Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Rockwell Collins, Inc., operating as Collins Aerospace Government Systems, a large business subsidiary of RTX Corporation, delivers avionics, communications systems, electronic warfare equipment, and mission-critical defense electronics to the Department of Defense and federal logistics agencies as a prime contractor (97% of awards) and holds no small business set-asides across its federal portfolio. Headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with performance locations also in Coralville, Richardson, Texas, Colorado Springs, and Edwards Air Force Base, California, the division manufactures and sustains radio systems, receiver-transmitters, navigation equipment, power supplies, and specialized aerospace components under primary NAICS codes in radio and television communications equipment, aeronautical systems, and aircraft parts manufacturing.

The company's customer concentration is heavily weighted to Department of the Navy and Defense Logistics Agency logistics operations. Naval Supply Systems Command leads award volume (2,897 awards, $891.1 million combined potential value), while the Naval Air Systems Command and Naval Air Warfare Center anchor the dollar value (1,185 awards combined, $6.95 billion potential value). Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime ranks first by award count (3,754 awards, $227.8 million), but order sizes are typically small. The top five customer agencies account for 62% of award volume; the same five organizations provide 44% of combined potential value when ranked by dollars. This divergence signals high-volume micro-transactions through DLA Land and Maritime contrasted against larger, mission-critical systems work through Naval Air platforms.

Collins Aerospace holds position on two primary indefinite delivery vehicles: Indefinite Delivery Contract SPM7MX07D7026 (571 task orders, $45.6 million combined potential value) and Federal Supply Schedule GS35F5926H (524 task orders, $255.3 million). The company also maintains Basic Ordering Agreements with Naval Supply Systems Command (N0038317GBN01: 366 task orders, $23.6 million) and other defense logistics commands, each supporting rapid procurement of electronic components and specialized aviation technologies. A single-award IDC with the Ogden Air Logistics Complex valued at $25.9 million through April 2031 covers F-16 and B-2 detonation transfer assemblies and thin-layer explosives; an Other Transaction IDV with the Office of the Secretary of Defense ($34.97 million ceiling) supports DARPA's CRASHPIPE secure communications encryption development.

Recent representative prime work includes a $68 million delivery order from PEO Intelligence Electronic Warfare & Sensors (March 2026) for Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing System (MAPS) Generation II production; a $49.9 million delivery order from Air Force Materiel Command (December 2025) for comprehensive C/KC-135 avionics system engineering services; a $16.1 million delivery order from the Aeronautical Systems Center (December 2025) for very low frequency receiver production for B-52 platforms; a $9.6 million undefinitized delivery order from AFLCMC Tinker (December 2025) for Next Generation Scope Command RT-2200A fielding Phase III; and multiple receiver-transmitter orders valued between $1.6 million and $9.2 million from the Naval Air Warfare Center for RT-2036(C)/ARC systems with warranty. The company also delivers maintenance and sustainment services across Naval Supply Systems Command and Naval Air Systems Command through hundreds of smaller delivery orders valued between $2,500 and $200,000 each, supporting repair of synthesizers, amplifiers, receiver-transmitters, radio control sets, and other defense electronics.

Activity has grown year over year, from 447 awards in 2022 to 684 in 2024 and 707 in 2025, driven primarily by high-volume task order issuance under existing IDVs and BOAs. The recompete cliff is significant: 440 awards with combined potential value of $2.45 billion face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing material recompete exposure across Naval Air Systems Command, AFLCMC Tinker, Naval Supply Systems Command, and DLA vehicles.

In its subcontractor role, Collins Aerospace supplies avionics, communications equipment, and aircraft systems to Boeing (CH-47F Block II aircraft programs, KC-46 software sustainment, Presidential NAOC aircraft engineering), Northrop Grumman (Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent engineering and manufacturing, control panels for aircraft systems), Sikorsky Aircraft (Combat Rescue Helicopter parts and service), Lockheed Martin (aircraft parts support), General Atomics (MQ-9B ARC-210 radios for Canada), and others. Subcontract footprint across these primes centers on radio systems, communications equipment, avionics components, and system engineering supporting large-scale military aircraft programs.

Service Contract Inventory data covers only $13.1 million in prime invoiced revenue across FY2022–FY2024 ($8.3 million in FY2022, $4.7 million in FY2023, negligible in FY2024), representing a narrow slice of federal service-contract activity above the $150,000 reporting threshold. The SCI dataset shows roughly 9–9.4 FTEs delivered on SCI-reportable contracts in FY2022–FY2023, with median government-paid rates around $271.74/hr and senior labor pricing through $1,372.34/hr. SCI sub-engagement averages 0% sub-hours share, indicating Collins Aerospace builds its own labor force on service contracts. The decline in SCI-reported activity after FY2023 reflects a shift in contract structure toward product/goods delivery and delivery orders, which fall outside SCI's reporting scope and represent the bulk of the company's federal work.