent 1,443 awards across 90% of portfolio coverage. The Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, and other DLA entities round out the active customer base at significantly smaller scales. This concentration reflects Globe's positioning as a dedicated supplier to DLA Aviation's aircraft sustainment mission rather than a broad-based defense contractor.

Globe's subcontractor footprint centers on Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and The Boeing Company, with work on the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft, F-35 fighter jets, F-15EX aircraft, and CH-47F cargo helicopters. Recent sub awards include control panels and tank assemblies for E-2D production (Northrop Grumman, February and May 2026), long-lead items for German CH-47F procurement (Boeing, March and June 2025), and duct assemblies and tube assemblies for F-35 and C-130J programs (Lockheed Martin and Lockheed Martin Corp, January and June 2024 through December 2024). Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Bell Textron Inc., and Derco Aerospace Inc. round out the sub landscape. The company's sub work spans aircraft part and auxiliary equipment manufacturing, fabricated structural metal manufacturing, and precision turned product manufacturing.

Activity has remained stable year over year, averaging 140 awards annually from 2022 through 2025 (146, 142, 174, and 109 awards respectively) with nine awards in early 2026. The portfolio carries $1.5 million in combined potential value across 22 awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing modest recompete exposure. Combined dollars obligated total $104.2 million (76% of combined potential value), indicating strong execution and receipt of task orders and purchase orders on standing IDCs. The top NAICS categories are Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (801 awards) and Aircraft Manufacturing (649 awards); top PSC codes are Airframe Structural Components (1,111 awards) and Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing (409 awards), reflecting Globe's core manufacturing footprint in precision aircraft components and fluid systems.

DEEP DRAW FORMING, SUCH AS: TANKS, DOMES, HEADERS, INLETS, THIN WALL TUBE BENDING, SUCH AS: DUCTS, FUEL LINES, HYDRAULIC LINES, VENT TUBES, HYDROSPINNING, SUCH AS: CONES, TAILPIPES, VENTURI, BULKHEADS, WELDING, SUCH AS: RESISTANCE, SPOT & SEAM, TIG, ELECT