Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics Usa, LLC

Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics Usa, LLC is a foreign-owned manufacturer of aircraft actuators, control systems, and related aviation components that operates as a prime contractor (98% of awards) supplying repair, overhaul, and MRO services to the U.S. Coast Guard. The vendor competes full-and-open with no set-aside usage across its federal footprint and is a subsidiary of Safran Usa, Inc., the North American division of French defense contractor Sagem SA.

Safran Electronics & Defense's federal capability portfolio centers on repair and overhaul of trim/feel and series actuators used in MH-65 and HC-27J helicopter maintenance. Representative prime work includes a $638.8 thousand delivery order from the Coast Guard (March 2026) for repair and overhaul of trim/feel and series actuators for MH-65E aircraft, a $454.3 thousand purchase order (May 2026) for repair of two Throttle Quadrant A units for HC-27J aircraft, and a $381.2 thousand delivery order (August 2026) for repair and overhaul of series actuators in MH-65E aircraft maintenance. The vendor also performs SFIM test set calibration and repair, spare parts procurement for MH-65 aircraft components, and standalone component repairs (GPS navigation systems, gyro equipment, APU air intake actuators). Work is performed at the vendor's FAA-certified facility in Grand Prairie, Texas, with occasional support locations including San Francisco, California and Elizabeth City, North Carolina (distribution point for Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center).

Customer concentration is extreme: the Department of Homeland Security's Coast Guard accounts for 462 awards (76% of all awards) and $169.7 million in combined potential value across the vendor's entire federal portfolio. The next-largest customers — Defense Logistics Agency (3 awards), Department of the Navy (2 awards), and Department of the Air Force (2 awards) — are negligible by comparison. The Coast Guard relationship anchors the vendor's federal footprint and reflects its role as the original equipment manufacturer for MH-65 and HC-27J actuator systems.

Safran Electronics & Defense holds position on five primary Coast Guard indefinite delivery contracts. The SeaPort-NxG IDC (HSCG3804D200001), awarded June 2023 with a ceiling of $10.4 million through June 2028, is the dominant vehicle: it carries 90 task orders with $487.7 million in combined potential value and serves as the parent for most actuator repair and overhaul work. An earlier IDC (DTCG3899D200001) channels 103 task orders valued at $269 thousand. A third standing contract (HSCG3809D202032) carries 64 task orders worth $112 million. Two additional IDCs (70Z03818DB2000013 and 70Z03823DB2000017) cover 47 smaller task orders. Purchase orders and modifications across these vehicles are issued on a firm fixed-price basis with no set-aside category.

Activity has remained stable year over year — 12 awards in 2022 through 2024, 12 in 2025, and 18 through September 2026 — reflecting steady Coast Guard sustainment demand for MH-65 and HC-27J fleet maintenance. Only three awards face ultimate completion in the next twenty-four months, with combined potential value of $700 thousand, presenting minimal recompete exposure for the vendor but also signaling sustained sole-source positioning on standing Coast Guard vehicles rather than discrete recompete risk.

Safran Electronics & Defense also subcontracts as an electronics repair and component supplier. Recent sub work includes nine awards (March through April 2026) from Northrop Grumman Systems for repair of AN/APN Low Power Color Radar printed circuit assemblies applicable to C-130 aircraft, one award from Boeing (December 2025) for C-17 Globemaster III total sustainment and minor development systems, and one award from Bell Textron (May 2024) for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. The sub footprint is modest — only 12 sub awards (2% of the vendor's total) — and is dwarfed by the Coast Guard prime concentration.

The vendor's federal portfolio spans other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing (282 awards, primary NAICS 336413), support activities for air transportation (71 awards), and search-and-detection system manufacturing (38 awards). Primary PSC coding centers on maintenance, repair, and rebuild of aircraft components and accessories (336 awards) and miscellaneous electrical and electronic components (145 awards). The combined potential value across all 626 awards is $652.4 million, with $35.9 million obligated (5% of potential), reflecting the typical advance-funding profile of indefinite delivery vehicles. The vendor operates from a single primary site in Grand Prairie, Texas, with supporting field operations tied to Coast Guard air stations and distribution centers.