Quickset Defense Technologies LLC

Quickset Defense Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Moog Inc. and a manufacturer of precision motion control, electro-optical, and electronic components for defense applications, operates as a prime contractor on federal purchase orders and indefinite delivery contracts, with 82 percent of its recent awards as a prime and 18 percent as a subcontractor on defense and civilian programs.

Quickset is based in Northbrook, Illinois, and competes predominantly full-and-open (no set-aside designations dominate its prime footprint), though roughly 30 percent of recent prime awards carry Total Small Business set-aside designations on smaller purchases. The vendor specializes in concrete product and service categories: precision pan-tilt positioners and gimbal systems; thermal and HD imaging cameras; forward deployable video surveillance systems; wiring harnesses and electronic assemblies; repair and overhaul services for imaging equipment; and specialized tripods and mounting systems for defense test and surveillance applications.

Quickset's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward defense and logistics agencies. The Department of the Army Materiel Command Communications Electronics Command anchors the dollar footprint with 14 awards totaling $23.4 million in combined potential value (63 percent of the vendor's total portfolio). The Department of the Navy Naval Sea Systems Command places 14 awards worth $5.6 million; the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command accounts for 9 awards at $721 thousand; and the Naval Air Warfare Center holds 14 awards valued at $710 thousand. Among volume leaders by award count, the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime issued 36 awards (but only $325 thousand combined potential value), the U.S. Coast Guard issued 21 awards ($416 thousand), and DLA Aviation issued 18 awards ($310 thousand). This divergence signals that the top-dollar customer (Army CECOM) places fewer but much larger orders, while DLA and Coast Guard conduct high-frequency small-dollar procurements. Across 207 awards tracked in the source, Quickset serves 39 distinct federal agencies.

Representative recent prime work includes a $936 thousand purchase order from the Navy Installations Command for thermal and HD camera systems (June 2024); a $525.7 thousand sole-source purchase order from Naval Information Warfare Systems Command for 16 visual thermal camera systems with 26-105mm thermal lenses (April 2023); a $165.4 thousand definitive contract under an Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Commercial Solutions Opening for thermal and HD pan-tilt-zoom cameras for ground vehicle robotics (March 2026); and a $911.9 thousand small-business set-aside purchase order from the Air Force for pan-tilt systems and integrated components supporting the Next Generation Data Acquisition and Telemetry System for the 420th Consolidated Test Flight (July 2026). The vendor also conducts high-volume transactional work with the Coast Guard, including multiple repair-and-overhaul orders for Forward Deployable Video Surveillance camera systems in the $4 thousand to $50 thousand range.

Quickset's vehicle footprint includes a basic ordering agreement (FA862021G4009) carrying 7 task orders and an indefinite delivery contract (W56JSR18D0016) with 7 task orders worth $207 thousand combined value. The vendor also sits on a Special Operations Equipment Tailored Logistics Support vehicle with 5 task orders. The top NAICS categories reflect manufacturing focus: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (36 awards), Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (29 awards), and Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (8 awards). Primary PSC work centers on Electrical and Electronic Assemblies and Antennas, Waveguides, and Related Equipment.

In its subcontractor role, Quickset delivers precision positioning equipment, tripods, surveillance systems, cameras, and machined components to defense primes including Sierra Nevada Company (multiple Big Safari contracts for tripods, antenna positioners, and machined parts); Raytheon (PATRIOT spare parts for foreign military sales); SRC Inc. (Counter-UAS systems positioners and tripods); BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services (instrumentation range support tripods); Lockheed Martin (Precision Strike Missile cable assemblies and pan-tilt systems); and Atlantic Diving Supply (pan-tilt positioners, camera systems, and switching equipment). The vendor also performs sub work on NASA programs, notably Bechtel National's Space Launch System Mobile Launcher 2 (camera and pan-tilt assemblies).

Activity trajectory shows growth: 9 awards in 2022 to 24 in 2025, with 9 awards recorded year-to-date in 2026. Combined obligated dollars are $23 million against $36.8 million total combined potential value, indicating 62 percent funding execution across the portfolio. Recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months is modest — four awards with ultimate completion dates in that window carry combined potential value of $988 thousand. The parent company, Moog Inc., is a multi-billion-dollar global manufacturer of precision motion control and aerospace components; Quickset's federal award footprint represents a precision motion-control specialty line within that broader corporate structure.