Mid-America Aerotech, LLC

Mid-America Aerotech, LLC, a veteran-owned small business manufacturer based in West Fargo, North Dakota, supplies aviation component repair, remanufacturing, and parts manufacturing services to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on 173 of 175 recent awards (99% prime split), with core work centered on KC-135 Stratotanker and B-52 bomber sustainment for the Air Force Sustainment Center and Defense Logistics Agency. The firm competes predominantly full-and-open; recent set-asides account for roughly 25% of awards and recur on Total Small Business set-asides and, less frequently, 8(a) competitive awards. Mid-America Aerotech is a child of VRC Metal Systems, LLC, another veteran-owned manufacturer.

Mid-America Aerotech's concrete capabilities span aircraft component remanufacturing, electrical housing cold-spray repair, gearbox assembly rebuild, and procurement of specialized aviation parts—liquid sight indicators, linear actuator pistons, sleeves and slides, springs, bearings, and valve bodies. Representative prime work includes a $5.12 million Indefinite Delivery Contract from the Air Force Sustainment Center (awarded May 2025, Total Small Business set-aside) for KC-135 gearbox remanufacturing; a $1.22 million IDC from the Air Force Sustainment Center (September 2023, no set-aside) for KC-135R electrical housing repair using cold-spray techniques; a $1.89 million definitive contract from the Air Force Sustainment Center (December 2025) for B-2 cylinder assembly manufacturing; and a $694 thousand IDC from DLA Aviation (July 2024, no set-aside) for liquid sight indicator delivery. Smaller purchase orders ($2,000–$150,000) flow constantly from DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime for component-level procurements.

Customer concentration is high and Air Force-led. The top three customers account for 97% of recent awards: the Air Force Sustainment Center (28 awards, $11.7 million combined potential value), DLA Aviation (86 awards, $5.5 million), and DLA Land and Maritime (49 awards, $2.4 million). A single Ogden Air Logistics Complex award ($1.7 million) for ICBM weapon system spares rounds out the top-five dollar list. The US Coast Guard (five awards, $62 thousand) represents lower-volume, higher-touch work on C-27J aircraft cuff assembly repairs. The two customer rankings diverge sharply: DLA Aviation dominates order count but the Air Force Sustainment Center anchors the dollars through large IDCs and definitive contracts.

Mid-America Aerotech holds six active IDCs spanning $5.1 million to $250 thousand: the $5.12 million KC-135 gearbox remanufacturing IDC (Total Small Business, base 3 years, option 2 years); the $1.22 million KC-135R electrical housing repair IDC (no set-aside, base and option through September 2026); the $694 thousand liquid sight indicator IDC (no set-aside, through July 2029); the $520 thousand B-52 elevator actuator PCU remanufacturing IDC (no set-aside, through September 2029); the $2 million shuttle and sleeve IDC from DLA Aviation (no set-aside, through April 2029); and a $250 thousand liquid sight indicator IDC from DLA Aviation (through June 2024, now completed). Task orders against these vehicles total roughly 27 awards. The remainder of the portfolio comprises individual purchase orders and definitive contracts issued directly by DLA and Air Force Sustainment Center.

Activity has accelerated markedly. Awards per year grew from 7 in 2022 to 66 in 2024 and 68 in 2025, with 19 awards recorded so far in 2026. Fourteen awards (combined potential value $5.1 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing a moderate recompete exposure. Work is performed entirely at the West Fargo, North Dakota facility. The vendor's category footprint clusters around aircraft parts and hydraulic components (71 awards in Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), industrial valves (22 awards), hardware (15 awards), and mechanical power transmission equipment (12 awards), reflecting the mix of component repair, sourcing, and assembly work.

Mid-America Aerotech subcontracts minimally (2 sub-awards, 1% of total). A January 2025 sub-award under Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on E-2D Multiyear Production II represents likely aircraft parts supply. The vendor participates in a federal grant sub-award under the National Center For Manufacturing Sciences for cold-spray repair technique development (April 2024), signaling participation in advanced manufacturing R&D aimed at extending component life on legacy aircraft. As the child of VRC Metal Systems, Mid-America Aerotech may serve as a specialized manufacturing and repair arm focused on aerospace components while the parent company manages broader industrial manufacturing and business development.

Cold Spray Repair, Overhaul and repair of aircraft components