Ripa Engineering Corp

Ripa Engineering Corp, a for-profit Subchapter S corporation headquartered in Chatsworth, California, manufactures precision-engineered aerospace and defense components as a prime contractor to the Defense Logistics Agency, competing predominantly in full-and-open procurements with occasional Total Small Business set-aside designations. The vendor is a small business holding no formal SBA certifications but competing actively as a qualified small business supplier across DLA contracts valued at $41.4 million in combined potential value.

Ripa Engineering's core capability is the production of specialized mechanical and structural components for military aircraft, missile systems, and ground vehicles. The company manufactures linear actuators, valves, gears, hydraulic fittings, housing assemblies, cylinder assemblies, piston components, shaft assemblies, pins, bolts, structural brackets, and baffle assemblies. Recent representative work includes a $237,300 total small business set-aside purchase order from DLA Aviation for spring cartridge supplies (106 units, NSN 1440014787075, awarded February 13, 2025, completing December 2, 2027); a $133,950 purchase order from DLA Aviation for adapter assemblies (47 units, NSN 1560007043414, awarded October 16, 2025, completing October 27, 2026); and a $117,895 total small business set-aside for tilt cylinder assemblies (650 units plus one unit, NSN 1730006709359, awarded June 30, 2025, completing July 21, 2026) from DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment.

Customer concentration is extreme and single-agency dependent. DLA Aviation accounts for 1,049 awards ($25 million combined potential value), representing 63% of all awards and 60% of all dollars across Ripa's entire federal portfolio. DLA Land and Maritime adds 249 awards ($3 million), DLA (undifferentiated) contributes 144 awards ($1.9 million), and DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment accounts for 67 awards ($2.3 million). Together, Defense Logistics Agency entities in all forms cover 94% of awards and 85% of combined potential value. The five-customer concentration is dominated by DLA variants; the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (4 awards, $3 million) and the Marine Corps (2 awards, $1.9 million) represent the only material non-DLA customers.

Ripa Engineering holds approximately ten active or recently completed indefinite delivery contracts (IDCs) with DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime. The most recent IDC award was May 15, 2025, for $250,000 (single-award, no set-aside, expiring May 14, 2030) covering cylinder assemblies and related aerospace components. Earlier single-award IDCs include ceiling values of $1,999,999.99 (November 28, 2023, expiring November 27, 2028, for cylinder assemblies and aerospace components), $249,999.99 (multiple awards at $250,000 and below, expiring between January 2026 and July 2029). Task order activity under these IDCs totals five task orders in 2025 alone, with delivery orders valued from $1,625 to $19,500 per order. The top five parent vehicles by task order count are IDCs SPE4A615D5387 (21 task orders), SPM4A611D0182 (16 task orders), SPE4A716D5229 (15 task orders), SPE4A714D5238 (14 task orders), and SP048099D0043 (11 task orders), collectively representing roughly 77 task orders out of a broader IDC portfolio.

Activity has been uneven. Awards peaked at 52 in 2025 but fell to 9 in 2026 (through June 17, 2026). Thirteen awards with ultimate completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry combined potential value of $643 thousand, creating modest recompete exposure. The vendor's first award in the source dataset is from December 15, 1984, and cumulative obligated funds total $37.8 million (91% of combined potential value), indicating sustained federal engagement and reliable invoice collection.

Ripa Engineering's workload concentrates in Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336413: 759 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (NAICS 332510: 154 awards), and Aircraft Manufacturing (NAICS 336411: 107 awards). By PSC, airframe structural components (348 awards) and aircraft hydraulic, vacuum, and de-icing system components (214 awards) dominate. All work is performed in Chatsworth, California on a firm fixed-price basis. The vendor operates as a pure prime contractor (100% prime awards, no subcontract activity) and holds no position on government-wide acquisition contracts, multiple-award schedules, or GWACs — work flows exclusively through single-award DLA IDCs and direct purchase orders.

We are a precision machine shop specializing in the manufacturing of products used for the United States Air Force and United States Army along with TACOM. We have the capabilities to tackle the most demanding and critical projects.