Hughey & Phillips LLC

Hughey & Phillips LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Urbana, Ohio, manufactures specialized airfield lighting systems, power equipment, voice communication switches, and aviation infrastructure components, operating as a prime contractor across 148 federal awards with no subcontractor footprint. The vendor competes full-and-open with no recurring set-aside posture, though a single Air Force Total Small Business award appears in the recent record.

Hughey & Phillips' capability portfolio centers on expeditionary airfield lighting (EAF) systems, advanced landing systems (ALS), approach light systems, airfield lighting regulators, power distribution and control equipment, voice switching and bypass systems for air traffic control, and related engineering data and production kits. Representative work includes a $37.4 million single-award indefinite delivery contract with Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) established April 13, 2022, providing advanced logistics support and expeditionary airfield lighting systems through March 31, 2027; a $5.2 million definitive contract with the Federal Aviation Administration for Voice Switching and Bypass Program management and control systems at air traffic facilities (awarded November 2, 2022, completion October 31, 2026); and a $1.753 million ALS first article production delivery order from NAVAIR (awarded April 18, 2022). The company performs substantially all work directly from its Urbana headquarters and a secondary facility in Pompano Beach, Florida, with minimal subcontractor involvement.

Customer concentration heavily favors the Navy and FAA. The top two agencies account for the full combined potential value across all recent awards: Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center anchors 15 awards valued at $48.6 million (72% of total potential value), while the FAA Headquarters carries 119 awards valued at $17.9 million (27%). Three smaller FAA components (Aeronautical Center, Non-Franchise Acquisition Services, Franchise Acquisition Services) and Naval Facilities Engineering Command represent the remaining 12 awards totaling less than $600 thousand. The split signals a bimodal customer relationship: high-dollar, sole-source delivery orders from NAVAIR on its indefinite delivery vehicle (primarily for ALS and EAF production kits, spares, accessories, and engineering data), paired with a steady stream of smaller, recurring FAA purchase orders for airfield infrastructure components and NAS support assets typically ranging from $10 thousand to $140 thousand per order.

The NAVAIR indefinite delivery contract (N6833522D0011) is Hughey & Phillips' primary vehicle, with 11 task orders carrying combined potential value of $4.9 million. The vendor was selected as sole source due to proprietary technical data rights and specialized systems enabling visual and instrument approach operations in all weather conditions with night vision device compatibility. FAA awards, by contrast, are transactional purchase orders issued full-and-open, often referencing Hughey & Phillips' status as incumbent holder of relevant technical data.

Award activity grew sharply from 2023 through 2025 — 12 awards in 2023 to 26 in 2024 to 19 in 2025 — then declined to 5 awards in 2026 and 1 in 2027 (through April 12). Two awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying combined potential value of $5.3 million and representing moderate recompete exposure. The company's NAICS concentration spans Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (52 awards), Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance (49 awards), and Other Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (19 awards). PSC codes cluster around Ballasts, Lampholders, and Starters (45 awards), Coils and Transformers (31 awards), and Relays and Solenoids (17 awards), reflecting the vendor's core product mix. Of $67.4 million combined potential value across all awards, $17.3 million (26%) has been obligated to date.

Hughey & Phillips is a design and manufacturer of obstruction lighting and airfield lighting and power solutions