Marathonnorco Aerospace, Inc.

Marathonnorco Aerospace, Inc., a Waco, Texas-based manufacturer, supplies precision-engineered aircraft structural components and spare parts to the federal government as a prime contractor (90% of recent awards) on full-and-open competitive contracts with no small business set-asides. The company manufactures struts, locks, latches, pins, receiver assemblies, housings, seals, transmission components, and related items for military rotary and fixed-wing aviation platforms.

Marathonnorco's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Defense Logistics Agency. The top five customer agencies account for 93% of recent awards: DLA Aviation dominates with 403 awards ($38.2 million combined potential value), followed by DLA Land and Maritime (68 awards, $4.1 million), the Air Force Sustainment Center (31 awards, $4 million), DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment (43 awards, $1.6 million), and DLA Troop Support Hardware (20 awards, $465 thousand). Within the prime footprint, Marathonnorco holds ten single-award Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Aviation and the Air Force Sustainment Center, with ceiling values ranging from $249,999.99 to $3.47 million. Recent representative prime work includes a $3.47 million IDC for aircraft door unlock assemblies (UPLOCK ASSEMBLY) awarded by DLA Aviation in June 2025, a $1.53 million IDC for miscellaneous NSN items (receivers, rails, drain cocks) awarded by DLA Land and Maritime in March 2026, and a $750,000 IDC for aircraft struts awarded by DLA Aviation in April 2025. Task orders under these IDCs run $2,800 to $386,895 in individual value and cover firm-fixed-price purchase orders and delivery orders for routine aircraft component replenishment.

Activity has been consistent year over year—65 awards in 2022 to 107 in 2024, with 70 awards in 2025. Across all sources, Marathonnorco has received 605 total awards with $48.4 million combined potential value and $36.1 million obligated (75% burn rate). Only five awards reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months ($214 thousand combined exposure), creating minimal recompete pressure in the near term.

In its subcontractor role, Marathonnorco supplies struts, locking assemblies, and structural components to major defense primes, particularly The Boeing Company (C-17 Globemaster III sustainment and CH-47F heavy-lift helicopter programs), Bell Boeing Joint Project Office (V-22 Osprey production and parts-by-the-liter sustainment), Lockheed Martin (MH-47G Block II post-production engineering and manufacturing), Sikorsky Aircraft (FY24 delta spares), Bell Textron (Future Vertical Lift FLRAA telescopic struts), and Northrop Grumman (aircraft door access and unlock assembly components). Subcontract work has accelerated since late 2024, reflecting Marathonnorco's established role as a critical supplier of structural components for production and sustainment programs across the military's rotary and fixed-wing fleet.

Marathonnorco competes exclusively in full-and-open competition without set-aside protections, positioning the company as a capable mid-market supplier competing directly against all qualified sources. The vendor's award portfolio is concentrated in NAICS 332712 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with secondary exposure in hardware manufacturing and machine shops. Performance occurs entirely at the Waco, Texas facility, which the company has registered in SAM.gov since October 2016.