Guardian Electric Manufacturing Co

Guardian Electric Manufacturing Co, operating as Guardian Electric MFG Co Division, is a veteran-owned small business based in Woodstock, Illinois that manufactures precision aerospace and aviation components for the Department of Defense as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards) on single-award indefinite delivery contracts and delivery orders. The company does not hold a current federal contract vehicle position and does not appear to compete under SBA set-aside categories in most of its active work, though several of its IDCs carry total small business set-aside designations.

Guardian Electric's core capability centers on grip assemblies, transducer components, and hoist equipment for military aircraft platforms, particularly F-16 and CH-47 weapon systems. The vendor manufactures from its Woodstock facility under firm fixed-price contracts across multiple IDCs with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation. Representative prime work includes a $2.0 million single-award IDC with DLA Aviation awarded February 2025 for CH-47 helicopter grip assemblies (NSN 1680-01-123-7645) running through February 2030; a $402.6 million definitive contract from the Ogden Air Logistics Complex (May 2024) for F-16 grip assembly controllers under total small business set-aside; a $208.5 million purchase order from Air Force Materiel Command's Ogden Air Logistics Complex (March 2026) for F-16 grip assemblies with first article test and 30 production units delivering through October 2027; and a $174.6 million DLA Aviation delivery order (November 2023) for grip assembly manufacturing. The vendor holds three active small-business-set-aside IDCs ranging from $250 thousand to $2.0 million ceiling value, with a cumulative potential value exceeding $4.5 million and expiration dates extending through February 2030.

Customer concentration is heavily concentrated within the Defense Logistics Agency ecosystem. DLA Aviation leads by both volume and dollar value (108 awards, $9.5 million combined potential value), followed by the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command (43 awards, $1.9 million), the broader Defense Logistics Agency organization (153 awards, $1.5 million), and the Department of the Army (35 awards). Together, these four customer groupings account for approximately 60% of award volume and 59% of combined potential value. The top five named parent vehicles are all single-award IDCs issued by DLA organizations, ranging from $18 thousand to $643 thousand in combined potential value per vehicle, reflecting Guardian Electric's reliance on recurring delivery orders against a stable of small-business IDCs rather than dynamic vehicle seats.

The vendor's award activity has grown year over year, from four awards in 2022 to eighteen in 2025, with the most recent award dated May 20, 2026. Only four awards (combined potential value $380 thousand) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating limited near-term recompete exposure. Guardian Electric subcontracts to major defense primes including Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (CH-53K helicopter long-lead items and aircraft parts, multiple 2025 sub-awards), The Boeing Company (CH-47F aircraft and C-17 Globemaster III sustainment, 2024–2025), Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (CMV-22 and V-22 production and potentiometer obsolescence work, 2024–2025), and Lockheed Martin Corporation (blade assemblies and part-number logistics updates). Sub work accounts for 3% of award volume and spans common aerospace commodities and aircraft component engineering.

Guardian Electric's product footprint across the federal base includes other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (127 awards by NAICS), relay and industrial control manufacturing (27 awards), and switchgear apparatus manufacturing (18 awards). By Federal Supply Classification, miscellaneous aircraft accessories and components dominate (268 awards), followed by switches (185 awards) and relays and solenoids (118 awards). The company's combined potential value stands at $26.4 million across 658 total awards, with cumulative dollars obligated reaching $27.8 million. The vendor's strategic positioning within the federal aerospace industrial base rests on its established small-business standing with DLA Aviation and its supporting subcontract relationships to Boeing, Sikorsky, and Lockheed Martin for helicopter and transport aircraft platforms.