Kulite Semiconductor Products Inc.

Kulite Semiconductor Products Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation and small business manufacturer based in Leonia, New Jersey, supplies advanced pressure transducers, motional transducers, thermal resistors, and pressure sensors for military aircraft, naval vessels, ground vehicles, missile systems, and aerospace research as a prime contractor (97% of recent awards) and subcontractor to major defense primes. The company holds over 400 patents in proprietary transducer technology and competes across both set-aside and full-and-open categories, with recurring Total Small Business and no-set-aside designations across its prime footprint.

Kulite's capability portfolio centers on high-performance pressure sensing and transducer technologies engineered for extreme and harsh environment applications. Representative prime work includes a $578,730 Total Small Business set-aside purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in December 2024 for 23 units of motional transducers; a $432,320 Total Small Business set-aside purchase order from DLA Aviation in September 2025 for pressure transmitters (NSN 6850-01-320-7010); a $338,350 purchase order from DLA Aviation in December 2025 for 50 pressure transmitters; and a $238,333 sole-source purchase order from NASA's Shared Services Center in June 2025 for a high-performance 64-channel scanner system with 16-port 250 PSI pressure module. Kulite also received a $28,000 Other Transaction Agreement from the U.S. Air Force in September 2025 for a Next Generation Pressure Scanner Prototype and holds multiple indefinite delivery contracts totaling approximately $5.1 million through 2029 with DLA Aviation.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward Defense Logistics Agency Aviation. The top five customer agencies account for 72% of recent awards by count and 78% by potential value. DLA Aviation alone anchors 1,320 awards worth $109.9 million in combined potential value, with the Department of the Army (Research Development and Engineering Command), DLA Land and Maritime, NASA Shared Services Center, and NASA Langley Research Center rounding out the top tier. This concentration reflects Kulite's positioning as a specialized supplier for military pressure sensing across defense inventory replenishment and sustainment requirements. Award magnitude varies from sub-$10,000 purchase orders to multi-hundred-thousand-dollar delivery orders, with DLA Aviation's recurring procurement posture generating high transaction volume at moderate individual values.

Kulite maintains four primary indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Aviation: a $2 million non-set-aside single-award IDV for pressure transmitters expiring June 25, 2029; a $1,158,222.80 Total Small Business set-aside single-award IDV for pressure transmitters, motional transducers, and pressure switches expiring June 12, 2029; a $712,916 Total Small Business set-aside single-award IDV for motional transducers expiring June 27, 2027; and a $372,357 Total Small Business set-aside single-award IDV for transducers expiring January 1, 2025. DLA Aviation task orders under these vehicles have ranged from $10,000 to over $220,000 per delivery order, with both set-aside and open-competition awards. Kulite also holds positions on Federal Supply Schedules GS07F5963P and GS24F1416C, generating 56 and 45 task orders respectively with lower per-order values. Army Corps of Engineers Blanket Purchase Agreements W912HZ21A0015 and related BPAs account for approximately 20 task orders for specialized pressure sensors and dynamic response equipment.

Activity has remained relatively stable at 90–127 awards annually across the past five years, with 2026 tracking lighter due to the early-year snapshot. The company faces a recompete cliff of 52 awards worth $4.5 million combined potential value completing within the next twenty-four months, primarily within the DLA Aviation set-aside IDVs expiring mid-2027 and 2029. Acquisition strategy shows heavy reliance on Total Small Business set-asides and full-and-open competition through established indefinite delivery vehicles, with no evidence of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB certifications in the award record — positioning Kulite as a standard small business under the SBA 15 percent size standard for pressure transducers (NAICS 334513 and related).

In its subcontractor role, Kulite supplies pressure transducers and related sensing components to Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (V-22, CMV-22 programs), The Boeing Company (MQ-25, B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement), Rolls-Royce Corporation (engine sustainment and depot-level repair), General Electric Company (T408 engines), RTX Corporation (F135 ECU risk reduction), Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (GQM-163A sustainment), Lockheed Martin Corporation (fighter jet red gear and engine oil pressure sensors), and Bell Textron Inc. (Future Vertical Lift FLRAA), with subcontract values typically $50,000–$300,000 per award. Kulite's sub work spans production and sustainment across manned and unmanned military aviation platforms, demonstrating deep integration into the prime contractor supply base for defense programs carrying multi-year development and sustainment cycles.

By category, Kulite's award concentration reflects its market position: 691 awards fall under NAICS 334519 (Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing), 393 under NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), and 308 under NAICS 334514 (Instruments for Measuring Industrial Process Variables). PSC coding shows 853 awards in pressure, temperature, and humidity instrumentation (PSC 6615), 709 in combination and miscellaneous instruments (PSC 6625), and 295 in engine instruments (PSC 6625). This distribution confirms Kulite's specialization in proprietary transducer and sensing component supply rather than broad-based measurement or controls capability.

PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS AND TRANSMITTERS, ACCELEROMETERS, LOAD CELLS, SEMICONDUCTOR GAGES, INTEGRATED SENSORS AND TEMPERATURE TRANSDUCERS.