PTS Expeditionary Communications, Inc.

PTS Expeditionary Communications, Inc., a woman-owned small business manufacturer based in Huntsville, Alabama, designs and manufactures tactical communications equipment as a prime contractor across the Department of Defense, competing predominantly on full-and-open federal contracts with no recurring set-aside posture, though individual delivery orders occasionally carry woman-owned small business set-aside designations. The company operates as Perkins Technical Services, Inc. doing business as PTS Expeditionary Communications.

PTS manufactures power supply docking stations, integrated antenna masts (ranging 2 to 10 meters), telescoping and fixed masts, antennas (including 7-meter and 5-meter models), fly-away antenna kits, expeditionary communication kits in basic and deluxe configurations, cables, and mounting hardware—all compatible with Harris, Raytheon, and SINCGARS tactical radio systems. Representative named work includes a $90.1 million single-award indefinite-delivery contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime (awarded June 2022, running through June 2027) for power supplies and related communication components; a $500,000 Federal Supply Schedule contract with GSA (awarded August 2022, through August 2027) covering Special Item Numbers 334220, 33411, and OLM for radio communications equipment; and a newly awarded $9.6 million single-award indefinite-delivery contract with DLA Land and Maritime (awarded April 2026, through April 2031) for power supply equipment under Federal Supply Class 6130. Concrete delivery-order examples under the DLA IDC include a $562,187.96 firm fixed-price order (October 2024), a $554,790.75 order (August 2024), a $331,823.80 order for power supplies (October 2025), and a $258,042.24 order (March 2024). Under the GSA Schedule, Army Forces Command awarded $168,484 in February 2026 for PRC-160/PRC-162 docking stations at Fort Hood, Texas; Pacific Air Forces awarded $38,981.70 in August 2025 (woman-owned small business set-aside) for deluxe expeditionary kits at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; and Naval Air Warfare Center awarded $180,464.52 in March 2024 (woman-owned small business set-aside) with performance in Maryland.

Customer concentration is acute and skewed toward a single agency. The Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime accounts for 191 awards (33% of all awards) and $216.3 million in combined potential value (75% of the total portfolio), dominating both rankings decisively. The Department of the Army follows distantly with 116 awards ($5.6 million), Army Forces Command with 25 awards ($1.3 million), and DLA Aviation with 7 awards ($3.7 million). Together, the top four customers represent 62% of award count and 80% of potential value. This concentration in DLA Land and Maritime reflects PTS's role as a primary supplier of power supply components across military logistics networks, with consistent monthly delivery-order activity supporting operations, training, and research and development across service branches.

The vendor's prime footprint anchors to three parent vehicles. The Federal Supply Schedule GS35F0673J carries 291 task orders ($27.5 million), the Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE7LX19D0004 carries 44 task orders ($30.2 million), and the Indefinite Delivery Contract SPE7M114D0013 carries 50 task orders ($10.1 million). The $90.1 million DLA Land and Maritime IDC (SPE7M114D0013) has issued 18 delivery orders totaling approximately $5.8 million as of October 2025, with firm fixed-price orders ranging one to three months in performance period and issued approximately monthly to support logistics demand.

Activity has grown over the past five years—from 19 awards in 2022 to a peak of 32 in 2024—though 2025 and early 2026 show lighter pace (13 awards in 2025, 2 awards reported in 2026 as of April). The source does not break recompete expiration detail; however, the newly awarded $9.6 million IDC (April 2026) and the $500,000 GSA Schedule (active through August 2027) anchor medium-term vehicle continuity, while the core $90.1 million DLA IDC runs through June 2027.

PTS subcontracts to Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. and Sierra Nevada Company, LLC as primary integrators, supplying power supply docking stations, integrated antenna masts, fly-away antenna kits, expeditionary kits, and Harris- and SINCGARS-compatible components. Recent sub activity includes work for General Dynamics Global Force (July 2025) in support of Army Communications-Electronics Command field operations, Scientific Research Corporation (April 2025) on classified TCIO program management, and consistent sub engagement with Atlantic Diving Supply across 2023–2025 for antenna systems and power supplies.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers narrowly on power supply and antenna manufacturing for tactical military communications. Top NAICS concentrations are 338 awards under Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 334220) and 158 awards under Noncurrent-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing, reflecting hardware manufacturing posture. PSC concentration tracks similarly: 197 awards under Converters, Electrical, Nonrotating, 75 under Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, and 43 under Radio and Television Communication Equipment Except Airborne. The combined potential value across all 583 awards (prime and sub) is $286.2 million, with $98.1 million obligated (34% execution rate), indicating a mature vendor with substantial unfunded pipeline depth seated on long-term DLA and GSA vehicles.

Perkins Technical Services designs and manufactures power supplies for military communications systems. PTS also provides Life Cycle System Engineering services ranging from management, logistics, training, production design, test, and evaluation.