Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.
White Oak, PA Doing business as QAI Aerospace
- UEI
- M2BES7SHTCK5
- CAGE
- 3TLC4
- Primary NAICS
- 488190 Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
- SAM.gov registration
- Active through
Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- NAICS codes registered in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 903 McKee Rd, White Oak, PA 15131, USA
- Website
- qai.aero
- Founded
- 1997
- Employees
- 11-50
- Estimated annual revenue
- $1M-$10M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Aerospace & Defense
- SIC code
- 37 Transportation Equipment
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Recent federal awards
| Award | Agency | Obligated | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repair of hover landing lights to be utilized on the MH-65 aircraft. | Coast Guard | $52,425 | |
| Repair of hover landing lights to be utilized on the MH-65 aircraft. | Coast Guard | $76,155 | |
| Repair of hover landing lights to be utilized on the MH-65 aircraft. | Coast Guard | $2,875 | |
| Repair of hover landing lights to be utilized on the MH-65 aircraft. | Coast Guard | $15,625 | |
| Repair of 5 EA of valve,regulating,TE for use on the MH-65 aircraft. | Coast Guard | $48,195 |
About Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.
Quality Aviation Instruments Inc., doing business as QAI Aerospace, is a woman-owned small business that repairs and tests aviation components for the U.S. Coast Guard as a prime contractor on full-and-open (non-set-aside) delivery orders and purchase orders, with a five-year indefinite delivery contract anchor awarded in June 2026. Headquartered in White Oak, Pennsylvania, QAI Aerospace specializes in the repair and maintenance of specialized aviation equipment — primarily hover landing lights, regulating valves, and associated electrical and mechanical subassemblies — for the Coast Guard's MH-65 short-range recovery helicopter fleet. The vendor operates as a woman-owned for-profit Subchapter S corporation under NAICS 332999 (Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing) and 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation), with primary PSC coding in aircraft component maintenance, repair, and rebuild work.
QAI Aerospace's customer footprint is highly concentrated. The Coast Guard accounts for 156 of 239 total prime awards (65% of the award count) and $5.9 million of the $6.4 million combined potential value across all recent awards (92%). The Department of the Navy Naval Supply Systems Command has placed 7 awards valued at $128 thousand. The vendor operates under two primary Coast Guard indefinite delivery contracts: the original single-award IDC (70Z03821DB2000009) valued at $719,475 through May 2026, which has generated 17 task orders totaling $574 thousand in combined potential value, and a successor five-year single-award IDC (HSCG3811D202035) awarded June 1, 2026, valued at $963,630 and running through May 2031, which will supersede the expiring 2021 vehicle and anchor future task-order activity. The 2026 IDC requires QAI Aerospace to maintain FAA Part 145 repair-facility certification, ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality standards, 60-calendar-day delivery schedules for standard repairs, and twelve-month component warranties using original equipment manufacturer specifications from Grimes Aerospace Company.
Award activity has declined materially in recent years — from 7 awards in 2023 to 4 in 2024, 3 in 2025, and 2 in 2026 to date — reflecting the transition between the expiring 2021 IDC and the newly awarded 2026 vehicle rather than customer demand erosion. The Coast Guard has drawn down task orders under the legacy contract as its May 2026 completion date approached. Representative recent work includes a $63,055 February 2026 delivery order for hover landing light repair on MH-65 aircraft, a $26,730 April 2025 purchase order for regulating-valve repair with an option to service MH-65-T variant units, and a $48,945 November 2022 purchase order for valve regulating-component repair. All awards carry firm fixed-price structures and no small business set-aside designations; QAI competes on full-and-open merit rather than under women-owned small business reserve vehicles. As the sole authorized repair facility holding proprietary data and appropriate Coast Guard certification credentials for these specific hover landing light assemblies, QAI Aerospace operates with demonstrated switching costs and sole-source justification on repeat requirements, though recent awards have been issued through competitive or delivery-order procedures under the parent IDCs.
Quick answers
What is Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s UEI?
Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s Unique Entity ID (UEI) in SAM.gov is M2BES7SHTCK5.
What is Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s CAGE code?
Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s CAGE code is 3TLC4.
What is Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s primary NAICS code?
Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s primary NAICS code is 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation).
Where is Quality Aviation Instruments Inc. located?
Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s physical address in SAM.gov is 903 McKee Rd, White Oak, PA 15131, USA.
Is Quality Aviation Instruments Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through June 26, 2027.
What is Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Quality Aviation Instruments Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is Repair of hover landing lights to be utilized on the MH-65 aircraft (70Z03826FF0000453), from Coast Guard, on August 13, 2026.
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