RC Industries, Inc.

RC Industries, Inc., a minority-owned, Hispanic American-owned small disadvantaged business based in West Hills, California, manufactures and supplies specialized hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical components for military aviation and ground vehicle maintenance as a prime contractor exclusively—241 awards across a 15-year footprint, with no subcontract activity. The company operates as a Subchapter S Corporation and competes predominantly in full-and-open procurements alongside a smaller volume of Total Small Business set-aside work; its portfolio reflects no 8(a) certification or other formal SBA designations beyond self-certified small disadvantaged business status.

RC Industries' customer concentration is singular and acute. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation accounts for 209 awards (87% of the 241-award footprint) valued at $6.5 million combined potential value, while DLA Land and Maritime holds 27 awards ($909 thousand). The remaining two DLA components—Troop Support Hardware and Troop Support Construction and Equipment—contribute three and two awards respectively. This extreme concentration leaves RC Industries a pure-play DLA supplier with no diversification across civilian agencies or other defense commands.

Capability footprint is narrow and specialized. RC Industries manufactures hydraulic swivel joints, manifold assemblies, cable assemblies, hose assemblies, lighting fixtures, fasteners (cap screws, hexagon nuts, shoulder screws, expanding grip pins), mechanical components (bearing inner rings, housing assemblies, worm shafts, support bars, transmission support rings), and electrical equipment (indicator panels, antenna components). Recent work examples include a $694,750 Total Small Business set-aside purchase order from DLA Aviation in May 2025 for 35 units of cover assemblies, a $600 thousand non-set-aside delivery from DLA Aviation in January 2026 for 100 bearing inner rings, and a $350 thousand Indefinite Delivery Contract awarded by DLA Land and Maritime in January 2026 for antenna component procurement. Across NAICS categorization, 152 of 241 awards fall under Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing, with secondary weight in guided-missile propulsion units, fastener manufacturing, and bearings.

Vehicle posture centers on single-award small business Indefinite Delivery Contracts with DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime. Five named parent IDCs anchor the top-vehicle footprint: a $90 thousand vehicle (10 task orders), an $86 thousand vehicle (7 task orders), a $65 thousand vehicle (5 task orders), a $30 thousand vehicle (3 task orders), and an unnamed vehicle supporting 5 additional task orders. These IDCs carry ceiling values ranging from $249,999.99 to $350 thousand and performance periods extending through 2027 to 2029, structured to enable streamlined task-order issuance for component replenishment across DLA's distribution network.

Activity has accelerated in 2025, with 38 awards against a five-year range of 8 to 22 annually; 2023 marked the low point (8 awards). Fifteen awards (combined potential value $1.8 million) face ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months and thus carry recompete exposure. Combined potential value across the entire portfolio stands at $7.4 million, with $4.4 million obligated (60% draw rate), reflecting the transactional, task-order-driven nature of DLA's procurement from this vendor.

RC Industries registered as a federal contractor in April 2011 and has maintained exclusive prime status across all award activity. No parent contractors, teaming relationships, or subcontract engagement appears in the footprint. The company's specialized focus on hydraulic and mechanical components for rotary-aircraft fleet maintenance and ground-vehicle logistics support—combined with demonstrated cost competitiveness in firm fixed-price procurement—positions it as a reliable, narrow-scope supplier deeply embedded in DLA's small-business component-supply ecosystem rather than a diversified defense industrial actor.