Mid-State Aerospace Inc.

Mid-State Aerospace Inc., a minority-owned, women-owned small business based in Olathe, Kansas, manufactures aerospace hardware, custom hose assemblies, nonmetallic and metallic hose components, tube couplings, hydraulic system fittings, and valve assemblies for the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor (98% of recent awards) and as a subcontractor on defense programs. The company holds certifications as a small disadvantaged business (SDB) and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB), positioning it predominantly under set-aside categories—particularly Total Small Business designations—though it competes in open procurement when qualified.

Mid-State Aerospace draws near-total customer concentration from the Defense Logistics Agency: DLA Land and Maritime dominates with 4,439 awards valued at $58.4 million, while DLA Aviation adds 1,230 awards worth $49 million, collectively representing 98% of all award count and 98% of combined potential value. The remaining customer base includes modest exposure to the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command (44 awards, $750 thousand) and DLA Troop Support divisions. This concentration signals a specialized supplier locked into a single federal customer ecosystem with minimal diversification risk but significant operational dependency on DLA procurement cycles.

Mid-State Aerospace holds single-award indefinite-delivery contracts with DLA Aviation valued at $749,999.99 (aerospace components, March 2031 completion) and $249,999.99 (aircraft hose assemblies, August 2029 completion), plus a smaller single-award DLA Land and Maritime IDC for coupling halves capped at $250,000 (expired December 2025). The company draws recurring task orders and purchase orders under these vehicles and executes frequent spot purchases directly from DLA solicitations—typical Defense Logistics Agency transactional patterns for component suppliers. Representative prime work includes a $270,940 Total Small Business purchase order for hydraulic system fuses (March 2026 award, DLA Aviation), a $174,254.88 nonmetallic hose contract (January 2026, DLA Land and Maritime), and a $204,800 fuel manifold order under Total Small Business set-aside (February 2026, DLA Aviation). NAICS profile reflects fabricated pipe fittings and hose manufacturing (1,128 awards), rubber and plastics hose and belting (510 awards), and miscellaneous fabricated metal products (2,381 awards); PSC alignment centers on hose and flexible tubing (3,385 awards) and hose fittings (1,534 awards).

Activity has grown from 315 awards in 2023 to 467 in 2025 (48% year-over-year increase), with 116 awards recorded in early 2026. Awards reaching completion within the next twenty-four months total 159 with $4.9 million combined potential value, creating moderate recompete exposure. In its subcontractor role, Mid-State Aerospace supplies aircraft hose assemblies, quick-connect components, and materials to BAE Systems Land and Armaments (multiple 2025 awards for AMPV and Infantry Gun Carrier work), Sikorsky Aircraft (CH-53K helicopter long-lead items), Boeing (KC-X modernization), and Defense Systems and Solutions (UH-60M modification kits for Greece). The subcontract footprint is modest (91 awards, 2% of total) and recent, reflecting a business model centered on direct DLA supply rather than embedded tier-two relationships.

Mid-State Aerospace operates as a volume commodity supplier to military logistics—not a technology integrator or systems provider. Its capability portfolio is narrow and deep: hose assemblies (metallic, nonmetallic, aircraft, fuel), tube couplings and fittings, hydraulic system fuses and valves, manifolds, and protective caps. All work is performed at facilities in Lenexa and Camarillo, California, with some Jacksonville, Florida operations. The vendor competes almost entirely in unrestricted DLA spot procurements or explicit Total Small Business set-asides; it has no presence on government-wide contract vehicles, GWACs, or agency-wide IDIQs. Competitive positioning depends on DLA's continued demand for commodity aerospace components and the company's ability to maintain SDB and EDWOSB certifications—neither of which faces immediate pressure. The $4.9 million recompete cliff within twenty-four months is manageable given the vendor's $112.8 million cumulative potential value and $95.1 million obligated spend, but the high transaction volume (5,994 awards) and narrow customer base mean revenue is fragmented across hundreds of small-dollar orders rather than anchored to multi-million-dollar contracts.

HOSE ASSEMBLIES. FASTENERS: RIVETS, CLAMPS, SCREWS, BOLTS, BUSHINGS, WASHERS.