ORO Manufacturing Co

ORO Manufacturing Co, a woman-owned small business based in Monroe, North Carolina, manufactures aircraft seating components—complete seats, troop seats, seat bottoms, leg assemblies, and related hardware—primarily as a prime contractor to the Defense Logistics Agency and U.S. Coast Guard on firm fixed-price delivery orders and indefinite delivery contracts. The company is a Subchapter S corporation and for-profit organization operating under primary NAICS 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), with ISO/AS certification and continuous federal contracting history since 2002. ORO competes predominantly in full-and-open federal markets, though it holds several total small business set-aside IDCs with DLA Aviation that anchor a portion of recurring work.

Customer concentration is extreme and durable: Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 706 awards (67% of total awards) and $81.7 million combined potential value (89% of all dollars), with the U.S. Coast Guard placing 35 awards ($972 thousand) and Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime and Troop Support Hardware combining for 33 additional awards. This concentration reflects ORO's role as a specialized supplier of military aircraft seating to the DoD logistics enterprise. Recent representative prime work includes a $2.56 million single-award IDC from DLA Aviation (awarded September 2024, performance through September 2029) for aircraft seats under NSN 4610114028, a $888,888 single-award IDC from DLA Aviation (awarded March 2026, performance through March 2029) for aircraft seats under NSN 1680-00-614-4604, and numerous firm fixed-price delivery orders in the $20,000 to $120,000 range for seats and seat components across multiple NSNs. The U.S. Coast Guard awards ORO recurring sole-source purchase orders for 1-man and 2-man troop seats for MH-60T helicopters, including a $63,256.50 order (May 2026) for fifty 1-man troop seats with an optional quantity of up to forty additional items, and a $136,700 total small business set-aside for 2-man troop seats (January 2024).

ORO holds at least five active single-award IDCs with DLA Aviation with ceiling values ranging from $250,000 to $2.56 million and ultimate completion dates extending through 2029. The top vehicle by task order volume is Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE4A714D0295, with 17 task orders totaling $10.1 million in combined potential value. Four other named IDCs carry 12 to 24 task orders each in the $82,000 to $517,000 range. Activity declined notably from 2024 (39 awards) to 2025 (20 awards) and 2026 (7 awards to date), reflecting both the data lag inherent in federal award reporting and a transitional period in which older IDCs are maturing while newer IDCs ramp. Only four awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, representing $357,000 in combined potential value and minimal near-term recompete exposure.

ORO operates as a subcontractor to The Boeing Company on military aircraft programs, including CH-47F helicopter procurement and aircraft seat supply work (five sub-awards between March 2025 and May 2026). The company's sub footprint is negligible compared to its prime business; essentially all revenue and contract volume flows from its direct relationships with DLA Aviation and the Coast Guard. Work is performed at ORO's Monroe, North Carolina facility. The vendor's award portfolio spans 1,053 prime contracts and IDVs with a combined potential value of $92.2 million and $48.6 million in obligated dollars (53% drawdown), reflecting steady order fulfillment against a stable base of DLA contracts. ORO's strategic position rests on its exclusive OEM status for certain troop seat configurations for Coast Guard helicopters (sole-source awards) and its established role in the DLA Aviation supply chain for commodity aircraft seating components across multiple military platforms.

Manufacturer of Aircraft Seating for Fixed & Rotary Wing Military Aircraft