Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg

Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg Division (doing business as Division Of Magellan Aerospace LTD), a foreign-owned Canadian aerospace components manufacturer based in Winnipeg and Ottawa, Manitoba and Ontario, supplies precision aircraft hardware and structural parts to the U.S. Department of Defense as a prime contractor on single-award indefinite-delivery contracts and firm fixed-price purchase orders, with no SBA set-aside designations across its portfolio.

The vendor's federal customer base is heavily concentrated in Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) operations. DLA Aviation accounts for 601 awards (79% of recent volume) valued at $10.3 million in combined potential, followed by DLA Land and Maritime (33 awards, $1.4 million), DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (33 awards, $574 thousand), and DLA Troop Support Hardware (54 awards, $506 thousand). The top five funding agencies represent 96% of recent award volume across 12 distinct customer agencies; DLA's four subdivisions dominate both by volume and dollars. Recent representative prime work includes a $69,699 purchase order from DLA Aviation (April 2025) for aircraft cable cutters, a $49,671 order from DLA Land and Maritime (August 2023) for cable cutters for military vehicles, and a $129,275 order from DLA Aviation (August 2022) for windshield wiper assemblies. The vendor holds eight single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime, each valued at $249,999.99 to $350,000, with terms extending through 2027–2030. These IDCs cover aircraft cable cutters, loop clamps, structural supports, cable deflectors, washers, and related airframe hardware components essential to military aircraft maintenance and readiness across CONUS and OCONUS locations.

The vendor's primary NAICS concentration sits in Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (473 awards) and Aircraft Manufacturing (94 awards), with secondary work in Hardware Manufacturing (89 awards) and Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing (27 awards). Product Service Code distribution aligns closely: Airframe Structural Components (480 awards), Hardware Commercial (83 awards), and Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components (56 awards). The award portfolio is dominated by small-dollar, high-volume purchase orders and delivery orders ranging from under $1,000 to $70,000, reflecting rapid-procurement support for military logistics operations rather than large system integration work.

Activity has grown substantially over the past three years — from 20 awards in 2022 to 45 in 2024, though 2025 activity moderated to 36 awards. Across all 762 awards in the source data (prime and sub combined), combined potential value totals $12.9 million, but obligated dollars reach $76.3 million, indicating significant order fulfillment and repeat procurement volume against the standing IDC vehicles. Only two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, carrying a combined potential value of $49 thousand, limiting near-term recompete exposure.

In its subcontractor role, Magellan Aerospace performs specialized aerospace component manufacturing for major defense primes including Bell Textron (nose deflector assemblies, center fuselage assemblies for aircraft programs), Lockheed Martin (F-35 engine cover assemblies, M-TADS/PNVS deflector and bracket components for rotorcraft sensor systems), Boeing (Apache composite components), and Canadian Commercial Corporation (clamp assemblies, cable cutters, structural supports, deflector cables, and rocket-assisted takeoff motor and initiator support). Additional sub work flows through Peraton (NASA Sounding Rocket Operations Contract IV suborbital payload fabrication and integration) and General Electric (F414 aviation engine depot component support). The vendor has maintained active System for Award Management registration since 2006 and competes in open, full-and-open federal procurement across DLA and Navy customers without set-aside protection, reflecting its established competitive position as a responsive supplier of precision aerospace spare parts and components to the U.S. military logistics enterprise.