Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry, Inc.

Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry, Inc., doing business as Barry Wright Corp, is a foreign-owned manufacturer of precision aerospace components operating as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards) supplying the Defense Logistics Agency and Department of Defense with resilient mounts, vibration isolators, bushings, snubbers, and related isolation hardware for military aircraft and weapons platforms. The company is a subsidiary of Total SA (Air Total International SA Division), headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and competes exclusively in full-and-open procurements with no set-aside designations.

Hutchinson Aerospace's customer concentration is extreme and narrow. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 1,162 awards (60% of the total footprint) worth $94 million combined potential value — a dominant share that reflects the company's role as a standing supplier of standardized aerospace components to DLA's aviation logistics operations. The top five funding customers (all DLA subdivisions and Navy) collectively represent 77% of awards and 94% of potential value. Within DLA Aviation, the company holds and executes against multiple indefinite delivery contracts, the largest being a $20.7 million single-award IDC (SPE4A6-25-R-0001, awarded May 27, 2025, completing May 26, 2030) for isolation mounts, which has drawn three delivery orders valued at approximately $8.2 million combined as of late May 2025. A second IDC valued at $699,534.90 for resilient weapon system mounts (awarded July 3, 2025, running through July 2, 2030) funds ongoing small orders across dozens of delivery orders and purchase orders averaging $2,000 to $30,000 per award. The company also holds a $250,000 IDC for resilient mounts (awarded December 10, 2024, running through December 9, 2029) and a $350,000 IDC (awarded March 9, 2026). Task order volume against the top five parent vehicles totals 213 orders generating $2.2 million in combined potential value, with DLA Aviation's SPE4A621D0027 (a resilient mounts vehicle) accounting for 119 of those orders.

Activity declined moderately from 93 awards in 2022 to 71 in 2025, with only 15 awards recorded in 2026 year-to-date (through July) — a trajectory reflecting the firm's tight coupling to DLA Aviation's inventory and maintenance cycles rather than growth-focused pursuit strategy. The recompete cliff is minimal: only 2 awards with potential value of $95 thousand face ultimate completion within the next 24 months, signaling low near-term exposure relative to the company's $104.5 million combined potential value and $83.4 million obligated baseline. This cushion reflects the company's secure position within DLA's long-term IDV framework.

Hutchinson Aerospace operates predominantly as a prime supplier to defense logistics customers, with subcontract work representing only 3% of activity. Named subcontracting relationships include Raytheon (vibration mounts on CIWS production and TOW missile production, including Ukraine support), BAE Systems Land & Armaments (canister and ordnance material support), General Dynamics Land Systems (Abrams tank upgrade requirements), Northrop Grumman (AN/ALQ-251 electronic warfare configuration for Australian Air Force C-130J-30), Oshkosh Defense (IDF-variant medium tactical vehicles), Electric Boat (submarine weapon cradle fasteners and spring assemblies), and Boeing (common aerospace commodities). Recent sub awards reflect precision elastomer, vibration isolation, and specialty fastening work — capabilities that align with the company's prime portfolio but extend into submarine and ordnance applications where integration is required.

The company's capability footprint is narrow and specialized: resilient mounts, isolation mounts, snubbers, bushings, sleeves, and weapon system mounting hardware for aircraft maintenance, repair, and upgrade cycles. Representative prime awards include a $20.7 million IDC for isolation mounts (DLA Aviation, May 2025), a $3.85 million delivery order for isolation mounts (DLA Aviation, May 28, 2025), an $842,582.40 delivery order for isolation mounts (DLA Aviation, July 2023), and a $780,000 purchase order for NSN isolation mounts (DLA Aviation, February 25, 2025 under a Total Small Business set-aside RFQ, though Hutchinson as a large business was awarded). The award record spans roughly 1,940 transactions dating to 1980, with the bulk concentrated in hardware commodity codes (Hardware Weapon System: 1,023 awards; Hardware Commercial: 376 awards). NAICS concentration centers on Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing (541 awards) and Other Ordnance and Accessories Manufacturing (291 awards), though the company also registers activity in Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (117 awards) and Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (80 awards).

Hutchinson Aerospace competes as an established large business in full-and-open vehicles anchored to DLA Aviation's indefinite delivery framework. The company has no SBA small business designations, no HUBZone or SDVOSB posture, and no historical participation in set-asides — a posture consistent with its foreign ownership and scale. Its competitive advantage rests on DLA Aviation's reliance on its manufacturing and delivery track record across a standardized parts catalog rather than on preferred vehicle access or set-aside reserves.