Pagnotta Engineering Inc.

Pagnotta Engineering Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S corporation based in Exton, Pennsylvania, supplies specialized aviation engineering services to federal agencies primarily as a prime contractor, with particular depth in structural analysis, design engineering review approval, equipment certification, and aircraft modification support for research aircraft fleets. The company operates predominantly under small business set-asides on its core NOAA work and full-and-open competition on supplemental awards, holding a single-award small-business indefinite delivery contract with NOAA valued at $1 million through September 2027.

Pagnotta's customer base is heavily concentrated with a single agency. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration accounts for 59 of 65 total awards (91% of award count) with $4.3 million in combined potential value, anchoring Pagnotta's prime contract portfolio through task orders for structural substantiation, Design Engineering Review approval, and Federal Aviation Administration certification work on NOAA's Twin Otter, Gulfstream 550, P-3 Orion, and WP-3 research aircraft. Representative recent work includes a $142,774.68 delivery order awarded May 14, 2026 for year-four technical support under the NOAA IDC, a $78,500.06 small-business set-aside delivery order issued September 5, 2023 for structural substantiation and DER approval of the Twin Otter Research Port Instrument Tub design, and a $63,880.20 delivery order awarded April 25, 2024 for design, structural substantiation, and DER approval of the G-550 rack system. Work spans sensor payload integration, camera port modifications, composite material analysis for snow survey cage equipment, and tail Doppler radar support. The Navy's Naval Sea Systems Command ranks second by potential value at $5.28 billion across two awards, though both are sub-awards to Northrop Grumman on space exploration programs (NEXTSTEP NRA awards), creating a significant dollar-value skew that does not reflect Pagnotta's primary operational focus.

Pagnotta operates as a prime contractor on 95% of its awards, with three sub-awards to Northrop Grumman on NASA-related work. The three largest parent vehicles are NOAA-specific indefinite delivery contracts: IDC DOCEA133M17CQ0030 (28 task orders, $770 thousand combined potential value), IDC 1305M222DNMAN0022 (14 task orders, $565 thousand combined potential value), and IDC DOCWC133M14CQ0039 (13 task orders, $429 thousand combined potential value). Activity has declined sharply in recent years — eight awards in 2023 tapering to three in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026 — though only three awards totaling $200 thousand face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months. The vendor's capability portfolio centers on engineering services (48 awards by NAICS classification) and aircraft accessories and components work (14 awards), driven by the structural and design engineering demands of NOAA's atmospheric science mission.

Pagnotta Engineering, Inc (PEI) is an engineering design, analysis, and program management consulting firm located approximately 30 miles west of Philadelphia, PA. PEI has provided engineering services in a variety of industries, with concentration in aerospace and flight simulation. During our 25+ year history, PEI has completed over 500 projects. Many required DER review and approval. Michael Pagnotta, President of PEI, has been a FAA Structures Designated Engineering Representative (DER), FAR Parts 23, 25, 27, and 29, since 1996. We have an excellent reputation and a long history of reliable, value added service.