John K Mcdaniel III

John K Mcdaniel III Russell Aircraft Division, doing business as Russell Aircraft, supplies medical instrument inserts, bags, and related components to the Defense Logistics Agency as a prime contractor under full-and-open competition, with no set-aside designation. The vendor is a self-certified small disadvantaged business structured as a sole proprietorship operating from La Quinta, California, competing entirely on price and capability without the benefit of 8(a) or other protected set-aside vehicles.

Russell Aircraft's federal footprint is narrowly concentrated within Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) purchasing. Of 134 total awards, 109 orders (81% of the award count) source medical instrument inserts, bags, and pre-formed packings for DLA Troop Support Medical, with combined potential value of $128 thousand. An additional ten orders ($163 thousand combined potential value) route through DLA Troop Support Construction and Equipment, while smaller tranches support DLA's Land and Maritime and Hardware divisions. The two customer-ranking lists align tightly — DLA Medical and DLA Construction and Equipment dominate both by count and by dollar magnitude — indicating that Russell Aircraft operates almost entirely as a DLA medical-supply source. Recent representative work includes a $9 thousand purchase order awarded August 29, 2024 for medical instrument inserts (NSN 8510861138), a $340 thousand order for medical instrument bags awarded September 5, 2023, and a $170 thousand order for medical instrument inserts awarded October 3, 2023. All awards are firm-fixed-price purchase orders with typical two-to-four week completion windows.

The vendor's primary NAICS concentration reflects its supply role: Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing (66 awards), Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (33 awards), and Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (19 awards). PSC codes align identically — Replenishable Field Medical Sets, Kits, and Outfits dominate the portfolio. Russell Aircraft holds seats on two DLA indefinite delivery contracts: IDC SPM50006D5354 with two task orders carrying $48 thousand combined potential value, and IDC DLA50087C1943 with one task order. The vendor does not subcontract and operates no parent-vehicle relationships outside DLA.

Activity has remained flat across recent years: twelve awards in 2022, eleven in 2023, twelve in 2024, nine in 2025, and three in the first quarter of 2026. Combined potential value across all 134 awards sits at $463 thousand, while combined dollars obligated total $621 thousand, indicating that actual task values have historically exceeded ceiling values. Russell Aircraft has maintained federal registration since September 5, 2001, sustaining a two-decade relationship with DLA as a small-volume, high-turnover medical component supplier competing in the open market without set-aside protection.