Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.

Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc., doing business as Ontic US, is a for-profit aerospace parts and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) manufacturer headquartered in Chatsworth, California, that supplies aircraft components and repair services to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor on full-and-open competitive awards, with no SBA set-aside designations across its prime footprint. The company operates as the parent entity of five subsidiaries including Centroid, Inc., Aircraft Belts, Inc., Ontic MRO, Inc., and Firstmark Aerospace Corp, several of which are foreign-owned, and competes predominantly in unrestricted federal procurement against all qualified sources.

Ontic's federal contracting footprint is heavily concentrated in defense logistics and aviation sustainment. The company supplies aircraft landing gear components, engine fuel system parts, fasteners, bearing assemblies, struts, receiver-transmitters, brake assemblies, lighting components, and specialized electromechanical kits to military aviation platforms including the KC-135 tanker, MH-60T helicopter, TH-1H helicopter, C-17 Globemaster III, B-52, UH-1N, and AH-1Z. Recent prime work includes a $780,786.66 delivery order from the Coast Guard (June 2026) for aircraft struts on MH-60T helicopters under the service's indefinite delivery vehicle, a $70,511.20 delivery order from the Air Force Sustainment Center for TH-1H receiver-transmitter repair, a $1.15 million delivery order from the Coast Guard (August 2025) for MH-60T struts, and a $905,092 purchase order from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation for electromechanical parts kits.

Customer concentration is acute. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation dominates both volume and dollars, holding 4,375 awards (63% of the prime footprint) with $711.8 million in combined potential value (87% of total). The next four customers combined—Naval Supply Systems Command ($59.5 million), Army Materiel Command Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command ($48 million), Air Force Sustainment Center ($45.3 million), and DLA Land and Maritime ($28.6 million)—account for most remaining dollars. This concentration reflects Ontic's role as a critical components supplier within DLA Aviation's supply chain and its established positions on long-running sustainment contracts across aging military platforms.

Ontic holds seats on five major parent vehicles. The Basic Ordering Agreement SPRPA114G003X carries 590 task orders valued at $44.9 million combined. The Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4AX16D9471 generated 330 task orders and $46.7 million. IDC FA852621D0001 supports 250 task orders. IDC N0038308G005B carries 242 task orders valued at $35 million. BOA SPE4A120G0005 holds 160 task orders at $18.3 million. Additionally, Ontic maintains a single-award IDV with Air Force Sustainment Center for TH-1H receiver-transmitter repair valued at $357,556 (through July 2026), an Air Force BOA for Ontic Engineering & Manufacturing valued at $10 million (through October 2030), and multiple predecessor Air Force IDVs for KC-135 centrifugal clutch assembly overhaul and UH-1N fuel quantity indicator repair totaling $1.015 billion and $3.5 million respectively in historical ceilings.

Activity has grown substantially. Awards per year increased from 246 in 2022 to 475 in 2025, with 53 awards in the first half of 2026 suggesting sustained velocity. However, 156 awards valued at $38.6 million face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating significant recompete pressure in Ontic's primary revenue stream. The company obligated $627.3 million across 6,984 total awards (66% of combined potential), indicating strong execution and cash conversion on its contract portfolio.

Ontic's subcontractor footprint reflects integration into defense primes' supply chains. The company performs as a sub to The Boeing Company on C-17 Globemaster III total sustainment and virtual fleet material requirements, to Bell Textron on floodlight and fan components for AH-1Z helicopters and PBL service contracts, and to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on heat exchanger manufacturing. These relationships position Ontic as both a direct supplier to defense agencies and a component provider within larger aerospace primes' programs.

Ontic's capability footprint spans multiple NAICS and PSC categories, reflecting broad materials and component scope. Top NAICS include Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (2,036 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (789 awards), and Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing (783 awards). Top PSCs align: Aircraft Landing Gear Components (822 awards), Engine Fuel System Components (582 awards), and Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories (428 awards). This categorical diversity masks functional concentration—Ontic is fundamentally a long-tail supplier of mid-to-low-dollar components and repair services to aging military platforms, with hundreds of standing purchase orders per year from DLA for specific NSNs across thousands of part numbers.