Rotair Aerospace Corp

Rotair Aerospace Corp, a veteran-owned small business manufacturer based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, produces precision-engineered helicopter replacement parts and critical aviation components for military rotorcraft platforms as a prime contractor to defense logistics and military branch agencies. The company competes primarily full-and-open on individual purchase orders and delivery orders, with a smaller share of work under total small business set-asides; veteran-owned status does not automatically trigger set-aside treatment across its footprint.

Rotair's capability portfolio centers on mechanical and electronic components for military helicopter maintenance and sustainment. Representative work includes a $3.062 million definitive contract awarded by Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in January 2026 for bell crank components (NSN 1680-011589685) supporting UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, a $940,100 purchase order from DLA Aviation in November 2025 for push rod assemblies across multiple line items, an $831,676.50 definitive contract from Naval Supply Systems Command in August 2025 for module assembly pilot components, a $758,650 purchase order from DLA Aviation in July 2025 for aircraft mounting bases, and numerous smaller orders ($50,000–$500,000 range) for fasteners, seals, bearings, couplings, control sticks, housings, and structural elements. The company also holds multiple single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA Aviation, DLA Land and Maritime, and the Department of Defense Aviation division, each with ceilings of $250,000 to $2.5 million, enabling task order issuance for helicopter components across five-year performance periods extending through 2029–2031.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward Defense Logistics Agency divisions. DLA Aviation leads by both award count and dollar value, accounting for 1,579 awards carrying $90.1 million in combined potential value (roughly 33% of the portfolio by dollars). The Army Materiel Command Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command ranks first by potential value at $132.9 million across 57 awards—a significant concentration signal distinct from award frequency. DLA Land and Maritime (475 awards, $12.1 million), the Army itself (182 awards, $13.1 million), and smaller DLA components (Construction and Equipment, Hardware, Troop Support) round out the top five. The U.S. Coast Guard appears as a recurring customer for specialized MH-60T components. Together, the top five customer agencies account for over 95% of combined potential value. The disparity between DLA Aviation's high award count and the Army Materiel Command's larger dollar total reflects Rotair's role as a steady supplier of component-level hardware under recurring small orders alongside occasional large-dollar definitive contracts and IDV task orders.

Rotair maintains an active IDV footprint. Named single-award indefinite delivery contracts include vehicles for flexible drive discs ($2.5 million ceiling through May 2031), spacer rings ($950 thousand through May 2031), cockpit lighting fixtures ($350 thousand through April 2027), nonmetallic seals (multiple vehicles, $350 thousand each), plain encased seals (two vehicles, $350 thousand each), and general helicopter replacement parts ($350 thousand through March 2029). These contracts are split between total small business set-asides (majority) and unrestricted competitions. Task order activity on named vehicles is modest—the top IDV (SPE4A619D0033) shows only 21 task orders—indicating that most of Rotair's work flows as individual purchase orders and delivery orders rather than against formal umbrella contracts.

Activity has remained relatively stable over the past five years, with 231 awards in 2022, 214 in 2023, 238 in 2024, 198 in 2025, and 102 through mid-July 2026 (partial year). The decline in 2025 and 2026 likely reflects data collection timing rather than a fundamental trajectory shift. Within the next twenty-four months, 91 awards carrying combined potential value of $12.9 million face ultimate completion and recompete risk—a modest recompete cliff relative to the overall $270.3 million portfolio.

Rotair's subcontract footprint is negligible—only three sub-awards appear in the source, all recent. One engagement with Amentum Services, Inc. in May 2024 involved bearing assembly components for Colombian National Police aviation support. This posture—nearly 100% prime—reflects Rotair's role as a direct supplier to defense logistics agencies rather than as a subcontractor to large defense primes.

Top NAICS categories reflect the manufacturing profile: Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (768 awards), Hardware Manufacturing (529), Bolt/Nut/Screw/Washer Manufacturing (238), Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing (194), and Gasket/Packing/Sealing Device Manufacturing (129). Top PSC codes track similarly—Airframe Structural Components (512 awards), Hardware Commercial (251), Bushings/Rings/Shims/Spacers (236), Helicopter Rotor Blades/Drive Mechanisms (229), and Plain Bearings Unmounted (194). This distribution confirms Rotair's focus: discrete mechanical fasteners, structural subassemblies, and precision-engineered rotorcraft replacement parts rather than systems integration or complex assemblies.

For more than four decades, Rotair's performance in supplying quality helicopter replacement parts has made the company the industry leader. It is a reputation that has come about through continual striving for excellence in every area of our business.