Microwave Filter Co Inc.

Microwave Filter Co Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of specialized electronic filters and components based in East Syracuse, New York, operates as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards) supplying passive RF and microwave components to federal defense and civilian aviation customers through full-and-open competitive procurement, with no characteristic set-aside footprint.

The company manufactures directional couplers, band pass filters, low pass filters, fixed capacitors, diplexers, and waveguide windows for mission-critical applications in radar, communications, and surveillance systems. Recent representative work includes a $12,975 firm fixed-price purchase order from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in April 2026 for ASR-8 high power diplexer and waveguide window components supporting the National Airspace System; a $34,250 purchase order from the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime in September 2024 for 50 units of directional couplers (NSN 5985004320503); and a $25,650 FAA purchase order in April 2025 for assets supporting NAS operations. Top NAICS categories are Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (70 awards) and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (43 awards); top PSC code is Filters and Networks (121 awards).

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Land and Maritime alone accounts for 149 awards and $1.5 million in combined potential value — 58% of the 258 total awards in the portfolio and 43% of the $3.5 million combined potential value across all sources. The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command Naval Air Warfare Center anchors the second-largest dollar share at $1.1 million on four awards, while the FAA places smaller-dollar orders frequently (7 awards, $104 thousand combined potential value). The top five customers account for 81% of award count and 80% of combined potential value. The portfolio spans 21 distinct customer agencies, but DLA dominates both volume and dollars to a degree that narrows practical customer diversification.

Vehicle placement is thin. The top parent vehicle, an indefinite delivery contract SPM7M112D5A81, carries only 3 task orders valued at $41 thousand. The remainder of the award footprint consists of spot purchase orders issued directly by individual agencies rather than task orders under standing IDIQs or GWACs — a pattern consistent with a small-ticket component supplier working through DLA's catalog and direct-buy mechanisms.

Activity has remained steady but low-volume in recent years — two awards in 2026 (through early April), five in 2025, and ten in 2024 — consistent with the ad-hoc nature of small components procurement. The company has maintained SAM.gov registration since January 2001 and carries 258 total awards dating back to 1982, indicating long-term stability in the federal component supplier base. In its minor subcontractor role, Microwave Filter Co Inc. has supplied RF filters and related components to Leidos Inc. on wide area surveillance procured goods and services work (two sub-awards in 2024 and 2025) and to L3Harris Technologies on a single ULV terminal RCS filter sub-award in January 2024. No sub-awards carry contract ceiling values in the source; the sub footprint represents less than 2% of the total award portfolio by count.