Morris Machine Co Inc.

Morris Machine Co Inc., an Indianapolis-based precision manufacturer of aerospace and defense components, operates as a prime contractor (92% of recent awards) on full-and-open Defense Logistics Agency procurements for aircraft engine and engine parts, competing under Total Small Business set-asides on recent awards. The company manufactures critical airframe hardware and jet engine components for military aviation readiness and maintenance, with manufacturing operations located in Southport, Indiana and a SAM.gov registration dating to 2002.

Morris Machine's customer base concentrates almost entirely on the Defense Logistics Agency. DLA Aviation alone accounts for 66 awards worth $17.8 million combined potential value, representing the overwhelming majority of the vendor's federal footprint. The broader DLA organization adds another 30 awards. Air Force and Navy customers round out the customer set but represent a minor share — the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Sustainment Center carries $4.9 million in potential value across four awards, while the Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command holds eight awards worth $51 thousand combined. The top five customer agencies account for 80% of Morris Machine's award count, with DLA Aviation alone anchoring the concentration.

Morris Machine's capability portfolio centers on two primary production categories: aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturing (78 awards under NAICS 336412) and other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (26 awards). Work is priced in commodity purchase-order format under commodity codes for gas turbines and jet engines and airframe structural components. Recent representative prime work includes a $1.53 million definitive contract from DLA Aviation awarded January 31, 2022 for damper turbine blades (completed August 2023), a $183,750 purchase order from DLA Aviation awarded May 12, 2025 for forward nacel mounts (21 units, completion March 2026), and a $61,250 delivery order issued November 4, 2025 under a single-award IDIQ for forward nacel mounts (completion September 2026). The October 2025 IDIQ with DLA Aviation carries a $1.99 million ceiling and authorizes A-10 aircraft component production through October 2030.

Morris Machine holds five named IDIQs and BOAs with DLA and Air Force customers; the largest IDIQs by task-order volume are SPM47005D0196 (8 task orders, $251 thousand combined potential value) and SP048097D0734 (4 task orders). In its subcontractor role, Morris Machine supplies engine components and turbine assemblies to Rolls-Royce Corporation (multiple sub-awards for quick engine change assemblies, AE1107C engine component improvement, and MT5S gas turbine engine work) and General Electric Company (foreign military sales engine hardware for Taiwan). The company also subcontracts to Rolls-Royce Marine North America for marine gas turbine engine components.

Activity remains thin in recent years — five awards in 2025, six in 2024, two in 2023 — with only one award facing ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating minimal near-term recompete exposure but also limited pipeline momentum outside the DLA Aviation base.