Hughey & Phillips LLC

Hughey & Phillips LLC, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Urbana, Ohio, manufactures airfield lighting systems, power equipment, communication systems, and specialized aviation infrastructure for federal aviation and naval customers, operating exclusively as a prime contractor with no subcontractor or sub-award involvement.

The company's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The Navy's Naval Air Warfare Center accounts for 14 awards carrying $48.4 million in combined potential value—roughly 72% of the vendor's total dollar potential—while the Federal Aviation Administration Headquarters dominates volume with 119 awards but only $17.9 million combined potential value. This divergence reflects NAVAIR's larger task orders under a single $37.4 million indefinite delivery contract established April 13, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of March 31, 2027. Under this sole-source vehicle, Hughey & Phillips provides advanced logistics support, expeditionary airfield lighting systems, production kits, spares, accessories, and engineering data to support naval aviation programs. FAA awards cluster as smaller purchase orders for National Airspace System support, typically ranging from under $10,000 to roughly $150,000 per order. Twelve distinct federal agencies have awarded to the vendor, though five agencies account for 95% of the recent award count.

Hughey & Phillips' capability footprint centers on visual and instrument approach systems compatible with night vision devices. Specific recent work includes a $125,141.98 delivery order from NAVAIR for Expeditionary Airfield (EAF) Lighting Systems Data (Year 4, awarded June 4, 2025), a $299,990.23 delivery order for EAF Lighting Systems Data (Year 3, awarded April 10, 2025), a $774,453.24 delivery order for Advanced Landing System (ALS) Production Kit Year 2 support from NAVAIR (awarded September 11, 2023), multiple FAA purchase orders ranging from $10,452.70 to $104,937.80 for National Airspace System assets, and a $5.2 million definitive contract modification from the FAA awarded November 2, 2022, for Voice Switching and Bypass Program (VSBP) management support (extending through October 31, 2026). The vendor holds proprietary technical data rights and was selected as the sole source provider across NAVAIR work due to specialized systems enabling all-weather visual and instrument approach operations.

Award activity declined year over year from 29 awards in 2022 to 5 awards through mid-2026, though the NAVAIR contract's large dollar values mask volume contraction. The vendor faces recompete exposure with three awards (combined potential value $5.3 million) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. Hughey & Phillips performs substantially all work directly from its Urbana, Ohio facility, with secondary work performance at Pompano Beach, Florida. The company does not compete under set-asides; FAA awards are predominantly full-and-open or sole-source on technical grounds. Top NAICS categories reflect the manufacturing footprint: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (52 awards) and Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance (49 awards), with dominant PSC codes covering ballasts and lampholders, coils and transformers, and relays and solenoids.

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