HDL Research Lab Inc.

HDL Research Lab Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of specialized power supplies and electronic components based in Brenham, Texas, operates as a prime contractor (80% of recent awards) and subcontractor on defense and naval aviation sustainment programs, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements with no characteristic set-aside posture across its federal footprint. The company, registered in SAM.gov since December 2001, specializes in manufacturing, test and evaluation, repair, and troubleshooting services for power supply assemblies, inverter modules, and circuit card assemblies supporting military platforms including the Patriot missile system, EA-18G Growler aircraft, and AN/ALQ-99(V) electronic warfare system.

HDL's customer concentration sits heavily with the Navy. The Naval Supply Systems Command alone accounts for 109 awards ($5.9 million combined potential value) and dominates both volume and dollar rankings across the recent prime and sub award portfolio. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command ranks second by potential value at 23 awards ($4.4 million), followed by Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Sea Systems Command with subordinate shares. These five customer entities account for 64% of awards and 89% of combined potential value. As a small business, HDL has not pursued 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or women-owned set-asides; one sole-source award to Aviation and Missile Command in July 2023 ($1.1 million ceiling, total small business set-aside) and one small-business-set-aside purchase order to Naval Supply Systems Command in January 2025 ($9.6 thousand) represent exceptions in an otherwise full-and-open prime posture.

Representative prime work spans power supply manufacturing, repair, and evaluation across multiple contract types. A May 2025 definitive contract from Naval Supply Systems Command carries a $1.98 million ceiling for delivery of 77 power supply units under National Stock Number 7H-6130-013255516; a March 2025 definitive contract with Naval Air Warfare Center for 55 Aircraft Launcher Interface Computer (ALIC) power supplies (part number SR-126A) is valued at $879 thousand; and a September 2025 purchase order from Army Materiel Command for evaluation and repair of power supplies plus new units totals $210.75 thousand. Smaller delivery orders for Level I and Level II repair functions on switching and linear power supplies, test and evaluation, and teardown assessment flow regularly from Naval Supply Systems Command and Naval Air Systems Command, ranging from roughly $5 thousand to $45 thousand per order.

Activity has expanded significantly — from four awards in 2022 to 43 in 2024 — though 2025 and 2026 year-to-date show moderation (34 and 11 awards, respectively, through mid-2026). Eight awards (combined potential value $4.5 million) face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, presenting recompete exposure or opportunity for competitors. The source data reports $148 million in combined obligated dollars across all awards, substantially exceeding the $15.6 million combined potential value on active IDCs and delivery orders, reflecting HDL's extensive historical footprint of completed and closed-out contracts stretching back to 1985.

HDL holds two single-award indefinite delivery contracts. A September 2025 IDIQ from Aviation and Missile Command carries a $1.2 million ceiling through September 2030 for power supply units (NSN 6130-01-577-6009, part number 11481978) supporting Patriot systems. A September 2025 Naval Sea Systems Command single-award IDIQ carries a $91.6 thousand ceiling through September 2030 for evaluation and repair of HDL switching and linear power supplies; a delivery order issued to Naval Air Systems Command under this vehicle in September 2025 obligated $23.1 thousand for repair of switching and linear power supplies.

HDL's subcontract footprint anchors heavily to Raytheon (the largest named prime by volume of recent sub awards), with work including AC-DC power supplies for Patriot systems, MK-99 fire-control radar power supplies, CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) assemblies, and support for foreign military sales programs including Switzerland, Romania, Taiwan, and Japan. Lockheed Martin supplies and sub-awards include power supply components for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) programs, electronic component assemblies, and machinery control system battery assemblies. Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, L3Harris, Amentum Services, and Vectrus Systems also route work through HDL. The company's subcontract work mirrors its prime capability — power supplies, electrical assemblies, and component manufacturing — but adds exposure to advanced weapons system development (JASSM, SIAW, AARGM-ER) through major prime relationships.

Across both prime and sub, HDL's portfolio concentrates in power-supply-centric NAICS and PSC categories: "All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing" (93 awards), "Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing" (29 awards), and "Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing" (27 awards) anchor the NAICS distribution. PSC-level concentration mirrors the capability focus — "Converters, Electrical, Nonrotating" (151 awards) dominates, followed by maintenance and repair services and electrical assemblies.

Custom manufacturer power supplies for extreme environments (-55?C to +100?C) (1 Vdc to 25 Kvdc & 100 microwatts to 25 KW) for military & aerospace applications, with 400+ fielded designs. Certified AS9100 & ISO 9001:2000.