International Automated Systems Inc.

International Automated Systems Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Blaine, Minnesota, supplies specialized material handling equipment, fuel storage and distribution systems, utility vehicles, and associated installation and maintenance services to federal agencies as a prime contractor across defense and civilian sectors. The company operates predominantly under full-and-open competition, with total small business set-asides accounting for a meaningful share of recent awards but not the dominant posture; the vendor's 337-award footprint shows 100% prime positioning with no subcontract role.

The company's core capability portfolio centers on four product and service families: (1) utility task vehicles (MACH-series platforms, John Deere variants) configured for military logistics, casket transport, medical support, and general operations; (2) external aircraft fuel tank storage systems (EAFTSS) and vertical tank storage systems (VTSS) including installation, preventative maintenance, and emergency repair services supporting Air Force and Air National Guard flight operations; (3) material handling equipment such as highline docks with integrated scales, drive-over scales, and cargo haulers for military cargo operations; and (4) specialized conveyor systems for logistics hubs and maintenance installations. Representative recent awards include a $935 thousand delivery order from Air Force Materiel Command for an external aircraft fuel tank storage system for Louisiana Air National Guard in New Orleans; a $281.6 thousand purchase order from Air Combat Command for EAFTSS operation and maintenance at Nellis Air Force Base through September 2029; a $678.3 thousand definitive contract from Air Force Materiel Command for conveyor system design, fabrication, and installation at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina; and a $162.5 thousand purchase order from Air Mobility Command for a highline dock with integrated scales and training at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Department of the Air Force and its major commands. The top five customers by potential value account for 89% of combined potential value, anchored by the Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Aviation ($84.6 million across nine awards) and GSA Federal Acquisition Service ($26.4 million across twelve awards). Air Combat Command ranks third ($11.4 million across 30 awards) and Air Force Materiel Command's Lifecycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base ranks fourth ($8.3 million across 18 awards). By award count, the Air Force family dominates (126 awards total from the parent organization, with 30 from Air Combat Command and 23 from Pacific Air Forces), but the dollar concentration diverges sharply — Army's PEO Aviation drives the majority of potential value through a smaller award count, signaling larger individual contract values in that relationship compared to Air Force's higher-volume, lower-value pattern. The Defense Logistics Agency, National Park Service, Veterans Affairs, Delaware National Guard, Missouri National Guard, Air National Guard, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives round out the customer base.

International Automated Systems Inc. operates primarily under its $24.336 million GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract awarded July 17, 2023, through July 16, 2028, which serves as the parent vehicle for 109 task orders with $28.3 million combined potential value. The company also holds position on the Indefinite Delivery Contract W58RGZ14D0114 (seven task orders, $32.3 million combined potential value) and several smaller IDICs. The GSA schedule vehicle enables nationwide procurement of material handling equipment, fuel storage systems, utility vehicles, above-ground storage tanks, conveyor systems, and maintenance services without separate competitive solicitations, with performance spanning continental United States, overseas locations including the United Kingdom, Okinawa, and Guam, and subordinate military installations.

Activity has declined in recent years — 17 awards in 2022 declining to six in 2025 — though 2026 showed slight recovery with nine awards year to date. Only thirteen awards (combined potential value $2 million) complete in the next twenty-four months, presenting minimal recompete cliff exposure in the immediate window.

The vendor's historical award footprint (337 total from 1988 forward) maps across 43 distinct federal agencies, driven by primary NAICS concentration in Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (95 awards), Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (26 awards), and related material handling sectors. PSC codes align similarly, with Miscellaneous Materials Handling Equipment (108 awards) and Conveyors (29 awards) dominating. The company's combined potential value stands at $153.2 million with $109.7 million obligated (72% execution rate).

International Automated Systems, Inc (IAS) was founded in 1987. Throughout its history, IAS has specialized in designing, furnishing and assembling custom engineered, military grade, mechanized systems, solutions and products for the US Military. IAS assumes total turnkey project responsibility: from concept through design applications engineering, and equipment development; through procurement, custom fabrication, and assembly; through installation, testing, commissioning, and maintenance.