Ridge Engineering, Llc.

Ridge Engineering, LLC, a Hampstead, Maryland-based manufacturer of precision-engineered aerospace and defense components, operates as a subsidiary of Heico Corp and competes as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal procurements with no set-aside designation, capturing 96% of its recent federal awards as a prime rather than a subcontractor.

Ridge Engineering's capability footprint centers on metal-work refurbishment, precision machining, and component manufacturing for military aviation and surface-warfare systems. The company delivers rotary components (pulleys, shafts, sprockets), mechanical assemblies (handle assemblies, support assemblies, mounting brackets), electrical and structural components (shackles, terminal strips, antenna supports), and thermal management solutions (plate-fin heat sinks). Representative prime-contract work includes a $68,272 Naval Sea Systems Command purchase order (July 2026) for refurbishment of AN/SPQ-9B array panel brazement assemblies to like-new condition per ISO 9001-2008 quality standards with delivery to NSWC Crane, Indiana; a $83,940 Defense Logistics Agency Aviation purchase order (April 2024) for a support assembly component (NSN 8510540646) with completion through January 2027; and a $55,552 Naval Sea Systems Command sole-source purchase order (May 2024, modified August 2023) for refurbishment of four gate array panel brazements. The company also holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract from DLA Land and Maritime (ceiling $250,000, expired May 2023) for procurement of flat pulleys to support recurring depot requirements.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward DLA logistics operations. The top five customers account for 84% of recent award count: Defense Logistics Agency Aviation leads with 159 awards and $2.7 million combined potential value, followed by DLA Land and Maritime (81 awards, $2.2 million), the Department of the Navy Secretary of the Navy Office of Naval Research (74 awards, $868 thousand), DLA base operations (33 awards, $40 thousand), and DLA Troop Support Hardware (22 awards, $44 thousand). By potential value, the ranking holds with similar concentration—DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime represent the bulk of dollars, while Naval Sea Systems Command ($253 thousand across 8 awards) and Naval Air Warfare Center work ($58 thousand across 2 awards) round out the Navy footprint. Nearly all awards are firm fixed-price purchase orders under $100 thousand, with work performed at the Hampstead facility.

Activity has fluctuated over the past five years—four awards in 2022, climbing to 15 in 2023 and 11 in 2024, then stabilizing at 12 in 2025—with only three awards captured year-to-date in 2026. Ridge Engineering faces minimal near-term recompete pressure; just three awards (combined potential value $157 thousand) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The company's combined potential value across all awards stands at $6.3 million, though obligated dollars ($19.7 million) exceed that figure—a signal of contract modifications and task-order density that inflate realized value above ceiling amounts.

In its subcontractor role, Ridge Engineering supplies metal fabrication, welded and brazed machining, and plate-fin heat-sink manufacturing to major defense primes. Named sub relationships include Raytheon Company on Next Generation Jammer-Multibeam production lots, F-22 sensor enhancements, and Magnetic Broadband modules; Lockheed Martin Corporation on Ukraine Q-53 radar lot deliveries and plate-fin heat-sink work; Laurel Technologies Partnership on AN/SPQ-9B anti-ship missile defense radar system production and metal fabrication; L3Harris NextGen Communications on Navy prototype engineering and production-ready EPS units; and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation on G/ATOR radar work. Most recent sub awards cluster around radar-system and electronic-warfare platforms, reflecting the parent company Heico Corp's footprint in advanced defense electronics.

The company's machinery and tooling is configured for high-mix, low-volume aerospace-defense component production. Ridge Engineering's award portfolio aligns with NAICS categories for aircraft parts manufacturing (75 awards), machine shops (68 awards), navigation and guidance system manufacturing (60 awards), mechanical power transmission equipment (35 awards), and miscellaneous electrical equipment manufacturing (27 awards)—a cross-section typical of DLA's vendor base for sustainment and logistics support. Top PSC coding reflects gunnery and fire-control components (91 awards), gears and pulleys (59 awards), radar equipment (28 awards), and machine-shop support (19 awards).

As a Heico Corp subsidiary registered in SAM.gov since 2002, Ridge Engineering carries Heico's established relationships with DLA and Navy logistics commands but operates with its own CAGE code and UEI. The parent company structure provides access to Heico's corporate scale and infrastructure while maintaining Ridge's direct customer relationships on small-dollar component procurements and recurring supply contracts typical of military aviation and surface-warfare sustainment pipelines.