R.j. Mfg.

R.j. Mfg. Airborne Training Apparatus Division, a for-profit manufacturer based in Turlock, California, designs, manufactures, and maintains specialized military airborne and aerial delivery training equipment as a prime contractor to defense and special operations agencies. The vendor operates exclusively as a prime (100% of awards) and competes in full-and-open procurements without set-aside designations on the vast majority of work; one small business set-aside purchase order from the Texas National Guard in 2023 is the only exception in the recent footprint.

The vendor's capability portfolio centers on Swing Land Trainer (SLT) systems, Integrated Swing Land Trainer (ISLT) apparatuses, and related airborne training infrastructure. Representative work includes a $350,000 single-award five-year Indefinite Delivery Contract with United States Special Operations Command for SLT maintenance, repairs, and spare parts support running through September 2028, which has generated multiple delivery orders—a $65,059 SLT maintenance task order (September 2023–September 2024), a $59,719 maintenance services delivery order (September 2025–September 2026), and a $18,484 emergent repairs delivery order issued May 2026. R.j. Mfg. also holds a contract modification with the Army Training and Doctrine Command valued at $204,792 for inspection and certification of ISLT apparatuses through September 2027. Additionally, the vendor delivered a $133,312 mobile mock-door trainer, lateral drift apparatus, and deck system for the Texas National Guard's Saginaw Aerial Delivery Support Facility in 2023, and a $116,000 mobile mock-door trailer for the North Carolina National Guard in 2025.

Customer concentration is heavily weighted toward special operations and Army training commands. The top three funding agencies account for 70% of recent awards: United States Special Operations Command leads on both award count and potential value ($963 thousand across four awards); the Army Training and Doctrine Command follows with four awards carrying $346 thousand combined potential value; and Department of the Army carries three awards totaling $162 thousand. The vendor has engaged eleven distinct federal customer agencies across the past five years but maintains a narrow specialization in airborne training systems for special operations and airborne personnel.

Activity has been episodic and flat—one award in 2022, three in 2023, one in 2024, two in 2025, and one in 2026—with combined potential value across all twenty prime awards totaling $2.3 million. The vendor has obligated $1.9 million (83% of combined potential value) to date. One award, the TRADOC ISLT inspection and certification contract modification, carries an ultimate completion date within the next twenty-four months and represents $205 thousand in near-term recompete exposure. Work is performed at multiple locations including Imperial Beach and San Diego, California; Columbus, Georgia; and at customer National Guard facilities in Texas and North Carolina. The USSOCOM IDV is R.j. Mfg.'s largest standing vehicle, anchoring recurring task-order placement for specialized equipment maintenance and logistics support to global special operations training missions.

Provides goods and services to DOD agencies. Specializing in Airborne Training Apparatus. Static line training devices.