Marathonnorco Aerospace, Inc.

Marathonnorco Aerospace, Inc. Battery Division, operating as Marathon Power Technologies Company, manufactures rechargeable battery cells, storage batteries, battery assemblies, battery chargers, and related electrical connectors for the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor on full-and-open delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts. The company is a subsidiary of Transdigm Group Incorporated, headquartered in Waco, Texas, and competes without set-aside designation across all of its documented federal work.

Marathonnorco Aerospace occupies a specialized niche in defense power systems. The vendor's recent footprint spans 616 awards (98% prime, 2% sub) across the federal government, with nearly all work concentrated in battery and connector manufacturing (NAICS 334613, 334417, 334610, and related; PSC codes centered on rechargeable batteries and electrical connectors). Representative prime work includes a $1.41 million delivery order from Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime for battery cells (January 2025), a $542 thousand purchase order for 29 storage batteries to DLA distribution (May 2022), and a $454 thousand delivery order for battery cell supply (August 2025). Recent sub work with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems includes supply of battery chargers (CASP 2000L, 42V/14A) for MQ-9 Reaper production and foreign military sales variants spanning Taiwan, Netherlands, and Italy platforms (multiple awards July 2024–January 2026).

Customer concentration is extreme. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime alone accounts for 325 awards (53% of total volume) worth $100.9 million in combined potential value (89% of total), with DLA as a component serving as customer on 133 additional awards ($4.2 million), and DLA Aviation on 60 awards ($2.2 million). Together, three DLA entities represent 88% of award count and 96% of potential value. This concentration reflects Marathonnorco's role as an approved sole-source supplier for specific battery and cell National Stock Numbers critical to military logistics and readiness operations across the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

The company holds five active indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Land and Maritime, each a single-award vehicle: a $9.59 million IDC for battery cells (April 2022–April 2027), a $3.89 million IDC for battery cells and connectors (September 2022–September 2027), a $2.17 million IDC for storage batteries (December 2021–December 2026), a $5.12 million IDC for battery cells and connector assemblies (December 2025–December 2030), and a $14.56 million IDC for nickel-cadmium wet-vented storage batteries and cells (March 2026–March 2031). Under these vehicles, the vendor places task orders at firm fixed prices ranging from $600 to $1.4 million. The top parent vehicle by task order count—Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE7LX22D0084—carries 35 task orders totaling $9.6 million against the $9.59 million ceiling.

Activity has remained relatively stable over the past five years: 51 awards in 2022, 45 in 2023, 64 in 2024, 44 in 2025, and 14 so far in 2026 (source date July 15, 2026). Seven awards totaling $2.6 million face completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete or follow-on action. The vendor obligated $62.2 million (55% of combined potential value) across all awards, indicating modest invoicing rates relative to ceiling values—typical for battery supply contracts where demand varies with military readiness cycles.

Marathonnorco Aerospace exhibits no recorded subcontractor footprint on its defense prime contracts; the company manufactures battery components in-house from its Waco facility. Its sub work—all with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for MQ-9 platform battery chargers and cable assemblies—represents a small, recent diversification beyond DLA core business (approximately 2% of total award volume). The company does not compete for or hold any SBA set-aside categories (8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB) and derives no federal revenue from research grants. All work is commercial item procurement under the DLA's demand-driven supply chain model, with no R&D or development content. Transdigm Group's ownership provides access to corporate capital, quality systems, and manufacturing scale but does not drive Marathonnorco's federal positioning—the Battery Division operates as a standalone supplier within a highly consolidated defense industrial parent.