Mint Turbines LLC

Mint Turbines LLC, an SBA-certified HUBZone, veteran-owned small business based in Stroud, Oklahoma, delivers aircraft engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul services to federal agencies as a prime contractor (87% of awards) and subcontractor on international aviation support programs. The company operates as a limited liability partnership subsidiary of M International Inc. and specializes in depot-level turboshaft and turboprop engine sustainment across T53, PT6A, and T400 series engines used in military helicopters, maritime patrol aircraft, and federal environmental monitoring operations.

Mint Turbines' customer concentration is heavily skewed toward Air Force engine maintenance. The top five funding agencies account for 84% of awards by count: the Air Force Sustainment Center leads with 40 awards valued at $24.4 million combined potential, followed by the Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement (12 awards, $59.6 million), the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (6 awards, $41.6 million), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (11 awards, $13 million), and the Defense Logistics Agency's Land and Maritime division (11 awards, $824 thousand). However, the potential-value ranking diverges sharply: the Naval Air Systems Command anchors $6.11 billion in combined potential value across just two awards, positioning Navy programs as the single largest dollar opportunity despite minimal award count. This signal indicates a massive concentration risk or placeholder ceiling — Navy activity should be verified for actual contract scope versus system artifacts.

Mint Turbines holds multiple high-value indefinite delivery contracts. The Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a $7.1 million single-award IDC through October 2029 for T53-L-703 engine overhaul, with delivery orders averaging $400 thousand to $1.8 million each. The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex extended a $23.6 million single-award IDC through November 2026 for T53 depot-level repair and maintenance. The Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement granted an $18 million single-award IDC (expiring September 2026) for T53 engine overhaul and repair supporting counter-narcotics missions in Panama, Peru, and other locations. NOAA awarded a $5.5 million HUBZone-set-aside single-award IDC through September 2029 for PT6A engine maintenance, overhaul, and repair. Most recently, on June 4, 2025, the Bureau of International Narcotics Law Enforcement awarded a $40 million Total Small Business set-aside IDC through June 2027 for T700 and PT6 turbine engine purchase, overhaul, and repair services — Mint Turbines' largest active vehicle. The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded three smaller Total Small Business set-aside single-award IDCs ($250 thousand each) for counterbalance weights, O-rings, and packing special items, all maturing in 2025 and 2026.

Activity has grown significantly: 7 awards in 2022 to 20 in 2025, with 4 awards already in 2026. Only one award ($2 million combined potential value) faces ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal recompete exposure in the near term — most delivery orders run through 2029 or have been recently renewed. In its subcontractor role, Mint Turbines provides T53 engine repair and maintenance to Bell Textron for Iraqi Ministry of Defense helicopter support and to Amentum Services for Colombian National Police aviation fleet maintenance, and provides parachute-system maintenance logistics support to Vectrus Systems for Army programs.

The award portfolio reflects Mint Turbines' core capability: firm fixed-price and labor-hour depot-level engine overhaul, component repair, fuel system maintenance, and engine accessory support. Concrete examples include a $1.8 million delivery order (December 2024, Air Force Sustainment Center) for T53-L-703 engine overhaul, a $4.8 million delivery order (November 2024, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex) for T53 depot-level maintenance, a $953 thousand order (November 2025, Air Force Sustainment Center) for T53 overhaul under the $7.1 million IDC, and a $526 thousand delivery order (September 2023, State Department) for T53 engine repair in Peru and Panama. Mint Turbines also supplies engine components — gaskets, O-rings, tube assemblies, seals, and packing materials — in support of ongoing maintenance operations. The company's award concentration sits in NAICS 336412 (Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing), accounting for 61 of 95 awards, with secondary depth in gasket and sealing device manufacturing and engineering services.

Mint Turbines competes predominantly under set-asides: Total Small Business designations dominate the lower-value component supply and support contracts, while the larger engine overhaul IDCs typically carry no set-aside. All prime awards are with civilian federal agencies; Army Parachute Team and Iraqi/Colombian aviation support flow through subcontracts to Amentum, Vectrus, and Bell Textron. The vendor's core market is Air Force and State Department engine sustainment, with secondary exposure to NOAA maritime operations and DLA supply-chain programs. The $6.11 billion Navy signal warrants due diligence before factoring into competitive or partnership analysis.