L3 Technologies, Inc.

L3 Technologies, Inc. L3 KEO Division, doing business as L3 KEO, manufactures and supplies advanced electronic, optical, and mechanical components—including specialized photonics systems, optical sensors, gyroscopes, periscopes, fiber optic assemblies, and electronic control assemblies—to the U.S. Navy and defense logistics agencies as a large-business prime contractor, with no set-aside designations across its federal footprint.

L3 KEO is a division of L3 Technologies, Inc., itself a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Melbourne, Florida. The division operates from Northampton, Massachusetts (with operations also at Andover, Massachusetts and St. George, Vermont) and competes across full-and-open federal procurement, holding no SBA certifications. The vendor's federal work centers on repair, maintenance, upgrade, and parts supply for critical naval platforms, with the vast majority of prime awards flowing from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

L3 KEO's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward Navy commands. The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command dominates by potential value—409 awards carrying $3.04 billion in combined ceiling—reflecting the vendor's central role in photonics depot services and MK20/MK46 optical sight systems. Naval Supply Systems Command follows with 1,197 awards ($141.8 million combined potential value), anchored by hundreds of small-dollar purchase orders for discrete components. Together, the top five Navy and DLA customers account for 84% of recent awards, with NAVSEA and NAVSUP together representing the vast majority of dollar concentration. This customer concentration reflects L3 KEO's positioning as a sole-source or preferred supplier for specialized naval optical and electronic systems.

L3 KEO holds two primary indefinite-delivery vehicles: a $142 million single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract with Naval Sea Systems Command for Photonics Depot Services (awarded September 2024, extending through September 2029), and a $90 million Basic Ordering Agreement with NAVSEA for MK 20 EOSS and MK 46 OSS supplies and services (awarded December 2023, extending through September 2028). The Photonics Depot Services IDV is the most active, with recent task orders ranging from approximately $1 million to $97.5 million and carrying cost-plus-fixed-fee or firm-fixed-price terms. Task orders under both vehicles support repair, maintenance, engineering support, and parts procurement for submarine and surface ship optical systems. Additionally, L3 KEO operates under multiple older Basic Ordering Agreements with NAVSUP (such as BOA N0010411GA104 with 232 task orders carrying $16 million in combined potential value) and similar vehicles with DLA, generating hundreds of small purchase orders ($2,000–$250,000 range) for components including optical keys, periscope lenses, gaskets, bearings, cable assemblies, and hardware.

Award activity has declined materially in recent years. L3 KEO received 135 awards in 2022 but averaged 57 awards annually across 2023–2025, with only 15 awards recorded in 2026 (through mid-April). Combined potential value across all prime awards in source data totals $3.21 billion, with $2.37 billion obligated (74% of potential). Within the next 24 months, 58 awards carrying combined potential value of $170.1 million reach ultimate completion, creating both recompete opportunity for competitors and recompete exposure for the vendor.

Representative recent prime work illustrates L3 KEO's scope: a $97.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order from NAVSEA (September 2024) for photonics depot services extending through September 2029; a $21.1 million delivery order (September 2025) for MK46/MK20 optical sight system retrofit, repairs, upgrades, and installation services under the $90 million BOA; a $17.0 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (September 2024) for engineering support for MK46 OSS and MK20 EOSS platforms; a $9.8 million fixed-price-incentive delivery order (January 2025) for fiscal year 2024 MK20/MK46 replenishment spares; a $19.9 million definitive contract (May 2024) for motor assemblies; and numerous smaller purchase orders for photonics parts, circuit card assemblies, fiber optic supports, gyroscope repairs, servo drives, and specialized mechanical components.

L3 KEO frequently subcontracts to Kollmorgen Corp, Atlantic Inertial Systems, and Abaco Systems for complex technical requirements. Recent documented sub relationships include work with Electric Boat Corporation (engineering and administration support on SSBN 826 modifications, fiscal 2023–2024), BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. (systems engineering on Command Management System enhancements, April 2024), and, on a major 2024 photonics delivery order, J&E Precision Tool, LLC (precision CNC machining), Caes Systems LLC (semiconductor and advanced electronic assemblies), Teledyne Instruments Inc. (electronic components), Rotron Incorporated (electronic components), Circor Aerospace, Inc. (machine shop), Electro-Miniatures Corp. (motors and generators), and multiple small specialty suppliers. This subcontractor footprint reflects the specialized technical depth required for photonics, optical sensor, and naval combat-system component work.

L3 KEO's award profile is dominated by Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing (318 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (294), Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (265), and Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (190)—reflecting the vendor's core expertise in precision optical, mechanical, and electronic assemblies. Product Service Code concentration aligns: Marine Hardware and Hull Items (711 awards), Electrical and Electronic Assemblies (342), Optical Sighting and Ranging Equipment (204), Optical Instruments and Test Equipment (200), and Antennas and Waveguides (141) represent the bulk of work.

L3 KEO operates as a 100% prime contractor footprint; sub-award presence is minimal (seven sub-awards recorded across the full historical dataset, all with Electric Boat or BAE Systems in recent fiscal years). The vendor competes exclusively in full-and-open, non-set-aside procurement, with no recorded 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB designations—characteristic of a large-business subsidiary of a major defense prime. Within the immediate 24-month recompete window, multiple delivery orders under the Photonics Depot Services IDV and MK20/MK46 BOA will reach completion, representing recompete activity against both incumbent performance and potential new entrants. The $170.1 million recompete cliff reflects the concentration of dollars in photonics and optical system sustainment contracts under single-award and single-source agreements with NAVSEA.