Robertson Fuel Systems, L.L.C.

Robertson Fuel Systems, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Heico Corporation, manufactures crashworthy external fuel systems, internal auxiliary fuel systems, and related aviation fuel components for military rotorcraft as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal procurements without set-asides. Based in Tempe, Arizona, Robertson operates as a specialized aerospace and defense original equipment manufacturer competing predominantly through indefinite delivery contracts and delivery orders issued by Army and Navy supply and logistics commands.

Robertson's customer concentration is heavily skewed toward Army aviation programs. The top five customer agencies by combined potential value account for 87 percent of all recent awards, anchored by the Department of the Army Materiel Command's Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command (AMCOM), which holds 425 awards valued at $1.4 billion across Robertson's prime footprint. The Department of the Army's Acquisition Support Center Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation follows with 84 awards valued at $587.9 million, reflecting Robertson's role as sole-source supplier for crashworthy fuel systems on the UH-60M Black Hawk and AH-64 Apache platforms. The Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command (31 awards, $285.8 million) and Naval Supply Systems Command (303 awards, $118.7 million) represent the Navy's fuel system sustainment demand. This customer concentration—where two Army organizations represent over $1.9 billion of the roughly $3.23 billion recent portfolio—reflects Robertson's specialized technical position as original equipment manufacturer and technical data rights holder for proprietary fuel systems across the military's rotorcraft fleet.

Robertson holds five named indefinite delivery vehicles: a $95.16 million IDIQ awarded by PEO Aviation in September 2023 for reduced-size crashworthy external fuel systems and internal auxiliary fuel systems for the AH-64 Apache (ultimate completion September 2028); a $6.5 million single-award IDIQ from U.S. Special Operations Command for 185-gallon fuel tank kits from Robertson's Lexington, Kentucky facility (September 2027); a $948,150 Army IDIQ for CH-47F fuel pump components (June 2028); a $300,261 TACOM IDC for ammunition storage magazine repair supporting Apache platforms (July 2024, potentially expired); and a five-year Naval Supply Systems Command Basic Ordering Agreement awarded October 2024 for H-60, H-53, and V-22 fuel system components with no dollar ceiling specified. The NAVSUP BOA exemplifies Robertson's sustained partnership with Navy supply logistics—the source notes it as sole-source award reflecting Robertson's status as original manufacturer and only known source for required parts.

Representative recent prime work includes a $55.95 million delivery order issued by AMCOM in December 2025 for reduced-size crashworthy external fuel systems and internal auxiliary fuel systems destined for foreign military sales to Poland and Kuwait (completion October 2028); a $9.16 million PEO Aviation delivery order in February 2025 for H-60 Black Hawk crashworthy external fuel system B-kits supporting fiscal year 2025–2026 tactical capability additions (completion January 2027); a $44.56 million Naval Air Systems Command definitive contract awarded December 2023 for tactical fuel system distribution kits supporting the CH-53K King Stallion program (completion October 2027); and a $7.51 million AMCOM delivery order for AH-64E Apache fuel tank assemblies supporting the remanufacture program (completion October 2026). Smaller volume work includes Naval Supply Systems Command orders for fuel tank assemblies, fuel pumps, electrical components, and tailcone assemblies, typically valued between $39 thousand and $2.8 million per order.

Robertson subcontracts to primes executing broader helicopter modification and integration programs. Recent sub-awards place Robertson as a fuel systems supplier to Defense Systems and Solutions on multiple UH-60M modification efforts for foreign military sales to Austria, Greece, and Jordan (sub-awards spanning May 2026 back to December 2022); to S & K Federal Services LLC on fuel tank component repair and delivery for Korean foreign military sales (May 2026); to Ravelin Defense on ballistic fuel tanks for the LGM-30G Minuteman Payload Transporter Replacement production program (November 2025 and August 2025); to Bell Textron on fuel systems for the Future Vertical Lift FLRAA capability development (September 2025); and to Science and Engineering Services on technical supply packages for Latvia and Slovak Republic foreign military sales cases (January 2025). Sub-award volume is minimal—21 sub-awards represent 1 percent of Robertson's 3,362-award recent footprint, with prime work dominating the company's federal profile.

Activity has moderated in recent years—31 awards in 2022, declining to 9 awards in 2026 year-to-date—reflecting the mature, steady-state sustainment posture of Robertson's customer base rather than new-start volume. Fourteen awards (combined potential value $76.1 million) reach ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and face recompete exposure. These include the December 2025 AMCOM $55.95 million Poland-Kuwait FMS order (October 2028), the December 2023 NAVAFSYSCOM $44.56 million CH-53K kits contract (October 2027), and the February 2025 PEO Aviation $9.16 million UH-60M Black Hawk order (January 2027), all representing sole-source renewals of established supply relationships. Robertson's NAICS concentration spans Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (1,410 awards) and specialized fabrication categories, with top PSC codes reflecting aerospace components, hose and tubing, and hardware manufacturing—a portfolio that aligns tightly with the design, manufacture, and overhaul of crashworthy fuel tank systems for military rotorcraft.